Dr Agnieszka Uflewska is a learning strategist, researcher and educator who designs ethical, human-centred learning for an AI-enabled world. Combining doctoral research expertise with international experience in curriculum innovation, organisational learning and sustainability, she transforms complex ideas into engaging learning experiences that strengthen critical thinking, professional capability and organisational impact.

• Human-Centred AI and Educational Transformation
• Transformative Lifelong Learning and Sustainable Futures

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Scholarship Award:

• University of Glasgow fully funded 1+3 Postgraduate and Doctoral Scholarship (link to her PhD thesis here)

Selected Funded Projects Contributed To:

• Waste Stories: Research Associate, Leverhulme Trust (2024)
• Marginalisation across Smart Cities in India: Research Assistant, UKRI GCRF (2019–2020)
• Sustainable Futures in Africa: Project Administrative Coordination, UKRI GCRF (2016–2018)
• BAGR-u: Job-Relevant Basic Skills Concepts and Tools for Groups Facing Particular Challenges in the Labour Market: UK Project Administrative Coordination and Research Assistant, EU Leonardo da Vinci Programme (2011)

Agnieszka adopts a tailored and relational approach to postgraduate supervision: innovative, interactive, and individualised (i³), supporting intellectual independence, ethical agency and sustainable scholarly development, with careful attention to students’ confidence and well-being.

Together with Anna Wislon and Sandy Brownlee (Computing Science and Mathematics, University of Stirling), Agnieszka co-supervised one PhD student:

• Kabir, Mohammed Mahbubul
  An Inquiry into Algorithmic Technology in Primary Education: The Case of Sumdog

Additionally, Agnieszka supervised 38 completed MSc and MEd dissertations across the School of Education between 2022 and 2025. She does not accept new students. Selected past student work is presented below:

AI-Mediated Game-Based Learning and Pedagogy

• Norma Umer (MEd, Educational Studies, 2025): Transforming Adult Literacy in Pakistan through AI-Supported Education: Insights from Social Reproduction, Digital Capital, and the Capabilities Approach.
• Yingu Yang (MSc, Educational Studies, 2023): Humane Education and Human-Animal Interaction: Implications to Humane Primary Education in China.

• Anran Zhao (MEd, Adult Learning, Community Development & Youth Work, 2023): Blended Learning Pedagogies for Development of the 21st-Century Skills among International Students in Higher Education in Scotland.
• Yihao Zhang (MSc, Educational Studies, 2023): Flipped Classroom for Development of Collaborative Skills in Teaching English as a Foreign Language in China.
• Huishu Hou (MSc (Educational Studies, 2022): Foreign Language Teaching through Literature as the 21st-Century Capability.
• Xiaoxuan Kong (MEd, Educational Studies, 2022): Using Social Networking Sites for Developing the 21st-Century Skills in ESL/EFL Education.

• Jialu Zhu (MSc, Educational Studies, 2025): From Marginalisation to Empowerment: A Feminist Theoretical Analysis of Gender Inequity in Chinese Higher Education.
• Xiaofan Lin (MSc, Educational Studies, 2024): Fostering Female Gender Equity in Education amidst China’s Aging Population.
• Lyucqian Wu (MEd, Educational Studies, 2023): Cooperative Learning and Inclusion of Pupils with ADHD in China’s Primary Education.
• Qianyi Hu (MSc, Educational Studies, 2022/23): Educational Experiences of Refugee Children in Scotland: Educational Equity and Multicultural Approach.
• Min Liu (MSc, Educational Studies, 2022): Role of Inclusive Pedagogies in Education of Left-Behind Children in Rural China.
• Yiwen Huang (MSc, Educational Studies, 2022): Role of Bilingual Online Programs in Fostering Inclusion in China.
• Hengbin Qiao (MEd, Educational Studies, 2022): Shadow Education and the Challenge of Educational Equity in China.

Agnieszka concluded her teaching at the University of Glasgow in early 2026. During her time at the University, she created and led postgraduate courses and contributed to multiple learning programmes. 

• Course Creation and Curriculum Design: Created and led Adult Learning for Transformation and led Curriculum Development in Adult Education, designing postgraduate learning around transformation, critical reflection, sustainability and social responsibility.
• Research Methods and Critical Inquiry: Taught Introduction to Educational and Social Research, Research Application and Advanced Research Methods, developing learners’ research literacy, analytical judgement and ability to engage critically with complex evidence.
• Educational Policy, Leadership and Social Contexts: Taught Education Policy in Action, Modern Educational Thought and Perspectives on Youth and Young Adulthood, connecting educational practice with policy, leadership and approaches to working with young people.
• Adult Education and Lifelong Learning: Taught Psychology of Adult Learning and International Issues in Adult and Continuing Education, examining adult learning across psychological, institutional and international contexts.

Prizes, awards & distinctions

• 2019: Recognising Excellence in Teaching Fellowship (University of Glasgow)
• 2019: Associate Fellowship (Advance HE/ HE Academy)
• 2013: Level 3 Diploma in Principles of Management and Leadership (UK Chartered Management Institute)

Professional & learned societies

• 2023 - 2026: Member & Lead Researcher on Poland, ASEM Education Hub, Research Network 4: National Strategies for Lifelong Learning
• 2021 - 2022: Mentor on Digital Education, UN Internet Governance Forum Youth Summit

Selected international presentations

• 2022: Ethical Aspects of AI (Innovatorium, Poland)
• 2022: Beyond Technical Security: Sustainable Cybersecurity Ecosystems (Internet Development Initiative, Georgia, & CyBureau Institute for Cyber Policy Studies, Israel)
• 2021: Hybrid Realities: International Relations in a Digitally Mediated World (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Poland)
• 2021/2022: Inclusive and Sustainable Digital Education (UN Internet Governance Forum Youth Summit)
• 2020/2021: Human-Centred Cybersecurity Education for Ethical Digital Futures (ICCSS, Poland, multiple contributions)

• International thought leadership: Invited speaker on responsible AI, digital ethics, education and cybersecurity across business, policy, academic and global-governance settings.
• Global mentoring: Mentor within the UN Internet Governance Forum community, supporting emerging international leaders through intensive mentoring during the 2021 and 2022 IGF cycles.
• Expert review: Peer reviewer for international journals, including the Journal of Adult and Continuing Education(SAGE) andStudies in Continuing Education (Taylor & Francis).
• Research and capability development: Develops critical thinking, ethical judgement, research capability and effective communication among postgraduate learners and emerging professionals. Currently co-developing publications with three former postgraduate supervisees.