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Governing global emotions in the classroom: how the science of feeling re-imagines learning

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Date & Time

Mon, 2 Nov 2026

15:00 - 16:00

Venue

Seminar Room A and online

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On Department of Education

About this event

Professor Jessica Pykett discusses digital emotional governance and emotion-sensing technologies in education.

Why you should come

AI-powered

• Hear Jessica Pykett define digital emotional governance in schools

• Examine EU AI Act bans on emotion detection in classrooms

• Review cases: heart-rate biofeedback and whole-school emotion systems

Event Highlights

  • •Explores emotion sensing/detection tech in schools (e.g., heart-rate biofeedback)
  • •Introduces the concept of digital emotional governance for learning
  • •Addresses EU AI Act bans on emotion detection in schools and workplaces
  • •Hybrid format: Seminar Room A and Online (Teams link provided)
  • •Part of the Critical Digital Education Research Seminars series

Speaker

Jessica Pykett

Professor of Social and Political Geography at the University of Birmingham

Programme

15:00-16:00

Governing global emotions in the classroom: how the science of feeling re-imagines learning

Organized by: Department of Education

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