Professor Natalia Kucirkova has carried out funded research on children’s learning for national research agencies in the UK, USA, Spain, Norway, Malawi, and Japan and regularly advises international organisations about children’s digital learning. She has authored almost 100 research articles, eight books, and edited two handbooks on children’s literacy. She developed several software programmes for children, including the award-winning children’s app Our Story. She is the recipient of Future Leaders and Young Talent Awards from the UK and Norwegian governments, Emerald Global Impact Research Prize, and the Fridtjof Nansen Prize for Outstanding Research.