Web Platforms & Applications
Learning platforms, portals, dashboards and the databases behind them, built to be fast, accessible and maintainable by your own staff.
Software, XR & Evaluation for Education & Research
Cairnmark Labs designs, builds and supports web platforms, virtual and augmented reality applications and learning-analytics tools for universities, training providers and EU-funded projects.
- WCAG 2.1 AA Accessibility
- GDPR by Design
- Long-Term Hosting & Support
Services
What We Do
We work across software engineering and the research tasks around it, from a single project website to a complete immersive training application.
VR, AR & Serious Games
Immersive training and learning applications in Unity and WebXR, with instructional design grounded in research on immersive learning and gamification.
AI & Learning Analytics
Data collection, analysis and dashboards for learning and training data, from study design to the reports your stakeholders read, with privacy built in from the start.
EU Project Websites & Results Platforms
Project websites and open results libraries that meet funder visibility rules, conform to WCAG 2.1 AA and stay online for the years the grant agreement requires.
Proposal Support
Independent review of draft proposals against the award criteria, and design of the digital, evaluation and sustainability work packages. Your team remains the author.
Evaluation & Quality Assurance
External evaluation for funded projects, including evaluation plans, validated instruments, deliverable reviews and interim and final reports.
Sectors
Who We Work With
Our clients teach, train or carry out research, or build products for organisations that do.
Higher Education & Research
Universities, research centres and doctoral schools.
Vocational Education & Training
VET providers, colleges and apprenticeship programmes.
EU-Funded Consortia
Erasmus+, Horizon Europe and Interreg partnerships.
Schools & Teacher Development
Schools, school networks and teacher-training bodies.
Corporate & Professional Training
Learning and development teams in companies and professional bodies.
EdTech & Software Companies
Product teams that need XR, analytics or research expertise.
Approach
Why Cairnmark Labs
Grounded in Research
Our leadership combines research in immersive learning and learning analytics with professional software engineering, so design decisions rest on evidence.
Accessible & Compliant
We build to WCAG 2.1 AA, apply data protection by design under the GDPR and follow EU funder rules on visibility and open licensing.
Tested & Documented
Every delivery includes automated tests, an accessibility report, documentation and the full source code in your own repository.
Supported After Launch
We host and maintain what we build for as long as you or your funder require, on terms agreed at the start.
Process
How We Work
Discovery
We discuss your goals, users and timeline, and the rules the work has to meet.
Proposal & Quote
You receive a written scope, a schedule and a fixed price based on your requirements.
Build & Test
We work in short cycles with a preview you can review, and test every change for quality and accessibility.
Handover & Support
You receive the source code, documentation and test results, with hosting and maintenance if you need them.
Technologies
Tools & Platforms
- Unity
- C#
- OpenXR
- WebXR
- A-Frame
- Blender
- JavaScript
- React
- Node.js
- Python
- TensorFlow
- R
- MySQL
- PostgreSQL
- MongoDB
- Firebase
- AWS
- Azure
- Cloudflare
About Us
About Cairnmark Labs
Cairnmark Labs is a software and research-services company working with education, training and research organisations in Europe and beyond. We combine software engineering with research expertise in immersive learning, gamification and learning analytics.
Every engagement starts with a written scope and contract and ends with a documented handover, so you always know what you are getting and who owns it.
Leadership
Dr Athanasios Christopoulos
Chief Executive Officer
Docent in Mixed Reality in Science Education, University of Turku. PhD, University of Bedfordshire.
Justyna Kurczaba
Chief Technology Officer
BSc (First Class) Computer Science & Engineering, Brunel University London.
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Contact
Contact Us
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