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Animated Educational Videos for Schools, Universities & Research

At Squideo, we create educational animations that make learning clear, engaging, and easy to understand, no matter the age group or subject. Whether you're teaching in the classroom, presenting university research, or delivering digital learning content, we turn complex topics into impactful video stories.

Made by real animators, not AI

Trusted by educators, researchers, and academic institutions across the UK and beyond, our animated videos help simplify theories, boost knowledge retention, and meet learning or dissemination goals across a wide range of educational settings.

Animated Education Video Examples

We’ve worked with educators, academics and research teams to bring their content to life. See how our animations are used across the education sector:

83%
of people prefer watching videos to other types of informative content
90%
of educators believe that video plays an important role in learning
92%
of educators use digital content to deliver instructional content

Our Clients

From simplifying complex research to creating engaging learning content, we create animated educational videos for universities, research teams, students, and public engagement campaigns. Whether you need to explain a new scientific discovery, visualise data for a funding proposal, or bring an academic paper to life, our team specialises in translating research into powerful, accessible animations. We’ve also worked across sectors to produce content for online courses, employee training, and classroom learning, using whiteboard, motion graphics and custom 2D animation styles. Here are just a handful of education and research-led clients we've partnered with:

  • NHS
  • Unilever
  • Amazon
  • Nisa
  • Aon
  • Imperial College London
  • Crohn's & Colitis UK
  • Ideal Boilers
  • CSCS
  • Network Rail
  • Aldi
  • British Transport Police
  • Arizona State University
  • Sense

Free · Online Brief Builder

You know you need a video. Briefing it is the hard part.

The brief builder walks you through the same questions we'd ask on a kick-off call: what it's for, who it's for, and the one thing it has to land. Answer what you can; we can work from as little as a list of key points.

  • Saves as you type, so you can stop halfway and come back whenever
  • Twenty-five questions, and only five that really matter
  • Ends with a document any production company could work from
  • Free, no card, and no password to remember

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Three details and you're in. Nothing to install, nothing to pay.

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Takes about five minutes. No obligation.

Why Use Animated Video in Education?

Break down complex topics into simple visual storytelling Support visual, auditory and neurodiverse learning styles Make academic content more inclusive and globally accessible Increase engagement with research findings and public science communication Satisfy funding body requirements (UKRI, Horizon Europe, etc.)

Our Process

The video production process has never been easier than with Squideo. All you need is an idea, and we can work directly with you to build it into something inspiring.

What our clients say

5.0
114 reviews
Simon Cattell

A pleasure working with Squideo. The team are fast and professional. We have been working with them for over a year on a large project involving loads of animations and illustrations, the result has been excellent, thank you.

Naheed

I was initially very worried, I was reassured the video would turn out how I wanted but I still wasn’t quite sure. However after my 1st draft, and many drafts after that, the team were happy to make so many changes for me. The video turned out amazing Customer service was brilliant would highly recommend Squideo.

Susan Clegg

Our video was created to a very high standard. They listened to what we wanted and made any changes quickly. Would recommend.

Nick Raikes

Brilliant team to work with, very pleased with their product and professionalism.

HouseScan Harry

I've worked with Squideo on multiple occasions over the last 3 years, they've created both Videos and Gifs for me, and not once have they even nearly disappointed. Customer experience all the way through to the final product is spot on and their pricing is exceptionally competitive. We will be using their services again for sure!

Lliam Green

Excellent company, their contact and output is outstanding!

Nistor Busuioc

Great service, highly recommend. They have met my expectations and even much more.

Dave Newgass

The team at Fifty-Squid did a fab job! I told them what I was after and they produced a fun and engaging explainer video for us. The process was super easy and the communication was great. As a matter of fact, everything turned out so well, we purchased another two videos to be produced! Do yourself a favour....if you need a service like this, Fifty-Squid is the ONLY place you need to look!

Gift Time For Kids

Callum at Fifty Squid was a pleasure to work with. He has a great talent for creativity but moreover was flexible, easy to talk to and kept me updated the whole time. I will definitely be using again. Thank you so much. Will be using again

SYNAPSE EDUCATION

Thank you for your outstanding service and excellent team work. Best wishes for the New Year.

Andrew Steele

Both of our businesses have used Fifty Squid to produce corporate videos and we could not be happier. The process is quick, simple (and extremely good value for money) and the results were stunning. We could not be happier and look forward to using them again in the very near future.

J C

I have now had 3 videos from these guys and each one is as great as the last. I now have one embedded in my business website as it does a wonderful job of selling my business.

  • Range of Voiceovers

    Choose from a variety of voiceover artists that suits your brand and your message

  • Priority Scheduling

    We can cater to faster turnaround time with our priority scheduling option (subject to availability)

  • Money-Back Guarantee

    Have peace of mind that your marketing budget is safe with our triple protection money-back guarantee

  • Custom Characters

    Our talented producers can bring your characters to life by creating custom characters

  • Corporate Styles

    Tell us your vision and we’ll have the corporate style to match, whether that be professional or informal

  • Extra Versions

    We can create extra versions of your educational video for social media, emails or landing pages

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Triple Protection Guarantee

How the guarantee works
1. Storyboard
Unlimited revisions
2. Visual Concepts
Free set of visual revisions
3. First Draft
Free set of visual revisions

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