ESRC Digital Good Network
@digitalgoodnet.bsky.social
An ESRC-funded, £4 million research network building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there.
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Are you a teacher, parent or youth worker looking for an engaging way to get young people to think critically about digital technologies?
Use our new zine series, which provides arts-based activities and prompts for children to explore the personal, social and environmental impacts of technologies.
Use our new zine series, which provides arts-based activities and prompts for children to explore the personal, social and environmental impacts of technologies.
January 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Are you a teacher, parent or youth worker looking for an engaging way to get young people to think critically about digital technologies?
Use our new zine series, which provides arts-based activities and prompts for children to explore the personal, social and environmental impacts of technologies.
Use our new zine series, which provides arts-based activities and prompts for children to explore the personal, social and environmental impacts of technologies.
Our next webinar is tomorrow, with Łukasz Szulc, discussing the ethical challenges of archive research data from marginalised and minoritised people.
Register here: luma.com/v4yext2v
Register here: luma.com/v4yext2v
Opening up and archiving qualitative data from research with marginalised/minoritised groups: ethical challenges · Zoom · Luma
In recent years, we have witnessed a push to archive research data for re-use by researchers and other interested parties. This includes qualitative data, and…
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January 27, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Our next webinar is tomorrow, with Łukasz Szulc, discussing the ethical challenges of archive research data from marginalised and minoritised people.
Register here: luma.com/v4yext2v
Register here: luma.com/v4yext2v
Join our next webinar to explore the challenges around the ethical reuse of research data from research with marginalised and minoritised people. Łukasz Szulc will be leading the discussion around research ethics and data stewardship.
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January 22, 2026 at 9:30 AM
Join our next webinar to explore the challenges around the ethical reuse of research data from research with marginalised and minoritised people. Łukasz Szulc will be leading the discussion around research ethics and data stewardship.
digitalgood.net/opening_up_a...
digitalgood.net/opening_up_a...
If you missed our discussion on the mental models behind data and AI, you can watch the recording here: digitalgood.net/systems-stor...
Visit our website to find out more about upcoming events, and watch past recordings from across our 'Digital good in progress' series.
Visit our website to find out more about upcoming events, and watch past recordings from across our 'Digital good in progress' series.
Systems, stories and stewardship - rethinking the mental models behind data and AI - ESRC Digital Good Network
Part of our online seminar series, ‘Digital good in progress‘ Watch the recording: This event explored how mental models shape the way institutions and organisations […]
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January 16, 2026 at 8:45 AM
If you missed our discussion on the mental models behind data and AI, you can watch the recording here: digitalgood.net/systems-stor...
Visit our website to find out more about upcoming events, and watch past recordings from across our 'Digital good in progress' series.
Visit our website to find out more about upcoming events, and watch past recordings from across our 'Digital good in progress' series.
Gabriel Belo Pereira dos Reis, Gabriel Bastos Rabelo and André Gabriel Costa Gomes attended WebMedia 2025, sharing their work on the community mobile and web platform Reapp and the importance of trust and communication in digital technologies.
Read more: digitalgood.net/reapp-the-di...
Read more: digitalgood.net/reapp-the-di...
January 15, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Gabriel Belo Pereira dos Reis, Gabriel Bastos Rabelo and André Gabriel Costa Gomes attended WebMedia 2025, sharing their work on the community mobile and web platform Reapp and the importance of trust and communication in digital technologies.
Read more: digitalgood.net/reapp-the-di...
Read more: digitalgood.net/reapp-the-di...
Thanks to those who joined the live Q&A for our latest round of funding on Tuesday. We've updated the FAQ section of our call guidance with answers to some of the key questions asked.
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If your question isn't answered, please get in touch [email protected]
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If your question isn't answered, please get in touch [email protected]
January 15, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Thanks to those who joined the live Q&A for our latest round of funding on Tuesday. We've updated the FAQ section of our call guidance with answers to some of the key questions asked.
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
If your question isn't answered, please get in touch [email protected]
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
If your question isn't answered, please get in touch [email protected]
Join our webinar today at 2pm today, looking at rethinking the mental models behind data and AI.
Reema Patel, Jonathan Gray, Silvana Fumega and Emily Rempel will be on the panel, discussing the assumptions, habits and structures that shape how data is stewarded.
Sign up here: luma.com/2b83kgb5
Reema Patel, Jonathan Gray, Silvana Fumega and Emily Rempel will be on the panel, discussing the assumptions, habits and structures that shape how data is stewarded.
Sign up here: luma.com/2b83kgb5
Systems, stories and stewardship - rethinking the mental models behind data and AI · Zoom · Luma
Join us for a webinar that goes beyond frameworks and technical fixes, sharing emerging insights from Elgon Social Research’s research and practice based…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Join our webinar today at 2pm today, looking at rethinking the mental models behind data and AI.
Reema Patel, Jonathan Gray, Silvana Fumega and Emily Rempel will be on the panel, discussing the assumptions, habits and structures that shape how data is stewarded.
Sign up here: luma.com/2b83kgb5
Reema Patel, Jonathan Gray, Silvana Fumega and Emily Rempel will be on the panel, discussing the assumptions, habits and structures that shape how data is stewarded.
Sign up here: luma.com/2b83kgb5
Our first webinar of the new year takes place next Wednesday, sign up here: luma.com/2b83kgb5
Join us for a webinar that goes beyond frameworks and technical fixes, sharing emerging insights on data stewardship and AI governance, developed in partnership with @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social and @civicdatacoop.bsky.social
14 January, 14:00-15:30
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14 January, 14:00-15:30
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January 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Our first webinar of the new year takes place next Wednesday, sign up here: luma.com/2b83kgb5
There's just over a month until our Digital Good Research Fund closes.
We're looking for individuals (or small teams) to produce blueprints around what a good digital society looks like. Each one will focus on an aspect of social life or societal institution.
digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
We're looking for individuals (or small teams) to produce blueprints around what a good digital society looks like. Each one will focus on an aspect of social life or societal institution.
digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
January 6, 2026 at 10:00 AM
There's just over a month until our Digital Good Research Fund closes.
We're looking for individuals (or small teams) to produce blueprints around what a good digital society looks like. Each one will focus on an aspect of social life or societal institution.
digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
We're looking for individuals (or small teams) to produce blueprints around what a good digital society looks like. Each one will focus on an aspect of social life or societal institution.
digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
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looking forward to winter book events for public data cultures in coming months ❄️📗💜✨
jonathangray.org/2026/01/05/b...
including with @digitalmethods.net @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social @internetarchive.eu @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @cimethods.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social #dmi26
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including with @digitalmethods.net @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social @internetarchive.eu @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @cimethods.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social #dmi26
winter book events for public data cultures ❄️📗
Looking forward to some winter book events for public data cultures in coming weeks and months. ❄️📗
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January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
looking forward to winter book events for public data cultures in coming months ❄️📗💜✨
jonathangray.org/2026/01/05/b...
including with @digitalmethods.net @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social @internetarchive.eu @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @cimethods.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social #dmi26
jonathangray.org/2026/01/05/b...
including with @digitalmethods.net @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social @internetarchive.eu @unioftheartslondon.bsky.social @cimethods.bsky.social @mctd.bsky.social #dmi26
Thank you to everyone who has engaged with the Digital Good Network this year! We will now be taking now be taking a break over the festive period, and will return on the 5th January.
We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
December 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Thank you to everyone who has engaged with the Digital Good Network this year! We will now be taking now be taking a break over the festive period, and will return on the 5th January.
We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
We look forward to seeing you in the new year!
Call for papers: ICT4D conference, Kathmandu, 25-27 May.
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The IFIP WG 9.4 Conference gathers scholars and practitioners dealing with how ICT affects social development, providing a platform for rigorous discourse and innovative solutions.
@ifip.bsky.social
Deadline: 7 Jan
ifip94.ku.edu.np
The IFIP WG 9.4 Conference gathers scholars and practitioners dealing with how ICT affects social development, providing a platform for rigorous discourse and innovative solutions.
@ifip.bsky.social
Deadline: 7 Jan
IFIP | KU 2026
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December 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Call for papers: ICT4D conference, Kathmandu, 25-27 May.
ifip94.ku.edu.np
The IFIP WG 9.4 Conference gathers scholars and practitioners dealing with how ICT affects social development, providing a platform for rigorous discourse and innovative solutions.
@ifip.bsky.social
Deadline: 7 Jan
ifip94.ku.edu.np
The IFIP WG 9.4 Conference gathers scholars and practitioners dealing with how ICT affects social development, providing a platform for rigorous discourse and innovative solutions.
@ifip.bsky.social
Deadline: 7 Jan
We are asking individuals or small teams to produce blueprints, exploring what a good digital society looks like, focusing on an aspect of social life or societal institution (eg a family, museum, a practice like health tracking).
Learn more about our research fund: digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
Learn more about our research fund: digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
We are asking individuals or small teams to produce blueprints, exploring what a good digital society looks like, focusing on an aspect of social life or societal institution (eg a family, museum, a practice like health tracking).
Learn more about our research fund: digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
Learn more about our research fund: digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
The Cooperativa Digital project asked how digital commons scholarship could be applied to tools and platforms for NGOs and local communities.
This blog discusses the impact and positive change the work has had following the project.
digitalgood.net/research-to-...
This blog discusses the impact and positive change the work has had following the project.
digitalgood.net/research-to-...
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
The Cooperativa Digital project asked how digital commons scholarship could be applied to tools and platforms for NGOs and local communities.
This blog discusses the impact and positive change the work has had following the project.
digitalgood.net/research-to-...
This blog discusses the impact and positive change the work has had following the project.
digitalgood.net/research-to-...
Join us for a webinar that goes beyond frameworks and technical fixes, sharing emerging insights on data stewardship and AI governance, developed in partnership with @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social and @civicdatacoop.bsky.social
14 January, 14:00-15:30
digitalgood.net/systems-stor...
14 January, 14:00-15:30
digitalgood.net/systems-stor...
December 17, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Join us for a webinar that goes beyond frameworks and technical fixes, sharing emerging insights on data stewardship and AI governance, developed in partnership with @adalovelaceinst.bsky.social and @civicdatacoop.bsky.social
14 January, 14:00-15:30
digitalgood.net/systems-stor...
14 January, 14:00-15:30
digitalgood.net/systems-stor...
A new report presents findings from 'Digitising identity: navigating the digital immigration system and migrant experiences' and makes recommendations to the Home Office.
@deryaozkul.bsky.social @migrantvoice.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.org
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@deryaozkul.bsky.social @migrantvoice.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.org
digitalgood.net/dg-outputs/e...
Exclusion by design: digital identification and the hostile environment for migrants - ESRC Digital Good Network
How has the digitalisation of immigration status affected migrants in the UK? This report presents findings from the Digitising identity: navigating the digital immigration system […]
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December 16, 2025 at 2:01 PM
A new report presents findings from 'Digitising identity: navigating the digital immigration system and migrant experiences' and makes recommendations to the Home Office.
@deryaozkul.bsky.social @migrantvoice.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.org
digitalgood.net/dg-outputs/e...
@deryaozkul.bsky.social @migrantvoice.bsky.social @openrightsgroup.org
digitalgood.net/dg-outputs/e...
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Applications for our research fund are open, focusing on aspects of social life or societal institutions (eg a family, a museum, a practice like health tracking) and how they contribute to a good digital society.
Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Applications for our research fund are open, focusing on aspects of social life or societal institutions (eg a family, a museum, a practice like health tracking) and how they contribute to a good digital society.
Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
Applications for our research fund are open, focusing on aspects of social life or societal institutions (eg a family, a museum, a practice like health tracking) and how they contribute to a good digital society.
Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
Applications for our research fund are open, focusing on aspects of social life or societal institutions (eg a family, a museum, a practice like health tracking) and how they contribute to a good digital society.
Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months
digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
Our next webinar is on Wednesday, looking at good digital living in the Global South.
Register to join us here: luma.com/1c36hjly
You can also watch our previous webinars, including our recent discussion around a community-run mobile app in Brazil, on our website: digitalgood.net/digital-good...
Register to join us here: luma.com/1c36hjly
You can also watch our previous webinars, including our recent discussion around a community-run mobile app in Brazil, on our website: digitalgood.net/digital-good...
Digital good from the South · Zoom · Luma
This event brings into conversation Digital Good Network fellows to debate visions of the digital good from the perspective of the Global South. Drawing from…
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November 28, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Our next webinar is on Wednesday, looking at good digital living in the Global South.
Register to join us here: luma.com/1c36hjly
You can also watch our previous webinars, including our recent discussion around a community-run mobile app in Brazil, on our website: digitalgood.net/digital-good...
Register to join us here: luma.com/1c36hjly
You can also watch our previous webinars, including our recent discussion around a community-run mobile app in Brazil, on our website: digitalgood.net/digital-good...
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Call for papers is still open for our workshop New Technology, AI and Equality 15 April 2026. #equality #law #ai @unisouthampton.bsky.social @gain-centre.bsky.social @sotonphilosophy.bsky.social @sotonpolitics.bsky.social www.southampton.ac.uk/law/news/eve...
November 10, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Call for papers is still open for our workshop New Technology, AI and Equality 15 April 2026. #equality #law #ai @unisouthampton.bsky.social @gain-centre.bsky.social @sotonphilosophy.bsky.social @sotonpolitics.bsky.social www.southampton.ac.uk/law/news/eve...
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📣We're hiring! The Research Portfolio Lead will embed oversight and quality assurance into every stage of our work.
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
Research Portfolio Lead
The Ada Lovelace Institute is recruiting a Research Portfolio Lead to ensure that research is conducted with integrity and within a culture of care.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:24 PM
📣We're hiring! The Research Portfolio Lead will embed oversight and quality assurance into every stage of our work.
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
The role will ensure our research is conducted with integrity, and within a culture of care and support.
Deadline: 1st December 2025.
www.adalovelaceinstitute.org/job/research...
Reposted by ESRC Digital Good Network
2nd great day of @rajapinta.co activities in the Towards Socially Sustainable Platforms seminar, in hybrid mode. Thank you for the keynotes @eugeniasiapera.bsky.social and Helen Kennedy from @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social and all the organizers! Ending the week with some radical alternatives in mind! 🌶️
November 14, 2025 at 2:13 PM
2nd great day of @rajapinta.co activities in the Towards Socially Sustainable Platforms seminar, in hybrid mode. Thank you for the keynotes @eugeniasiapera.bsky.social and Helen Kennedy from @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social and all the organizers! Ending the week with some radical alternatives in mind! 🌶️
Our next webinar will focus on digital good in the Global South.
The speakers will compare and contrast non-Western and indigenous frameworks of good digital living and engage with debates about how to apply decolonial theories and methodologies in their knowledge creation.
luma.com/1c36hjly
The speakers will compare and contrast non-Western and indigenous frameworks of good digital living and engage with debates about how to apply decolonial theories and methodologies in their knowledge creation.
luma.com/1c36hjly
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Our next webinar will focus on digital good in the Global South.
The speakers will compare and contrast non-Western and indigenous frameworks of good digital living and engage with debates about how to apply decolonial theories and methodologies in their knowledge creation.
luma.com/1c36hjly
The speakers will compare and contrast non-Western and indigenous frameworks of good digital living and engage with debates about how to apply decolonial theories and methodologies in their knowledge creation.
luma.com/1c36hjly
Last week, our Research Assistant Katie O’Brien presented her research as part of an undergraduate research showcase.
Katie's work considered the public's views on the convenience of AI tools, which you can read more about in her blog for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Katie's work considered the public's views on the convenience of AI tools, which you can read more about in her blog for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Last week, our Research Assistant Katie O’Brien presented her research as part of an undergraduate research showcase.
Katie's work considered the public's views on the convenience of AI tools, which you can read more about in her blog for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Katie's work considered the public's views on the convenience of AI tools, which you can read more about in her blog for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
Jonathan Gray, one of our Digital Good Research Fund project leads, has recently published a new book looking at the practices and cultures of how data is made public in the age of the Internet.
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Public Data Cultures is out today on @politybooks.bsky.social! 📗🎊 jonathangray.org/2025/10/23/p...
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜
It aims to nurture critical and creative engagements with public data as cultural material, medium of participation and as site of transnational politics. Happy to see it out in the world! 🦔🌌💜
November 11, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Jonathan Gray, one of our Digital Good Research Fund project leads, has recently published a new book looking at the practices and cultures of how data is made public in the age of the Internet.
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