What does a good digital society look like? is a two-day conference taking place in Sheffield, UK, on 10th and 11th June 2027. We invite proposals for papers, panels and workshops from researchers from any discipline and stakeholders from any sector. digitalgood.net/call-for-pap...

This conference may be of interest to our members and beyond - an opportunity to present your cyberpsychology research to an interdisciplinary audience spanning researchers from all disciplines and stakeholders from any sector 🌟. Find out more below⬇️

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What does a good digital society look like? is a two-day conference taking place in Sheffield, on 10th and 11th June 2027. We invite proposals for papers, panels and workshops from researchers from any discipline and stakeholders from any sector. digitalgood.net/conference-2...

Kim Snooks, Research Associate in the Digital Good Network, talks about her work building the Digital Good Index, designed to evaluate the impact of technology on people, society and the planet. digitalgood.net/building-the...

👀 CfP: "Submissions are open for our two-day conference ‘What does a good digital society look like?’ on 10 & 11 June 2027, at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Submit your abstract or proposal by 29 October 2026." Full Details: digitalgood.net/conference-2... @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social #DH

Conference: What does a good digital society look like? - ESRC Digital Good Network

Digital technologies should be good for people, societies and the planet, but there is ample evidence that they are often not. Social scientists, humanities scholars […]

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What does a good digital society look like? is a two-day conference taking place in Sheffield, on 10th and 11th June 2027. We invite proposals for papers, panels and workshops from researchers from any discipline and stakeholders from any sector. digitalgood.net/conference-2...

We're hiring @warwick-smlc.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Language Technologies and AI Governance Permanent post, Sept 2026 start. We want researchers working at the intersection of language, technology, and society. Languages as your home, take a look. Closing: 23 July www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRY964/a...

Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance (111754-0626) at University of Warwick

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DigiAdGood explored how digital advertising can be measured to ensure achievable and positive outcomes for individual, societal and environmental wellbeing. Their outputs include a new report, 'Good Metrics: Why the advertising industry must measure what matters for human wellbeing.' digiadgood.org

As the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva kicks off we are making the call for a Citizens' Track: putting people in the lead through joined up opportunities for grassroots and global citizen participation. citizens-track.org/2026/report/

A Citizens Track on AI Governance: Alignment, Agency and Accountability

Setting out why and how participatory practice can address the democratic deficit in AI governance, and bring greater alignment with the public interest, agency for communities, and accountability of ...

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In this new report, Lauren Vargas sets out strategic foresight methods to help cultural organisations imagine multiple possible futures and what they can do to be ready. It includes a Futures Kit of strategic foresight resources. digitalgood.net/outputs/stra...

Watch our recent webinar. Danielle Kelly talks about the project ‘What are they thinking? Developing a protocol to measure meta-perspectives in online environments’, and Arathy Sb’s discusses ‘Menstrual tracking app users in India: a study of bodies beyond binaries’ digitalgood.net/gender-and-t...

Gender and the digital good: webinar - ESRC Digital Good Network

Part of our online seminar series, ‘Digital good in progress‘ Watch the recording Event blurb Digital Good Network researchers Danielle Kelly, Arathy Sb and Carlos […]

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Last month, we held our policy masterclass with researchers across the network, taking the opportunity to turn their recent work into policy briefings. Alice Wilson, Carly Waterhouse, and Amna Smith joined us for the event and have shared their reflections in a series of blogs.

Digital Good Network Fellow Gabriel Brito discusses the findings of his fellowship research, looking at digital recruitment for gang membership in Ecuador. Read here: digitalgood.net/understandin...

NetDRIVE: Pathways to Value and Change Apply for funding to explore the opportunities and challenges confronting the research community in the transformation to a net zero digital research infrastructure. uknetdrive.org/netdrive-cal...

NetDRIVE: Pathways to Value and Change Third Funding Call Part A

NetDRIVE: Pathways to Value and Change Third Funding Call Part A

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With the UK government’s announcement of a social media ban for under-16s, watch our recent lecture from @orbenamy.bsky.social, a leading expert in the field, discussing the experiences of young people online and the wider policy landscape. ▶️ youtu.be/vDMkaJSX3iw

Professor Amy Orben: Advising policymakers on young people and digital technologies

​In a rapidly evolving digital world, there is growing interest in the impact of digital technologies, including social media, on the mental health of young people, and researchers are under…

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Rosendy Galabo has published a new paper, proposing a digital commons design framework to transform a privately-owned donation platform into a community-managed platform, and aiming to understand the value of this approach for fostering an equitable digital society. digitalgood.net/outputs/doin...

Join us tomorrow for our webinar on gender and the digital good. Hear from our researchers about their work to evaluate and build good digital societies. Online, 14:00 - 15:00 BST luma.com/1ksai3xp

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Digital Good Network researchers Danielle Kelly, Arathy Sb and Carlos Camara, share their research project's findings on gender and the digital good: Danielle…

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Hot off the press in The Design Journal! 📖✨ Our new paper proposes a framework for creating digital commons as a pathway to digital 'goodness' through community-led design & governance. Read open-access: dx.doi.org/10.1080/1460... #DesignResearch #codesign @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social

Doing good through collaborative practices: The value of co-designing a digital commons platform for an equitable digital society

This research proposes a digital commons design framework to transform a privately-owned donation platform into a community-managed platform (digital commons) with a local network of civil society ...

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@digitalgoodnet.bsky.social is commissioning an artwork or visualisation representing their research and findings. It needs to be simple, engaging and effective at communicating to multiple audiences. Budget up to £40,000 available for final artwork.

Artwork commission: expressions of interest welcome - ESRC Digital Good Network

The ESRC Digital Good Network is commissioning an artwork or visualisation representing our research and findings. This could be created by an artist or visualiser […]

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Associate Researcher Katie O’Brien discusses her time at the Digital Good Network Summit earlier this year, and the influences these conversations had on her own research. digitalgood.net/reflecting-o...

Our next webinar is this afternoon, talking about our work on our Digital Good Index. Register here: luma.com/5vht9qfb

ESRC Digital Good Network@digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Hear more about the Digital Good Index: a set of tools to evaluate whether digital technologies have good societal outcomes. The team will discuss the process for developing the Index and their reflections on values-based evaluation of digital technologies. 9 June, 14:00 luma.com/5vht9qfb

We are commissioning an artwork or visualisation representing our research and findings. It needs to be simple, visually engaging and effective at communicating with multiple audiences. We are looking for a high-profile, high-impact visualisation or artwork through this commission.

Register for our upcoming webinars, exploring gender and the digital good and the evaluation of digital technologies and their societal outcomes.

Digital good in progress seminar series - ESRC Digital Good Network

Join our webinars where our researchers will share their findings and reflections on doing research on the digital good. Everyone is welcome to join, the […]

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In April, Kamal Tasiu Abdullahi hosted a Digital Financial Services workshop in Nigeria, aimed at translating research on digital finance into practical, context-sensitive insights for participants operating in underserved and financially constrained environments. digitalgood.net/translating-...

In our latest blog, Eva Price reflects on her internship with Eye2Gene, an ophthalmology start-up focusing on the diagnosis of genetic eye conditions, and her time at the Digital Good Network summit. digitalgood.net/from-ai-regu...

Earlier this week Digital Good Network Senior Researcher @suoman.bsky.social gave evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on AI about AI sovereignty. Read Susan's reflections here: digitalgood.net/susan-oman-g...

Susan Oman's reflections on AI sovereignty for the APPG on AI - ESRC Digital Good Network

Originally posted on Let’s Talk AI, 19 May 2026 On 18th May, Digital Good Network Senior Researcher Susan Oman gave evidence to the All Party […]

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Join our upcoming 'Digital good in progress' webinars:

Read Gina Halliwell's reflection on the keynote lecture from our recent Digital Good Network Summit. Gina reflects on the role of policy and decision making when it comes to young people using social media. digitalgood.net/summit-keyno...

Nahuel Aranda reflects on a recent a workshop in Argentina, bringing together union members, legal experts, and researchers to discuss two closely related processes shaping the world of work: recent labour reform and ongoing technological change in industry. Read the blog: digitalgood.net?p=7248

We hosted our 2026 Digital Good Network summit in Birmingham last week. It was great to hear from our Digital Good Research Fund recipients and other network members about their work exploring what a good digital society looks like and how we get there.

We are pleased to announce the 15 successful projects for the fourth and final round of the Digital Good Research Fund. Each project will produce a blueprint and a briefing document for a good digital society in a particular aspect of social life.