Digital Futures Institute @ King's College London

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🔶 The Digital Futures Institute brings together expertise from across all disciplines at King’s to forge a better relationship between the individual and technology: kcl.ac.uk/digital-futures

🗞️ 'Journalism is moving away from a shared public information space towards a fragmented system in which access to reliable news is increasingly divided'. Journalists and media experts reflected on what lies ahead for news, audiences and the wider media ecosystem ⬇️

'An uneven future': experts warn of inequality and AI disruption in media | King's College London

At the event held as part of the Digital Futures Institute’s Festival of Storytelling, journalists and media scholars warned that the future of journalism will be shaped by widening inequality, declin...

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🤝 A warm welcome to Dr Marco Davare, who has joined the Digital Futures Institute as our new Director of Research! We are delighted to have him join the team and look forward to the expertise he will bring to the Institute.

Dr Marco Davare joins Digital Futures Institute as Director of Research | King's College London

Dr Marco Davare will lead the Institute’s research strategy and develop opportunities for research collaborations.

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👏 Professor @drkatedevlin.bsky.social has been appointed to the new DSIT College of Experts, a network of independent specialists who will give the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology fast, flexible access to leading scientific and technical expertise ⬇️

Professor Kate Devlin appointed to DSIT College of Experts | King's College London

Professor Kate Devlin joins 71 leading specialists chosen to give the department rapid, independent access to UK science and technology expertise.

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🎟️ You're invited to the launch event for our Festival of Storytelling! Join us on 2 June at @scigallerylon.bsky.social to learn about the upcoming highlights and hear from King's academics and invited guests on the power of a good story. Register and bring a book to swap 📘 🔄

Festival of Storytelling: Opening Event and Book Swap | King's College London

Join our launch to learn about the upcoming highlights and hear from King's academics and invited guests on the power of a good story. Bring a book to swap and talk over drinks about why you're sharin...

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💬 We’re delighted to announce that award‑winning journalist Samira Ahmed @samiraahmeduk.bsky.social will deliver a keynote at the Digital Futures Institute Festival of Storytelling. In this talk, Samira Ahmed will reflect on the new "slow" media revolution and where storytelling goes from here ⬇️

Analogue tech: Our storytelling saviour or nostalgic retreat? | King's College London

The Digital Futures Institute Festival of Storytelling welcomes award-winning journalist Samira Ahmed with a keynote on the future of storytelling and the new "slow" media revolution.

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🤖 How do visualisations of emerging technologies like drones influence what we see, think, and believe? On 11 May, Dr Beryl Pong @cam.ac.uk will present her work on critical and creative practices of information design and cultural representations of emerging weapons technologies. Register below ⬇️

Dronotope: Emerging Technologies and the Politics of Timeline Visualisations | King's College London

Dr Beryl Pong explains how her team at the Centre for Drones and Culture sought to draw critical attention to the underlying work that visualisations of emerging technology do through Dronotope.

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📚 On 2–4 June, join us for three inspiring days exploring how we communicate what we do through the stories we tell ✨ Our Festival of Storytelling celebrates powerful communication, creativity and ideas, showcasing exceptional work from across King’s. Full programme coming soon 🔽

Festival of Storytelling | King's College London

The Digital Futures Institute Festival of Storytelling, taking place 2–4 June, is a celebration of how we communicate what we do — and why it matters — through the stories we tell.

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📵 'Protection does not have to mean exclusion.' As calls to ban social media for children intensify around the world, Dr Astrid Van den Bossche @kingsdh.bsky.social says: children need safe‑by‑design platforms and support to build judgement and resilience, not exclusion from digital spaces ⬇️

Children don't need locking out of the internet. They need us to…

On Monday 9 March, MPs voted 307 to 173 against a ban on social media for under-16s, rejecting an amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill. This development will surprise proponents…

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📘 'Authority is negotiated. Plurality is procedural. Disagreement is productive.' The Web of Knowledge by Dr @giotita.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social looks at how encyclopedias have evolved and how they continue to structure what becomes visible and credible online ⬇️

'Wikipedia is under political attack': new book explores the future of knowledge in the AI era | King's College London

Dr Giota Alevizou’s new book, The Web of Knowledge, shines a spotlight on how encyclopedias transform the act of knowing.

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🏊‍♀️ How can we use digital tools and data to better support female athletes? Join us on 12 March for a discussion on the Digital Futures of Women's Sport, with Dr Fiona Lavelle, Victoria Ogunseitan @kingslsm.bsky.social, Lottie Birdsall-Strong, Wendy Martinson OBE & Prof @drkatedevlin.bsky.social ⬇️

Digital Futures of Women's Sport | King's College London

Join us in online for a panel discussion on the Digital Futures of Women's Sport.

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🌿 Digital X Climates network has officially launched at King's 🌎 Led by academics from @kingsdh.bsky.social, it is dedicated to advancing research, dialogue and public engagement on the entanglements of digital technologies with environmental, social and political ecologies. Find out more ⬇️

Digital X Climates network launches at King's | King's College London

Academics from the Department of Digital Humanities lead the new network examining digital infrastructures and climate realities.

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🗣️ 'Isolating children from social media is likely to cut them off from a lot of support and help that they need.' Listen to Professor @drkatedevlin.bsky.social @kingsdh.bsky.social on BBC Radio Scotland Breakfast speak about social media ban for under-16s. Listen now, from 2:07:51 🎧⬇️

Radio Scotland Breakfast - 16/02/2026 - BBC Sounds

News from across Scotland and the world, plus sport, weather and big name interviews.

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❤️‍🔥 How is technology reshaping the way we connect, love, and desire? This February, join us for a Valentine's-themed exploration of intimacy in the digital age, featuring Professor @drkatedevlin.bsky.social, Dr @rikkeamundsen.bsky.social, Dr Chloé Locatelli & Samuel Douek. Register now ⬇️

Digital Futures of Desire | King's College London

This February, join us for a Valentine's-themed exploration of intimacy in the digital age.

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🎼 What is the future of human-computer creativity? 🗓️ 28 Jan, online Dr @robertlaidlow.bsky.social addresses the current relationship between music and artificial intelligence, looking back on the long and productive history between the two fields ⬇️ @aiatkings.bsky.social @kingsmusic.bsky.social

The Many Faces of Creative AI in Musical Composition and Performance | King's College London

A seminar on the relationship between music and artificial intelligence.

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👩‍🎓 From AI to online platforms, education is being remade by the rapid expansion of digital technology. Join us online on 10 December for a panel discussion on the Digital Futures of Education and explore the digital transformations currently at work and what these changes mean for the future ⤵️

Digital Futures of Education | King's College London

Bringing together experts from a range of perspectives, this broad-ranging panel discussion will look at the digital transformations currently at work in education and what these changes mean for the ...

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💡 What does quantum revolution mean for humanity? On 19 November, join our event in collaboration with @scigallerylon.bsky.social and hear from Professor James Millen, Dr Libby Heaney, Faiyaz Amin and Professor @drkatedevlin.bsky.social. Register below — no science background needed! ⬇️

What does quantum mean for humanity? | King's College London

How will quantum change the world we live in and what will that mean for each of us?

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