There's less than a month until our keynote reflecting on policy, young people and digital technologies. Join us online, or in-person in Birmingham.

Hear from Susan Lechelt and Neelima Sailaja about their experiences of talking to young people about the environmental sustainability of digital technologies, including building repairability into the Internet of Things, and sustainable computing education. 13 May, 14:00 luma.com/1x25i9m1

Government Office for Science internship opportunities: Science and Technology Project Research Officers Closes 1 April, 23:55 www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...

A new report from Digital Good Network Fellow Catherine Wang investigates the critical success factors for social entrepreneurship through crowdfunding platforms, drawing on interdisciplinary insights and sharing best practice for digital crowdfunding. digitalgood.net/outputs/crow... .

@nancybaym.bsky.social, a member of our College of Experts, has written an argument for renewed approaches to sociotechnical futures amidst growing social media harms, and we are delighted to be mentioned as an example of best practice. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

The Data Interface is a free-to-attend one-day event with talks from leading figures and open discussion exploring the different ways data interface with the social world. 23 June 2026, 10.00 - 17.30, University of York. To book a place email [email protected]

Digital technology can overcome barriers to quality healthcare, but it can also create ethical dilemmas. Watch our latest Digital good in progress webinar and hear Bronwyn Harris explore these dilemmas and the research behind them. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcE1...

CAST job opportunities: We are hiring for a Research Project Manager + Research Fellow to join us at our centre hub, the University of Bath. 📣 Deadlines: 15 & 16 March 2026 Apply for Research Project Manager: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy... Apply for Research Fellow: www.bath.ac.uk/jobs/Vacancy...

Stay up to date with the latest news and events from the Digital Good Network by joining our newsletter: mailchi.mp/digitalgood/...

What will mobilise the public to act on AI? In their next event, @socchangelab.bsky.social will discuss a new study on which AI risks motivate people to move from concern to action. 11 March, 17:00 GMT www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-will-...

Our webinar on digital health is tomorrow, register here: luma.com/hyzqqprp

Our Marie Jahoda Innovation Fund is open to applications! We are looking for 🔎innovative research projects, up to a year in length 👩‍💻aligned with our research programme on the digitalisation of work 🤝keen to see applications including stakeholder engagement Apply: digit-research.org/marie-jahoda...

Amy Orben (@orbenamy.bsky.social), Research Professor at @cam.ac.uk, will be delivering the keynote lecture at our 2026 summit, exploring the growing interest in the impact of digital technologies on the mental health of young people and the challenges of influencing policy. 30 April, 16:00

There's one week until our next webinar. Bronwyn Harris, Associate Professor in Public Health at the University of Warwick, will discuss access to healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa and the ethical dilemmas that come with digital technology and health data. 25 February, 14:00 luma.com/hyzqqprp

Join our next 'Digital good in progress' webinar, exploring digital health and access to quality healthcare in sub-Saharan Africa. 25 February, 14:00, online Find out more: luma.com/hyzqqprp

In this new blog, Dylan Yamada-Rice discusses the ways in which young people interact with and understand AI imagery. digitalgood.net/should-ai-ge...

📢 Introducing: Susan Oman, Senior Lecturer in Data, AI & Society & AI & In/equality Lead for the Centre of Machine Intelligence at The University of Sheffield. She recently completed a secondment as AHRC Policy/Research Fellow in Digital & International Cultures in the UK's DCMS. (1/2)

If you missed our webinar with Łukasz Szulc, you can watch it back here: digitalgood.net/opening_up_a... Łukasz covered the ethical challenges around archiving data from research with marginalised and minioritised groups, amidst a push to archive research data for re-use.

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.

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

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...

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.

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...

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]

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

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...

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

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!

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

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...

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-...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

📣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...

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

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...

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. 👇👇

I couldn't make this event but it's great to see pictures of more sheep-making and my lovely colleagues talking to people about our Speculative Woolgathering project!

We enjoyed our time at the Festival of Social Science in Sheffield, where we asked questions about future technologies in industries like agriculture, and encouraged people to share positive messages from loved ones to explore the role that digital communication plays in our relationships.

The Universities Policy Engagement Network are hosting an online speed networking event for researchers, policymakers and professionals working in the field of AI. 19 November, 12:00 Find out more and register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/speed-netw...

We are pleased that @sophiaaknight.bsky.social has joined the network as a Visiting Researcher, bringing her expertise in digital technologies and the ways they support and shape civic and democratic participation.

Through our Digital Good Research Fund, we have funded six new research projects focused on ‘Building the digital good’. Read more about the projects here: digitalgood.net/six-new-rese...

Today, we are launching our new directory, where you can find expertise across disciplines and institutions, all focused around our central question: what makes a good digital society and how do we get there? digitalgood.net/launching-ou...

This week we'll be at the Festival of Social Science. Join us for conversations about the social and environmental impacts of innovation, or reflect on how we show our affection for others through texts. 31 Oct - 2 Nov, Millennium Gallery, Sheffield player.sheffield.ac.uk/events/resea...