Can critique encompass hope and optimism? In this blog, Anuradha Ganapathy offers reflections for “critical” ICT4D. digitalgood.net/remembering-... @anuradhaganapathy.bsky.social

DGN Assistant Researcher, Kathleen O’Brien, wrote about her research on public opinion around AI and convenience for @lseimpactblog.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...

Funded as part of our 2023 call for the Digital Good Research Fund, research for this project led to a policy white paper and a first-of-its-kind due diligence framework for dual-use and deep tech. Learn more about the project at our upcoming webinar on 8 October: digitalgood.net/digital-good...

Join our mailing list and receive all our latest updates, from upcoming events to funding opportunities. We'll be sending out our upcoming edition next week, sign up here: digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

Attitudes towards investing in defence and dual-use technologies (those with both a civil and military application) have shifted in the wake of recent geopolitical events. 'Less damage done? Finding the good in defence tech' explored the role of these technologies and their regulatory frameworks.

"Every conversation, in workshops, over coffee, and at dinner, contributed to a sense of belonging in a research community committed to the digital good." PhD Researcher @jordanking.bsky.social shares his experience at the 2025 Digital Good Network Summer School. digitalgood.net/remembering-...

If you are applying to your own host as part of our research internships opportunity, the deadline is 29 September. Applications need to be emailed to [email protected] by 16:00 (UK time) digitalgood.net/research-int...

Members of the Digital Good Network will be presenting 'Evaluating the digital good?' on Thursday at the 4S Seattle conference. If we can conceptualise contours of the ‘digital good’, then how are we to know that we have achieved it? docs.google.com/document/d/e... @4sweb.bsky.social #4S2025

Read our latest blog by Kim Snooks, who visited the Designing Interactive Systems Conference in Madeira to learn more about design-based research and present work on ‘good’ digital identities. Read more about Kim's time at the conference here: digitalgood.net/exploringgoo... @acm-dis.bsky.social

A real delight to be involved in today's @bbcaccessall.bsky.social about Sarah and her family. I don't often get to comment on the positive impacts of AI! TEXT: lnkd.in/eCYynpYH PODCAST: lnkd.in/e-WyQywZ

Smart Data Research UK (SDR UK) have launched a new Fellowship funding opportunity to support innovative research that uses smart data to help solve real-world challenges. They will fund up to 10 projects, up to £200,000 (FEC) per project. Deadline 23 September. www.sdruk.ukri.org/2025/07/15/o...

InnovateUK is funding research commercialisation activities as part of their ICURe programme, with the objective of supporting translation and building entrepreneurial skills in academics, researchers, and students who have a Responsible AI element in their work.

The ESRC is looking for members to join a new college to find members for their assessment panels. It will consist of academic members and members of the public and civil society to help the ESRC fund high-quality research with economic and societal impact. www.ukri.org/who-we-are/w...

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology have opened their Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund, with grants to support digitally excluded people in England. Applications are open until 10 September. find-government-grants.service.gov.uk/grants/digit...

The 'Digital good in progress' webinar series is back this autumn. Our researchers will be sharing their findings and reflections on their research. Join us for topics around defence tech, mobile apps, digital good in the Global South, and digital health. Book now: digitalgood.net/digital-good...

As part of the Public Voices in AI project, Susan Oman (@suoman.bsky.social) partnered with Kitty McEwan to develop a webtoon to help communicate the process behind the project and spark conversations around AI. Read more about Kitty's work on our blog. digitalgood.net/creating-web...

Proud to showcase the early impacts of Cooperativa Digital funded by @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social, which delivered a 7-month co-design transformation for NGOs in Brazil. Results: BRL12.5k income & creation of 5 jobs imagination.lancaster.ac.uk/update/from-... #ResearchImpact #PlatformCooperatives

"Together, we explored how our research can hold space for nuance, critique, and radical hope." In our latest blog, Seonaid Lafferty talks about her experience at the 2025 Digital Good Network summer school, exploring the power of collective imagination. digitalgood.net/imagining-to...

The @softwaresaved.bsky.social Fellowship Programme will open for applications on Monday 12 Aug. Join an active community of 200+ Fellows and benefit from mentorship and a £4000 budget. For more info and to register for the launch webinar on 21 August, visit: www.software.ac.uk/programmes/f...

The Public Voices in AI project proposes a special issue in the journal Big Data and Society, aiming to advance scholarship on the state-of-the-art and future prospects of including public voices in AI. Find out more here: digitalgood.net/call-for-abs...

DEADLINE TOMORROW: If you're applying to our hosts for the Digital Good Network research internships, the deadline to submit an expression of interest is tomorrow at 16:00. Find out more here: digitalgood.net/research-int...

New opportunity: Turing AI Pioneer Interdisciplinary Fellowships This opportunity is for established researchers from across UKRI, without a background in core AI research, who want to build domain relevant AI capability and develop advanced AI approaches to tackle a specific research challenge.

Have you used the reflexive questions in our paper 'Evaluating the societal outcomes of digital technologies: building blocks and reflexive questions'? We'd love to hear how you used them, and how they might be improved. Contact us here, or at [email protected] digitalgood.net/dg-outputs/e...

Our Internationalisation Lead, @joncong.bsky.social, has co-guest edited a Special Section on True Costs of Misinformation for the International Journal of Communication. Read the edition here: ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc

Amy Orben (‪@orbenamy.bsky.social‬), one of our College of Experts, is part of a group leading a new taskforce to champion research access to social platform data. They will advocate for ethical and secure access to data from platforms influencing public discourse, commerce, culture, and wellbeing.

📢 We’re delighted to be part of @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social's research internships scheme, which funds placements for #PhD students. We’re keen that any applicants for internships at CAST have an interest in the use of #AI across the social sector. Apply by 4pm on Weds 30th July 👉 buff.ly/fOQ6RBV

If you're applying for our research internships, the expression of interest deadline for some hosts is 30 July at 16:00. If you are applying to your own host, you do not need to complete an expression of interest, but we encourage you to allow plenty of time. digitalgood.net/research-int...

The Department for Science, Innovation & Technology will be hosting a webinar to discuss the Digital Inclusion Innovation Fund 2025/2026. 📅 22 July, 15:00 Find out more and register here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/05aaba...

As part of our summer school, we had a keynote talk from Dorothea Kleine, exploring sustainability and equity in the digital world. Drawing on her recent co-authored book, Digital Reset, Dorothea presents key principles for a better digital future. Watch here: digitalgood.net/building-bet...

The recording of our webinar with @cianooo.bsky.social and @suoman.bsky.social right here... www.youtube.com/watch?v=VoGu... @stsucl.bsky.social

Want to know more about our PhD research internship opportunities? We'll be hosting a Q&A on Monday to answer any questions you may have: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-go... In the meantime, find out more about the scheme from our Associate Director, Ros: www.youtube.com/watch?v=138k...

We are looking for a Postdoctoral Researcher to contribute to our work on how we can evaluate whether digital technologies have good societal outcomes - the Digital Good Index. We set out some ideas about how the DGI might take shape on our website: digitalgood.net/dg-research/...

We're hosting a Q&A session for anyone interested in our research internships, this Monday at 13:30. You'll have a chance to ask our team any questions you might have before applying.

The 2025 Digital Good Network Summer School is underway! Our 3 day summer school brings interdisciplinary researchers together to discuss ideas, hear from key voices, and engage with a range of theoretical, methodological and professional development topics relating to the digital good.

This Thursday! Join the Public Voices in AI project for the last in their webinar series, presenting valuable insights into the public’s awareness and perception of AI, their experiences of harm and their expectations in relation to governance.

Don't miss our webinar on 26 June with the Alan Turing Institute discussing diversity & (in)equity in public attitudes to AI, part of @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social's Public Voices in AI series. Sign up now via Eventbrite⬇️ www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-voi...

Our internship scheme is currently open for applications. Johnny Swierczynski completed a research internship at BBC Research and Development in 2024, examining the use of AI in the media sector, and shares his advice for a strong application. digitalgood.net/digital-good...

Join Dorothea Kleine, Director of the Institute of Global Sustainable Development, for a keynote talk on sustainability, equity, and co-design justice. 📅 : Mon 23 June 15.30-17.00 📍 : The Wave, Sheffield and online. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-b...

🌱 @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social is calling for #research proposals on collective understanding of what a good #DigitalSociety looks like and how to get there, building on their prior discussion paper “Evaluating the societal outcomes of digital technologies. Deadline: June 26. buff.ly/T009qLK

Interested in applying for our research internships programme for PhD students? Want to find out more about the scheme? We’ll be hosting an online Q&A on 30 June to answer your questions. Register for the Q&A here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-go...

Our research internships offer PhD students a funded opportunity to work with interdisciplinary teams. You'll have the chance to approach one of our partner organisations – BBC Research & Development, Zinc, CAST, Ofcom and Arebyte, or work with an appropriate institution of your choice. 👇

This Wednesday! Lexi Webster will be presenting our next 'digital good in progress' webinar, celebrating queer joy. digitalgood.net/digital-good...

📢 We’re delighted to be part of @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social's research internships scheme, which funds placements for #PhD students. We’re keen that any applicants for internships at CAST have an interest in the use of #AI across the social sector. Apply by 4pm on Weds 30th July 👉 buff.ly/fOQ6RBV

During their work with @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social‬'s PVAI programme the People's Advisory Panel were particularly animated (pun intended!) about the work @suoman.bsky.social‬ was doing with artist Kitty McEwan. Let's Talk About AI - a webtoon - has now launched! 🔗 digitalgood.net/dg-outputs/...

Reema Patel will be drawing upon the Public Voices in AI project in an upcoming webinar from Data Science for Health Equity, looking at how the framework can be applied in the context of health data and AI development. 📅 Thursday 3 July, online www.datascienceforhealthequity.com/event-detail...

Our internship scheme is open, and we’re looking for PhD students interested in a good digital society. Hannah Westwood is a PhD Researcher who completed our internship scheme last year, working with our partner Zinc. Hannah shares her tips for applying. digitalgood.net/research-int...

Today at 1pm, Join Reema Patel (@reemaspatel.bsky.social) and Ellie O'Keefe to explore practical insights from a recent deliberative inquiry process led by The Ada Lovelace Institute (@adalovelaceinst.bsky.social) Register for the webinar here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/public-voi...

During Pride Month, how can we consider the importance of queer joy? In our webinar next week, Lexi Webster and members of the 'Queer joy as a digital good' project team will highlight queer joy as a digital good for users, platforms, and policy. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/digital-go...

Our research internships scheme, launched today, provides PhD students with a funded opportunity to experience working with interdisciplinary teams in various industries. The expression of interest deadline for some hosts is 30/07. The application deadline is 29/09. digitalgood.net/research-int...