Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 12h

Learn more about Cooperativa Digital, led by @galabo.bsky.social, in our upcoming webinar next week.

📅 14:00 – 15:00 Wednesday 22 October, online

Register here: digitalgood.net/digital-good...

Dr Ros Galabo @galabo.bsky.social · Aug 7

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

29/11/24 Solidarity Network Dinner organised by Cooperativa Digital participants - Directly inspired by co-design workshops, the “Jantar Solidário em Rede” event raised over R$ 12,500

16/12/24 Foundation of the social enterprise Reapp Mobi
Reapp Mobi, a social impact enterprise registered under the new
Brazilian 2.5 sector, was established in December 2024 to support
the Reapp mobile app's ongoing development, maintenance, and
national expansion. This enterprise directly created five local jobs,
demonstrating significant economic benefit within the community.

1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 1d

We will be taking part in the Research Arcade as part of the Festival of Social Science.

Join us at the Millennium Gallery in Sheffield to take a look at our research on what makes good digital societies.

📆 31 October - 2 November

University of Sheffield Player @unishefplayer.bsky.social · 1d

Social science helps us understand how people live, think, and connect.

Join us for Understanding Society - a week of exhibitions, interactive activities, talks and workshops exploring everything from activism to creative storytelling.

Programme: player.sheffield.ac.uk/series/under...

@ukri.org

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 1d

One of our Fellows, Gabriel Brito, has organised a two-day hybrid conference, hosted at Universidad Casa Grande and online.

'Reimagining the Digital Society' will explore topics of digital citizenship, extremism and authorship

Find out more: www.casagrande.edu.ec/evento/reima...

1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 2d

At the 2025 Festival of Social Science our interactive exhibitions will explore how emerging technologies could reshape industries like agriculture and beyond, and reflect on how we show affection through texts.

📍31 Oct - 2 Nov, Millenium Gallery

festivalofsocialscience.com/events/resea...

Research Arcade | Events | Festival of Social Science

Join researchers from the University of Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University for a fun, interactive and family-friendly showcase featuring activity stands and exhibits that explore…

festivalofsocialscience.com

1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 6d

When it comes to communicating research around the digital good, can there be a place for generative AI? Our Social Media and Communications Officer, Emma Doyle, looks at the potential considerations around AI imagery.

digitalgood.net/is-it-possib...

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 8d

Learn more about the project from Rosendy Galabo as part of our 'Digital good in progress' webinar series.

digitalgood.net/digital-good...

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. All are welcome to join, the […]

digitalgood.net

1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 8d

‘Cooperativa digital’ builds on a digital platform created by a Brazilian social enterprise that allows people to donate a portion of sales tax to non-governmental organisations.

This project highlights the importance of understanding the digital good through the lens of commons frameworks.

1 1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 12d

Don't forget to join our mailing list and receive all our latest updates, from upcoming events to funding opportunities.

Sign up here: digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

University of Sheffield

University of Sheffield Email Forms

digitalgood.us21.list-manage.com

1 1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 14d

PhD student Shaoying Zhang joined other members of the Digital Good Network at the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S) conference in Seattle, to share insights from her research around the digital good.

digitalgood.net/evaluating-t...

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 15d

NEW DATE: This webinar will be taking place on 5 November, 14:00

'Less damage done? Finding the good in defence tech' explored the role of 'dual use' technologies and the regulatory frameworks around them. Hear more about the work on this project as part of our webinar series.

luma.com/83hzb5r7

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 19d

DGN Summer School alum Barbara Urrutia-Badilla will be hosting a participatory workshop in Sheffield for Latin Americans living in the UK, as part of her (re)Marking from the South project.

Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Learn more: www.remarkingfromthesouth.info

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 20d

DGN Director Helen Kennedy says, "We get a lot of positive feedback from folks in the network, including people who have been unsuccessful in applying to our schemes - this is all down to Ruth's thorough and thoughtful work. We couldn't ask for a better network manager and colleague - thanks Ruth!"

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 20d

Today is International Research Administrator Day, and we would like to celebrate our Network Manager, Ruth Lauener!

Ruth is responsible for the operational and administrative aspects of our network, from financial management to project monitoring and more, making sure everything runs smoothly.

1 1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 26d

Anuradha also shared her thoughts on tech optimism for the Global Development Institute podcast, listen here: www.buzzsprout.com/2017560/epis...

In Conversation: Payal Arora on Tech Optimism in the Global South - Global Development Institute podcast

PhD Researcher Anuradha Ganapathy interviews Payal Arora, Professor of Inclusive AI Cultures at Utrecht University and co-founder of two initiatives, Inclusive AI Lab for Debiasing Tech and Fem Lab.…

www.buzzsprout.com

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 26d

Can critique encompass hope and optimism?

In this blog, Anuradha Ganapathy offers reflections for “critical” ICT4D.

digitalgood.net/remembering-...

@anuradhaganapathy.bsky.social

1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 27d

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...

“But, digging deeper into what people want from digital technology, we can see that the version of convenience they offer up is not the faster, smarter, automated vision that is often evident in dominant discourses. Rather, for members of the public, convenience has caring, moral dimensions. It involves an expectation that digital technologies like AI should support and enhance everyday life, not only for the self but also for others.”

1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 29d

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...

1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · Sep 9

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=...

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · Sep 5

Signe Kossmann will be presenting findings from the project on October 8 at 2pm, as part of our webinar series.

Register here: digitalgood.net/digital-good...

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. All are welcome to join, the […]

digitalgood.net

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · Sep 4

"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-...

1 2

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · Sep 3

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...

Research internships - ESRC Digital Good Network

We are building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there. As part of this, […]

digitalgood.net

1

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · Sep 2

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

Evaluating the Digital Good - Panel overview and abstracts

ESRC Digital Good Network panel @ 4S Seattle 2025

docs.google.com

4

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · Aug 28

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

Reposted by ESRC Digital Good Network

Susan Oman @suoman.bsky.social · Aug 20

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

Image of Sarah who has MND and a new AI voice that sounds like her, captured from a fragment of audio in an old family video

3 3

ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · Aug 22

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...

Our new Fellowships open

Smart Data Research UK is pleased to announce our new Fellowships are now open, supporting bold, interdisciplinary research using smart data.

www.sdruk.ukri.org

1 2