ESRC Digital Good Network
@digitalgoodnet.bsky.social
An ESRC-funded, £4 million research network building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there.
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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.
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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
November 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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
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...
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...
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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...
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...
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.
November 4, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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.
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...
Read more about the projects here: digitalgood.net/six-new-rese...
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 AM
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...
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...
digitalgood.net/launching-ou...
October 28, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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...
digitalgood.net/launching-ou...
Join Rosendy Galabo to hear more about community-run mobile app, Cooperativa digital.
The project stands as an example of how community-led design and governance can create lasting positive change in underserved communities.
14:00, Wednesday 22 October, online
Register here: luma.com/nl9amem9
The project stands as an example of how community-led design and governance can create lasting positive change in underserved communities.
14:00, Wednesday 22 October, online
Register here: luma.com/nl9amem9
October 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Join Rosendy Galabo to hear more about community-run mobile app, Cooperativa digital.
The project stands as an example of how community-led design and governance can create lasting positive change in underserved communities.
14:00, Wednesday 22 October, online
Register here: luma.com/nl9amem9
The project stands as an example of how community-led design and governance can create lasting positive change in underserved communities.
14:00, Wednesday 22 October, online
Register here: luma.com/nl9amem9
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...
'Reimagining the Digital Society' will explore topics of digital citizenship, extremism and authorship
Find out more: www.casagrande.edu.ec/evento/reima...
October 14, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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...
'Reimagining the Digital Society' will explore topics of digital citizenship, extremism and authorship
Find out more: www.casagrande.edu.ec/evento/reima...
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...
digitalgood.net/is-it-possib...
October 9, 2025 at 10:05 AM
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...
digitalgood.net/is-it-possib...
‘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.
This project highlights the importance of understanding the digital good through the lens of commons frameworks.
October 7, 2025 at 1:04 PM
‘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.
This project highlights the importance of understanding the digital good through the lens of commons frameworks.
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...
digitalgood.net/evaluating-t...
October 1, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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...
digitalgood.net/evaluating-t...
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
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Learn more: www.remarkingfromthesouth.info
September 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Learn more: www.remarkingfromthesouth.info
Can critique encompass hope and optimism?
In this blog, Anuradha Ganapathy offers reflections for “critical” ICT4D.
digitalgood.net/remembering-...
@anuradhaganapathy.bsky.social
In this blog, Anuradha Ganapathy offers reflections for “critical” ICT4D.
digitalgood.net/remembering-...
@anuradhaganapathy.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Can critique encompass hope and optimism?
In this blog, Anuradha Ganapathy offers reflections for “critical” ICT4D.
digitalgood.net/remembering-...
@anuradhaganapathy.bsky.social
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...
blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsoci...
September 18, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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...
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...
Learn more about the project at our upcoming webinar on 8 October: digitalgood.net/digital-good...
September 16, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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...
Learn more about the project at our upcoming webinar on 8 October: digitalgood.net/digital-good...
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September 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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=...
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"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-...
PhD Researcher @jordanking.bsky.social shares his experience at the 2025 Digital Good Network Summer School.
digitalgood.net/remembering-...
September 4, 2025 at 9:00 AM
"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-...
PhD Researcher @jordanking.bsky.social shares his experience at the 2025 Digital Good Network Summer School.
digitalgood.net/remembering-...
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
Read more about Kim's time at the conference here: digitalgood.net/exploringgoo...
@acm-dis.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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
Read more about Kim's time at the conference here: digitalgood.net/exploringgoo...
@acm-dis.bsky.social
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...
Join us for topics around defence tech, mobile apps, digital good in the Global South, and digital health.
Book now: digitalgood.net/digital-good...
August 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
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...
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...
Read more about Kitty's work on our blog.
digitalgood.net/creating-web...
August 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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...
Read more about Kitty's work on our blog.
digitalgood.net/creating-web...
"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...
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...
August 4, 2025 at 8:01 AM
"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...
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 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...
Find out more here: digitalgood.net/call-for-abs...
July 31, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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...
Find out more here: digitalgood.net/call-for-abs...
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
Read the edition here:
ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc
July 22, 2025 at 8:34 AM
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
Read the edition here:
ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc
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...
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...
July 16, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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...
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...
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 set out some ideas about how the DGI might take shape on our website: digitalgood.net/dg-research/...
June 26, 2025 at 10:30 AM
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 set out some ideas about how the DGI might take shape on our website: digitalgood.net/dg-research/...
Yesterday, we heard about attendees’ research projects, held reading sessions, and concluded with a keynote lecture from Dorothea Kleine: 'Building better digital futures'. We’ll upload the recording soon, so watch this space. It’s exciting to see the next generation of digital society researchers.
June 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Yesterday, we heard about attendees’ research projects, held reading sessions, and concluded with a keynote lecture from Dorothea Kleine: 'Building better digital futures'. We’ll upload the recording soon, so watch this space. It’s exciting to see the next generation of digital society researchers.