Digital Society & Economy

Upcoming Events

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Purpose in Business Launch Event

Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:49:00 GMT

The Digital Society and Economy IRT, The Scottish Productivity Forum, Prosper and Peer Works are delighted to invite to the launch of the ESRC/TPI funded project: Purpose in business: empowering employees and enhancing productivity.

Minimum Digital Living Standard Workshop

Wed, 07 Feb 2024 13:49:00 GMT

This workshop will introduce and explore the first study to develop a Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS) for households with children across the UK, creating a benchmark for digital inclusion.

Past Events

Innovative Methods Seminar – Relief Maps

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:40:00 GMT

Digital Society & Economy IRT hosts a series of innovative methods seminars. This session focuses on Relief Maps, new visual and digital methods for data collection, analysis and visualization of intersecting inequalities.

Virtual Reality Research Workshop

Mon, 22 Jan 2024 14:53:00 GMT

A coming together of researchers in social science and computer science to discuss the future of virtual reality research.

Innovative Methods Seminar – Using Games as/for Research

Tue, 06 Feb 2024 16:40:00 GMT

Digital Society & Economy IRT hosts a series of innovative methods seminars. This session focuses on the use of games in research, with a spotlight on the University of Glasgow's Games Lab.

Innovative Methods Seminar: Participatory Investigations - Workers as Futurist

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:52:00 BST

Innovative methods seminar series: this session will explore The Worker as Futurist project, supporting rank-and-file Amazon workers to write and publish short, speculative fiction stories about “the world after Amazon.”

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Innovation districts, partnerships and communities of innovation

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:03:00 GMT

To conclude the Scottish programme of National Productivity Week, join the Scotland Productivity Forum and the IRT Digital Society and Economy at the University of Glasgow for an illuminating and insightful conference event: “Innovation, place and communities: innovation districts, partnerships and communities of innovation”.

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New Perspectives on Productivity: Scale Deep, Crowdfunding and Purposeful Business

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:03:00 GMT

To celebrate the National Productivity Week, join The Productivity Institute Forum and the IRT Digital Society and Economy at the University of Glasgow for an illuminating and insightful conference event: “New Perspectives on Productivity: Scale Deep, Crowdfunding and Purposeful Business”.

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Customers, Consumers and End-users as FinTech innovators?

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:03:00 GMT

To celebrate the National Productivity Week, The Productivity Institute Forum and the IRT Digital Society and Economy at the University of Glasgow have teamed up to bring you an event on "Customers, consumers and end-users as FinTech innovators? Reflections on the Consumer Duty".

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The Triple Bottom Line and AI: New ways of thinking about productivity

Mon, 30 Oct 2023 10:03:00 GMT

Join us at this Gaitherin as we explore a growing trend that redefines productivity in today's ever-evolving economic, social, and environmental landscape.

Innovative Methods Seminar: Data-driven Investigations – The Algorithmic Audit

Thu, 05 Oct 2023 12:52:00 BST

Innovative methods seminar series: this session will explore a journalist's perspective how we can systematically investigate technology

Equity in a sustainable energy transition: the importance of people & place

Fri, 29 Sep 2023 12:52:00 BST

Join us to explore what an equitable and sustainable energy transition could look like.

Wealth building for communities

Tue, 05 Sep 2023 16:27:00 BST

A partnership event to discuss the role of third sector organisations and purposeful businesses.

Living well in a digital world: economic, social and cultural challenges

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 12:52:00 BST

Join us to explore what a just, inclusive society looks like, and how we live well in the post-digital age.