Digital and Data Cluster Group

A digital and data revolution

We are in the midst of a digital and data revolution.

Vast and complex data sets are being generated and analysed. This is happening across a broad spectrum of disciplines at an unprecedented rate.

Digital innovation is transforming working practices, business models and human interaction and behaviour.

New markets are forming. They stretch beyond existing regulation and the horizon of policy makers.

Data analysis a key tool

In the era of artificial intelligence and machine learning, we find ourselves in a place where technology is impacting on all areas of society.

We want to explore the tensions and opportunities that arise from the intersection of technology and social, economic, health and cultural transformation.

Finding solutions

In this fast-evolving research area, we want to grow our community of academics. We're working across diverse arenas, including healthcare, digital humanities and design, technology regulation, and engineering and artificial intelligence.

Can you help us to explore new avenues for our digital lives?

Push the boundaries of knowledge

In this fast-evolving research area of Digital and Data, and we are seeking academics and researchers to be a part of an exciting research community that pushes the boundaries of knowledge.

This is where you come in.

We want to grow our community of academics and researchers working across Digital and Data. From healthcare to digital humanities and design, from technology regulation to engineering and artificial intelligence, can you help us to explore new avenues for our digital lives?

We're asking questions. Can you answer them?

We’re asking questions such as:

What counts as data? Are there other ways of conceptualising, identifying and gathering data? And designing new interfaces? Can these open up alternative futures and imaginaries? Can they have new potentials for human and planetary wellbeing?
How can we use data to break down inequalities across societies?
What governance do we need to create a world achieving the full value of AI innovation? How do we enable public trust and systems to maximise positive societal impact?
Where does decentralisation matter and where will it fail or fade away?
How can we use data science to find new treatments to help people live longer and healthier lives?
How can disruption and innovation combat the climate crisis and change life as we know it for the better?
How can data science and digital technology transform art, literature, and heritage? How can it achieve greater access to them?
How can we transform data science with new cross-disciplinary methodologies. How can we create the next generation of tools?