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Bringing together people in research, practice, and policy with a focus on digital contexts. We are the go-to point of contact to engage with the broadest UK network of interdisciplinary, cross-sector digital Trust, Identity, Privacy, Security experts.
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We are asking individuals or small teams to produce blueprints, exploring what a good digital society looks like, focusing on an aspect of social life or societal institution (eg a family, museum, a practice like health tracking).

Learn more about our research fund: digitalgood.net/call-for-app...
December 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Introducing the six sandpit projects we will be funding, following our Sandpit on 'Resilience and TIPSS' in conjunction with @salient-hub.bsky.social! 🤝

🔗 Read more about each of these exciting research projects on our website: www.spritehub.org/introducing-...

#DigitalTIPSS #Resilience
December 18, 2025 at 11:01 AM
🎙️'From Sophistication to Coordination: Decoding the Next Generation of Social Bot Behaviour and Detection'

Last Wednesday, we were delighted to be joined by Dr. Rahat Masood for her SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn talk. Watch Dr. Masood's talk on YouTube: youtu.be/YH3RyTn5sL0?...

#SocialBots #DigitalTrust
Lunch + Learn with Dr Rahat Masood: Decoding the Next Generation of Social Bot Behaviour & Detection
Social bots have advanced into highly sophisticated actors within online ecosystems, shaping public discussion, spreading misinformation, and carrying out coordinated deceptive campaigns on an…
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December 17, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Applications for our research fund are open, focusing on aspects of social life or societal institutions (eg a family, a museum, a practice like health tracking) and how they contribute to a good digital society.

Deadline: 12 February. Max project duration: 6 months

digitalgood.net/blueprints-f...
December 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📢 Job vacancy: join SPRITE+ as a Research Associate to work on our XRCET TIPSS Deep Dive!

This is a great opportunity for a first or second postdoc position.

📅 Closing date: 06 January 2026
📍 Location: Manchester

Apply here: www.jobs.manchester.ac.uk/Job/JobDetai...

#SPRITEplus #JobVacancy
Research Associate SPRITE +, XRCET TIPSS:Manchester
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December 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Are you an early career researcher with bold ideas? Apply for the UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship through @uomhums.bsky.social and join a world-class research community!
More info 👉 www.humanities.manchester.ac.uk/research/fun...
December 15, 2025 at 2:30 PM
🔐 How can reinforcement learning transform intrusion response in network security?

▶️ Learn more about this SPRITE+ funded secondment project through Principal Investigator Matthew Reaney's talk: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lt3...

#CyberSecurity #ReinforcementLearning #NetworkSecurity
Reinforcement Learning for Intrusion Response in Network Security
This talk was presented at the SPRITE+ 2025 Showcase by Matthew Reaney, a Principal Investigator on the SPRITE+ funded AIM (Academic-Industry Meeting) day secondment project with BT Group from May -…
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December 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We invite you to join Julian Padget and Andrew Peck for a SPRITE+ funded workshop exploring risk, attribution and accountability in the use of AI 🤖

📅 Date: 12th -13th January 2026
📍 Location: University of Bath

🔗 Learn more and register your interest here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...

#AI
2-day Workshop on Responsibility and Accountability in Safety-Critical AI Applications | SPRITE+ Hub
You are warmly invited to join Julian Padget and Andrew Peck for an interactive round-table discussion exploring risk, attribution and accountability in the use of AI.
www.spritehub.org
December 11, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Did you know that Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) can remain undetected in networks for months, causing massive damage? 🔍

▶️Learn more by watching Dr Edward Chuah's talk at the SPRITE+ 2025 Showcase: youtu.be/4qeI_GnuCEs?...

#CyberSecurity #APTDetection
An AI-based Approach for Detecting Advanced Persistent Threats (APT) in Large Networks
This talk was presented at the SPRITE+ 2025 Showcase by Dr Edward Chuah, Principal Investigator of a SPRITE+ funded AIM (Academic-Industry Meeting) day secondment project with BT Group from March -…
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December 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
We recently hosted @crimepsychblog.bsky.social for our fifth Lunch + Learn talk of the year: 'What are the TIPSS risks associated with immersive technologies?

▶️ Watch SPRITE+ Co-Director Emma Barrett's talk here: youtu.be/kDxM1r-A5oM?...

#SPRITEplus #LunchAndLearn #ImmersiveTechnology
Lunch and Learn with Prof. Emma Barrett: TIPSS risks associated with immersive technologies
In this introductory talk, SPRITE+ Co-Director Prof. Emma Barrett will outline the potential risks and harms associated with immersive technologies such as virtual reality, mixed reality, and…
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December 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
⌛One week until our final Lunch and Learn of the year!

Dr. Rahat Masood, Senior Lecturer at the School of Computer Science & Engineering, UNSW will join us to explore the next generation of social bot behaviour and detection 🤖

🔗 Register to attend here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sprite-lun...
SPRITE+ Lunch and Learn with Dr. Rahat Masood
From Sophistication to Coordination: Decoding the Next Generation of Social Bot Behaviour and Detection
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December 3, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We're excited to share a list of interested overseas partners for the SPRITE+ Global Partners Programme! 🛫

🌐 Visit our website to see 10+ global universities & organisations who have expressed interest in hosting a researcher, and their areas of interest: www.spritehub.org/global-partn...
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
What does the general public understand about artificial intelligence (AI)? And how are generative AI tools being used in the public and private sector? 🤖

▶️ Learn more about Dr Huma Shah's investigation by watching her recent talk at the SPRITE+ 2025 Showcase: youtu.be/k5KVDUaNdSw?...

#GenAI #AI
Do you know your AI from your Generative AI?
This talk was presented at the SPRITE+ 2025 Showcase by Dr Huma Shah (Coventry University), organiser of the Innovation Forum 'Best Practices for Trust in the Use of Generative AI Tools…
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December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Is your organisation facing a Digital TIPS (Trust, Identity, Privacy or Security) challenge?

If so, our Expert Clinic Programme is the ideal opportunity to meet with a subject matter expert!💡

➡️ Learn more about the programme here: www.spritehub.org/sprite-exper...

#SPRITEplus #ExpertClinic
SPRITE+ Expert Clinic: speak to an expert about a TIPSS challenge
Is your organisation facing a Digital TIPS (Trust, Identity, Privacy or Security) problem which could benefit from the input of a specific expert?
www.spritehub.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🖥️ Did you miss last week's Global Partners Programme webinar?

If so, you can now watch the recording on our YouTube channel, where we cover topics including: selection criteria, applicant eligibility and travel policy

▶️ Watch the webinar here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5eb...

#FundingCall
SPRITE+ Global Partners Programme webinar
What is the SPRITE+ Global Partners Programme? Much of the current research on digital Trust, Identity, Privacy, and Security (TIPS) takes place in the context of developed western economics. Yet…
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November 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM
💼 We often blame technology for cyber risks, but could organisational culture be the hidden vulnerability?

Midori Nishioka and Dr Lena Podoletz explore how organisational culture can drive and influence cybersecurity behaviours: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWJ7...

#Cybersecurity #WorkplaceCulture
Improving Cybersecurity Through Culture: Temperature Platform and its Development
💼 We often blame technology for cyber risks, but could organisational culture be the hidden vulnerability? At the SPRITE+ 2025 Showcase, Midori Nishioka, PhD (Social Machines) and Dr Lena Podoletz…
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November 24, 2025 at 2:30 PM
⌛ Applications closing soon: Fully Funded Training on Responsible AI for Educators and Researchers

We're excited to be funding a 2-day training programme run by @journotech.bsky.social.

🔗 Apply here: journotech.org/applications...

#AITraining #ResponsibleAI
Applications Open for Fully Funded Training on Responsible AI for Educators and Researchers: Financial Support Available - JournoTECH
Selected participants can receive support from a small inclusion fund to cover data or internet access, making the training accessible to everyone.
journotech.org
November 21, 2025 at 1:01 PM
📢 Calling all organisations facing a Digital TIPS (Trust, Identity, Privacy or Security) problem!

Could you benefit from the input of a specific Digital TIPS Expert? 💡

➡️ Learn more about the SPRITE+ Expert Clinic Programme: www.spritehub.org/sprite-exper...

#SPRITEplus #ExpertClinic #DigitalTIPS
SPRITE+ Expert Clinic: speak to an expert about a TIPSS challenge
Is your organisation facing a Digital TIPS (Trust, Identity, Privacy or Security) problem which could benefit from the input of a specific expert?
www.spritehub.org
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
📢 Join us for our final Lunch and Learn of the year with Dr. Rahat Masood!

'From Sophistication to Coordination: Decoding the Next Generation of Social Bot Behaviour and Detection'

🔗 Register to join here: www.eventbrite.com/e/sprite-lun...

#SPRITEplus #LunchAndLearn #DigitalTIPS #SocialBots
November 18, 2025 at 10:51 AM
How can we use digital tools to help build swift trust in supply chains? 🤔

📽️ Watch Co-Investigator Nikolai Kazantsev's presentation on this SPRITE+ funded Innovation Forum: www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bl7...

#SPRITEplus #DigitalTIPS #CyberSecurity #FinancialFraud #DigitalTrust #DataAnalytics #FinTech
Building Swift Trust in Supply Chains: Bridging Technology with Social Interactions
This talk was presented at the SPRITE+ 2025 Showcase by Dr Nikolai Kazantsev, Co-Investigator of the Innovation Forum 'Building swift trust in supply chains: bridging technology with social…
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November 17, 2025 at 1:30 PM
🌐 We're inviting UK based SPRITE+ members to submit proposals for the SPRITE+ Global Partners Programme!

➡️ Learn more and apply via our website: www.spritehub.org/global-partn...

🖥️ Join us online for a live Q&A on Tuesday 18th November, 1pm to 1:30pm GMT: lnkd.in/ecvT_Nwn

#GlobalPartnersProgramme
SPRITE+ Global Partners Programme
SPRITE+ is inviting UK based SPRITE+ members to submit proposals for our “TIPS in Global Context: Identifying Untapped Research Opportunities” program.
www.spritehub.org
November 14, 2025 at 11:01 AM
⚙️ Upcoming workshop: 'Threat Modelling for Sleeper Agents in Agentic AI: Attack Chains and Resilience for Digital Identity Systems'

⏰ Registration deadline: 12:00pm, Monday 24 November 2025

🔗 Register here: www.spritehub.org/event-detail...

#SPRITEplus #TheAlanTuringInstitute #CyberSecurity
Threat Modelling for Sleeper Agents in Agentic AI: Attack Chains and Resilience for Digital Identity Systems | SPRITE+ Hub
A workshop focused on threat modelling to counter systemic cyber risks from combining shadow AI, sleeper agents, malware and disinformation in autonomous AI attacks in digital identity systems.
www.spritehub.org
November 13, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🕹️ What are the TIPSS risks associated with immersive technologies?

Join us next week for our November Lunch + Learn talk with SPRITE+ Co-Director Emma Barrett!

🔗 Register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/sprite-lun...

#SPRITEplus #LunchAndLearn #DigitalTIPSS #VR #MixedReality #AR
November 12, 2025 at 12:02 PM
💡Fully Funded AI Training Available for Educators and Researchers!

@journotech.bsky.social invites applications to participate in an upcoming 2-day online training for educators and researchers globally.

🔗 Apply here: journotech.org/applications...

#SPRITEplus #AITraining #FundedTraining
Applications Open for Fully Funded Training on Responsible AI for Educators and Researchers: Financial Support Available - JournoTECH
Selected participants can receive support from a small inclusion fund to cover data or internet access, making the training accessible to everyone.
journotech.org
November 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
💬Ever tried correcting someone’s misinformation online, and they just doubled down?

This SPRITE+ funded sandpit project explores the factors behind direct fact-check rejection. Hear from Principal Investigator Grégoire Burel: youtu.be/GWNfDmXLaC8?...

#SPRITEplus #Misinformation #FactChecking
November 10, 2025 at 1:30 PM