ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit)
@digitcentre.bsky.social
The ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work (Digit) aims to advance our understanding of how digital technologies are reshaping work.
🛠 Access the toolkit for employers: www.ework-life.com/toolkit
#RemoteWorking #HybridWork #Inclusion #DisabilityEmployment #FutureOfWork #DigitResearch #ESRCImpact
#RemoteWorking #HybridWork #Inclusion #DisabilityEmployment #FutureOfWork #DigitResearch #ESRCImpact
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
🛠 Access the toolkit for employers: www.ework-life.com/toolkit
#RemoteWorking #HybridWork #Inclusion #DisabilityEmployment #FutureOfWork #DigitResearch #ESRCImpact
#RemoteWorking #HybridWork #Inclusion #DisabilityEmployment #FutureOfWork #DigitResearch #ESRCImpact
📄 Read the House of Lords report: committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
📚 Explore the Remote4All research: digit-research.org/projects/dis...
📚 Explore the Remote4All research: digit-research.org/projects/dis...
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
📄 Read the House of Lords report: committees.parliament.uk/committee/77...
📚 Explore the Remote4All research: digit-research.org/projects/dis...
📚 Explore the Remote4All research: digit-research.org/projects/dis...
Dr Grant highlights that, “Remote working is not just a convenience, it’s a lifeline for many people. But it only works well when managers are equipped to lead inclusively and build trust in virtual teams.”
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Dr Grant highlights that, “Remote working is not just a convenience, it’s a lifeline for many people. But it only works well when managers are equipped to lead inclusively and build trust in virtual teams.”
Importantly, it also highlights the importance of training line managers to foster trust, avoid isolation, and create inclusive remote environments.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Importantly, it also highlights the importance of training line managers to foster trust, avoid isolation, and create inclusive remote environments.
The research, Remote4All, examined the remote-working experiences of disabled and neurodivergent workers. The research shows that without remote working, many disabled and/or neurodivergent people would find it difficult or impossible to work.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
The research, Remote4All, examined the remote-working experiences of disabled and neurodivergent workers. The research shows that without remote working, many disabled and/or neurodivergent people would find it difficult or impossible to work.
✅ Promote and incentivise employer investment in management training to support effective remote and hybrid working
We’re delighted to see that Digit-funded research led by Dr Christine Grant (Coventry University) is cited in support of these recommendations.
We’re delighted to see that Digit-funded research led by Dr Christine Grant (Coventry University) is cited in support of these recommendations.
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
✅ Promote and incentivise employer investment in management training to support effective remote and hybrid working
We’re delighted to see that Digit-funded research led by Dr Christine Grant (Coventry University) is cited in support of these recommendations.
We’re delighted to see that Digit-funded research led by Dr Christine Grant (Coventry University) is cited in support of these recommendations.
Among other recommendations, the report urges government to:
✅ Set out whether remote and hybrid working are being considered as part of initiatives to support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions back into work
✅ Set out whether remote and hybrid working are being considered as part of initiatives to support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions back into work
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Among other recommendations, the report urges government to:
✅ Set out whether remote and hybrid working are being considered as part of initiatives to support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions back into work
✅ Set out whether remote and hybrid working are being considered as part of initiatives to support people with disabilities and long-term health conditions back into work
Image credit (from the @betterimagesofai.bsky.social library): Yutong Liu & Digit / betterimagesofai.org / creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Image credit (from the @betterimagesofai.bsky.social library): Yutong Liu & Digit / betterimagesofai.org / creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
In the third and final Digit Debates event of our Autumn 2025 Series, Florence G’Sell will outline the main provisions of these regulations, before looking beyond the texts to the practical difficulties that regulators and AI companies now confront.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
In the third and final Digit Debates event of our Autumn 2025 Series, Florence G’Sell will outline the main provisions of these regulations, before looking beyond the texts to the practical difficulties that regulators and AI companies now confront.
What happens when AI regulation meets everyday complexity?
With landmark instruments such as the GDPR and the AI Act, the European Union seeks to establish a global benchmark in technology regulation. Yet the real challenge lies in implementation.
With landmark instruments such as the GDPR and the AI Act, the European Union seeks to establish a global benchmark in technology regulation. Yet the real challenge lies in implementation.
November 11, 2025 at 2:41 PM
What happens when AI regulation meets everyday complexity?
With landmark instruments such as the GDPR and the AI Act, the European Union seeks to establish a global benchmark in technology regulation. Yet the real challenge lies in implementation.
With landmark instruments such as the GDPR and the AI Act, the European Union seeks to establish a global benchmark in technology regulation. Yet the real challenge lies in implementation.
Our next Digit Debates event with @flogsell.bsky.social, ‘Beyond the AI Act. Implementation challenges in EU AI regulation’, will take place on Wednesday 19 November. Find out more: digit-research.org/events/beyon...
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Our next Digit Debates event with @flogsell.bsky.social, ‘Beyond the AI Act. Implementation challenges in EU AI regulation’, will take place on Wednesday 19 November. Find out more: digit-research.org/events/beyon...
Thank you to Damien Smith (ESRC) for introducing the event, Prof. Mark Stuart for Chairing, and to our three fantastic discussants: @teraallas.bsky.social, Ian O'Donnell, and Prof. Ödül Bozkurt.
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Thank you to Damien Smith (ESRC) for introducing the event, Prof. Mark Stuart for Chairing, and to our three fantastic discussants: @teraallas.bsky.social, Ian O'Donnell, and Prof. Ödül Bozkurt.
Marguerita Lane presented findings from a new @oecdsocial.bsky.social report, ‘Generative AI and the SME Workforce: New Survey Evidence’.
You can find the report on the OECD’s website: www.oe.cd/ai-sme-workforce
You can find the report on the OECD’s website: www.oe.cd/ai-sme-workforce
November 7, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Marguerita Lane presented findings from a new @oecdsocial.bsky.social report, ‘Generative AI and the SME Workforce: New Survey Evidence’.
You can find the report on the OECD’s website: www.oe.cd/ai-sme-workforce
You can find the report on the OECD’s website: www.oe.cd/ai-sme-workforce
🏥 Digitalising healthcare work for sustainability: professional tensions and ethical paradoxes
Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. @dimitrapetrakaki.bsky.social and Dr @zahira.bsky.social
Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. @dimitrapetrakaki.bsky.social and Dr @zahira.bsky.social
Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
October 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🏥 Digitalising healthcare work for sustainability: professional tensions and ethical paradoxes
Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. @dimitrapetrakaki.bsky.social and Dr @zahira.bsky.social
Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. @dimitrapetrakaki.bsky.social and Dr @zahira.bsky.social
Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
🥕 Difficult to Digitalise hard work: barriers and opportunities for digital adoption in agri-food value chains
Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. Adrian Smith, Prof. @jackieo99.bsky.social, and Dr @steverolf.bsky.social.
Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. Adrian Smith, Prof. @jackieo99.bsky.social, and Dr @steverolf.bsky.social.
Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
October 31, 2025 at 9:33 AM
🥕 Difficult to Digitalise hard work: barriers and opportunities for digital adoption in agri-food value chains
Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. Adrian Smith, Prof. @jackieo99.bsky.social, and Dr @steverolf.bsky.social.
Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Supervisors at Sussex: Prof. Adrian Smith, Prof. @jackieo99.bsky.social, and Dr @steverolf.bsky.social.
Find out more: www.sussex.ac.uk/study/fees-f...
Image credit (from the @betterimagesofai.bsky.social Library): IceMing & Digit / betterimagesofai.org / creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
October 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Image credit (from the @betterimagesofai.bsky.social Library): IceMing & Digit / betterimagesofai.org / creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Generative AI: A solution to the SME skills challenge?
📆 Wednesday 5 November
🕰️ 12.30pm-2pm (GMT)
🗣️ Speakers: Marguerita Lane
👥 Discussants: @teraallas.bsky.social, Ian O'Donnell MBE, Prof. Ödül Bozkurt
🪑 Chair: Prof. Mark Stuart
🔗 Register: digit-research.org/events/gener...
📆 Wednesday 5 November
🕰️ 12.30pm-2pm (GMT)
🗣️ Speakers: Marguerita Lane
👥 Discussants: @teraallas.bsky.social, Ian O'Donnell MBE, Prof. Ödül Bozkurt
🪑 Chair: Prof. Mark Stuart
🔗 Register: digit-research.org/events/gener...
October 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Generative AI: A solution to the SME skills challenge?
📆 Wednesday 5 November
🕰️ 12.30pm-2pm (GMT)
🗣️ Speakers: Marguerita Lane
👥 Discussants: @teraallas.bsky.social, Ian O'Donnell MBE, Prof. Ödül Bozkurt
🪑 Chair: Prof. Mark Stuart
🔗 Register: digit-research.org/events/gener...
📆 Wednesday 5 November
🕰️ 12.30pm-2pm (GMT)
🗣️ Speakers: Marguerita Lane
👥 Discussants: @teraallas.bsky.social, Ian O'Donnell MBE, Prof. Ödül Bozkurt
🪑 Chair: Prof. Mark Stuart
🔗 Register: digit-research.org/events/gener...
Image credit (from the @betterimagesofai.bsky.social Library): Janet Turra & Digit / betterimagesofai .org / creativecommons .org/licenses/by/4.0/
October 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
Image credit (from the @betterimagesofai.bsky.social Library): Janet Turra & Digit / betterimagesofai .org / creativecommons .org/licenses/by/4.0/
We were joined by three expert discussants – @nickscott.digital (Director of Centre for Responsible Union AI, Unions 21), Nikoletta Kiss (Project Coordinator, UNI Europa), and Espen Strandhus (Senior Advisor, HK Norway).
October 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
We were joined by three expert discussants – @nickscott.digital (Director of Centre for Responsible Union AI, Unions 21), Nikoletta Kiss (Project Coordinator, UNI Europa), and Espen Strandhus (Senior Advisor, HK Norway).
The handbook charts how AI is being used in retail and explores the risks and opportunities this presents for labour. You can find it on UNI Europa’s website: www.uni-europa.org/wp-content/u...
October 24, 2025 at 10:38 AM
The handbook charts how AI is being used in retail and explores the risks and opportunities this presents for labour. You can find it on UNI Europa’s website: www.uni-europa.org/wp-content/u...