ESRC Centre for Sociodigital Futures
@sociodigfutures.bsky.social
We live in a sociodigital world – a world where society and digital technology are increasingly bound together. Founded in 2022, we bring together leading interdisciplinary expertise to explore sociodigital futures in the making. www.bristol.ac.uk/censof
Job vacancy!
We're looking for a Senior Research Associate in Immersive Futures to join our team.
Full time, fixed term until Oct 2026.
More info and apply ➡️ bit.ly/48BPsR6
We're looking for a Senior Research Associate in Immersive Futures to join our team.
Full time, fixed term until Oct 2026.
More info and apply ➡️ bit.ly/48BPsR6
November 26, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Job vacancy!
We're looking for a Senior Research Associate in Immersive Futures to join our team.
Full time, fixed term until Oct 2026.
More info and apply ➡️ bit.ly/48BPsR6
We're looking for a Senior Research Associate in Immersive Futures to join our team.
Full time, fixed term until Oct 2026.
More info and apply ➡️ bit.ly/48BPsR6
Welcome Alistair Gentry @alistairgentry.bsky.social one of four artists in residence at CenSoF.
Alistair will be collaborating with researchers to make creative and speculative work, exploring sociodigital futures issues.
We look forward to working together!
Alistair will be collaborating with researchers to make creative and speculative work, exploring sociodigital futures issues.
We look forward to working together!
November 25, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Welcome Alistair Gentry @alistairgentry.bsky.social one of four artists in residence at CenSoF.
Alistair will be collaborating with researchers to make creative and speculative work, exploring sociodigital futures issues.
We look forward to working together!
Alistair will be collaborating with researchers to make creative and speculative work, exploring sociodigital futures issues.
We look forward to working together!
Calling all artists and creatives!
We're looking for a producer/creator for a paid part time role, working with our artists in residence to help put together an exhibition of their work.
More info and apply: bit.ly/4nTJBer
Deadline: 27 Nov ⏰
We're looking for a producer/creator for a paid part time role, working with our artists in residence to help put together an exhibition of their work.
More info and apply: bit.ly/4nTJBer
Deadline: 27 Nov ⏰
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Calling all artists and creatives!
We're looking for a producer/creator for a paid part time role, working with our artists in residence to help put together an exhibition of their work.
More info and apply: bit.ly/4nTJBer
Deadline: 27 Nov ⏰
We're looking for a producer/creator for a paid part time role, working with our artists in residence to help put together an exhibition of their work.
More info and apply: bit.ly/4nTJBer
Deadline: 27 Nov ⏰
Job opportunity!
We're looking for a Senior Research Associate to work on a study of the environmental sustainability of future 5G and 6G networks
More info and to apply 👉 bit.ly/47oB2U3
Deadline 24 November ⏰
We're looking for a Senior Research Associate to work on a study of the environmental sustainability of future 5G and 6G networks
More info and to apply 👉 bit.ly/47oB2U3
Deadline 24 November ⏰
November 20, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Job opportunity!
We're looking for a Senior Research Associate to work on a study of the environmental sustainability of future 5G and 6G networks
More info and to apply 👉 bit.ly/47oB2U3
Deadline 24 November ⏰
We're looking for a Senior Research Associate to work on a study of the environmental sustainability of future 5G and 6G networks
More info and to apply 👉 bit.ly/47oB2U3
Deadline 24 November ⏰
Listen to our second podcast on ‘Claiming Tomorrow – Sociodigital Futures in the Making’, as we explore the ‘how’.
Susan Halford is joined by Jessica Pykett, Debbie Watson, Paul Clarke & Beckie Coleman.
👉 bit.ly/4nnf0pt
@susanjhalford.bsky.social
@profdebw.bsky.social
@rcecoleman.bsky.social
Susan Halford is joined by Jessica Pykett, Debbie Watson, Paul Clarke & Beckie Coleman.
👉 bit.ly/4nnf0pt
@susanjhalford.bsky.social
@profdebw.bsky.social
@rcecoleman.bsky.social
October 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Listen to our second podcast on ‘Claiming Tomorrow – Sociodigital Futures in the Making’, as we explore the ‘how’.
Susan Halford is joined by Jessica Pykett, Debbie Watson, Paul Clarke & Beckie Coleman.
👉 bit.ly/4nnf0pt
@susanjhalford.bsky.social
@profdebw.bsky.social
@rcecoleman.bsky.social
Susan Halford is joined by Jessica Pykett, Debbie Watson, Paul Clarke & Beckie Coleman.
👉 bit.ly/4nnf0pt
@susanjhalford.bsky.social
@profdebw.bsky.social
@rcecoleman.bsky.social
Public Lecture: Community Technology in Detroit with Mother Cyborg 🤖
Diana Nucera, aka Mother Cyborg, is a Detroit-based multimedia artist who will share the breadth of her work in this hybrid lecture.
📅4 Nov 4.30 - 6.30pm
📍7 Priory Rd, BS8 1TZ
Book now: bit.ly/4h8EmpG
Diana Nucera, aka Mother Cyborg, is a Detroit-based multimedia artist who will share the breadth of her work in this hybrid lecture.
📅4 Nov 4.30 - 6.30pm
📍7 Priory Rd, BS8 1TZ
Book now: bit.ly/4h8EmpG
October 9, 2025 at 10:58 AM
Public Lecture: Community Technology in Detroit with Mother Cyborg 🤖
Diana Nucera, aka Mother Cyborg, is a Detroit-based multimedia artist who will share the breadth of her work in this hybrid lecture.
📅4 Nov 4.30 - 6.30pm
📍7 Priory Rd, BS8 1TZ
Book now: bit.ly/4h8EmpG
Diana Nucera, aka Mother Cyborg, is a Detroit-based multimedia artist who will share the breadth of her work in this hybrid lecture.
📅4 Nov 4.30 - 6.30pm
📍7 Priory Rd, BS8 1TZ
Book now: bit.ly/4h8EmpG
What comes to mind if someone asks you to draw some fruit? Or a fridge?
Emma Atkins, PhD student at CenSoF researching fridge design and food waste, has written a fascinating blog from a recent food research workshop
👉 bit.ly/4gZX2HT
Emma Atkins, PhD student at CenSoF researching fridge design and food waste, has written a fascinating blog from a recent food research workshop
👉 bit.ly/4gZX2HT
October 8, 2025 at 2:19 PM
What comes to mind if someone asks you to draw some fruit? Or a fridge?
Emma Atkins, PhD student at CenSoF researching fridge design and food waste, has written a fascinating blog from a recent food research workshop
👉 bit.ly/4gZX2HT
Emma Atkins, PhD student at CenSoF researching fridge design and food waste, has written a fascinating blog from a recent food research workshop
👉 bit.ly/4gZX2HT
Day 4 of the RC33 conference saw another stream of conference papers, as well as a presentation on LLMs from Susan Halford and Les Carr, and a session on 'Qualitative Multimodal Approaches' where Beckie Coleman presented a paper.
Thank you for all the high calibre contributions and discussions 👋
Thank you for all the high calibre contributions and discussions 👋
September 25, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Day 4 of the RC33 conference saw another stream of conference papers, as well as a presentation on LLMs from Susan Halford and Les Carr, and a session on 'Qualitative Multimodal Approaches' where Beckie Coleman presented a paper.
Thank you for all the high calibre contributions and discussions 👋
Thank you for all the high calibre contributions and discussions 👋
Buon appetito!
A well earned lunch for CenSoF academics and panellists at the RC33 Conference in Naples.
It's been a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with our international partners - bringing together experts in methods of sociodigital research 🌍
#RC33 #isa #methodology
A well earned lunch for CenSoF academics and panellists at the RC33 Conference in Naples.
It's been a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with our international partners - bringing together experts in methods of sociodigital research 🌍
#RC33 #isa #methodology
September 25, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Buon appetito!
A well earned lunch for CenSoF academics and panellists at the RC33 Conference in Naples.
It's been a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with our international partners - bringing together experts in methods of sociodigital research 🌍
#RC33 #isa #methodology
A well earned lunch for CenSoF academics and panellists at the RC33 Conference in Naples.
It's been a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with our international partners - bringing together experts in methods of sociodigital research 🌍
#RC33 #isa #methodology
At day 2 of the RC33 conference we presented a stream of papers on ‘Methodological Challenges and Approaches for Sociodigital Research’.
Thank you to everyone who contributed and offered a such interesting insights 👏
Thank you to everyone who contributed and offered a such interesting insights 👏
September 24, 2025 at 12:21 PM
At day 2 of the RC33 conference we presented a stream of papers on ‘Methodological Challenges and Approaches for Sociodigital Research’.
Thank you to everyone who contributed and offered a such interesting insights 👏
Thank you to everyone who contributed and offered a such interesting insights 👏
How will technology help an ageing population? Does the older generation fear or favour smart-home technologies? 🤖
Visiting fellow Miguel Gomez Hernandez from Monash University @monashuniversity.bsky.social explores this and more in his new guest blog
👉 bit.ly/4gcMQLG
Visiting fellow Miguel Gomez Hernandez from Monash University @monashuniversity.bsky.social explores this and more in his new guest blog
👉 bit.ly/4gcMQLG
September 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
How will technology help an ageing population? Does the older generation fear or favour smart-home technologies? 🤖
Visiting fellow Miguel Gomez Hernandez from Monash University @monashuniversity.bsky.social explores this and more in his new guest blog
👉 bit.ly/4gcMQLG
Visiting fellow Miguel Gomez Hernandez from Monash University @monashuniversity.bsky.social explores this and more in his new guest blog
👉 bit.ly/4gcMQLG
Reserve your webinar place now!
Charisse Louw, researcher at Stellenbosch University who visited us in the summer, will be hosting two webinars this autumn with @britsoci.bsky.social British Sociological Association:
📍 6 October seminar: 👉 bit.ly/3JjQpDI
📍 27 October workshop: 👉 bit.ly/3HxInGL
Charisse Louw, researcher at Stellenbosch University who visited us in the summer, will be hosting two webinars this autumn with @britsoci.bsky.social British Sociological Association:
📍 6 October seminar: 👉 bit.ly/3JjQpDI
📍 27 October workshop: 👉 bit.ly/3HxInGL
August 21, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Reserve your webinar place now!
Charisse Louw, researcher at Stellenbosch University who visited us in the summer, will be hosting two webinars this autumn with @britsoci.bsky.social British Sociological Association:
📍 6 October seminar: 👉 bit.ly/3JjQpDI
📍 27 October workshop: 👉 bit.ly/3HxInGL
Charisse Louw, researcher at Stellenbosch University who visited us in the summer, will be hosting two webinars this autumn with @britsoci.bsky.social British Sociological Association:
📍 6 October seminar: 👉 bit.ly/3JjQpDI
📍 27 October workshop: 👉 bit.ly/3HxInGL
Calling all artists, designers and creatives! 🎨
We have four paid Sociodigital Futures Residencies up for grabs, starting in October.
Full info and how to apply ➡️ bit.ly/3JKo4q0
Application deadline: 19 September 📅
We have four paid Sociodigital Futures Residencies up for grabs, starting in October.
Full info and how to apply ➡️ bit.ly/3JKo4q0
Application deadline: 19 September 📅
August 21, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Calling all artists, designers and creatives! 🎨
We have four paid Sociodigital Futures Residencies up for grabs, starting in October.
Full info and how to apply ➡️ bit.ly/3JKo4q0
Application deadline: 19 September 📅
We have four paid Sociodigital Futures Residencies up for grabs, starting in October.
Full info and how to apply ➡️ bit.ly/3JKo4q0
Application deadline: 19 September 📅
As parenting moves online, many parents are experiencing a new kind of burnout. In our new blog, Camila Moyano Dávila unpacks the emotional toll of WhatsApp school groups & constant digital demands.
Read more: sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/23/b...
#sociodigitalfutures
Read more: sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/23/b...
#sociodigitalfutures
June 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
As parenting moves online, many parents are experiencing a new kind of burnout. In our new blog, Camila Moyano Dávila unpacks the emotional toll of WhatsApp school groups & constant digital demands.
Read more: sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/23/b...
#sociodigitalfutures
Read more: sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/06/23/b...
#sociodigitalfutures
It was a privilege hearing Prof Sarah Pink @pinkydigital.bsky.social give a public lecture on Futures Anthropology, Foresight & the Polycrisis yesterday. Thanks to all, especially Sarah.
Missed it? There will be a podcast coming soon...
#SociodigitalFutures #FuturesAnthropology #Polycrisis
Missed it? There will be a podcast coming soon...
#SociodigitalFutures #FuturesAnthropology #Polycrisis
June 4, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It was a privilege hearing Prof Sarah Pink @pinkydigital.bsky.social give a public lecture on Futures Anthropology, Foresight & the Polycrisis yesterday. Thanks to all, especially Sarah.
Missed it? There will be a podcast coming soon...
#SociodigitalFutures #FuturesAnthropology #Polycrisis
Missed it? There will be a podcast coming soon...
#SociodigitalFutures #FuturesAnthropology #Polycrisis
Earlier this year we had the pleasure of hearing @dawnlyon.bsky.social give a fascinating talk on her research into uncertain futures and disturbed temporal rhythms of the pandemic. She’s now shared her insights in a new blog post, live today
sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/05/06/u...
sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/05/06/u...
May 7, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Earlier this year we had the pleasure of hearing @dawnlyon.bsky.social give a fascinating talk on her research into uncertain futures and disturbed temporal rhythms of the pandemic. She’s now shared her insights in a new blog post, live today
sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/05/06/u...
sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/05/06/u...
Space is a key feature of social life. But does the digitalisation of society affect its spatial dimensions, and if so, how? Listen to our latest podcast with Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki and Dale Southerton
researchpod.org/university-o...
#sociodigitalfutures @leverhulme.ac.uk
researchpod.org/university-o...
#sociodigitalfutures @leverhulme.ac.uk
May 1, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Space is a key feature of social life. But does the digitalisation of society affect its spatial dimensions, and if so, how? Listen to our latest podcast with Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki and Dale Southerton
researchpod.org/university-o...
#sociodigitalfutures @leverhulme.ac.uk
researchpod.org/university-o...
#sociodigitalfutures @leverhulme.ac.uk
It’s an honour to be welcoming Sarah Pink (@monashuniversity.bsky.social) to Bristol this summer to speak at the School of Sociology, Politics & International Studies annual lecture, in partnership with our Centre.
This is going to be popular! Book early at www.tickettailor.com/events/esrcc...
This is going to be popular! Book early at www.tickettailor.com/events/esrcc...
April 15, 2025 at 8:56 AM
It’s an honour to be welcoming Sarah Pink (@monashuniversity.bsky.social) to Bristol this summer to speak at the School of Sociology, Politics & International Studies annual lecture, in partnership with our Centre.
This is going to be popular! Book early at www.tickettailor.com/events/esrcc...
This is going to be popular! Book early at www.tickettailor.com/events/esrcc...
Join us on 14 May for a public lecture from Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki. Following his fully-booked talk earlier this month, Ted returns to the lectern for a second lecture on associations of digitalising societies.
buytickets.at/esrccentrefo... @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
buytickets.at/esrccentrefo... @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
March 26, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Join us on 14 May for a public lecture from Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki. Following his fully-booked talk earlier this month, Ted returns to the lectern for a second lecture on associations of digitalising societies.
buytickets.at/esrccentrefo... @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
buytickets.at/esrccentrefo... @leverhulmetrust.bsky.social
Sparks Bristol transforms a former dept store into a hub for sustainability, creativity & learning. This paper explores how immersive spaces, both physical & digital, help people imagine alternative and possible futures.
Read hdl.handle.net/1983/5b7f95a...
#sociodigitalfutures #futures #SDGs
Read hdl.handle.net/1983/5b7f95a...
#sociodigitalfutures #futures #SDGs
March 18, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Sparks Bristol transforms a former dept store into a hub for sustainability, creativity & learning. This paper explores how immersive spaces, both physical & digital, help people imagine alternative and possible futures.
Read hdl.handle.net/1983/5b7f95a...
#sociodigitalfutures #futures #SDGs
Read hdl.handle.net/1983/5b7f95a...
#sociodigitalfutures #futures #SDGs
2025 is looking like a big year for AI. Our Caring for Futures project team has been working with groups of young people to explore use of data & AI, questioning the futures this technology might bring about.
Read: sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/01/15/e...
@profdebw.bsky.social #ai
Read: sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/01/15/e...
@profdebw.bsky.social #ai
January 15, 2025 at 1:36 PM
2025 is looking like a big year for AI. Our Caring for Futures project team has been working with groups of young people to explore use of data & AI, questioning the futures this technology might bring about.
Read: sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/01/15/e...
@profdebw.bsky.social #ai
Read: sociodigitalfutures.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/2025/01/15/e...
@profdebw.bsky.social #ai