Digital Society & Economy

Project Highlights

Our project highlights aim to showcase quality research under our Digital Society & Economy theme and aid in creating a collaborative research culture. If you would like to have your project featured, please email digital-irts@glasgow.ac.uk.

Multiple CCTV cameras on a wall
Multiple CCTV cameras on a wall

Public Space CCTV: The Use, Impact and Future of CCTV Technologies in Scotland’s Urban and Rural Public Space

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:20:00 BST

This research, funded by the Scottish Government, seeks to offer new insights and understandings into the current landscape of public space CCTV provision in Scotland in order to assess its effectiveness, impact, and indications for the future of public space surveillance.

people wearing VR headsets
people wearing VR headsets

Developing training around the Edify Pod (a School of Education XR investment)

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 14:20:36 BST

The School of Education has set up an exciting new space: the Edify pod, a dedicated VR room that will enable staff and ECRs to explore VR-based technologies and to develop innovative lessons that draw on the benefits of virtual environments. To facilitate access and use of this new space, Dr. Hirsu and Dr. Rodolico organised a 3-day training programme with staff members from the School of Education who expressed an interest in using VR for their own teaching and learning contexts.

Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transitions

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 21:45:42 BST

Hydrogen and alternative liquid fuels have a key role to play in supporting the UK’s energy system to transition away from fossil fuels and help us achieve net zero targets. However, achieving wider adoption of hydrogen requires us to overcome not only technical barriers, but also organisational, regulatory, societal, and financial barriers.

Pupils working with robot reading companions
Pupils working with robot reading companions

Robots as Reading Companions

Wed, 11 May 2022 16:55:00 BST

The Robot Reading Companion is an ESRC Impact Acceleration Account funded project, led by Dr Lavinia Hirsu (School of Education). In this project, we use a social robot to engage in learning experiences in the context of a local school and a community-based club to support children’s reading and technology skills development.

Co-creating connected homes with households to support wellbeing in a rural location

Mon, 24 Jan 2022 16:55:00 GMT

Connected Homes is a pilot project that seeks to explore the ways in which digital connectivity, data-driven services and home life are interconnected in a rural area.

‘What Data Means to You?’ Short Film Project

Mon, 20 Dec 2021 11:58:00 GMT

‘What Data Means to You?’ is a short film project exploring public imaginings and lived realities of data futures to illustrate the public’s perspectives on what data means in people’s lives from diverse voices in the community.