News in 2023
- Blog: Participatory Futuring: Why futures matter in times of uncertainty 29 November 2023 Professor Helen Manchester discusses ideas raised during a conference presentation focussing on why futures and futuring matters to communities.
- Blog: Thinking Futures - Sociodigital Futures in the making 23 November 2023 In November 2023 we had the pleasure of holding a public event discussing and demonstrating some of the emerging ideas and tech associated with sociodigital futures.
- Blog: Caring in/with intangible environments 9 November 2023 This blog article reflects upon a VR workshop delivered at the Situated Caring Ecologies 2023 conference aimed at exploring the intangible environments we all inhabit, of air and water.
- Funded studentship - call for proposals (closing date: 3 December 2023) 2 November 2023 We are delighted to announce a +3 (three year) ESRC funded PhD studentship - Researching sociodigital life: Exploring the interplay of social and technical practices.
- Assistant Centre Project Manager (closing date: 5 November 2023) 17 October 2023 An exciting opportunity to join our flagship £10m interdisciplinary Centre.
- Paper: Cybersecuronomics 11 October 2023 Cybersecuronomics: Cybersecurity and Labour’s Modern Industrial Strategy
- Senior Communications Officer (closing date: 13 August 2023) 2 August 2023 An exciting opportunity to work in our vibrant interdisciplinary Centre.
- Blog: Repurposing ‘trove’ 2 August 2023 This blog article explores the use of Trove, a physical and digital tool that enables children and young people to be in control of their own life story, in outdoor settings.
- Briefing paper published: Mapping Channel mobility futures 1 August 2023 Mapping Channel mobility futures
- Blog: Imagining our Immersive Digital Futures 31 July 2023 This blog article discusses what our immersive futures may look like, as the field of Immersive technologies continues to grow at a rapid pace.
- CenSoF July 2023 newsletter out now 17 July 2023 Read our July 2023 newsletter for the latest updates from CenSoF.
- Senior Research Associate (closing date: 3 August 2023) 14 July 2023 An exciting opportunity to join our vibrant interdisciplinary Centre.
- Briefing paper published: Education’s sociodigital promises 5 July 2023 How are sociodigital futures envisaged and made in relation to formal education?
- BDFI funding for Virtual Reality project 4 July 2023 CenSoF's Dr Lisa May Thomas receives BDFI funding
- Funded PhD opportunity: Futures Studio 28 June 2023 A unique opportunity to join the CenSoF team
- Sarah Pink lecture postponed 20 June 2023 We regret to advise that this lecture has been postponed
- CenSoF at Neighbourhood Futures event 14 June 2023 We are pleased to announce that CenSoF is participating in the Birmingham Settlement Neighbourhood Futures Festival.
- CenSoF away day 23 May 2023 Reflections one year on
- Senior Research Associate (closing date: 7 June 2023) 15 May 2023 An exciting opportunity to join our vibrant interdisciplinary Centre
- PhD opportunity: Futures Studio (now closed) 3 April 2023 Join the CenSoF team (closing date: 16 May 23)
- PhD opportunity: Researching sociodigital life (now closed) 27 February 2023 Join the CenSoF team (closing date: 11 April 23)
- CenSoF academic awarded ERC Consolidator Grant 8 February 2023 Prof Arathi Sriprakash's project 'RepairEd: Reparative Futures of Education' wins funding
- CenSoF researcher awarded British Academy grant 7 February 2023 Prof Keri Facer will explore ‘The Times of a Just Transition’
- CenSoF field trip to Dover 30 January 2023 The Moving Domain informs research with a visit to the Port of Dover