Society

The Society perspective is exploring the wider relationships within which the end user of SiDE's digital technologies (those generally regarded as being socially excluded) are situated. The use of technology takes place in social contexts and our focus needs to take account of the social, institutional and spatial contexts within which these users live their lives. We will explore the impacts of technology led initiatives on social inclusion, how end users can be involved in the research process and how outcomes can be measured. Read more

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Featured Case Study

A Good Death

SiDE Society strand researchers, Angela Abbott and Ranald Richardson, are conducting research into what it might mean to support what has been termed ‘A Good Death’ at home.

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News

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Graeme Mearns was one of thirty-eight early career researchers invited to the EPSRC’s ‘Future Leaders in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)’ workshop hosted at Warwick University, February 16-17th 2011. Read More
Date: 30.03.2011

Events

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SiDE researchers Dr Graeme Mearns and Ranald Richardson will present at this year's American Association of Geographer's annual meeting in New York on 27th February.  Read More
Date: 16.02.2012