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Thank you to @juanfermaestre from @SwanseaUni for discussing “#ParticipatoryDesign as a Method for More Ethical Computer Science” in our Lab Talks! 🎉 Bringing us insights into how to use PD to work with vulnerable and marginalized populations & how PD could lead to more ethical technology design in the future.

📌Project 2⃣: Fully funded #PhDPosition titled "Exploring Media Design for Young People’s #Wellbeing through an Internet of Sensations" ✅ Work with amazing Prof @abigail_durrant & team @OpenLab_Ncl ⏰Deadline: 31st July 2024 ✅ Source/ Full Details 👇 🔗ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/f… ✅ Please 🔃 RT/tag someone who might be interested, like/share/comment for wider reach ➕ Follow @PhdScanner for more such updates #PhDposition #Wellbeing #Newcastle 🇬🇧

Thank you to Prof Yoshihide Sekimoto for visiting us at Open Lab! 🙌 Professor Sekimoto from @UTokyo_News_en is visiting Labs doing research around #CivicTech, and it was a pleasure to discuss this work together. @digi_citizens #DigitalCitizens #Innovation #Collaboration

🥂 Congratulations to @LMagariti for successfully defending her thesis “Understanding and Designing Data Experiences for Environmental Awareness in the Context of Wellbeing for the Quantified Workplace!” 🎉 She continues her journey at @OpenLab_Ncl as a postdoctoral researcher on the TORUS programme, focusing on new treatments for Parkinson’s disease & working with the @digi_citizens #PhDviva #PhDsuccess #HCI #InteractionDesign 🎉🎉🎉🎉

🔎 Discover the Treasures of The Lit & Phil, Newcastle’s exquisite independent library! From 8 July, explore stories from various artworks and even leave comments & share your own stories. Simply scan the QR codes on the artworks with your phone. This project is in conjunction with Open Lab using our Sticker Stories web app. Join in. It is free for all. Learn more ➡️ lit-and-phil.openlab.dev

Congratulations to Bobbie Bailey for successfully defending his thesis on 'Prefiguring Places: Using design provocations to support community-led re-imaginations of urban voids'! #PhDViva #VivaSuccess 🥳🎉🥳

Big thanks to Sara Wolf for her fascinating talk on "Rituals and Interactive Technologies: An HCI Perspective"! 🌟 Her PhD research bridges #RitualStudies and #HCI, exploring real-world rituals and designing tech for ritualistic experiences.

Help one of our MSc students with their project on #traditionalcraft looking at how #tech can increase people's understanding of the traditional Chinese art form of #Nijincaiqi in a British context. All you need to do is fill out this simple survey! ➡️ oplb.uk/craftsurvey #ChineseArt #CraftTech

Don't forget about our talk with Elizabeth Buie tomorrow! Learn about researching the #transcendent user experience, with both fascinating stories from her own PhD journey & practical techniques on how to use game and design fictions in your own #research. Sign up to take part online here. ⬇️ eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-lab-tal…

It's a pleasure to join our fellow Digital Economy Research Centres at #DENexus today. So far: ✨ @Dave_kirk showcased some highlights from the @digi_citizens project - a collab between @OpenLab_Ncl, @NorthumbriaPsy & @PaCTLab ✨ @unsolopunto talked about Equitable and Sustainable Digital Society talking about @notequaltech and @HIACT_

#DENexus is underway as part of #LondonTechWeek where @EPSRC centres will be showcasing their research in #digitaleconomy #creativeindustries It’s going to be a great day! ⁦@UoNComputerSci @DECaDE_Hub @DIGITLabUK @CAMERA_Bath⁦ @FP_Centre @digi_citizens @EPSRC ⁩

Attending the Digital Economy Nexus today in London, representing the Centre for Digital Citizens. Looking forward to absorbing the impacts and contributions of research from the six DE centres, and also 15+ years of UKRI DE programme funding. lnkd.in/e9kZ5u6u #DeNexus

✨ Good to see our collaborative @digicitizens work presented by @dave_kirk at the #DENexus event today. The CDC is a collaborative project, focusing on the #DigitalCitizen, between @OpenLab_Ncl and @NorthumbriaPsy @PaCTLab ✨

✨ How can we research the transcendent user experience? Join us online or in-person for an Open Lab talk with Elizabeth Buie! She’ll share her research on designing for profound, artefact-facilitated connections. 🌟 Learn more about: 🔍 Research insights 🎮 "Transcendhance" game 📚 Design fiction methods 💡 "Peripheral design" Sign up via Eventbrite. #TranscendentExperience #UX #DesignInnovation #Research #NorthumbriaUniversity eventbrite.co.uk/e/open-lab-tal…

Deadline is extended to 7th of June -- you've got one more week to submit an expression of interest to take part in our workshop #ClimateChange #Design #Architecture #Data #DIS2024 @OpenLab_Ncl

Join us at the @sigchi #DIS2024 workshop on **Human-#Building Interaction (HBI) and Design for #ClimateChange** at @ITUkbh Denmark July 1st, organized by @OpenLab_Ncl, @iStudio_Lab, @Bio_Buildings design4climate.openlab.dev #HCI #HBI #interactiondesign #adaptivearchitecture

Thx @CoramLifeEd team for a fun, inspiring conference bringing educators together from different regions to share insights on #PHSE — I came away motivated to champion #researchthroughdesign w children exploring their digital creativity & literacy — + to be happy, healthy & safe

The Realities of Evaluating Educational Technology in School Settings @Mwycher, @ankharrufa, Susan Lechelt, @RSENicholson, Kate Howland, Abra Almjally, Anthony Trory, and Vidya sarangapani ➡️ programs.sigchi.org/chi/2024/progr…

Hostile Systems: A Taxonomy of Harms Articulated by Citizens Living with Socio-Economic Deprivation Colin Watson, @unsolopunto, Adam Parnaby, & @ankharrufa ➡️ programs.sigchi.org/chi/2024/progr…

Evaluating ActuAir: Building Occupants' Experiences of a Shape-Changing Air Quality Display @LMagariti, @vasilisvla, @abigail_durrant, & @dave_kirk ➡️ programs.sigchi.org/chi/2024/progr…

✨Here is our round-up of all our #CHI2024 papers! Watch our presentations here. @acm_chi Understanding Antenatal Care Needs through Co-Creation with Roma Women to Inform the Design of mHealth Technologies @CarolineClaisse, Mabel Lie & @abigail_durrant ➡️ programs.sigchi.org/chi/2024/progr…