Susan Oman

Meet the philosophers and the data robber. Some of the characters from my 3 animations: understanding; data; well-being that feature in the #ESRCfestival player.sheffield.ac.uk/exhibits/under…

PHD OPPORTUNITIES: Two funded doctoral studentships on digital and creative industries at The Digital Work Futures Research Lab, Malmö University. Closing date: 09 January. See: web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1015/… + web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/1015/…

The recording of last week's Open Research Conversation 'Beyond open access: Democratising knowledge through accessible research outputs' is now available: doi.org/10.15131/shef.… Thanks so much to our speakers @fratczak_monika, @Suoman & @Andy_Tattersall for a fantastic session

🎉 🎉 Our special issue (with 20 papers) on Global Perspectives on Platforms & Cultural Production in the International Journal of Cultural Studies is out: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/13… @tpoell @brookeerinduffy @bruce_mutsvairo @iamtommiii @artarriagada Jeroen de Kloet & Ping Sun

@anna_bull_ Sounds so important.

It will explore the strategies, challenges and pathways for embedding the recommendations of the Misogyny in Music Report - published earlier this year by the Women and Inequalities Select Committee - into UK higher education institutions.

I'm excited to be involved in this study day at the Centre for Music Education and Social Justice at Southampton University on Friday 22 November. Deadline for expressions of interest: 1 November Small travel bursaries available. southampton.ac.uk/research/insti…

📢Two weeks to go until our first Open Research Conversation of the year! Our speakers @fratczak_monika, @Suoman & @Andy_Tattersall will explore the importance of outputs including blog posts, animations & podcasts in the open communication of research. eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-open-…

It makes me hopeful 🤞🙏

The Nobel prize announcements this week proved an excellent talking point with my wonderful @InfoSchoolSheff #datascience undergraduates who were asked to comment on Hinton’s concerns re the social impacts of his innovations

It was a lot of fun recording this Guardian Science Weekly Podcast live at the British Science Festival, where I joined Madeleine Finlay, Ian Sample and Tony Prescott to discuss the role of AI in friendship, romance and grief. theguardian.com/science/audio/…

Amidst optimism about AI's potential in the public sector, procurement is a key lever for ensuring it is fit for purpose and has public legitimacy. Our research finds that local government lacks adequate support to procure AI in the public interest. adalovelaceinstitute.org/report/buying-…

Featuring @Andy_Tattersall, @Suoman & @fratczak_monika Part of #OAWeek 2024 at the University of Sheffield #OpenAccess #OpenResearch

Our first Open Research Conversation of 2024/25 features colleagues who have gone beyond just making their publications OA, instead creating genuinely accessible outputs like podcasts, animations & blogs. 23 October, 12-1; online. Details: eventbrite.co.uk/e/beyond-open-…

For the first time since 2017, culture ministers from across the @G7 come together in Italy for discussions on preserving cultural identities, AI and creativity, tackling illicit trafficking of cultural property, and protecting our heritage from the climate crisis #G7Italy

Earlier this year we invited research proposals for the second round of our Digital Good Research Fund. We are delighted to be able to reveal the nine successful projects chosen to be funded digitalgood.net/second-round-o… 🧵👇 #digitalgood

So excited we can finally share the great projects who we were able to fund

Dr @Suoman, Associate Researcher with the Digital Good Network, will be in conversation with @madhumita29, author of Code-Dependent : Living in the Shadow of AI, at @otsfestival in #Sheffield. Tickets can be booked at: offtheshelf.org.uk/event/code-dep… #offtheshelf #ai #digitalsociety

New postdoc position alert! Excited to announce that our HumAIn project @UniOslo is recruiting another postdoc. This time in the Cultural Studies dept, on the theme of "Narrative Cultures and Futures of AI”(deadline 31 October): jobbnorge.no/en/available-j…

Hi everyone. 📢 This is for anyone who has a parent/s with Care Experience. Please read the notes, from Devan and myself and here is a link to the survey. forms.office.com/pages/response…

First day at my new school yesterday 🎒💻

On Thursday next week, I'm doing a public talk in the glorious city of York, on the Organised Irresponsibility of Artificial Intelligence. If you're in the area, please come along york.ac.uk/news-and-event…

Translating critical data & algorithm studies into impact The very wonderful @ItzelleMed & @LisaMReutter introducing their impressive programme sponsored by @Carlsbergfondet & @datafied_living