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IGSD flies 39 flags at Faculty Research Showcase

The Faculty of Social Science Research Showcase was an opportunity for researchers across the university to connect with the Faculty’s Schools and interdisciplinary units.

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New project will examine the societal and ecological implications of AI in India and Mexico

Research from the Faculty of Social Sciences will look at the lived experience of communities living amidst the development of AI data centres and the extent to which sustainability features in two countries’ AI policies.
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Film Screening - A Place in the City

IGSD Cities and the Urban Institute co-hosted a screening of the film “A Place in the City” followed by a discussion with the director Gabriel Silvestre (Newcastle University).
Gender Justice in STEM workshop at Cape Town University

Gender Justice in STEM workshop at Cape Town University
Attendees at the IGSD Away Day

Away Day: Expanding the impact of IGSD work
Dorothea Kleine at UN

IGSD Director speaks at UN about Digitalisation and Sustainability

IGSD Director Prof Dorothea Kleine was invited by the United Nations to speak as a Senior Expert on the sustainability costs of digitalization.
IGSD - Malala Fund, Digital Learning

Improving girls’ educational opportunities with digital learning
Handbook on Livelihoods in the Global South

Handbook on Livelihoods in the Global South

A new handbook has been published, with IGSD member and PhD researcher Henry Staples contributing a chapter.