Projects

The Digital Media and Society Institute supports many projects from across the University of Liverpool and beyond, working with a wide range of partners both nationally and internationally.

Below you can explore some of the projects we have been part of recently.

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Me and My Big Data

Led by Professor Simeon Yates, this project explored levels and variations in UK citizens' data literacy with a view to developing policy and educational materials.
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Developing a minimum digital living standard for households with children

Capturing the minimum basket of digital goods, skills and services households need in order to have an adequate quality of life and participate in society.
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Ways of Being in a Digital Age

The University of Liverpool, with other partner organisations and universities, is leading the ESRC review on ‘Ways of Being in a Digital Age'. This will provide a view of how digital technology mediates our lives.
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Defence Data Research Centre UK

An interdisciplinary team with a shared interest in digital innovation, working on several exciting projects throughout 2023.
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ESRC Smart Data Research UK Strategic Advice Team

Supporting thriving interdisciplinary digital footprint data communities.
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Digital inclusion for survivors of modern slavery

Exploring the ways in which survivors of modern slavery use digital technologies to receive support and reintegrate into UK society.
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Digital inclusion and media literacy projects

Guiding policy and practical interventions aimed at reducing digital inequalities and promoting media literacy in the UK.
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Being Alone Together: Developing Fake News Immunity

This collaborative project between the Universities of Liverpool and Dundee aims to help citizens critically understand and engage with the information manipulations they encounter online, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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NewsWise in Primary Education

Evaluating the effectiveness of a news literacy programme in improving children’s levels of news and digital literacy in the UK.
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Reuse of IT for social good

Identifying the barriers that prevent the recycling of IT equipment for reuse for social good.
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GMCA Digital inclusion social housing project

The project linked up to 5,000 households, across five social housing providers, with five Internet Service Providers
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Digital Inclusion Policy & Research Conference 2022

Exploring the challenges of and possible solutions to digital exclusion across multiple areas of society.
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Healthcare communications and information distortion in crisis situations: The case of COVID-19 in Merseyside

Investigating public reactions to official information and guidance and the concerns and issues which were raised as a result.
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The LATIF project

Fact-checking beyond the facts. Leveraging argument technology for impartial fact-checking.
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Digital context-based methods for social listening to understand the social/cultural impact of Eurovision in Liverpool

Investigating the social/cultural impact of Eurovision on communities in Merseyside.
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Round’Ere

Exploring perceptions of wellbeing and data literacy among a UK community through a piece of participatory research.