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Digital Society

Staff and students working in the digital society research theme here at the University of Salford, proactively generate knowledge, theory, public engagement and various forms of research impact regarding the increasing digitisation of our lives.

We are always open to:

  • meeting new industry partners
  • exploring collaborations with other academic institutions; nationally and globally;
  • bringing new postgraduate students into the team;
  • hosting visiting researchers;
  • and making honorary appointments at Professorial and Research Fellow levels for those with an excellent track record in either academia or industry.

Please do get in touch with us if you are interested in collaborating.

Dr Lisa Garwood-Cross
University Fellow in Digital Health and Society
Co-Lead Digital Society Research Theme
e. l.j.garwood-cross@salford.ac.uk
Research Profile

Ben Light
Professor of Digital Society
Co-Lead Digital Society Research Theme
e. b.light@salford.ac.uk
Research Profile


What is ‘The Digital’?
Who are we?
Our Digital Lives

Our Work

Below is some of our current work. You can find out more about our work here.

An image linking to the big content machine project. A tool and method for analysing big data sets comprising online discussion
The Big Content Machine
couple dancing together which references ideas of diversity in relation to gender, sexuality, race and ethnicity
UK Online Dating Lives
Link to the Game Hearts Project: https://hub.salford.ac.uk/inclusive-society/digital-society/the-value-of-the-european-videogame-ecosystem/
Game Hearts

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