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Centre for Social Informatics contribute to ECIL 2017
Sep 20, 2017

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics made a contribution to the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) in St Malo, France, in September 2017.
People	Peter Cruickshank Bruce Ryan
Outputs	Exploring Information Literacy Through the Lens of Activity Theory
Research Areas	Social informatics Information society Information science
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/09/18/exploring-information-literacy-through-the-lens-of-activity-theory-csi-at-ecil-2017-ecil17-ecil2017/

Information Literacy for Democratic Engagement: project findings
Mar 19, 2017

Summary	Researchers in the Centre for Social Informatics have released findings of the Information Literacy for Democratic Engagement (IL-DEM) project.
People	Peter Cruickshank Bruce Ryan
Outputs	Migrants’ healthcare experience: a meta-ethnography review of the literature
Research Areas	Information society Information science Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/03/19/information-literacy-for-democratic-engagement-il-dem-project-findings/

Demographic data of UK information professions from CSI/ERI Workforce Mapping project released
Jun 30, 2016

Summary	Demographic data of UK information professions from CSI/ERI Workforce Mapping project released
People	Bruce Ryan
Research Areas	Information science Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics

Centre for Social Informatics research contributes to information industry factsheets
Jun 30, 2016

Summary	The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP) and the Archives and Records Association (ARA) have published a series of 24 fact sheets on the basis of the findings of the Workforce Mapping Project, led by Professor Hazel Hall in 2014/15.
People	Matthew Dutton Bruce Ryan
Research Areas	Information science Social informatics Information society
Themes	AI and Technologies
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2016/06/30/demographics-of-the-uk-information-professions-fact-sheets-published-by-cilip-and-ara/

The EU FOCAS project is rated Excellent at its final review in Brussels
May 4, 2016

Summary	The EU FOCAS project is rated as Excellent at its final review in Brussels
People	Ben Paechter Callum Egan Emma Hart
Research Areas	Optimisation and learning
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Algorithms, Visualisation and Evolving Systems

University teams up with community researchers to help improve their neighbourhood
Feb 6, 2020

Source	Deadline media
Summary	A Team of community researchers will join forces with academics to help improve their neighbourhood. UK Research and Innovation today announced its backing for the Seven Kingdoms of Wester Hailes, one of 53 new UK-wide projects worth £1.4million which will enable members of the public to actively contribute to research and innovation projects that affect their lives. Part of the agency’s Enhancing place-based partnerships in public engagement programme, the project involves community partners working with Edinburgh Napier University to contribute to the local place plan being developed with support from the Scottish Government’s Chief Architect.
Linked Funders	UKRI UK Research and Innovation
People	Kirstie Jamieson Francesco Pomponi Clare Taylor Stephen Smith Tom Flint Louise Todd
Projects	The Seven Kingdoms of Wester Hailes: Developing Researchers in Place
Themes	Culture and Communities Health AI and Technologies
URL	http://www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2020/02/06/university-teams-up-with-community-researchers-to-help-improve-their-neighbourhood/

Centre for Social Informatics contribute to the ESRC ‘Ways of being in a digital age’ project review conference
Oct 10, 2017

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics made a contribution to the the ESRC ‘Ways of being in a digital age’ project review conference in October 2017.
People	Gemma Webster Colin Smith
Outputs	Digital culture co-creation: capturing the social impact of small-scale community projects
Research Areas	Information society Social informatics Information science
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/10/10/centre-for-social-informatics-at-the-ways-of-being-in-a-digital-age-review-conference/

Centre for Social Informatics contribution to ECKM 2017
Sep 8, 2017

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics made a contribution to the European Conference on Knowledge Management 2017 in Barcelona, Spain in September 2017.
People	Colin Smith
Outputs	Skills in Sight: How Social Media Affordances Increase Network Awareness
Research Areas	Information society Social informatics Information science
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/09/08/centre-for-social-informatics-at-the-18th-european-conference-on-knowledge-management-eckm2017/

Centre for Social Informatics contribute to Social Media and Society 2016
Jul 13, 2016

Summary	Dr Ella Taylor-Smith delivered a presentation at Social Media and Society 2016 in London on 13th July 2016.
People	Colin Smith Ella Taylor-Smith
Research Areas	Information science Information society Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2016/07/13/non-public-eparticipation-in-social-media-spaces-a-presentation-by-ella-taylor-smith-at-smsociety/

Centre for Social Informatics contribute to ASIST2017 in Washington DC
Oct 30, 2017

Summary	The Centre for Social Informatics participated at the 80th Annual Meeting of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIST2017) in Washington DC on 30th October 2017.
People	Alistair Lawson Peter Cruickshank Frances Ryan
Outputs	Building identity in online environments: an Information Science perspective
Research Areas	Information science Information society Social informatics
Themes	AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups	Centre for Social Informatics
URL	https://hazelhall.org/2017/10/28/building-identity-in-online-environments-an-information-science-perspective-asist2017/