We live in a sociodigital world – a world where society and digital technology are increasingly bound together. Founded in 2022, we bring together leading interdisciplinary expertise to explore sociodigital futures in the making. www.bristol.ac.uk/censofhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mnfdppwyt22kThis new blog from Travis Van Isacker explores Canada's immigration and refugee policy - drawing interesting comparisons with the UK. Read here 👉 bit.ly/4dNrhC403 Jun 2026 14:41 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfdppwyt22khttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mnfby27olk2k📢 Get your tickets! 📢 Nowism - the CenSoF summer exhibition - take places at Watershed 11-28 June. This interactive exhibition of artworks and installations has been created by our artists in residence, and explores the near future with playful works in progress. Book now 👉 bit.ly/4nN9ZZe03 Jun 2026 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnfby27olk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mkpwwwbxvs2k📢 New briefing paper! 📢 Matt Dowse and Martin Parker have done a deep dive into Community Technology. How does this practice prioritise social justice, inclusion and collective action? Find out 👉 bit.ly/48s5m0c30 Apr 2026 15:36 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkpwwwbxvs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mk67eppx6s2a📢 Our latest newsletter is out now! 📢 Read about 👇 📄Briefing papers on AI in child welfare and futures of education 🚣 Report on small boat crossings 🏅 OBE news 🌍 Lots of blogs ... and more besides! Read here ▶️ bit.ly/3OUTNI723 Apr 2026 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk67eppx6s2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mieclg2pjs2dNew Briefing Paper! Carolina Valladares-Celis and colleagues have written about the future of education and how partnerships can be created between society and educational communities. Read more here 👉 bit.ly/415k9tt31 Mar 2026 13:42 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mieclg2pjs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mhuurcs5ck2gA new report from Travis Van Isacker and Michel Stanislas at @borderforensics.bsky.social shows that UK govt 'stop the boats' policy has led to an increase in deaths. The Independent reports on it today: bit.ly/41wdqJ625 Mar 2026 10:25 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhuurcs5ck2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mgpqfgekjs2sWant to know more about our lively three day symposium on Immersive Public Futures? 🎭 This fascinating blog from Marija Antanaviciute covers the keynotes, workshops, creativity and collaboration, and much more besides! Read here 👉 bit.ly/3Pei0sJ10 Mar 2026 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgpqfgekjs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mgai7erekc2tThank you to everyone who took part in our three day Immersive Public Futures symposium last week 🎭 We enjoyed keynote speeches from world leading museum curators; a workshop with Intelligent Mischief exploring themes in a near distant future, and much more immersion and imagination besides 🙌04 Mar 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgai7erekc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3mbth7jr6jk2nDear future, where is the love? 💗 Read this lively new blog post from @mothercyborg.bsky.social about her visit to Bristol, community technology and the power of quilting 🪡 bit.ly/4szdS6007 Jan 2026 12:18 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbth7jr6jk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m6k5xamvj22uJob vacancy! We're looking for a Senior Research Associate in Immersive Futures to join our team. Full time, fixed term until Oct 2026. More info and apply ➡️ bit.ly/48BPsR626 Nov 2025 15:23 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6k5xamvj22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m6hr7xzfnk2iWelcome Alistair Gentry @alistairgentry.bsky.social one of four artists in residence at CenSoF. Alistair will be collaborating with researchers to make creative and speculative work, exploring sociodigital futures issues. We look forward to working together!25 Nov 2025 16:30 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hr7xzfnk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m6hdi4f5fs2iCalling all artists and creatives! We're looking for a producer/creator for a paid part time role, working with our artists in residence to help put together an exhibition of their work. More info and apply: bit.ly/4nTJBer Deadline: 27 Nov ⏰25 Nov 2025 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6hdi4f5fs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m62zan6jsk27Job opportunity! We're looking for a Senior Research Associate to work on a study of the environmental sustainability of future 5G and 6G networks More info and to apply 👉 bit.ly/47oB2U3 Deadline 24 November ⏰20 Nov 2025 14:49 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m62zan6jsk27https://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m3rlub5xvs2nWe still have spaces left - grab yours now! A great opportunity to hear from @mothercyborg.bsky.social who's visiting from Detroit 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Oct 2025 10:05 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rlub5xvs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m3rkv6n6e22nListen to our second podcast on ‘Claiming Tomorrow – Sociodigital Futures in the Making’, as we explore the ‘how’. Susan Halford is joined by Jessica Pykett, Debbie Watson, Paul Clarke & Beckie Coleman. 👉 bit.ly/4nnf0pt @susanjhalford.bsky.social @profdebw.bsky.social @rcecoleman.bsky.social22 Oct 2025 09:48 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3rkv6n6e22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m35nfq5xhs25📢 New podcast! Claiming Tomorrow - Sociodigital Futures in the Making. "What sociodigital futures are being claimed?" Hear from Debbie Watson, David Evans, Bridget Anderson and Rich Hemming in this fascinating episode: bit.ly/46Pc1B5 https://bit.ly/46Pc1B514 Oct 2025 11:39 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35nfq5xhs25https://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m2qyrenpss2qPublic Lecture: Community Technology in Detroit with Mother Cyborg 🤖 Diana Nucera, aka Mother Cyborg, is a Detroit-based multimedia artist who will share the breadth of her work in this hybrid lecture. 📅4 Nov 4.30 - 6.30pm 📍7 Priory Rd, BS8 1TZ Book now: bit.ly/4h8EmpG09 Oct 2025 10:58 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2qyrenpss2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3m2otj7accs2gWhat comes to mind if someone asks you to draw some fruit? Or a fridge? Emma Atkins, PhD student at CenSoF researching fridge design and food waste, has written a fascinating blog from a recent food research workshop 👉 bit.ly/4gZX2HT08 Oct 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2otj7accs2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lzo5hzmuhc2fDay 4 of the RC33 conference saw another stream of conference papers, as well as a presentation on LLMs from Susan Halford and Les Carr, and a session on 'Qualitative Multimodal Approaches' where Beckie Coleman presented a paper. Thank you for all the high calibre contributions and discussions 👋25 Sep 2025 14:19 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzo5hzmuhc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lzo4xxty2k2fBuon appetito! A well earned lunch for CenSoF academics and panellists at the RC33 Conference in Naples. It's been a great opportunity to connect and collaborate with our international partners - bringing together experts in methods of sociodigital research 🌍 #RC33 #isa #methodology25 Sep 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzo4xxty2k2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lzl7vailkc2sAt day 2 of the RC33 conference we presented a stream of papers on ‘Methodological Challenges and Approaches for Sociodigital Research’. Thank you to everyone who contributed and offered a such interesting insights 👏24 Sep 2025 10:24 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzl7vailkc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lzipt6iaqk2cWe're enjoying attending the RC33 International Conference in Naples - kicking off with a training workshop on ‘Sociological Engagements with Large Language Models’ Next up is a stream of conference papers on ‘Methodological Challenges and Approaches for Sociodigital Research’. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2025 10:32 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzipt6iaqk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lyx6pdlakk2iDeadline this Friday! ⏰ Don't miss your chance to apply for a creative residency with us 👩‍🎨 [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyx6pdlakk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lyie65hsl22mHow will technology help an ageing population? Does the older generation fear or favour smart-home technologies? 🤖 Visiting fellow Miguel Gomez Hernandez from Monash University @monashuniversity.bsky.social explores this and more in his new guest blog 👉 bit.ly/4gcMQLG10 Sep 2025 13:38 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyie65hsl22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lww6oxi3sk23Reserve your webinar place now! Charisse Louw, researcher at Stellenbosch University who visited us in the summer, will be hosting two webinars this autumn with @britsoci.bsky.social British Sociological Association: 📍 6 October seminar: 👉 bit.ly/3JjQpDI 📍 27 October workshop: 👉 bit.ly/3HxInGL21 Aug 2025 14:47 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lww6oxi3sk23https://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lwvoeldrk223Calling all artists, designers and creatives! 🎨 We have four paid Sociodigital Futures Residencies up for grabs, starting in October. Full info and how to apply ➡️ bit.ly/3JKo4q0 Application deadline: 19 September 📅21 Aug 2025 09:54 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwvoeldrk223https://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3ltyitj52k22pHow do we think about the future in a world of overlapping crises? Listen as Sarah Pink and Susan Halford explore how futures anthropology can offer new ways of understanding the polycrisis. https://researchpod.org/university-of-bristol/futures-anthropology-foresight-polycrisis #sociodigitalfutures @pinkydigital.bsky.social @susanjhalford.bsky.social15 Jul 2025 08:38 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltyitj52k22phttps://bsky.app/profile/sociodigfutures.bsky.social/post/3lsizetmurc2hWhat kind of future is being promised for education? This paper feels more relevant than ever. We explore how tech visions frame change in education - and who they serve. https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/461487912/Education_s_sociodigital_promises.pdf @benpatrickwill.bsky.social @arathings.bsky.social @kerifacer.bsky.social26 Jun 2025 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:ekcjpnd4wpce6wnool4euahv/app.bsky.feed.post/3lsizetmurc2h