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Space is a key feature of social life. But does the digitalisation of society affect its spatial dimensions, and if so, how? In this podcast, Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theodore Schatzki discusses his work exploring digitality, different types of space and notions of virtual realities, such as cyber space.With Dale Southerton and Leverhulme Visiting Professor Theordore Schatzki.This podcast is brought to you by the Centre for Sociodigital Futures – a flagship research centre, funded by the ESRC and led by the University of Bristol in collaboration with 12 other Universities in the UK and globally.  The support of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is gratefully acknowledged.

What is community tech, and why do communities care about it? We discuss examples of community tech we've seen through our research to explore how communities are creating their own sociodigital futures and discover what can be learnt from community alternatives to big tech solutions. With Anna Dent, Matt Dowse, Helen Manchester and Martin Parker.Find out more about our work with communities and their sociodigital futures. This podcast is brought to you by the Centre for Sociodigital Futures – a flagship research centre, funded by the ESRC and led by the University of Bristol in collaboration with 12 other Universities in the UK and globally.  The support of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) is gratefully acknowledged.

Drs Gabriella Alberti and Jo Cutter are joined by Caroline Keohane and Tanya Barringer from the Food and Drink Federation to discuss how the workforce in the UK food and drink sector has been affected since the end of the free movement of labour from the EU, and other subsequent crises. This episode has been recorded as part of the Labour Mobility in Transition (LIMITS) project, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Visit the project webpage. You can read the manifesto discussed in the episode here, and the LIMITS project Employer Survey report here. This episode was recorded on 11 June 2024. If you would like to get in touch regarding this episode, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A transcript of this episode is available. About the speakers: Dr Gabriella Alberti is an Associate Professor in Work and Employment Relations. Her research interests revolve around the conditions of workers at the bottom end of the labour market, whether on non-standard contracts, engaged in gig/platform work, excluded from social protections, migrants and minorities workers facing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination and exclusion. Dr Jo Cutter is a lecturer in Work and Employment Relations. Her research focuses on employment relations, social dialogue and the regulation of work with a core focus on skills formation and training. She is currently researching these themes in relation to two contexts: workers and the just transition and labour mobility. Caroline Keohane is Head of Industry Growth at the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) which is the voice of the UK's largest manufacturing sector. Caroline leads FDF's policy work on growth, productivity and investment and works closely with senior government officials within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). She is also a Non-Executive Board member of the National Skills Academy for Food and Drink. Tanya Barringer is a Senior Industry Growth Policy Executive at the Food and Drink Federation. Her areas of focus include skills (apprenticeships and...

Workplace conflict has an impact on quality of life and mental health. For managers that creates a responsibility to be good at dealing with conflict. Here I reflect on what I learned from talking to Richard Saundry 1. Don't assume managers are capable 2. Address issues as early as possible 3. Plan and think ahead 4. Find shared interests Professor Richard Saundry is the UKs leading academic authority on the management of discipline, grievance and workplace conflict. He has held posts at the University of Westminster and the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, Central Lancashire and Plymouth. He is an author of 'Managing Employment Relations', the core CIPD text for Employee Relations. His work has been published in a wide range of leading international academic journals. His current work focuses on developing managerial capability and he has spearheaded the development of innovative online training interventions as part of the Skilled Managers programme, led by the University of Westminster and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Richard has worked particularly closely with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) over the last ten years to shape policy and identify and evaluate innovative practice.

When 1/3 of people report that they have conflict at work and knowing that people leave their manager, not the business, then the responsibility to resolve conflict becomes essential. Richard Saundry is an academic and has been studying what works when it comes to resolving conflict through the skills of difficult conversations. We discuss creating high trust teams, the importance of listening and being prepared for the reaction of your colleague. Professor Richard Saundry is the UKs leading academic authority on the management of discipline, grievance and workplace conflict. He has held posts at the University of Westminster and the Universities of Leeds, Sheffield, Central Lancashire and Plymouth. He is an author of 'Managing Employment Relations', the core CIPD text for Employee Relations. His work has been published in a wide range of leading international academic journals. His current work focuses on developing managerial capability and he has spearheaded the development of innovative online training interventions as part of the Skilled Managers programme, led by the University of Westminster and funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Richard has worked particularly closely with the Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (ACAS) over the last ten years to shape policy and identify and evaluate innovative practice.

Join the PREMIUM philosophy community on the web for free!Get access to StefBOT-AI, private livestreams, premium call in shows, my new book and the History of Philosophers series!See you soon!https://freedomain.locals.com/support/promo/UPB2022I really appreciate your philosophical definition of “love”, but find that I'm left with a blank space in my brain trying to describe so many relationships now. I know people who choose to not strive toward virtue but for whom I still have affection. I can't “love” them, but I wish them well and are rooting for them to choose better and be happy. I agree with you about how profoundly language matters, and this is a something I'm stuck on. Is there perhaps a Greek word to describe this? “Agape” maybe?Is there a philosophical basis for the modern phenomenon of being called out for “mansplaining?”ARTICLES:"Men score higher on financial knowledge than women, but why?""Men score somewhat higher than women on the science knowledge scale overall""Women living in the world's most advanced democracies and under the most progressive gender equality regimes still know less about politics than men. Indeed, an unmistakable gender gap in political knowledge seems to be a global phenomenon, according to a ten-nation study of media systems and national political knowledge funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)."I've been thinking a lot lately about how much I should love people. I don't mean people I know; I treat people I meet as well as I can the first time I meet them and then treat them either as well as they treat me, or as well as I have to treat them for utilitarian reasons, whichever is better. But my question pertains to humanity in the abstract. I am coming to terms with the fact that I do not love people, do not love humanity (hesitant to say "I hate people" but that's kinda the thought).I've been trying to devote my life to caring for others and helping to make the world better for people, but I'm starting to think pretty seriously about abandoning ship before it sinks, which means abandoning the people I casually interact with, the children whose lives I'm improving, and in a sense abandoning my efforts to improve the world to just save myself. How do I know when it's time to release everyone else to their possibly horrific fate, including all these young people who are not responsible for what's coming to them? My heart breaks for these young people even while my view of the adults around them hardens in me that they deserve what's coming to them; American leftists deserve the dictatorship they're building for themselves, and American conservatives deserve to lose because they just won't understand the origins of totalitarianism in child abuse and their own errors and hubris.Imagine you're creating a family motto for your coat of arms (armorial achievement); what are those words you choose to live by?

Dr Rakib Ehsan joined Professor Jonathan Portes to talk about his new book, 'Beyond Grievance: What the Left Gets Wrong about Ethnic Minorities', identity politics and what policy advice he would give the next government. --- Dr Rakib Ehsan is a research analyst and writer, specialising in matters of social cohesion, race relations, and public security. He is the author of the forthcoming book Beyond Grievance, which is now available on Amazon. He holds a BA in Politics & International Relations (First-Class Honours), MSc in Democracy, Politics and Governance (Pass with Distinction), and a PhD in Political Science, all obtained from Royal Holloway, University of London. His PhD thesis, which was comprehensively sponsored by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), investigated the impact of social integration on the public attitudes of British non-white ethnic minorities. Previously being a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society (HJS) and a senior data analyst at the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), Rakib has also produced work for think-tanks such as Policy Exchange, Runnymede Trust and Intergenerational Foundation, as well as the Canadian independent security think-tank, the Mackenzie Institute. Currently a columnist at Sp!ked and a regular contributor for Mail Plus and The Telegraph, he has also written for The Independent, The Jewish Chronicle, UnHerd, The Times Red Box, and CapX. His comments have also featured in mainstream British newspapers such as The Sun and The Daily Mail, as well as foreign platforms such as Arab News in Saudi Arabia and The National in the UAE. A regular guest on GB News and TalkTV, Rakib has also featured on Sky News, BBC Newsnight, BBC Sunday Morning Live and ITV's Good Morning Britain (GMB). He has also made radio appearances for stations such as LBC, Times Radio, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio London, and BBC Asian Network. Establishing himself as a prominent British authority on matters of racial identity and social integration, Rakib has consulted influential UK parliamentarians and policymakers on issues surrounding race relations and community cohesion. He is currently a Patron of the Muslims Against Anti-Semitism (MAAS), and has also presented evidence to The White House Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force (HETF).

Dr Rakib Ehsan is a research analyst and writer, specialising in matters of social cohesion, race relations, and public security. He is the author of the forthcoming book Beyond Grievance, which is now available on Amazon. He holds a BA in Politics & International Relations (First-Class Honours), MSc in Democracy, Politics and Governance (Pass with Distinction), and a PhD in Political Science, all obtained from Royal Holloway, University of London. His PhD thesis, which was comprehensively sponsored by the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC), investigated the impact of social integration on the public attitudes of British non-white ethnic minorities. Previously being a research fellow at the Henry Jackson Society (HJS) and a senior data analyst at the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ), Rakib has also produced work for think-tanks such as Policy Exchange, Runnymede Trust and Intergenerational Foundation, as well as the Canadian independent security think-tank, the Mackenzie Institute. Currently a columnist at Sp!ked and a regular contributor for Mail Plus and The Telegraph, he has also written for The Independent, The Jewish Chronicle, UnHerd, The Times Red Box, and CapX. His comments have also featured in mainstream British newspapers such as The Sun and The Daily Mail, as well as foreign platforms such as Arab News in Saudi Arabia and The National in the UAE. A regular guest on GB News and TalkTV, Rakib has also featured on Sky News, BBC Newsnight, BBC Sunday Morning Live and ITV's Good Morning Britain (GMB). He has also made radio appearances for stations such as LBC, Times Radio, BBC Radio 5Live, BBC Radio London, and BBC Asian Network. Establishing himself as a prominent British authority on matters of racial identity and social integration, Rakib has consulted influential UK parliamentarians and policymakers on issues surrounding race relations and community cohesion. He is currently a Patron of the Muslims Against Anti-Semitism (MAAS), and has also presented evidence to The White House Covid-19 Health Equity Task Force (HETF).

It's hard to analyse the present and future of internal communication without some understanding of its past. We're thrilled the IoIC is partnering a new research project, funded by the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). The Institutional History of Internal Communication has been awarded funding to explore the value internal communication has added to some of our most well-known organisations since the 1880s. In this episode, Jen, Dom and Cat welcome Dr. Michael Heller, Professor Michael Rowlinson and Dr. Joe Chick. They learn more about the long history of internal communication project and what this research project hopes to achieve for both industry and internal communication professionals.

A frequent worry is that our scientific institutions are risk-averse and shy away from funding transformative research projects that are high risk, in favor of relatively safe and incremental science. Why might that be?Let's start with the assumption that high-risk, high-reward research proposals are polarizing: some people love them, some hate them. If this is true, and if our scientific institutions pay closer attention to bad reviews than good reviews, then that could be a driver of risk aversion. In this podcast, I look at three channels through which negative assessments may have outsized weight in decision-making, and how this might bias science away from transformative research.This podcast is an audio read through of the (initial version of the) article Biases Against Risky Research, originally published on New Things Under the Sun.Articles mentionedGross, Kevin, and Carl T. Bergstrom. 2021. Why ex post peer review encourages high-risk research while ex ante review discourages it. PNAS 118(51) e2111615118. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2111615118Krieger, Joshua, and Ramana Nanda. 2022. Are Transformational Ideas Harder to Fund? Resource Allocation to R&D Projects at a Global Pharmaceutical Firm. Harvard Business School Working Paper 21-014. Jerrim, John, and Robert Vries. 2020. Are peer reviews of grant proposals reliable? An analysis of Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) funding applications. The Social Science Journal 60(1): 91-109. https://doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2020.1728506Lane, Jacqueline N., Misha Teplitskiy, Gary Gray, Harder Ranu, Michael Menietti, Eva C. Guinan, and Karim R. Lakhani. 2022. Conservatism Gets Funded? A Field Experiment on the Role of Negative Information in Novel Project Evaluation. Management Science 68(6): 3975-4753. https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.2021.4107

Host Rafael Behr talks to Prof. Tim Bale about why people join political parties and their impact on democracy. Topics covered inlcude: what people get from joining a political party; what parties get from their members; why membership of parties has declined; in particular why so many Conservative women joined, and then left in their droves; how membership differs between the two major parties; how the role of members has changed; and members impact on the democratic health of the nation Tim Bale is Professor of Politics at Queen Mary University of London. He's the author of several books on British and European party politics, including, Footsoldiers: Political Party Membership in the 21st Century, the research for which was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and generated the website http://esrcpartymembersproject.org. His most recent book, The Conservative Party after Brexit: Turmoil and Transformation is out on 30 March 2023. Tim's also a frequent contributor to broadcast and print media in the UK and abroad. This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

Wirtschaftlicher Wettbewerb gilt in der öffentlichen Debatte gemeinhin als Garant für den Fortschritt. Patrick Kaczmarczyk jedoch wirft ein, dass diese These so nicht stehenbleiben kann, solange man die Frage nach der Qualität des Wettbewerbs nicht stellt. Ist es ein Wettbewerb, der hauptsächlich auf Lohnkostenbasis ausgetragen wird? Oder über Investitionen und Produktivitätssteigerungen? Anhand der europäischen Automobilindustrie hat er aufgezeigt, wie darwinistisch und zerstörerisch – und wie wenig innovativ – der Wettbewerb im europäischen Automobilmarkt war. Entgegen weitläufiger Vorstellungen sind selbst die deutschen Autohersteller, die gemeinhin als führend in Europa gesehen werden, wenig erfolgreich gewesen, wenn man den Blick auf Schlüsselindikatoren wie die Profitmargen, Cashflows und Innovationskapazität in alternativen Antriebstechnologien richtet. In Europa, wo der Pkw-Markt im Laufe der Zeit stagnierte, zeigen die Daten, wie es den deutschen Unternehmen gelang, Marktanteil auf Kosten anderer Hersteller zu steigern. Einen Wendepunkt in der Branche stellen die 2000er Jahre dar, in denen die deutschen Produktionsstandorte ihre Wettbewerbsfähigkeit durch radikale Umstrukturierungsmaßnahmen im Inland (sowohl innerhalb der Unternehmen als auch als auch bei den Zulieferern) und durch Auslagerung der Produktion nach Osteuropa erhalten konnten. Nach der Finanzkrise profitierten die deutschen Unternehmen zudem von günstigeren Refinanzierungsbedingungen, die im finanzialisierten Automobilmarkt immer wichtiger wurden, da ein großer Teil des Absatzes über die eigenen Autobanken abläuft. Aufgrund des darwinistischen Verdrängungswettbewerbs in Europa wurde die Produktion in Deutschland vor allem durch Kosten- und Refinanzierungsvorteile erhalten. Anstatt, dass man durch eine kluge Investitions- und Lohnpolitik die Industrie zur Veränderung und Transformation gezwungen hätte, spezialisierte man sich immer mehr auf die Produktion einer aussterbenden Technologie, verpasste technologisch den Anschluss an Hersteller in Asien und in den USA, und blockierte zudem jegliche Initiativen für eine nachhaltigere Gestaltung der Industrie in Brüssel. Dies betraf ebenso die gesamte Wertschöpfungskette, die nun vor den Scherben der Politik der letzten 20 Jahre steht. In seinem Buch „Kampf der Nationen“ kritisiert Patrick somit die gängige Wettbewerbspolitik, die in den vergangenen Jahrzehnten hauptsächlich über Druck auf die Löhne, weniger über die Produktivität geführt wurde. Zudem erläutert er, dass die Politik überhaupt nicht die richtigen Bedingungen für einen wirtschaftlich fortschrittlichen Wettbewerb auf die Beine gestellt hat, weil es dafür eine viel weitreichendere internationale Zusammenarbeit bräuchte, insbesondere in der Lohnpolitik. Ziel müsste eine wirtschaftliche Kooperation der Staaten sein, die sicherstellt, dass nur die Unternehmen, nicht aber die Staaten miteinander im Wettbewerb stehen. In der Theorie existieren bereits diverse Modelle, aber sie finden kaum Anwendung in der Praxis. Hier dominiert noch kurzfristiges und mikro-orientiertes Denken. Patrick Kaczmarczyk ist Referent für Wirtschaftspolitik in Berlin. Zuvor arbeitete er als Berater für die Vereinten Nationen in Genf. Dort befasste er sich in der UNO-Organisation für Welthandel und Entwicklung (UNCTAD) mit Analysen zur Kapitalmarktstabilität in Entwicklungs- und Schwellenländern mit Schwerpunkt in Projekten zur Stabilisierung der wirtschaftlichen Lage im Nahostkonflikt. Neben seiner Beratungstätigkeit promovierte er als Stipendiat des Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) der britischen Regierung am Institut für politische Ökonomie der Universität Sheffield.

Dr Matthew Davis and Dr Helen Hughes, Associate Professors at Leeds University Business School, talk about what social networks at work are, and why they matter. They discuss how office space affects networks, if there's an optimum number of days to be in the office to make your networks effective, and offer some top tips for employers. For further information: Read the report. Visit the website. Listen to the podcast series. This project - Adapting offices to support COVID-19 secure workplaces and emerging work patterns - is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation's rapid response to Covid-19. Visit the webpage.This podcast episode was recorded remotely in November 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A transcript of this episode is available. About the speakers: Dr Matthew Davis is an Associate Professor at Leeds University Business School, Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. His research centres on how people interact with their environments, office design, hybrid working and future workplaces. He also researches how businesses engage in CSR, particularly to address sustainability and modern slavery. Dr Helen Hughes is a Chartered Occupational Psychologist, and Associate Professor at Leeds University Business School. She specialises in the social dynamics of workplace relationships, as well as graduate employability and early career transitions to the workplace. She is passionate about translating high-quality research into usable insights and strategies, working with partners such as Rolls-Royce, The National Health Service and KPMG.

Dr Marketa Dolezalova is joined by Ewa Jamroz and Ewa Lelontko from Migration Yorkshire. Following on from the previous episode with Migration Yorkshire, Marketa, Ewa and Ewa talk about the main barriers for migrants entering the UK workforce, as well as examples of good practice from organisations.   https://business.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/dir-record/research-projects/1870/labour-mobility-in-transition-a-multi-actor-study-of-the-re-regulation-of-migrant-work-in-low-skilled-sectors-limits (Visit the project webpage). This project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).  This episode was recorded on Wednesday 10th August 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this episode, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/280/podcast_episode_54 (transcript of this episode) is available.  About the speakers: https://business.leeds.ac.uk/departments-work-employment-relations/staff/1415/dr-marketa-dolezalova (Dr Marketa Dolezalova) is a Research Fellow in Labour Migration at Leeds University Business School. Her research interests revolve around migration, mobility, and the economic strategies of migrants, including mobility as both an economic strategy and as migrants' social capital.  Ewa Jamroz is a policy, data and development officer at https://www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk/ (Migration Yorkshire). She is the project lead for the Hong Kong Welcome Programme for BN(O) status holders coming to the UK through a new https://www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk/news/hong-kong-hub-british-national-overseas-newcomers (BN(O) visa route) and policy lead for EU nationals (including Roma communities).  Ewa Lelontko is an employer engagement manager at Migration Yorkshire. Her role focuses on the economic integration of refugees and other migrants in Yorkshire & Humber.  

Marketa Dolezalova is joined by Ewa Jamroz from Migration Yorkshire to find out more about the work Migration Yorkshire does. They discuss how recent immigration changes have impacted the ability of migrants to enter the workforce, the consequences of digitalizing the immigration system, and Migration Yorkshire's plan for social inclusion in the region.  https://business.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/dir-record/research-projects/1870/labour-mobility-in-transition-a-multi-actor-study-of-the-re-regulation-of-migrant-work-in-low-skilled-sectors-limits (Visit the project webpage). This project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).  This episode was recorded on Wednesday 13th July 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this episode, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/279/podcast_episode_53_-_transcript (transcript of this episode) is available.  About the speakers: https://business.leeds.ac.uk/departments-work-employment-relations/staff/1415/dr-marketa-dolezalova (Dr Marketa Dolezalova) is a Research Fellow in Labour Migration at Leeds University Business School. Her research interests revolve around migration, mobility, and the economic strategies of migrants, including mobility as both an economic strategy and as migrants' social capital.  Ewa Jamroz is a policy, data and development officer at https://www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk/ (Migration Yorkshire). She is the project lead for the Hong Kong Welcome Programme for BN(O) status holders coming to the UK through a new https://www.migrationyorkshire.org.uk/news/hong-kong-hub-british-national-overseas-newcomers (BN(O) visa route) and policy lead for EU nationals (including Roma communities).

The danger of making assumptions about digital equality based on binary digital inclusion data. Professor Chris Forde (Leeds University Business School) speaks to Dr Becky Faith and Kevin Hernandez (Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex) about their research on digital inequalities. They discuss the problematic assumption that most people now have access, and the right skills, to use the internet and why we need better data to understand the nature of digital exclusion.  This is part of a special series of podcasts in conjunction with the Digit Data Observatory, part of the Digital Futures at Work Research Centre.   https://digit-research.org/data_commentaries/measuring-digital-exclusion/ (Read the Data Commentary).  https://digit-research.org/data-observatory/do-overview/ (Visit the Digit Data Observatory.)  The Digital Futures at Work Research Centre (Digit) is jointly led by the Universities of Sussex and Leeds Business Schools with partners from Aberdeen, Cambridge, Manchester and Monash Universities. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).  This podcast episode was recorded remotely in June 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/278/digit_data_observatory_-_podcast_transcripts (transcript of this episode) is available.    About the speakers: https://digit-research.org/researcher/prof-chris-forde/ (Chris Forde) is Professor of Employment Studies and Co-Director of the Centre of Employment Relations Innovation and Change at the University of Leeds, and co-ordinator of the Q Step Programme at the University of Leeds, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and the ESRC. He is also Deputy Director of Digit and co-lead of the Digit Data Observatory. His principal research interest is in temporary agency working, but he also conducts research into migration.  https://digit-research.org/researcher/dr-becky-faith/ (Becky Faith) is a Research Fellow and Co-Leader of Digit Research Theme 4 ‘Reconnecting the disconnected: new channels of voice and representation'. Her professional experience and research interests encompass gender and technology, mobile communication studies, human computer interaction and technology for social change.  https://digit-research.org/researcher/kevin-hernandez/ (Kevin Hernandez) is a Research Officer at the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) and a Researcher working on Digit Research Theme 4 ‘Reconnecting the disconnected: new channels of voice and representation'. His research interests include digital inequalities, sustainable development, and political economy of automation. 

In this introductory episode of the Data Observatory podcast series, Professor Chris Forde (Leeds University Business School) and Dr Emma Russell (University of Sussex) talk about the ESRC-funded Digital Futures at Work (Digit) Research Centre and its main research themes, what the Data Observatory is for, and how it can benefit other researchers, policymakers and wider society.  https://digit-research.org/data-observatory/do-overview/ (Visit the Digit Data Observatory.)  Digit is jointly led by the Universities of Sussex and Leeds Business Schools with partners from Aberdeen, Cambridge, Manchester and Monash Universities. It is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).  This podcast episode was recorded remotely in May 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/278/digit_data_observatory_-_podcast_transcripts (transcript of this episode) is available.    About the speakers: https://digit-research.org/researcher/prof-chris-forde/ (Chris Forde) is Professor of Employment Studies and Co-Director of the Centre of Employment Relations Innovation and Change at the University of Leeds, and co-ordinator of the Q Step Programme at the University of Leeds, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and the ESRC. He is also Deputy Director of Digit and co-lead of the Digit Data Observatory. His principal research interest is in temporary agency working, but he also conducts research into migration.  https://digit-research.org/researcher/dr-emma-russell/ (Dr Emma Russell) is a Chartered and Registered Occupational Psychologist and Senior Lecturer at the University of Sussex, in addition to being the co-lead of the Data Observatory. Her research focuses on how people manage their e-communications (specifically email) and how this impacts and is impacted by well-being, goal achievement and personality. 

Genevieve LeBaron is a new Professor and Director of the School of Public Policy at Simon Fraser University, and the Principle Investigator of the ReStructure Lab. In this episode, Am and Genevieve discuss her research work on forced labour and the global market forces which incentivize those practices. They also discuss the new role for public policy in solving real-world solutions as well as the unique context of the School of Public Policy at SFU and its broader impact. Full episode details: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/178-genevieve-lebaron.html Read the transcript: https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/transcripts/178-genevieve-lebaron.html Resources: Meet Genevieve LeBaron, School of Public Policy's New Director: https://www.sfu.ca/mpp/news-events/news/welcome-genevieve-lebaron.html Genevieve LeBaron: https://www.genevievelebaron.com/about ReStructure Lab: https://www.restructurelab.org/ Confronting the Business Models of Modern Slavery: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1056492621994904 Hybrid (un)freedom in worker hostels in garment supply chains: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00187267221081296 The Unequal Impacts of Covid-19 on Global Garment Supply Chains: http://speri.dept.shef.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/The-Unequal-Impacts-of-Covid-19-on-Global-Garment-Supply-Chains.pdf Bio: Genevieve LeBaron is a Professor and Director, School of Public Policy, at Simon Fraser University's Vancouver campus. Her award-winning research investigates the business of forced labour in global supply chains and the effectiveness of government, industry, and worker-led strategies to combat it. Her latest books are Combatting Modern Slavery: Why Labour Governance is Failing and What We Can Do About It (Polity Press, 2020, Winner of the Academy of Management SIM Division's Best Book Prize) and Fighting Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking: History and Contemporary Policy (Cambridge University Press, 2021, co-edited with David W. Blight and Jessica Pliley). She is the author of over forty academic journal articles and book chapters. LeBaron is Co-Principal Investigator of Re:Structure Lab, a research and policy Lab based across SFU School of Public Policy, Stanford and Yale Universities. Her research has attracted funding from several councils and foundations, including: Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC); the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC); The British Academy; Ford Foundation; Leverhulme Trust; and Humanity United. LeBaron has was elected to the College of the Royal Society of Canada in 2020. Drawing from her research, LeBaron works closely with governments, United Nations agencies, global companies and others to build measures to prevent forced labour directly into their business models and supply chain relationships. She currently serves on the UK Parliament's Modern Slavery and the Supply Chain Advisory Committee. Cite this episode: Chicago Style Johal, Am. “Forced Labour, Modern Slavery and the Global Supply Chain — with Genevieve LeBaron” Below the Radar, SFU's Vancity Office of Community Engagement. Podcast audio, June 28, 2022. https://www.sfu.ca/vancity-office-community-engagement/below-the-radar-podcast/episodes/178-genevieve-lebaron.html.

In this introductory episode, Dr Gabriella Alberti and Dr Jo Cutter talk about their three-year research project investigating the impact of the post-Brexit regulation migration for work on the UK labour market. The project looks at how employers and workers shape these mobility transitions and how they engage in dialogue with each other and with other stakeholders. It also considers how COVID-19 has impacted these transitions and dialogue.   https://business.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/dir-record/research-projects/1870/labour-mobility-in-transition-a-multi-actor-study-of-the-re-regulation-of-migrant-work-in-low-skilled-sectors-limits (Visit the project webpage). This project is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).  This episode was recorded on Monday 30 May 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this episode, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/275/podcast_episode_51_-_transcript (transcript of this episode) is available.  About the speakers:  https://business.leeds.ac.uk/research-ceric/staff/500/gabriella-alberti (Dr Gabriella Alberti) is an Associate Professor in Work and Employment Relations. Her research interests revolve around the conditions of workers at the bottom end of the labour market, whether on non-standard contracts, engaged in gig/platform work, excluded from social protections, migrants and minorities workers facing multiple and intersectional forms of discrimination and exclusion.  https://business.leeds.ac.uk/departments-work-employment-relations/staff/513/jo-cutter (Dr Jo Cutter) is a lecturer in Work and Employment Relations. Her research focuses on the employment relations, social dialogue and the regulation of work with a core focus on skills, education and training. 

Dr Emma Gritt (Leeds University Business School) welcomes back Babak Tizkar (Head of Building Information Modelling at Atkins) to discuss how to make hybrid meetings more effective. They talk about how to: encourage engagement, ensure that the right tools are used, and provide appropriate training.  This project – https://business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/research-projects/1836/adapting-offices-for-the-future-of-work (Adapting Offices for the Future of Work) – is funded by the https://esrc.ukri.org/ (Economic and Social Research Council) (ESRC), as part of https://www.ukri.org/ (UK Research and Innovation)'s rapid response to Covid-19.   This podcast episode was recorded remotely in April 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk.  A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/268/podcast_episode_48_and_49_transcripts (transcript of this episode) is available.    https://futureworkplace.leeds.ac.uk/ao_report_052022/ (Read the report: "Where is your office today?") About the speakers:  https://business.leeds.ac.uk/departments-management/staff/300/dr-emma-gritt (Dr Emma Gritt )is a lecturer in Information Management, and Programme Director for the Undergraduate Business Management programmes. Her research interests focus on the role of digital technologies in organisations.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/babaktizkar/?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fukc-word-edit%2Eofficeapps%2Elive%2Ecom%2F&originalSubdomain=uk (Babak Tizkar) works for Atkins as Head of BIM across their multi-disciplinary Building Design practice. He leads a dedicated BIM team whose mission it is to develop and deploy existing and emerging digital strategies and technologies to enhance the design development and delivery process, streamline production workflows and guide project teams to adapt and deliver more efficient and better-quality building projects using advance technologies. 

Dr Emma Gritt (Leeds University Business School) is joined by Babak Tizkar (Head of Building Information Modelling at Atkins) to talk about the role of technology in supporting hybrid working. Babak shares insights from Atkins on the approach the company has taken towards hybrid working during lockdown and as we're coming out of the pandemic.  This project – https://business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/research-projects/1836/adapting-offices-for-the-future-of-work (Adapting Offices for the Future of Work) – is funded by the https://esrc.ukri.org/ (Economic and Social Research Council) (ESRC), as part of https://www.ukri.org/ (UK Research and Innovation)'s rapid response to Covid-19.   This podcast episode was recorded remotely in April 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/268/podcast_episode_48_and_49_transcripts (transcript of this episode) is available.    About the speakers:  Dr Emma Gritt is a lecturer in Information Management, and Programme Director for the Undergraduate Business Management programmes. Her research interests focus on the role of digital technologies in organisations.  Babak Tizkar works for Atkins as Head of BIM across their multi-disciplinary Building Design practice. He leads a dedicated BIM team whose mission it is to develop and deploy existing and emerging digital strategies and technologies to enhance the design development and delivery process, streamline production workflows and guide project teams to adapt and deliver more efficient and better-quality building projects using advance technologies. 

Dr Matthew Davis (Leeds University Business School) is joined by Professor Simon Rees (School of Civil Engineering) and Duncan Hurd (Avnet) to discuss how https://www.avnet.com (Avnet) has adapted its https://www.farnell.com (Premier Farnell) office and distribution facilities in Leeds during the pandemic and in response to new ways of working. As an international organisation, Duncan talks about the need to consider different cultural requirements as well as the requirements of functional teams and the preferences of employees when adapting office spaces.  This project – https://business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/research-projects/1836/adapting-offices-for-the-future-of-work (Adapting Offices for the Future of Work) – is funded by the https://esrc.ukri.org/ (Economic and Social Research Council) (ESRC), as part of https://www.ukri.org/ (UK Research and Innovation)'s rapid response to Covid-19.   This podcast episode was recorded remotely in February 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/261/podcast_episode_43_-_transcript (transcript of this episode) is available.     About the speakers: https://business.leeds.ac.uk/divisions-management/staff/291/dr-matthew-davis (Dr Matthew Davis) is an Associate Professor at Leeds University Business School, a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His research centres on how people interact with their environments, the impact of different office designs and how businesses engage in CSR, particularly to address sustainability and modern slavery.   https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/civil-engineering/staff/730/professor-simon-rees (Simon Rees) is Professor of Building Energy Systems at the University of Leeds. His research interests are in the field of Building Engineering Physics and geothermal heating and cooling systems. These interests can be summarised as sustainable building design, energy simulation and dynamic thermal modelling methods, room heat transfer, thermal networks and geothermal systems.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/duncan-hurd-fcips-msc-ba-hons-9a66a114/?originalSubdomain=uk (Duncan Hurd) is Senior Director, Global Real Estate & Indirect Procurement at Avnet. He has over 20 years' experience working in large, complex, blue-chip organizations in public and private sectors across Procurement, Supply Chain and Property sectors. Avnet is a global leader of electronic components and services, guiding makers and manufacturers from design to delivery. 

Dr Matthew Davis, Leeds University Business School, is joined by Professor Simon Rees, School of Civil Engineering, and Mike Burton, Director at AECOM. They talk about how developers and designers are making changes to offices for new ways of working. This includes: better ventilation, different technology for hybrid working, making the office more attractive for those used to working from home, and designing offices to be more accommodating for neurodiverse people.  This project – https://business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/research-projects/1836/adapting-offices-for-the-future-of-work (Adapting Offices for the Future of Work) – is funded by the https://esrc.ukri.org/ (Economic and Social Research Council) (ESRC), as part of https://www.ukri.org/ (UK Research and Innovation)'s rapid response to Covid-19.   This podcast episode was recorded remotely in January 2022. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/255/podcast_episode_42_-_transcript (transcript of this episode) is available.    About the speakers: https://business.leeds.ac.uk/divisions-management/staff/291/dr-matthew-davis (Dr Matthew Davis) is an Associate Professor at Leeds University Business School, a Chartered Psychologist and an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. His research centres on how people interact with their environments, the impact of different office designs and how businesses engage in CSR, particularly to address sustainability and modern slavery.   https://eps.leeds.ac.uk/civil-engineering/staff/730/professor-simon-rees (Simon Rees) is Professor of Building Energy Systems at the University of Leeds. His research interests are in the field of Building Engineering Physics and geothermal heating and cooling systems. These interests can be summarised as sustainable building design, energy simulation and dynamic thermal modelling methods, room heat transfer, thermal networks and geothermal systems.  https://www.linkedin.com/in/miburton/?originalSubdomain=uk (Mike Burton) is Director for https://aecom.com/ (AECOM Building Engineering) and also Director of the British Council for Offices Board of Management, a Chartered Engineer and Fellow of CIBSE.  Mike has designed many award-winning international offices for both developers and occupiers and is currently leading the environmental design on a number of the next generation of sustainable, smart and healthy buildings. Mike has co-authored many key workplace publications including the 2019 RIBA Future Office book looking at trends in people, technology, procurement and materials, and published industry guidance documents on sustainable refurbishment, mothballing buildings and reopening the workplace.  Mike is currently a regional RIBA judge and national BCO judge, CIBSE Building Performance Engineer 2022 finalist, shortlisted for BCO NextGen Inspirational Leader of the Year 2020, and the 2021 winner of WICE Mentoring Awards. 

Dr Helen Hughes and Dr Emma Gritt discuss how the challenges of remote and hybrid working are magnified for employees who are new to the workforce.  This podcast episode was recorded remotely in December 2021. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/249/podcast_episode_39_-_transcript (transcript of this episode) is available.  To find out more about this research project – http://bitly.com/understandinginternships (Understanding the Value of Internships) – visit the website. You can also find out more about the https://business.leeds.ac.uk/dir-record/research-projects/1836/adapting-offices-for-the-future-of-work (Adapting Offices for the Future of Work) research project, also discussed in this episode, which is funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), as part of UK Research and Innovation's rapid response to Covid-19.  About the speakers:   Dr Helen Hughes is an Associate Professor at Leeds University Business School and the Programme Director for the British Psychological Society accredited MSc in Organisational Psychology. Her research areas include the ways that social interactions influence and shape jobs and careers, and new ways of working, job design, job crafting and work organisation.  Dr Emma Gritt is a lecturer in Information Management, and Programme Director for the Undergraduate Business Management programmes. Her research interests focus on the role of digital technologies in organisations. 

This podcast features a conversation with Dr Peggy Froerer (Reader, Anthropology) and Dr Gunjan Wadhwa (ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Education), Brunel University London. It discusses Dr Froerer's work with the historically marginalised Adivasi communities in rural parts of Central India (Chhattisgarh) with a particular focus on young people's engagements with education and its entanglements with work and livelihoods. Dr Froerer critically highlights the continuities and tensions between the global discourses of development and modernity and the local lived realities of the Adivasis, and the impacts of this on young people's aspirations. The conversation brings out the methodological and theoretical challenges of doing research in rural contexts, working with marginalised social groups and undoing the dominant frameworks. Dr Froerer emphasises paying attention to the context to understand intersections of religion, ethnicity and gender in relation to her work, along with the work of the state in the current socio-political conditions.​ Dr Peggy Froerer is Reader in Anthropology at Brunel University London and author of Religious Division and Social Conflict. She is currently working on her second book, which considers how marginalized young people's differentiated engagement with school education articulates with their livelihood options and aspirations for a better future. Peggy is also co-Investigator on a collaborative, multi-regional research project (ESRC-DfID, 2016-2018) which examines education systems, aspiration and learning outcomes in remote rural areas of India, Lesotho and Laos. She has directed an ethnographic film (Village Lives, Distant Powers; produced by Margaret Dickinson), which is based on her research on development, the state and corruption in central India. Dr Gunjan Wadhwa is an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Education at Brunel University London on 'Rural youth identities in India'. Her research troubles the dominant discursive strains that produce the post-colonial nation-state and citizen, and through this position marginalised groups like the Adivasis and rural youth in opposition to ideas of the ‘modern'. Gunjan's recent publications include Ethics of Positionality in Capturing Adivasi Youth ‘Voices' in a Village Community in India (Ethics and Integrity in Research with Children and Young People, 2021) and (Un)Doing Rights: Adivasi participation in governance discourses in an area of civil unrest in India (The International Journal of Human Rights, 25:7, 2021). Edited by Yashita Jain Music: Little Idea by Scott Holmes (scottholmesmusic.com) / CC BY-NC

This podcast features a conversation with Dr Peggy Froerer (Reader, Anthropology) and Dr Gunjan Wadhwa (ESRC Postdoctoral Fellow, Education), Brunel University London. It discusses Dr Froerer's work with the historically marginalised Adivasi communities in rural parts of Central India (Chhattisgarh) with a particular focus on young people's engagements with education and its entanglements with work and livelihoods. Dr Froerer critically highlights the continuities and tensions between the global discourses of development and modernity and the local lived realities of the Adivasis, and the impacts of this on young people's aspirations. The conversation brings out the methodological and theoretical challenges of doing research in rural contexts, working with marginalised social groups and undoing the dominant frameworks. Dr Froerer emphasises paying attention to the context to understand intersections of religion, ethnicity and gender in relation to her work, along with the work of the state in the current socio-political conditions.​ Dr Peggy Froerer is Reader in Anthropology at Brunel University London and author of Religious Division and Social Conflict. She is currently working on her second book, which considers how marginalized young people's differentiated engagement with school education articulates with their livelihood options and aspirations for a better future. Peggy is also co-Investigator on a collaborative, multi-regional research project (ESRC-DfID, 2016-2018) which examines education systems, aspiration and learning outcomes in remote rural areas of India, Lesotho and Laos. She has directed an ethnographic film (Village Lives, Distant Powers; produced by Margaret Dickinson), which is based on her research on development, the state and corruption in central India. Dr Gunjan Wadhwa is an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) postdoctoral fellow at the Department of Education at Brunel University London on 'Rural youth identities in India'. Her research troubles the dominant discursive strains that produce the post-colonial nation-state and citizen, and through this position marginalised groups like the Adivasis and rural youth in opposition to ideas of the ‘modern'. Gunjan's recent publications include Ethics of Positionality in Capturing Adivasi Youth ‘Voices' in a Village Community in India (Ethics and Integrity in Research with Children and Young People, 2021) and (Un)Doing Rights: Adivasi participation in governance discourses in an area of civil unrest in India (The International Journal of Human Rights, 25:7, 2021). Edited by Yashita Jain Music: Little Idea by Scott Holmes (scottholmesmusic.com) / CC BY-NC

‘Under-the-radar' innovations are happening across sub-Saharan Africa, but different barriers are blocking the region from leapfrogging the innovation gap in the era of the fourth industrial revolution. We convene experts from across sectors to explore examples of technological and economic innovation in the continent, investigate what is needed to ‘fill the innovation gap', and what role innovation can play in helping countries economically recover from crises, such as the Covid-19 pandemic. This webinar is supported by the Development and Economic Growth Research Programme (DEGRP), funded by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).

Dr Kathryn Watson (Leeds University Business School) and Professor Jackie Ford (Durham University Business School) talk about career breaks, dual careers, and work-life balance in this special International Women's Day episode. This podcast episode was recorded in March 2021 via remote recording. If you would like to get in touch regarding this podcast, please contact research.lubs@leeds.ac.uk. A transcript of this episode is available at:  https://business.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/download/217/podcast_episode_5_iwd_2021_-_transcript Bios: Dr Kathryn Watson has a background in both academia and business and manages research impact and engagement for Leeds University Business School. Kathryn was the Principal Investigator on the Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)-funded project ‘Raising the Ceiling on Diversity and Inclusion: A Corporate Retail Case Study' working with a major UK retailer. Recently, she has conducted research on ethnic minority inclusion and career progression in policing. Jackie Ford is Professor of Leadership and Organisation Studies at Durham University Business School. She has long-standing frustrations with much research on leadership, especially the absent recognition of power, inclusivity and social justice, and through her research she seeks to unsettle dominant understandings.

We had the pleasure of chatting with Saskia Walcott of Walcott Communications in this episode. Saskia has had an unusual journey into the research and higher education sector. Following a career in communications and public relations, she joined the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). She has also worked for universities before starting her own consultancy company. She recently published an article talking about her experiences as a black woman in research management in the UK. We talk to Saskia about her career and her experiences including the reaction to her article, the burden placed on minority groups to lead from the front in tackling discrimination and how generational changes may impact on how we create a more equal and diverse research management environment in the future. Do subscribe, rate and review our podcast. This is the final episode in the first series. Keep an eye out on our twitter (@Divrespod) to follow the latest developments and conversations. We will be back in the Autumn. 

The growth of digital information provides social scientists with unprecedented opportunities to access the personal data of people all around the world and to transform our understanding. In this podcast, Professor Peter Elias, Strategic Advisor for Data Resources to the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) explains the latest thinking around data linkage.

In this public seminar, Dr Jude Howell, Professor of International Development at London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), argued that the securitisation of NGOs post-9/11 has raised both practical issues about aid delivery and the security of NGO workers, as well as broader questions around the purpose of aid and development of civil society. Dr Jude Howell is Professor of International Development at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences (LSE). She was Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science Centre for Civil Society between 2003 and 2010, running a wide range of internationally focused research projects and events on civil society. She was Director of the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) research programme on non-governmental public action and Series Editor of the Palgrave Press book series on Non-Governmental Public Action, in which her book The Global War on Terror, Aid and Civil Society (with Jeremy Lind), 2009, appears. She has written extensively on issues relating to civil society, development, security, gender and governance, and on China in particular. This public seminar was presented by the Development Policy Centre at Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University.

Big data is an extraordinary resource offering unique opportunities, but the 2013 Edward Snowden revelations revealed that it also comes with great risks. Professor Maurice Sunkin and Lorna McGregor explain the importance of a new project funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). Researchers at the University of Essex will lead this first global project investigating the human rights implications of the collection, storage and use of big data.

April 2014 - This brief is focused on the impact of recent welfare reform in the UK on driving need for food bank provision. It is based on research conducted as part of a three-year study, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), into the growth of nationally co-ordinated or facilitated emergency food provision in the UK. This analysis is relevant to developing an understanding of the evolving boundaries of responsibility for welfare provision between state and civil society. The brief suggests that the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into hunger and food poverty should examine this issue closely, with a key emphasis on the fairness and adequacy of social protection. Welfare reform and the role it will leave for food banks should be examined by the Inquiry in terms of responsibility and be guided by the question of whose responsibility it is to protect people from hunger. The brief has been authored by Hannah Lambie-Mumford in the University of Sheffield’s Department of Geography. You can contact Hannah at hlambie-mumford@sheffield.ac.uk.