Our ESRC-funded research aims to increase understanding of how digital technologies are changing work and the implications for employers, workers, job seekers and governments.
Latest news
House of Lords Committee cites Digit associate fellow’s evidence
The written evidence was submitted for the inquiry 'Designing a public workforce fit for the future'.
Digit researchers’ findings on labour protests during the pandemic published by ILO
The report documents protests by key workers in healthcare and retail against their working conditions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Digit is hiring! New job vacancies
We are recruiting for a Research Fellow and a Senior Communications and Events Officer.
Latest Blogs
The platform economy discussion at the ILO: first a failure, now a future?
Huw Thomas on efforts to secure an international labour standard for platform work.
Digital levelling up: starting early to tackle digital poverty
Becky Faith and Emma Daniel look at barriers to digital levelling up in Sussex.
Disability, neurodivergence and remote working: what employers need to know…
Dr Christine Grant and colleagues outline four steps employers can take to develop truly inclusive remote working practices.
Latest Publications
Digital Poverty in the UK
Faith, B., Hernandez, K. and Beecher, J. (2022), IDS Policy Briefing 202, Brighton: Institute of Development Studies
Furloughing and the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme in the UK: Managers’ experiences and perspectives
Stuart, M., Spencer, D., McLachlan, C., Forde, C. (2021) University of Leeds
Innovation Analytics: Tools for Competitive Advantage
Edited by Subramanian, N., Ponnambalam, S.G., Janardhanan, M. (2022) World Scientific
Theorising labour unrest and trade unionism in the platform economy
Joyce, S., Stuart, M. and Forde, C. (2022), New Technology, Work and Employment
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