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“Will you give us a phone if we do this survey?” Surveying digital gaps through digital means
How should research methodologies be adapted to engage and reward participants with digital access restrictions?
Barriers to Employment Service digitalisation?
What factors are influencing the adoption of digital tools by employment services and do they overcome, or replicate, existing challenges for users?
Virtually the same thing as in-person internships? Mapping the virtual internship landscape and exploring intern and employer experience in the UK and Italy
Virtual (remote, online, or e-) internships have recently increased in popularity during the Covid-19 pandemic. This Innovation Fund project explores this growing but under- researched area through student intern and employer experience in two contrasting institutional contexts: the UK and Italy. In Italy, placements and internships are typically part [...]
Robots at the Gates? Robotic Process Automation, Skills, and Institutions: The Case of Financial Services in the UK and Germany
This Innovation Fund project investigates the impact of robotic process automation technology on workers’ employment and skills in knowledge-intensive services, such as financial services.
Disability, neurodiversity, and remote e- working: Promoting the creation of an inclusive workplace. ‘Remote for All’ (R4All)
As many employers look to continue remote e-working arrangements it is important to recognise that this may be ideal for some but not all. What adjustments can be made to ensure both productivity and wellbeing as part of this transition? This project aims to fill a gap in understanding [...]
Creative work – A “hotspot” for digital skills? Identifying digital skill developments in the UK creative online freelance industry
This Innovation Fund project measures changes in the digital skill composition of the UK’s creative service sector and estimates the need for opportunities for individualised digital reskilling.
Social media platforms for digital retail in Africa: an alternative to online retail platforms for young people
Why young people in Nigeria seeking to earn money by selling second hand clothing prefer social media to digital retail platforms.
Can digital resale clothing platforms provide a stable income for young people in the UK?
Some online marketplaces emphasise environmentally sustainable and inclusive practices but does this translate into material differences in the nature of work?
Digital Entrepreneurship on Retail Platforms: A way to formalise employment for young people in the UK and Africa
This Innovation Fund project explores whether digital platforms enabling the sale of second-hand clothes can offer a new route into formal work for young people.
Digitalisation of employment services: a comparative case study of the UK and Australia
This Innovation Fund project explores how the UK and Australia are embracing digital employment service delivery.