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The programme for the upcoming 3rd Data Justice Conference has been finalised. You can find it here. For all information about the conference, incl. schedule, speakers and spaces, download the conference brochure!

The International Journal of Communication (IJoC) has published a Special Section on Civic Participation in the Datafied Society. Guest-edited by the four directors of the Data Justice Lab, it brings together six contributions from international authors that...

Registration is open for the next Data Justice Conference, to be held on 19-20 June 2023 in Cardiff, UK. Under the title "Collective Experiences in the Datafied Society", international scholars and practitioners will come together to discuss the impact of datafication...

We are delighted to launch the project report from our project exploring the potential for advancing data justice in the context of the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act of 2015. Based on a comprehensive policy review and interviews with key stakeholders in...

We are delighted to announce the Call for Papers for our third international Data Justice conference themed: Collective Experiences in the Datafied Society Date: June 19-20, 2023 Location: Cardiff University in Cardiff, UKand online, incl. live streams of plenary...

The Data Justice Lab is looking for fellows to collaborate with us on exploring how to democratize the datafied society. The fellowships can either be based at the Lab in Cardiff, UK, or be conducted online. We are interested in diverse project ideas that address the...

The advent of predictive policing systems demonstrates an increased interest in more novel forms of data processing for the purpose of crime control. These developments have been the subject of much controversy, as there are significant concerns on the role these...

Dr Wen Ma is joining Cardiff University's School of Journalism, Media and Culture (JOMEC) as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow. She will work on her project "Investigating the Changing Practices of Citizen Journalism and the Future of Democracy in the Datafied Age" for...

The Data Justice Lab is inviting you for the following online event: Civic Participation in the Datafied Society Presentation of our new research report and discussion with Arne Hintz, Lina Dencik, Joanna Redden, Emiliano Trere, Jess Brand and Harry Warne (Data...

The Data Justice Lab has researched how public services are increasingly automated and government institutions at different levels are using data systems and AI. However, our latest report, Automating Public Services: Learning from Cancelled Systems, looks at another...

Data Justice Lab PhD candidate Ina Sander has collaborated with the organisation Privacy International to create a data literacy resource that will help educators teach students about data centric technologies and critical data literacy. The resource can be useful to...

Although data systems are rapidly rolled out in the public sector and state-citizen relations become increasingly automated, there is little public knowledge about these developments, with few possibilities to intervene into, and participate in, decisions about the...