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Perspectives, People and Projects

Social Informatics ResearchSchool of Computing

Edinburgh Napier University, UK

Professor Hazel Hall

LETICIC SymposiumUniversity of São Paulo, Brazil

15th March 2017

http://hazelhall.org@hazelh

Slides on SlideShare at http://slideshare.net/hazelhall

The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom

Scotland

Wales

England

Northern Ireland

53m

5.3m

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1.8m

Edinburgh

London

General Election 2015

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/election-2015-32624405

European Referendum 2016

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-36616028

www.napier.ac.uk/iidi

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www.napier.ac.uk/iidi

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Parks Royal yachtPalace Botanic

Garden

HillsBeachCastleExtinct volcano

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250 year-old New Town

Mirifici Logarithmorum Canonis Descriptio (1614)

John Napier 1550-1617

• Ranked in top 5% of world universities• Strong ranking for ‘international outlook’

• One of largest Schools of Computing in UK• 1200 students• 57 academic staff• 13 research/technical staff

We are BIG

• Placements (internships) and ePlacement Scotland

• Graduate level apprenticeships• PhDs part-funded by Skills Development

Scotland• Sought-after and highly-employable graduates

We value employability

• Computer Security and Networking– e.g. cybersecurity

• Software Engineering and Technology– e.g. applied artificial intelligence

• Creative and Social Informatics– e.g. interaction design

We offer broad coverage of computing

• Computer Security and Networking– e.g. cybersecurity

• Software Engineering and Technology– e.g. applied artificial intelligence

• Creative and Social Informatics– e.g. interaction design

We offer broad coverage of computing

Our research focusPeople… … and communities… and technologies

Social informaticsInterdisciplinary study… …of the design and use of information & communication technologies …that takes account of institutional and cultural contexts

https://drhazelhall.files.wordpress.com/2017/03/2017_03_csi-flyer.pdf

Please see the flyer

• 7 Academic staff (teaching and research)

• 1 Researcher• 8 Research students• 1 Emeritus professor• 1 Visiting professor (McMaster, Canada)• Several associates

Our group

Our group

• Democratic digital engagement• eGovernment• Information policy• Information seeking behaviour and use• Knowledge management• The Information Society• Online communities• Open data and open government

Our funders/partners: research councils

Our funders/partners: public bodies

Our funders/partners: business

Our funders/partners: charities and professional bodies

https://community-knect.net/

To facilitate a co-ordinated and strategic approach to LIS research across the UK (2009-2012)

To explore the extent to which LIS research projects influence practice (2011)

To create outputs to support the use and execution of research by librarians and information scientists (2012)

To develop a UK-wide network of LIS researchers (2011-2012)

Our PhDs

• Public library value• Knowledge sharing• Workplace learning• Population census• Information seeking

behaviour and use• Digital co-creation

Our publications

Our conference contributions

Award-winning research

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Contact Hazel Hall

•@hazel•http://hazelhall.org•http://slideshare.net/hazelhall

•h.hall@napier.ac.uk•+44 (0)131 455 2760

Perspectives, People and Projects

Social Informatics ResearchSchool of Computing

Edinburgh Napier University, UK

Professor Hazel Hall

LETICIC SymposiumUniversity of São Paulo, Brazil

15th March 2017

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