From improving mapping of species at risk to analysing the uptake of COVID-19 test and tracing apps by the public, researchers at the University of Warwick's Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies are launching six new projects investigating how new technologies are shaping society, and demonstrating how data science can tackle current social, political and ecological challenges.
CIM Director Noortje Marres commented: "We are delighted to have been successful in so many exciting project applications. As well as the diversity of topics and methodological approaches, the wide range of funders supporting the projects -- UKRI, AHRC, ESRC, NERC, and the Alan Turing Institute -- is another strong indicator of the interdisciplinarity of CIM's research."
- COVID-19 app store and data flow ecologies: Funded by UKRI, Michael Dieter and Nate Tkacz are working with colleagues at the University of Amsterdam and the University of Siegen to investigate the emergence of apps as a key response to COVID-19. Using a range of digital research methods, they aim to provide an analysis of the governance and ethical challenges posed to the public by these new apps.
