Oxford Internet Institute
A multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
A multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
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Registration is now open for Social Informatics 2017
Register for the 9th International Conference on Social Informatics, Oxford (13-15 September 2017)
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Group photo of SDP 2017 Doctoral students
Summer Doctoral Programme 2017 is finished for another year
Thank you to our SDP2017 students for joining us for a Wonderful two weeks! Find out more about what we got up to on our Social Media Hub. If you interested in attending SDP2018 you can sign up to receive updates when applications open.
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Jeremy Corbyn campaign in West Kirby. Image credits: Andy Miah (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Three Reasons Why #GE2017 Was the Real Social Media Election
Helen Margetts on how the UK general election of 2017 turned out to be one of the most exciting and unexpected of all time.
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Prizes for OII staff and students at Oxford’s OxTalent awards
The OII picked up prizes at Oxford's 2017 OxTALENT awards, which recognise members of the University who have made innovative use of digital technology.
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Discover
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Where are online workers located?
Explore the international division of digital gig work using our new interactive visualization.
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Towards a Fairer Gig Economy
Download our new pamphlet ‘Towards a Fairer Gig Economy’
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How ready is Africa to join the knowledge economy?
Changes in the ways knowledge is created and used — and how this is enabled by new information technologies — are driving economic and social development worldwide
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Digital Ethics Lab
Aiming to tackle the ethical challenges posed by digital innovation
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Is Social Media Killing Democracy? Computational Propaganda, Algorithms, Automation and Public Life
Speakers: Professor Philip Howard
The New ABCs of Research: Achieving Breakthrough Collaborations
Speakers: Ben Shneiderman
OxCrowd: Tags to Tools: Crowdsourcing to understand and encourage engagement with cultural heritage
Speakers: Dr Kathryn Eccles, Jamie Cameron
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Study with us
We offer both full-time and part-time courses including an MSc in Social Science of the Internet and a DPhil in Information, Communication and the Social Sciences.
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