Dr Elisa Serafinelli has joined the Information School as a Research
Associate . She specialises in mobile visualities and the social
communication of photography, and will work with Work Package leader Dr
Paul Reilly and part-time Research Assistant Rebecca Stevenson on the EU
Horizon 2020 project 'IMPROVER.' Elisa will have primary responsibility
for the Sheffield team's study of how social media can be used to build
resilience in disaster-affected communities. We would like to welcome
her to the Information School and look forward to working with her on
this project
Returning to Sheffield after more than a decade has been a mixture of nostalgia and new opportunities. I first came here in 2011 to complete my MA in Librarianship, and now, I find myself back as a visiting scholar at the Information School. My time as a visiting researcher at the University of Sheffield has been truly rewarding. I am an academic staff at Harran University in Turkey supported for this visit by Tubitak (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey). This visit has been a great opportunity for my academic and professional development. I am conducting research on artificial intelligence within GLAM (Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums) institutions. I have especially valued the support of my supervisor Dr. Andrew Cox who has guided me through this process. He is an extremely helpful, supportive and understanding person. The University of Sheffield has provided me with an excellent working environment, surrounded by helpful staff and dynamic research...
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