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Dr Susan Oman Lecturer in Data, AI & Society Dr Susan Oman has had some of her research highlighted by the Arts and Humanities Research Council.    In partnership with Arts Council England, Dr Oman developed a new process to improve inequality measurement, including class background, in the UK cultural sector. Through funding from AHRC’s Creative Economy Engagement Fellowship scheme, Dr Oman’s research triggered the creation of a new network of arts and culture professionals working in publicly funded institutions which offers support in gathering and analysing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion related data. Read more here.

Press: Understanding Europe’s Fashion Data Universe Dr Alessandro Checco We are pleased to share coverage of the School's FashionBrain project on CORDIS website. The feature has been published in six languages.  Using technology and big data, a team of European researchers is developing a number of tools to help fashion retailers improve the customer experience... You can read the article here.

Dr Paul Reilly featured in Forge Press  Senior Lecturer in Social Media and Digital Society, Dr Paul Reilly, has been featured in Forge Press. Dr Reilly, whose research focuses on the study of online political communication, is quoted in a feature around social media and censorship. You can read the feature here on page 12.