Digital Inclusion Research Hub

We seek to understand the causes and impact of digital exclusion, and promote digital inclusion.

#digitalinclusion
#digitalequality
#digitalparticipation

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

DSIT has launched a £9.5m fund for UK local councils, charities and research organisations. The grant prioritises new initiatives, as well as successful projects with the ambition to scale across the UK.

Apply by 10 September 2025: https://t.co/gY70ig8fF1

#digitaldivide

[Department for Science, Innovation and Technology @SciTechgovuk]

🤝 Local councils, charities & research orgs in England can now apply for funding to help more people get online in their communities.

With 1.6 million people in the UK living offline, this funding will transform lives and drive economic growth.

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

#Disinformation has skewed public health decisions and elections. Our recent report "The Importance of Digital Skills in Countering Disinformation" explores why disinformation pervades, and how both platforms and governments can improve transparency and promote #DigitalLiteracy.

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

The LAG has recently launched an incredibly valuable resource for any organisation seeking to be more digitally inclusive.

The hub includes links to free tech support, guides for organising digital inclusion projects, and many organisations to support

https://t.co/aO2rNLdrzu

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

In our most recent report, we highlighted how social isolation and digital inclusion are intertwined, and how this uniquely impacts different ages.

🔗: Click this link to read the full report!
https://t.co/TmLtDzVFXa

Sources:
https://t.co/U8QK2Uphho
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[Digital Essex @Digital_Essex]

By 2027, all analogue landlines will switch to digital. Ensure your loved ones have a mobile backup. Contact their provider for help. More info: https://t.co/CICphA4aUB #StayConnected #DigitalSwitchOver 📞📱

[Good Things Foundation @GoodThingsFdn]

Would your organisation like to contribute to the London Device Bank, but unsure how?

View the six step process in the image below ⬇️

Learn more about contributing devices to #GetOnlineLondon, our collaboration with @LOTI_LDN and @MayorofLondon, at https://t.co/RLPHA1mJUI.

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

Since 2022, The Digital Inclusion Research Hub has been dedicated to closing the #digitaldivide.

We have strived to provide solutions on a variety of issues from #highereducation to the rural-urban #healthdivide.

With much more to come, follow along as we continue our journey

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

We are thrilled to have been able to contribute to this important POSTnote on #digital #disengagement, and the motivational barriers to using digital devices.

[POST (UK Parliament) @POST_UK]

Digital disengagement refers to motivational reasons for not being online or using digital devices. This may be an active choice or linked to reasons beyond someone's control.

Our new POSTnote has more on digital disengagement and impacts on exclusion: https://t.co/I6d3pL2Jr1

[Good Things Foundation @GoodThingsFdn]

Before the #GeneralElection was announced, we met with Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham for our series Digital Futures For Good.

We talked about devolution and what needs to be done to #FixtheDigitalDivide.

📆 Tuesday 11 June 1-2pm
👉 Register: https://t.co/7WQDgJ7pSA

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

Does the increasing shift towards online teaching exacerbate the #digitaldivide at universities? Or, can the implementation of digital tools help vulnerable groups through their learning journeys?

Our new research brief: https://t.co/hG8YQUfKlC

[AbilityNet @AbilityNet]

With approximately 12 million individuals in the UK who are D/deaf or have hearing loss, we're highlighting ground-breaking technologies and digital resources that could significantly impact you or someone you know: https://t.co/hdFXEhAyJI

#DeafAwarenessWeek

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

Nearly four million households with children in the UK do not meet the #MinimumDigitalLivingStandard (MDLS), according to new research. Socioeconomic poverty remains a serious challenge to #digitalinclusion.

https://t.co/jHeZ9P1jbd

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

"What’s it like to be a #refugee in the UK without internet access? Mostly impossible – and often unbearable".

An insightful reflection by Joel Mordi on #digitalexclusion among refugees.

https://t.co/PaL5zSMvpc

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

In mapping out the #digitalinclusion schemes offered to people in #Leeds, the results from this report suggest that #digitalpoverty remains a pertinent issue for vulnerable, minority groups.

https://t.co/1EG9IUCERB

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

In mapping out the #digitalinclusion schemes offered to people in #Leeds, the results from this report suggest that #digitalpoverty remains a pertinent issue for vulnerable, minority groups.

https://t.co/1EG9IUCERB

[Good Things Foundation @GoodThingsFdn]

💡 "A fair future with AI? First we need to #FixtheDigitalDivide. Digitally excluded people are invisible in datasets, debates + design of support."

Read our contribution to @jrf_uk's essay series on AI: https://t.co/yjtz1BbccJ.

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

The relationship between #aphasia and #digitalexclusion is complex and multifaceted, but recent research points towards the possibilities of using innovative technological tools to support the socio-digital inclusion of aphasia survivors.

https://t.co/cDdywk5LB3

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

"Head of 100% Digital Leeds Jason Tutin has said that digital inclusion is not being pushed as strongly around the country as it is in Leeds due to strict budgets and the financial struggles of councils and the NHS."

https://t.co/UoHPsBXQab

[Digital Inclusion Research Hub @DigitalInclusRH]

In the midst of rapid technological advancements, a significant disparity in #digitalaccess persists, particularly for people with learning #disabilities

#learningdisability
#digitalinclusion

https://t.co/wFy1UORkW1

[INCLUDE+ @IncludeNPlus]

🙌We're happy to announce our next #digitalequity workshop. This time, we will learn from with Juliane Stiller from Grenzenlos Digital e. V. about their work with refugees and migrants in #Germany.

4th December
1 pm - 2 pm UK Time

Online 🔗 https://t.co/mpNAPglFiw