The Digital Organisation and Society (DOS) Research Centre is an interdisciplinary group of researchers whose work focuses on developing a critical understanding of the implications of digital technologies for work, organisations and society. DOS regularly organises seminars, workshops and mini-conferences details of this can be found in the events page.
DOS-BAM Joint Consortium Highlights
On behalf of the organising committee, we would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who contributed to and attended the DOS-BAM Joint Consortium. We look forward to similar events and new opportunities for further impactful research this year. Here are a video and a collection of 100 photos capturing some of the key moments of the event:
Latest Blog Posts
- Engineering towards Net-Zero AI: Underwater Data Centres, Ocean Impact and AccountabilityArtificial intelligence is often perceived as intangible — algorithms in the cloud and intelligence embedded in software. In practice, AI demands an immense physical backbone of so-called “AI warehouses”: data centres that consume growing amounts of electricity and water. In the UK, data centre demand is rising sharply alongside ambitions in AI, digital resilience, and high-performance computing. This creates a significant engineering and societal challenge: how can digital progress be aligned with environmental sustainability and social responsibility?
- New DOS-led report outlines how the UK can ensure AI serves the public goodRoyal Holloway, University of London has published a major new report setting out how the UK can ensure artificial intelligence (AI) serves the public good. Produced by the University’s Digital Organisation and Society (DOS) Research Centre, the report draws on insights from a high-level roundtable held at the House of Lords in April 2025 and brings forward a set of evidence-based recommendations to guide ethical, inclusive and sustainable AI adoption.
Upcoming Events
4 June 2025, 9:00-17:00pm
Dr Who Consortium: Navigating Academia in the Age of AI
In-person research seminar on ‘Dr Who Consortium: Navigating Academia in the Age of AI’ with several distinguished academics from both internal and external institutions as speakers.