Past events

19/03/2026 University of Bath

As part of the Responsible Innovation content of the CDT, in 2024 students spent three days considering the impact of using photoreal avatars in higher education. Kilter Theatre took their work and, in collaboration with students and staff from the CDT, created ‘Brainrot’ a piece of live theatre exploring ideas around a very plausible digital future. Please join us to look into a future we might not want to sign up for. Watch the trailer here.

12/02/2026 University of Bath

We were delighted to welcome Duncan Hollis for a presentation on : The Past, Present and Future of Geopolitics and International Law in Cyberspace.

Duncan is Laura H. Carnell Professor of Law at Temple Law School and co-faculty director of Temple’s Institute for Law, Innovation & Technology (iLIT). His scholarship engages with issues of international law, interpretation, and cybersecurity, with a particular emphasis on treaties, norms, and other forms of international regulation.

12/01/26 University of Bath

Workshop on Responsibility and Accountability in Safety-Critical AI Applications, held at the University of Bath on the 12th January - 13th January 2026, organised by Julian Padget and Andrew Peck, University of Loughborough. Read More

12/09/2025

University of Bath IDSB Information Exchanges bring together researchers and our partners in government, industry, policy and charity sector. The theme for this exchange was Online Safety. Researchers within the IDSB have an extensive portfolio of published work relating to online safety and harm.

“Online harm” is an umbrella term used to refer to any online activities which may cause harm to individuals or society. As people move between and within digital systems online harm can easily spill offline, and this is reflected in how harm is studied.

Our focus in the Institute on this theme is primarily on understanding, mitigating and preventing harm and promoting well-being. The idea is to make connections, showcase our research and to discuss in more detail what areas we should be looking at, where we should be focussing our energies over the next 12 months to two years, in terms the challenges to online safety.

10/09/2025

This Introduction to the IDSB event was open to staff and doctoral students in the University of Bath. Researchers whose work align with the Institute were invited to apply as core or associated members. It was run as a webinar to facilitate attendance.

03/06/2025 - Bath

This summer event organised by the Community Conversations team was for members of the community and local stakeholders at Bath.

IDSB members shared their research and emerging future plans including:

- The Carrier Tool by Dr William Smith and Dr Jiahao Yang – a developing digital tool designed to study how online conversations can shape opinions and beliefs.

- Digital Gaming and Teens – research by Catherine Bostock examining the views and behaviours of UK teenagers around potential digital gaming harm.

- Hybrid remote work and organisation culture - research by Guy Thompson presenting insights into how hybrid-remote work is reshaping organisational culture and influencing security behaviours.

- Threats and Trade-offs – a thought-provoking board game by Prof Adam Joinson exploring decision-making in digital contexts.

14/05/2026 - Bath

The IDSB attended the Bath Digital Festival in May.

6-8/05/2025 - Manchester

CYBERUK is the UK government's flagship cyber security event, hosted by the National Cyber Security Centre. It convenes over 2,000 cyber security leaders and professionals each year for networking, knowledge exchange, and collaboration.

The IDSB had a booth at the event to discuss our research, collaboration opportunities, make connections or to play our famous Threats and Trade-offs board game.

We were also proud that Emma Woodward, IDSB Doctoral Researcher, spoke at the session “Technical Masterclass - Research for Better Cyber Defence.”

9/04/2025 - Bath

As societies continue to grapple with myriad issues related to the information environment – from the introduction of new technology to the spread of disinformation – a key component in getting ahead of problems is missing: an understanding of how the information environment works.

Alicia Wanless is the director of the Information Environment Project at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, which aims to foster evidence-based policymaking for the governance of the information environment.

26/03/2025, Bath

Institute member Dr Andre Barrinha gives an update on the current ‘Cyber Statecraft in an Era of Systemic Competition’ project, a joint project with KCL and Bath funded by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (DSTL), Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Research Institute for Sociotechnical Cyber Security (RISCS).

29/01/2025

We were delighted to be joined by Professor Dame Angela McLean for the launch of the IDSN at the Banqueting Hall in Bath.

08/01/2025

SALIENT Hub is an ambitious five-year investment funded under the UKRIs building a secure and resilient world (BSRW) strategic theme. The Research and Coordination Hub aims to deliver internationally significant and transformative research supporting the UK’s efforts to contribute to a secure and resilient world.

BSRW aims to strengthen security and resilience in areas of personal vulnerability, community fragility, and national risk, across various social and economic sectors at the heart of daily life.

Bath’s Prof Mike Lewis, programme Co-I and lead for Work Package: Resilient and Secure Supply Chains, gave an overview of the whole programme and in particular on the opportunities under the programme for researchers.

11/09/2024

Dr Ceri-Wyn Thomas, Research Development Manager (Horizon Europe), Research and Innovation Services, University of Bath provided a presentation on Horizon funding opportunities, including Horizon Europe strategy for funding Cluster 3: Civil Security for Society, and Cluster 4: Digital, Industry and Space.