AHRC DCMS Fellowship SUSAN OMAN
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Sheffield
Department Name: Information School
Abstract
Each fellowship will last up to 13.5 months to cover a three-month inception phase for set up activity, followed by a six to nine month placement with the Department for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport (DCMS), and concluding with an impact phase lasting up to six weeks.
Fellows will co-design projects and activities with DCMS and produce analysis to inform government decision making across a range of policy priorities. Fellows will also engage across DCMS, building effective working relationships and supporting wider knowledge exchange with researchers. This will be supported through their embedded role within DCMS, including line management support.
Fellows will co-design projects and activities with DCMS and produce analysis to inform government decision making across a range of policy priorities. Fellows will also engage across DCMS, building effective working relationships and supporting wider knowledge exchange with researchers. This will be supported through their embedded role within DCMS, including line management support.
Organisations
Publications
| Description | The award has: improved academic-policy relations enabled KE activity through workshops and training of DCMS and other dept staff, and government staff have come to The University enabled rigorous academic research, and its findings shared and reported on in person and documents |
| Exploitation Route | policy changes practice changes already in place |
| Sectors | Creative Economy Government Democracy and Justice Culture Heritage Museums and Collections |
| Description | Discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Part of book festival, I interviewed the author of: Code-Dependent: Living in the Shadow of AI - Madhumita Murgia In conversation with Dr Susan Oman |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Interview for national news |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed on BBC Radio Wales |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | National Data Library - Design Lab |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | National Data Library - Design Lab to include public perspectives |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Policy Campus event with national policymakers that reside in Sheffiled |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Policy campus hosts themed workshops. I spoke on AI and digital policy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Policymaker workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Digital Policy workshop to DCMS analysts |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Symposium to accompany Paris AI Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Co-organised Participatory AI Research & Practice Symposium |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://pairs25.notion.site/Participatory-AI-Research-Practice-Symposium-131260e24e1a80148d79f8cc8f3... |
| Description | article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Shortform article |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.techpolicy.press/assuring-inclusive-ai-reviewing-evidence-as-a-call-to-inclusive-ai-acti... |
| Description | article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Short form article for Arts Professional that reaches those working across cultural sectors, academics and policymakers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.artsprofessional.co.uk/magazine/feature/a-digital-strategy-for-the-uk-cultural-sector |
| Description | arts event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Online and in-person (around 30) attendance at performance of arts event. I was involved in creation of artwork and the panel discussion of the event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.blasttheory.co.uk/projects/constant-washing-machine/ |
| Description | workshop to Safe and Trusted AI CDT, KCL |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Workshop to Safe and Trusted AI CDT |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | workshop with DCMS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Sharing of Findings with Arts and Heritage teams in DCMS |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |