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IER estimates the impact of new technology on jobs and skills in agriculture

Historically, technology has been a driver for more jobs, rather than less, and research from the Warwick Institute for Employment Research suggests this may continue to be the case as agriculture and horticulture continues to evolve. However, it is clear that regardless of the net impact on the number of jobs in farming and growing moving forward, the skills that the workforce uses will need to change.

Mon 16 Jun 2025, 10:00 | Tags: skills, technology

IER joins JUST-Systems project to examine implications of Net Zero for domiciliary care

Achieving a Just Transition to Net Zero is one of the defining challenges of modern times. At IER, we're excited to be part of the newly announced Just-Systems project, funded by UKRI and led by the University of Aberdeen.

Fri 31 Jan 2025, 12:05 | Tags: social care, technology, news

IER at the Fairness at Work Conference

Researchers from IER participated in the 6th Fairness at Work Conference at the University of Manchester's Work and Equalities Institute, presenting two papers co-authored with colleagues from IER and the GIG OSH project.

Thu 30 Jan 2025, 14:05 | Tags: technology, platform work, news

Maximising productivity through managing new technology

Research on the relationship between new technology and productivity has just been published by The Productivity Institute. The study concluded that management skills (core and technology related) are required to maximise the returns of new technology investments. Those companies that had a strategic approach to technology investments and management development implemented their investments more effectively. Currently, management training in the West Midlands is not configured to support businesses to effectively implement new technology, and companies rely on technology suppliers.

Wed 19 Jun 2024, 19:20 | Tags: West Midlands, technology, news, productivity

First findings of AHRC research on digital skills in museums

SAB musemThe ‘One by One’ project, funded by the UK’s Arts and Humanities Research Council, seeks to understand the impact of digital technology on museums. The notions of visit and object, collection and exhibition, have all been disrupted and renegotiated by the influence of digital technology. However, over a third of museums in the UK still feel that they do not have the in-house skills to meet their digital aspirations, and rather than improving, some digital skills areas have decreased.

Sally-Anne Barnes, Erika Kispeter and Doris Eikhof (University of Leicester) have undertaken the first phase of the project mapping digital skills and literacies in UK museums. Some initial findings have been published as part of the Museums in the Web 2018 conference to be held in April. The project is led by Dr Ross Parry from the University of Leicester.

Fri 20 Apr 2018, 13:04 | Tags: skills, technology

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