Susanne Jaspars speaks at the Conflict, War and Peace Conference in Utrecht
Susanne was invited to speak at a conference at Utrecht University (13-14 February 2025) on 'Conflict, War and Peace', as part of a panel on rethinking structural violence.
Beyond efficiency: Exploring the complex impact of digital welfare systems on food security in the UK
This working paper examines the digitalisation of food assistance in the UK, focusing on its implementation, challenges, and socio-political implications.
AI was supposed to make the UK benefits system more efficient. Instead it’s brought bias and hunger.
A freedom of information request has revealed that an AI system used by the UK government for assessing benefits cases is apparently getting it wrong by a “statistically significant” amount.
Iris Lim’s presentation at the Future of Immigration Conference 2024
On 5 November 2024, Iris Lim presented “Digital Access to Welfare Services and Food Assistance for Migrants in the UK” at the Future of Immigration Conference 2024.
UK Team participate in the Festival of Social Sciences 2024 at SOAS
The UK team co-delivered an interactive workshop “Digital Solutions for Food Insecurity: Can Technology Address Food Access Challenges?”
Project featured on Amnesty International Students Rotterdam podcast on Sudan
In this podcast, Dr Susanne Jaspars and Dr Tamer Abd Elkreem speak with Amnesty International Students Rotterdam about the ongoing crisis in Sudan.
Research team present at the DSA 2024 Conference
Check out our panel on ‘governance, politics and food security’ at the upcoming DSA conference.