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Welcome to Spotlight, a mid-month update highlighting key future of work reads and events.
This month, we’re thrilled to announce that we’ve received an offer of grant funding from Ufi’s £1.5 million VocTech Challenge Impact Network + Grant Fund. This incredible support will help us tackle systemic barriers in adult learning by advancing our tech-driven solutions.
We are also delighted to be partners on the ESRC Centre for Digital Futures at Work project with Digit. The project will lead research on how the UK’s digital work ecosystem is evolving and studying the economic and social impacts on people’s working lives.
Finally, we’re also building to the closing conference of the Pissarides Review on the 27th of January 2025 at The Shard in London, with additional satellite events around the UK. This will be a meaningful day of discussions, examining the practical and policy outcomes of three years of research funded by the Nuffield Foundation. This conference promises to be a capstone event, unpacking the critical insights and future pathways identified. Mark your calendars—we look forward to sharing this important milestone with you!
The recent Budget Statement, notably delivered by the first female Chancellor and characterised by the BBC as a "big and consequential", took aim at the country's economic challenges through tax rises to fund strategic investment and technological transformation. But to what extent will this push for growth also deliver good work? Read the our full analysis here.
In her first blog for IFOW, our research fellow Dr Kate Vredenburgh argues that AI presents both challenges and opportunities for creating fairer workplaces and labour markets. Vrendenburgh urges policymakers to view AI through an egalitarian lens, focusing on three main priorities.
Another new piece for IFOW features University of Warwick’s Emilio Loo-Monardez, who discusses the intense challenges facing agriculture due to climate change, labour shortages, and the need for sustainable food production. For lasting impact, he states that the Fourth Agricultural Revolution must integrate human roles and expand technology access globally to maximise social and economic benefits.
Women in Tech Oxfordshire events bring together women and allies in tech for networking, knowledge sharing, and professional development.
For November, the talk will discuss how to utilise your anger to make positive changes in your workplace and focus on real-world implications and the reality of working in AI.
Tickets here.
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Anna Thomas MBE
