Cheltenham Science Festival

Last weekend, I was at Cheltenham Science Festival installing GameLab and giving a talk about technology. We had a wonderful team from Salford University working on the install and some amazing experiences with the public. HERE’s an overview of what we presented, becoming now a fully fledged exhibition in the history of digital gaming.

When we involve @whoispaulmiller in #scicomm everything levels up. Privilege to have him with us at #cheltscifest to deliver another #GameLab pic.twitter.com/gYXQMSSUTN

— Professor Andy Miah (@andymiah) June 8, 2019

. @microbihome @SalfordScience @scicommsalford summer on tour starts here with #VRBiofilms and #RYDNAL-light as part of #GameLab #cheltscifest Our team thrilled to finally get close to the giant E. coli #MicrobialWorld pic.twitter.com/1KGU0M3Rzj

— Chloe James (@drchloejames) June 8, 2019

This morning’s speakers @FuturEverything’s Irini Papadimitriou, @andymiah, @ReachRobotics’ Jon Rees & @Jessicasymons will give an insight into their research, discoveries and recommendations for harnessing tech for our schools and workplaces. pic.twitter.com/dXOeQIQRXS

— Cheltenham Festivals (@cheltfestivals) June 7, 2019

Digital Health Generation 2019

Last week, we ran our major concluding event for the Wellcome Trust funded project, The Digital Health Generation. It was great to see so many people there and cover so many areas.

Please do check out our website for more info on the project

Putting the NHS in Fortnite

Just before Christmas, I published an article which I have been developing for around 6 months. It is a first step in articulating a structure through which healthcare can be provided within digital environments, without having to require patients to relocate themselves into other spaces. I’m really excited about fleshing this out further and would welcome feedback. For me, it’s a crucial issue and makes a lot of sense given the habitualisation that goes into people’s use of digital worlds. There is still a lot to figure out, like what kind of relationship should exist between digital developers and healthcare service professionals, or what should be the format of intervening within such spaces, but here’s a starting point.

Digital Health in the House of Commons

Last week, the Digital Health Generation project I have been working on with Emma Rich, Sarah C. Lewis, and Deborah Lupton had a major event in the House of Commons, sponsored by Lisa Cameron MP.

The evening was a culmination of our work over this last year and aimed to kickstart a conversation about how the future of healthcare ensures that young people are at the heart of plans. 

Here are some of the slides from the evening.

The Digital health generation #digital healthgen from Professor Andy Miah

Designing Healthcare for the Digital Generation

This week, I was in Milton Keynes giving a keynote on digital health with Dr Emma Rich. We are working on a Wellcome Trust project at the moment, which has been running a few events. Here's the link to the website and find below our presentation slides....

Designing Healthcare for the Digital Generation from Professor Andy Miah

The Digital Health Generation

In February, we ran our first webinar focused on the Digital Health Generation. Find out about what we are investigating for this Wellcome Trust funded project, trying to make sense of what digital health means to young people. Here's what we covered.