Societal Challenges
These focus on real-world activities that are economically and socially important and have the potential to be transformed by digital technology.
Our selected themes build on existing multidisciplinary strengths at the University.
Themes
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Health and Care
Digital health brings together eHealth (digital processes in healthcare data) and mHealth, which enables these processes through mobile and digital technologies.
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Cities and Environment
Digital technologies, including sensor networks, data analytics and agile control systems, have the potential to transform cities, and the lives of those who live and work in them.
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Employment and Productivity
Addressing the potential for economic growth; the disruption of existing business models; and the impact of digital platforms and automation on patterns of employment and the future of work.
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Industry 5.0
Industry 5.0 is the integration of smart, connected, and autonomous digital and physical technologies like IoT and robotics with AI and value-adding human strengths in problem-solving and creativity.
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Citizens and Democracy
Exploring the nature of contemporary digital citizenship and democracy and understanding how it is transforming individuals' civic and political behaviour.
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Createch
Exploring the transformational impact of digital technologies ranging from digital preservation to virtual and augmented reality on the arts, education, community and heritage.
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Digital Skills
This theme focuses on how The University of Manchester will work with students, colleagues, employers and other education providers to identify and deliver the digital skills needed to support and responsibly transform the global workplace.
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