Surveillance Studies Centre

On Thursday 11th November, Christopher Graham, the UK Information Commissioner, sent his report on the state of surveillance and recommendations for action to the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee. His report includes the SSN-authored ‘An... Read more about @title...

Uppsala University invites applications for a PhD position in Media and Communication Studies , available as of January 1st, 2011.

This position is for 5 years and will be based in the Department of Informatics and Media.

The candidate will participate in the department’s ongoing research in the field of web 2.0/social media/social networking sites & economic... Read more about @title...

Two PhD stipends, funded through grants received from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC), and beginning in September 2011, are available in the Department of Political Science, University of Victoria to work on two projects under the supervision of Dr. Colin Bennett.

Students will be responsible for conducting research on the surveillance and privacy implications... Read more about @title...

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner invites comments on a draft report of their Consumer Privacy Consultations held earlier this year. Read more about @title...

The centre for Law Science Technology and Society Studies (LSTS) at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel has a vacancy for a 0.4 postdoctoral researcher for the EU-funded research project, Security Impact Assessment Measure (SIAM).

LSTS is a partner in SIAM, which aims to develop a toolkit for decision-makers in the field of security, integrating STS research methodologies... Read more about @title...

The Surveillance Studies Network is pleased to announce its first scholarly book prize, recognizing the world’s best English language book published on the topic of surveillance in the past year.

Nominated books must be an original (or newly translated) monograph (not an edited collection), and published in English with a 2010 publication date. Nominations are accepted from... Read more about @title...

The Surveillance Studies Centre is pleased to welcome N. Katherine Hayles to Queen's University as the 2010-11 Brockington Visitor.

N. Katherine Hayles, Professor of Literature at Duke University, teaches and writes on the relations of science, technology and literature in the 20th and 21st centuries. Her book How We Became Posthuman: Virtual Bodies in Cybernetics, Literature, and Informatics ... Read more about @title...

Sarah Cheung has taken over the role of Research Associate from Emily Smith, who has begun a year-long maternity leave.

Sarah's professional experience includes editorial roles at The Economic Journal and Nature Publishing Group, as well as positions in media and marketing. She has an MSc from the London School of Economics.

As Research Associate, Sarah supports... Read more about @title...

The Surveillance Studies Centre is a recipient of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner's 2010- 11 Contributions Program, which funds privacy research and public education initiatives. The SSC project is entitled The Private Sector, National Security and Personal Data and will examine the role of the private sector in Canadian national security programs at the border and in airports.... Read more about @title...

The Surveillance Studies Centre is seeking a Research Associate (12 month contract).

The closing date for the competition is 11 June 2010. You may find the details of the position here . Read more about @title...