Physical copies arrived today. My book, published under @OUPAcademic, embodies my journey as a migrant, scholar, & human being. Immensely thankful for the support! I’d be grateful if you order a copy of my book for your library. #digital#migration#mobility#immobility#home 🙏
I am currently writing my book on the intersection of ageing, migration and digital media. I target to complete the draft by early 2027. The book is based on my ARC DECRA. 🎉💯 #book#migration#ageing#digital
What does it mean to #age in a world driven by #digital innovation? Inviting submissions for 'Ageing in a Digital World: Rethinking Inequality, Access, and Social Transformation' conference to be held at @IIITDelhi from 8-9 October, 2026. #CFP: lnkd.in/gdZrKMGP
🚨 APPLY NOW: Think Visegrad Fellowship 2026 – Become a Visiting Fellow in Prague! 🇨🇿🇪🇺
€3,400 lump sum €500 travel – 8 weeks at a top V4 think tank
Are you a researcher, policy expert, or analyst from a non-Visegrad country? Want to publish policy papers, deliver a public presentation, and engage with Central Europe’s leading think tanks?
The Think Visegrad Fellowship 2026 is your opportunity – hosted by the Institute of International Relations Prague and 7 other core V4 think tanks.
✅ Benefits:
• 🧳 €3,400 to cover lodging, living costs & local transport
• ✈️ Up to €500 international travel reimbursement
• 📄 Develop a policy paper on political science, IR or economics
• 🎤 Deliver a public presentation at your host institute
• 🤝 Network with V4 governments & the International Visegrad Fund
📅 Deadline: May 15, 2026 – don’t wait!
🔗 Apply Here: wp.me/p23f03-l9g
💡 Pro Tip: Check your preferred host institute’s website BEFORE applying – your topic MUST complement their research focus. Tailored proposals win!
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University of Birmingham Visiting Fellowship 2026-27 | Fully Funded
Visit: tinyurl.com/birmingham-visit…
A 3-month short-term fully funded fellowship in the United Kingdom, the fellowship covers a competitive stipend, airtravel support, and on-campus accommodation (based on availability)
Deadline: May 29, 2026
In my workflow, field notes are not a preliminary step but part of the writing process itself. My #Free2DownloadAndRead article explains how I design fieldnotes to get me to produce text:
"Writing Field Notes and Using Them to Prompt Scholarly Writing"
journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…
ALT Virtual Conference 2027
Conflict and cooperation in a changing world
11-13 January
Online via Zoom
Submissions open: 5 May
Website: virtualconference.bisa.ac.uk
#VirtualBISA2027
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The Collective Intelligence Project @collect_intel is launching a new research fellowship! We are looking for 3 researchers – ideally PhD candidates or early-career postdocs – who are passionate about AI and democratic governance.
Over the course of six months, you’ll have access to our large, living datasets on what the world thinks about AI and have the opportunity to produce rigorous, public-facing research that will inform the future of participatory governance. The position is part-time (up to 10 hours a week), paid, and non-residential.
More details and application here: lnkd.in/eei3x8nV
Deadline to apply is May 15, 2026. If you have any questions, please reach out to fellowship@cip.org.
UPCOMING TALK. I'll be presenting my ARC funded project in the DigiMig Webinar Series. It will showcase how the digital divide impacts older migrants and their local and transnational networks.
Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F…#ageing#digitalmedia#migration#mobility
OUT NOW, IN PAPERBACK!
Excited to share that my co-authored book with my amazing collaborator Cheryll Soriano is now available in paperback.
We would appreciate if you can request a copy for your library. Link: routledge.com/Philippine-Dig…
It's FRIDAY. Good writing day. I am working on a paper about mobile shopping apps used by older migrants and their social networks in their host and home country. Feel free to share your work with me. Happy to read and cite if suitable. Thank you!
Few days left to apply to ACCAN’s 2026 Independent Grants Program! We’re funding research projects (up to $40,000) that improve communications services for Australians.
Welcoming projects tackling real-world issues, specifically focusing on uplifting the consumer experience and affordable communications for all.
More info: accan.org.au/accangrantsroun…
I am back using Twitter. This year will be a busy year as I work on my book based on my ARC project. Also looking forward for collabs among scholars, stakeholders, and migrant communities. Hit me up if you're working on projectsabout migration, ageing, (im)mobility, & brokering.
Call for Applications (2026–2027) ICDE Fellowship Program
Remote global research program for scholars examining how cooperatives, unions, and solidarity-economy organizations are engaging with digital systems
Deadline: Jan 20
platform.coop/blog/open-call…
Today, DWI publishes a powerful essay by Michael Geoffrey Asia, who works impersonating an AI sex companion: data-workers.org/michael/
This piece offers a rare glimpse into the psychological and economic realities behind one of the fastest-growing sectors: AI-assisted intimacy.
ALT Cover of the essay. It depicts a Black man, visibly tired and sad, holding a bleading heart that reads The Emotional Labor Behind AI Intimacy by Michael Geoffrey Asia.
Today in Current Affairs, professor Ron Purser exposes how AI's destruction of the university is even worse than you think, and goes well beyond students cheating with ChatGPT: currentaffairs.org/news/ai-i…
Did you miss the deadline to submit for #ICA26? Well, we still have plenty of pre/postconferences you can submit to! Check out all the pre/postconference calls for papers here 🔗 buff.ly/bLWyd2u
OUT NOW! Sharing my article published in @IMRjournal. It explores how older #migrants and their distant social networks navigate the #digital divide. It' s based on my ARC DECRA fellowship funded by the Australian Research Council. It's #openaccess. Link: journals.sagepub.com/doi/ful…