
Decoding value for the digital era
Our multidisciplinary team looks at the coalescing of data with value, and its implication upon individuals, organisations, innovation and society. Our team brings together computer science, social science and engineering design perspectives.
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Research
We are a research centre. We have
16 funded projects running at the moment and 12 senior researchers on our team.
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Education
We share our knowledge, through
teaching and executive education. We also take part in conferences, panels and roundtables.
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Practical use
We work with organisations to ensure that they are skilled for a digitally transformed future. We have worked with 20+ elite organisations. Why not engage with us?
Highlights

Call for papers
Design Computing and Cognition’22 Conference workshop – Design Descriptions: Disruptive Technologies in Future Design & Development Systems

Spend Your Time Right
Amazon Business UK & Ireland General Manager Molly Dobson speaks to experts from different fields

Executive Education Programme
We’re helping AWS to run a summer Executive Education Programme for local government.

Next Stage Digital Economy Centre
INDEX’s latest research project has secured a £3.6m investment from EPSRC.
Team spotlight

Professor Alan Brown
Alan’s research is focused on agile approaches to business transformation, and the relationship between technology innovation and business innovation in today’s rapidly-evolving digital economy.

Professor Roger Maull
Roger’s initial research interest focused on Operations Management, specifically in the services sector and he has continued to publish widely on that topic.

Professor Mark Thompson
Mark’s research draws on practice-based theories to investigate the intersection between emerging digital business models, and organisational innovation and transformation.

Professor Saeema Ahmed-Kristensen
Saeema has a funding portfolio of £4.6 million, and led two large research projects, Global Product Development, and Growth Opportunities of Danish SMEs and New Ventures in Emerging Market.