- Dr Yi Gong
My research is focused on the interactions between humans, health and the built environment. I applied social and geographical data science to study how these interactions are affected and/or mediated by socioeconomic factors and the development process both in the Global South and North, with strengths developed in two themes: (1) sustainable development and healthy cities. My work examines the spatio-temporal relationships between mobility, inequalities and accessibility and explores the inequalities (e.g. health inequalities, access to service), environmental justice and sustainable development in the cities from the Global South and North. (2) Community resilience and vulnerability to hazards and climate change-related disasters. I have published widely in human geography, environmental science, public health, planning and sustainability. I have a track record of developing and implementing interdisciplinary research projects.
My recent projects include the NERC & ESRC + NSFC project “Resilience to earthquake-induced landslide risk in China”, the Newton-Ungku Omar Institutional Links project “Systems thinking and place-based methods for healthier Malaysian cities”, and the Newton UK-China researcher links projects “Urban analytics at the interface between environment, human health and behaviour” and “The impact of rapid urbanisation on health in Chinese mega-cities”.
Find out more about Yi's research on her UCL Profiles page.
- Prof Tim Jordan
I’ve been interested for some time in the political, economic and cultural significance of the rise of internet and digital technologies—in all their forms from online games, to smartphones, to search engines and so on. I come from a sciences studies and a protest and social movement studies background. I’ve worked with a range of methods, for me the question I’m asking determines what a useful method is and that has included observant participation, visual analysis, interviews, statistical analysis and case study work. I’m interested how the intersections of different kinds of human, non-human and more-than-human actors structure power in our worlds.
My last major project was on the digital economy. It explored case studies in search, social media, games, service delivery and free services to construct a theory of the digital economy as one sector of a wider economy. Following from this research I have been exploring the idea of what ‘information’ means (also picking up from some of my earlier work on information politics) through a range of case studies, including Disney, 3D printing and identity technologies. I’m not really sure where this will lead and that is one of the things I prize about curiosity driven socially relevant research.
Find out more about Tim's research on his UCL Profiles page.