Department: Information and Communication Sciences Department

Unit: Culture, creativity, social justice, critical thinking, humanities

Research group: CNSC Communication Networks & Social Change

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Email: mfernandezar@uoc.edu

Doctor by the Universitat de Barcelona with the thesis Determinants de la competitivitat de les petites i micro empreses en un entorn d'innovació 2009. Supervised by Dr. Josep Lladós Masllorens.

Researcher Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol's R&I work focuses on analysing the influence of mobile digital communication in our societies. In particular, her areas of interest are: a) Ageing and digital technologies: analysis of the everyday practices of the elderly, placing them at the centre of the research and moving away from care- or health-based approaches. b) Development and digital divides: study of the (new) forms of digital exclusion and their evolution, with special focus on Latin America. c) Big data: assessment of the opportunities and challenges that arise from the present hyper-data digital environment, with particular interest in biases and discriminatory dynamics involving specific groups. She is co-director of the CNSC (Communication Networks & Social Change) research group at the UOC.