Welcome!

Welcome to my new blog and thanks for taking a look. The purpose of this blog is to outline my research and associated activities and to provide a platform for all those interested to contribute their own thoughts and experiences in this area. My name is Leanne Townsend, I'm a researcher at dot.rural - http://www.dotrural.ac.uk/

dot.rural is one of three UK research hubs funded under the RCUK Digital Economy theme. Our focus is on the transformational potential of digital technologies in rural communities, enabling them to participate more fully in an increasingly digital economy. I work across three projects and a number of associated strands of research - and I'm developing a number of ideas to take forward for future funding (fingers crossed!). My background is in the social sciences - originally psychology although I feel I've drifted somewhat and would now vaguely describe myself as a social digital economy researcher. In the following posts I'll outline the projects I work on in more detail.