Morgan Currie

Morgan Currie is a Senior Lecturer in Data & Society at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. They lead the Culture & Communities Mapping Project and co-lead Edinburgh Futures Institute's Critical Data Studies Cluster, focusing on open data, administrative data systems, and social justice implications of datafication.

• PhD in Information Studies, University of California, Los Angeles (2017)
• MLIS, University of California, Los Angeles (2016)
• Masters in New Media, University of Amsterdam (2010)
• Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, Smith College (2003)

Research spans data justice, automated welfare systems, cultural mapping, and activist data practices. Their work examines how data-centric policies affect democratic participation and public accountability, particularly in urban governance contexts.

Recent publications analyze algorithmic welfare governance (2024), AI literacy through art (2023), and administrative data burdens (2024). Current projects include EU Horizon-funded cultural industries policy development and Scottish Government data sharing studies.

• Best Paper Award - 2020 CHI Conference
• ESRC New Investigator Grant (2021-2023)
• EU Horizon Grant (2024)

Teaching includes courses on technologies of civic participation, datafication & democracy, internet society, and AI ethics. They previously worked at Stanford's Digital Civil Society Lab and contributed to digital archive preservation efforts during the Trump administration.