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Dec 2023
43m 59s

What kind of a problem is loneliness? St...

OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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This talk by Dr Gemma Hughes is intended to show how problems, such as loneliness, can be understood and researched in multiple ways. By outlining the methodology of the research programme Virtual Presence, and explaining the qualitative methods used to study the adoption of telepresence technologies designed to prevent loneliness, Dr Hughes will argue for t ... Show More
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