Ursula Huws | |
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Nationality | British |
Education | The Courtauld Institute, University of London |
Ursula Huws is a political economist known for her work on teleworking.
Huws graduated in 1970 with a degree in art history from University of London. [1] In 1996 she started work at the Institute for Employment Studies. [2] Huws has worked at the London Metropolitan University, [3] and the University of Hertfordshire. [4]
She is the editor of the journal Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation, [5] and co-edits the book series Dynamics of Virtual Work with Rosalind Gill. [6]
Huws is known for her research on technological change and work. In the 1970s she began research on the impacts of computerisation on office work, [7] including the health effects of working with video display terminals. [8] In a 1981 study, The New Homeworkers, she examined how the combination of computing and telecommunications technologies would lead to new forms of teleworking. [9] [10] Her subsequent work has examined how advances in technology result in higher job losses for women, [11] examined the exploitation of people working from home, [12] and tracked the increased use of virtual assistants at work. [13]
Huws was elected a fellow of Academy of Social Sciences in 2004. [18]
Ursula Huws | |
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Nationality | British |
Education | The Courtauld Institute, University of London |
Ursula Huws is a political economist known for her work on teleworking.
Huws graduated in 1970 with a degree in art history from University of London. [1] In 1996 she started work at the Institute for Employment Studies. [2] Huws has worked at the London Metropolitan University, [3] and the University of Hertfordshire. [4]
She is the editor of the journal Work Organisation, Labour and Globalisation, [5] and co-edits the book series Dynamics of Virtual Work with Rosalind Gill. [6]
Huws is known for her research on technological change and work. In the 1970s she began research on the impacts of computerisation on office work, [7] including the health effects of working with video display terminals. [8] In a 1981 study, The New Homeworkers, she examined how the combination of computing and telecommunications technologies would lead to new forms of teleworking. [9] [10] Her subsequent work has examined how advances in technology result in higher job losses for women, [11] examined the exploitation of people working from home, [12] and tracked the increased use of virtual assistants at work. [13]
Huws was elected a fellow of Academy of Social Sciences in 2004. [18]