Explore the latest research news, media coverage, publications, conference activity and project updates from Future Workplace at the University of Leeds. Our work examines hybrid working, workplace design, digital communication, organisational change and the future of work.
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Future Workplace researchers present hybrid work study at EAOHP 2026 Members of the Future Workplace research team were delighted to take part in the 17th Conference of the European Academy of Occupational Health Psychology, held in Helsinki, Finland. Helen Hughes presented our paper, co-authored with Professor Matthew Davis and Afshan Iqbal, which explored the day-to-day...
Professor Matthew Davis to deliver keynote for the Government Occupational Psychology Profession Professor Matthew Davis will deliver a keynote presentation for the UK Government Occupational Psychology Profession on Wednesday 17 June. The Government Occupational Psychology Profession brings together occupational psychology practitioners working across the UK Civil Service, spanning a wide range of government departments, roles...
Professor Matt Davis recently appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Dough to discuss how working patterns and workplaces are changing in the context of hybrid working, digital communication, and the growing use of AI. The programme explored current debates about the future of the office, including the shift towards more collaborative and social workspaces, alongside evidence...
Professor Matt Davis contributed to a Financial Times article exploring whether senior leaders still require private offices, and how changing workplace design is influencing leadership, visibility, and organisational culture. The article discusses how hybrid working is reshaping expectations around status, accessibility, and how leaders interact with their teams. Matt’s comments drew on research in organisational...
Professor Matt Davis was quoted in Financial Times Ignites in an article examining the impact of generative AI on communication at work. The piece explores concerns that AI-assisted emails and messages may be contributing to more transactional and less socially rich interactions in organisations. Matt’s contribution focused on how formulaic or automated responses can be...
Financial Times Ignites: Cramped offices add to stress as employees return Dr Matthew Davis is quoted in this piece, discussing how employees have a real psychological need for their own space in a work place and the risks to organizations of not adequately providing for the range of tasks that employees need to be supported...
The Future Workplace research team have had a paper published in the leading academic journal Ergonomics sharing research with an international team demonstrating how Socio-Technical Systems thinking can help address many grand challenges we face. We've highlighted cases from our own experiences working on hybrid work and future workplaces, human-robot teams, medical technologies, and digital...
What evidence is there about the consequences of hybrid working for individuals, organisations and wider society? How can we use changes in work arrangements to support productivity and positive outcomes for workers? What should government and policy makers do to support future ways of working? Dr Matthew Davis and Dr Helen Hughes have had their policy...
Dr Linhao Fang has organised a symposium "Workplace Reimagined: New Perspectives on Organizational Spaces" at the prestigious US Academy of Management conference in Chicago. The session brings together international experts to dissect and understand the emerging paradigms in future organizational spaces that continued to evolve post-pandemic. Themes to be explored in the symposium include: Workplace...
Research led by Dr Helen Hughes from the Understanding the Value of Interns project is now in press with the prestigious Academy of Management Learning & Education! The paper, authored by Dr Helen Hughes and Dr Matthew Davis, considers the extent to which hybrid trends create competency gaps for those entering a hybrid workplace early...