Dr Rory Murphy
Last modified: November 12, 2025Postdoctoral Research Associate
University of Exeter
Pronouns: He/him/his
About
About the organisation(s) I've worked for
Organisation name:
University of ExeterAbout my experience and expertise
Personal statement:
I’m an interdisciplinary social scientist researching ethical and environmental impacts of artificial intelligence and AI-powered technologies. I connect to developers who produce AI technology and infrastructure, regulators and policymakers that shape development, and the publics who experience their results.
I look to generate impact from transdisciplinary research and have recently produced digital public engagement approaches that improve upstream ethical reflection in industrial technology development.
Key topic areas of research or interest:
- AI and data centre sustainability
- Data ethics and privacy
- Responsible innovation in industry
- Public engagement
- Transdisciplinary research methods
Other projects and networks:
I am a Knowledge Exchange and Impact Fellow on the ACCESS project – Environmentally Just AI: Examining AI’s environmental impacts through environmental social science.
