Psychologists at the University are helping to create the world’s most extensive digital diary.
The Anne Frank Trust UK is creating a Generation Diary, 70 years after Anne Frank’s final diary entry, which aims to highlight how teenagers today view themselves and the world around them.
A research team from the University’s School of Psychology is working with the Trust on the project to analyse the collection of digital diary entries. This will provide an empirical picture of the voice of Britain’s teenagers.
PhD student Kiran Purewal, working with Professor Dominic Abrams, will analyse entries to reveal the experiences and issues that are most central in the lives of young people today.
Set to become a national, year-long project, Generation Diary will provide a snapshot of how Britain’s young people think. Teens between the ages of 13-15 are being invited to write a digital diary entry, either as a one off or a series of entries. The collection of diary entries will be available anonymously on the Generation Diary website, as well as various social media channels.
For more information contact Kiran Purewal.