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Professor Angela Daly PhD SFHEA is an international leader in the regulation and governance of data and digital technologies, and in the theory and practice of knowledge exchange.
She is Professor of Law & Technology in the Leverhulme Research Centre for Forensic Science (LRCFS) and Dundee Law School. In LRCFS she chairs the Ethics Committee, she is a member of the School of Science & Engineering's EDI committee, and in the Law School she is an Assistant Director of the Centre for Freedom of Information. In 2023-2024 she lead a University of Dundee team in an independent review of UKRI ESRC's research data policy, commissioned by the ESRC. In 2022-23 she was the chair of an Independent Expert Group for the Scottish Government on Unlocking the Value of Public Sector Data for Public Benefit.
She joined Dundee in 2021 from the University of Strathclyde where she was Reader and Co-Director of the Strathclyde Centre for Internet Law & Policy in Strathclyde Law School, and Associate Dean for Knowledge Exchange in the Strathclyde Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Professor Daly is now a visiting researcher at the Strathclyde Centre for Internet Law & Policy, and holds further visiting/adjunct affiliations with the Fundação Getulio Vargas (Brazil), Tilburg University (Netherlands), University of Milan (Italy) and Magdalen College, University of Oxford (UK), where she was Robert S Campbell Visiting Fellow in Michaelmas Term 2022. She was previously Visiting Professor at the University of Macerata, Visiting Fellow at the University of Bologna (Italy) and Visiting Researcher at Stellenbosch University (South Africa).
Her most prominent publications are:
- Good Data (INC 2019), co-edited with S Kate Devitt & Monique Mann
- 3D Printing and IP Futures, co-authored with Thomas Birtchnell, Thierry Rayna and Ludmila Striukova for the UK Intellectual Property Office
- Socio-Legal Aspects of the 3D Printing Revolution (Palgrave 2016)
- Private Power, Online Information Flows and EU Law: Mind the Gap (Hart 2016)
Professor Daly is legal editor of the open access interdisciplinary Internet Policy Review journal, reviews for a number of journals and academic presses in law and other disciplines, and is a member of the UK Arts and Humanities Research Council's Peer Review College.
Prior to Strathclyde, Professor Daly's previous postdoctoral academic posts have been at institutions in the Asia Pacific region: the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Queensland University of Technology and Swinburne University of Technology. She has also previously worked in policy for Ofcom and pro bono for the Electronic Frontier Foundation. She was a prominent digital rights activist/advocate in Australia and a founding member of Digital Rights Watch Australia.
Professor Daly has extensive knowledge exchange experience. She has consulted to and advised international organisations, government agencies, not-for-profits and private sector actors on matters relevant to her research including data protection, human rights, antitrust/competition law and intellectual property.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
PGCert THE, University of Strathclyde
2019 → 2021
Doctor of Philosophy, Law, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole
… → 2015
Master of Laws, European University Institute, San Domenico di Fiesole
… → 2010
Master of Laws, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne
… → 2007
Bachelor of Arts, Jurisprudence, University of Oxford
… → 2006
External positions
Visiting Professor, Fundação Getúlio Vargas
2022 → …
Visiting researcher, University of Strathclyde
2021 → …
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Doing ESRC Data Better
Allanson, P. (Investigator), Daly, A. (Investigator), Geddes, A. (Investigator), Malone, M. (Investigator) & Nic Daeid, N. (Investigator)
1/09/23 → 31/05/24
Project: Research
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Green Paper: Disclosure Control Of Al Algorithms From TREs (GRAIMATTER) lead: University of Dundee other instns: National Services Scotland, University of the West England UWE - Bristol, University of Edinburgh, URV (Spain)
Daly, A. (Investigator), Jefferson, E. (Investigator) & Malone, M. (Investigator)
4/01/22 → 31/08/22
Project: Research
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Cyber security, surveillance and journalism in Scotland
Daly, A., Robinson, E. & McMenemy, D., Sept 2022, University of Dundee. 23 p. (Science, Policy and Law Series; no. 1)Research output: Book/Report › Commissioned report
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Artificial intelligence in digital self-diagnosis tools: A narrative overview of reviews
Mentzou, A., Rogers, A., Carvalho, E. (Lead / Corresponding author), Daly, A., Roche, M. & Kerasidou, X., 10 Jun 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Digital Health. 100242.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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ESRC Research Data Policy in a Changing Landscape
Allanson, P. (Lead / Corresponding author), Daly, A., Elahi, A., Geddes, A., Roche, M., Nic Daeid, N. & Tetley-Brown, L., 28 Jan 2025, In: International Journal of Digital Curation. 19, 1, p. 1-5 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Submission to Ministry of Justice open call for evidence on the use of evidence generated by software in criminal proceedings in England and Wales
Daly, A., Dissanayake, N., Kostiuchyk, D. & Nic Daeid, N., 15 Apr 2025, 10 p.Research output: Other contribution
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The Regulation, Governance and Ethics of Smart Robotic Systems in Manufacturing: UK and EU Insights
Callari, T. C., Daly, A., Segate, R. V., Raper, R., Hubbard, E. M. & Lohse, N., Mar 2025, Loughborough University. 23 p.Research output: Book/Report › Other report
Open AccessFile9 Downloads (Pure)
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Doing ESRC Data Better: Survey Data, 2023
Allanson, P. (Creator), Daly, A. (Creator), Elahi, A. (Creator), Geddes, A. (Creator), Malone, M. (Creator), Nic Daeid, N. (Creator) & Tetley-Brown, L. (Creator), UK Data Service, 14 Apr 2025
https://dx.doi.org/10.5255/UKDA-SN-857325
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Doing ESRC Data Better: Appendices
Allanson, P. (Creator), Daly, A. (Creator), Elahi, A. (Creator), Geddes, A. (Creator), Malone, M. (Creator), Nic Daeid, N. (Creator) & Tetley-Brown, L. (Creator), University of Dundee, 16 May 2024
DOI: 10.15132/10000253
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Activities
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FWO Review College member
Daly, A. (Member)
2025 → 2027Activity: Other activity types › Funding - grants and income which support research related activities
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What does AI mean for public engagement? Panel discussion
Daly, A. (Speaker)
30 Apr 2025Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk
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PhD defence – Innovation as a Counterpower in Digital Markets: Rethinking EU competition law
Daly, A. (Examiner)
7 May 2025Activity: Examination types › Examination
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The Old and the New
Daly, A. (Member)
10 Apr 2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
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Phantoms of Protests Past
Daly, A. (Member)
2025Activity: Other activity types › Public engagement and outreach - festival/exhibition
Press/Media
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Who is Luigi Mangione and what is his manifesto? The suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO’s murder
9/12/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Police Scotland urged to abandon facial scanning tech plans amid warnings it is 'not fit' and 'unethical'
29/09/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Doing social science data better – How can the ESRC improve its research data policy?
Allanson, P., Daly, A., Geddes, A., Malone, M., Nic Daeid, N. & Tetley-Brown, L.
14/05/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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‘Best solution would be to build a Scottish-based system’
20/08/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research