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DR AKSHI KUMAR

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Public Policy & Advisory Leadership

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Member, Online Harms Steering Group

Providing research-led insights into online harms, platform dynamics, and digital risks, while supporting informed, preventive strategies to address the societal impact of emerging technologies. 

GLOBAL Policy Impact

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Global Policy Footprint

 My research has directly shaped international AI policy and governance frameworks across multiple jurisdictions. 


  • 34 Policy Citations 


  • 19 scholarly outputs 


  • 9 policy bodies 


  • 6 countries & 1 Intergovernmental


  • 15 international policy documents 

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Policy Bodies

  • UK Parliament Select Committee Publications
  • UK Parliament Research Briefings
  • UNESCO 
  • Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT) 
  • Türkiye Büyük Millet Meclisi 
  • Centre for Policy Research 
  • Cepei 
  • CGIAR 
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature
     


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Countries

Countries

6 Countries and 1 Intergovernmental 


  • United Kingdom 
  • France 
  • India
  • Turkey
  • Mexico
  • Colombia

National Policy Impact

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APPG on Children's Online Safety Engagement (2026)

Written and Oral Evidence
All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Children’s Online Safety
Inquiry into Artificial Intelligence Harms and Children’s Online Safety.

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UK Parliament committee page on reducing NHS waiting times for elective care.

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence 1 (2025)

Written Evidence Published (NWT0026) 

“Using Artificial Intelligence for Elective Care Recovery: Reducing Readmissions, Restoring NHS Capacity”.

Public Accounts Committee (Commons Select Committee) Inquiry on Reducing NHS waiting times for elective care.  

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UK Parliament committee inquiry on misogyny and online manosphere content.

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence 2 (2025)

Written Evidence Published (MIS0086)

“Digital Influence and Gender Harm: Understanding and Countering Online Misogyny”. 

Women and Equalities Committee (Commons Select Committee) Inquiry on Misogyny: the manosphere and online content.  

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UK Parliament committee page on social media misinformation and harmful algorithms inquiry.

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence 3 (2025)

Written Evidence Published (SMH0040)

“Algorithmic Amplification and Public Trust: A Call to Action Against Digital Harm”.

Science, Innovation and Technology Committee, Commons Select Committee inquiry on Social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms.

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UK Parliament inquiry on use of artificial intelligence in government.

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence 4 (2024)

Written Evidence Published (AIG0003)

“Balancing Act: Risks and Opportunities in AI Adoption within UK Government Services” .

House of Commons- Public Accounts Committee inquiry on Use of artificial intelligence in government.  

READ THE FULL EVIDENCE
UK Parliament committee page on news impartiality, trust, and technology.

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence 5 (2024)

Written Evidence Published (FON0002)

“Media in Transition: Assessing the Impact of Technology and AI on News Integrity and Trust”.

 House of Lords-Communications and Digital Committee on The future of news: impartiality, trust, and technology.  

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UK Parliament's committee on cyber resilience of critical national infrastructure.

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence 6 (2023)

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence 6 (2023)

UK Parliamentary Written Evidence 6 (2023)

Written Evidence Published (CYB0001)

“Guarding the UK's Critical Infrastructure: The Rumour Challenge in Cyber Resilience”.

House of Commons-Science, Innovation and Technology Select Committee inquiry on Cyber resilience of the UK's Critical National Infrastructure.

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POSTnote Contribution

UK Parliament POST report on AI in mental healthcare ethics and regulation.

UK Parliament POSTnote 1 (2025)

Contributor to POSTNote on 

"AI and Mental Healthcare: Ethical and Regulatory Considerations" Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), 2025. 

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UK Parliament POSTnote on AI in mental healthcare opportunities and delivery.

UK Parliament POSTnote 2 (2025)

Contributor to POSTNote on 

"AI and Mental Healthcare: opportunities and delivery considerations".

 Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST), 2025.

READ THE POSTNOTE

Policy Consultation Response

Ofcom's report titled 'A Positive Vision for Media Literacy' on their three-year strategy.

Consultation response (2024)

A policy consultation on Ofcom’s Three-Year Media Literacy Strategy.

read the consultation response
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Organizational Response (2024)

A policy consultation on Change NHS: A health service fit for the future.

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MEDIA ENgagement & MENTIONS

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Research mention (2026)

Research on young people’s experiences of racism on social media has been highlighted in a recent Sky News article and video titled 'Trump sharing racist image of Obamas shows something has changed' (Feb 7, 2026)

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Media Appearance (2025)

Featured as an Expert Guest on MA TV’s Naari Tu Naaryani, discussing AI literacy, human-centred AI, and responsible innovation. (Dec 14, 2025)

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Deptford Green School Newsletter Feature (2025)

 S.M.A.R.T.- AI Literacy Workshop has been featured in the official school newsletter. (Oct 21, 2025)

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University News Feature (2025)

 Featured in Goldsmiths University of London news on the Florence R. Sabin Award for research excellence.  (Sep 16, 2025) 

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Staff Newsletter Feature (2025)

Featured in Goldsmiths, University of London' Newsletter

Celebrating South Asian Heritage Month 2025.

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Invited Magazine Feature (2024)

Invited by The Academic to contribute the article “Navigating Tomorrow’s Tech Landscape with AI Literacy,” which draws on my research regarding AI literacy, public trust, and responsible innovation. (May 8, 2024)

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Research mention (2020)

Research mention (2020)

Research mention (2020)

Research on sarcasm detection was highlighted in Martin Gardiner’s article “Recent Progress in Automatic Sarcasm Detection” (May 5, 2020)

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