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Dr. Jacob Ward is a contemporary historian whose work spans history of science and technology, environmental history, organizational history, and political history. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of History at Maastricht University's Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. Ward is the principal investigator of an NWO (Dutch Research Council) VENI Grant project titled 'The Prediction Machine,' which explores the history of futures research in the UK and the governmental approaches made to resource scarcity and energy futures from the 1970s through the creation of the Technology Foresight programme in the 1990s. He authored the book 'Visions of Digital Nation: Market Monopoly in British Telecommunications' to be published by MIT Press in 2024, which examines the technological, political, and economic futures fueled by digitalization in the UK’s telecommunications sector. His book won the 2024 Turriano Prize from ICOHTEC. In the classroom, he teaches various BA and MA courses, supervises theses in European Studies in Science and Technology, and serves as the primary supervisor for several PhD projects. Ward was a Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Oxford and has held multiple fellowships, contributing to various significant research and exhibitions.
University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Worked in the history of computing; involved with researching for exhibitions.
Oxford Science Museum • London, UK
Developed content for the exhibition 'Top Secret: Ciphers and Cybersecurity'.
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation • National Museum of American History
Supported UK's Arts and Humanities Research Council's (AHRC) International Placement Scheme.
The School of Business and Economics (SBE) encompasses departments like Organization, Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Finance, and Economics.