Research

Scientific Exchanges 2025–2026

Staff Exchanges are at the heart of the GUARDIAN project. During 2025–2026, the PUNO team undertook three secondments to partner universities and hosted researchers from Olomouc, Katowice, and Szczecin in London.

2025

Researchers from Olomouc in London (10 March – 6 April 2025). The team from Palacký University worked at PUNO on the research questionnaire and the preliminary analysis of data on sharenting in Polish migrant families. PUNO organised meetings with representatives of the Polish community at POSK, a visit to the Polish School at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland, workshops and consultations, as well as participation in the conference “STOP HATE MOTIVATE.”

PUNO team in Katowice (3 June – 3 July 2025). Dr Agnieszka Szajner, Dr Dorota Hrycak-Krzyżanowska, Leszek Kulaszewicz, MA, and Wojciech Klas, MA, worked at the University of Silesia together with Dr Anna Brosch and Dr Anna Watoła. The team visited kindergartens and primary schools in Tychy and Katowice, and discussions with teachers and pupils helped refine the research instruments.

Partners in London (from 1 August 2025). PUNO hosted researchers from the University of Szczecin and the University of Silesia for staff exchanges. The programme included seminars and workshops, including:

  • Dr Agnieszka Szajner – seminars “Growing Online – How to Protect Our Children in the Digital World?” and “Motives for Sharenting Practices”;
  • Leszek Kulaszewicz, MA – workshops on academic language and on the Theory of Reasoned Action and the Theory of Planned Behaviour;
  • Jarosław Solecki, MA – sharenting as a cultural practice from the perspective of the anthropology of social media;
  • Dr Justyna Gorzkowicz – children “in the eye of the algorithm”: sharenting, deepfakes, and growing up in the age of AI.

2026

A Month in Olomouc (May–June 2026). From early May to early June 2026, Dr Agnieszka Szajner, Leszek Kulaszewicz, MA, and Dr Dorota Hrycak-Krzyżanowska worked at the Faculty of Education of Palacký University in Olomouc. The main outcomes of the secondment included:

  • finalisation of the bilingual (Czech-English) version of the parental questionnaire;
  • training in participatory research methods with children, including drawing-based interviews;
  • a seminar on research ethics covering data minimisation, anonymisation, and the protection of children’s identities;
  • a comparative analysis of Czech and UK documents concerning children’s rights online;
  • commencement of a joint academic publication on Czech and UK legislation;
  • preparation of the programme for the 2nd GUARDIAN Symposium.

The visit also included activities at Základní škola Demlova. Sixth-grade pupils took part in an interactive lesson on online safety and sharenting, and the school leadership expressed interest in further collaboration with the project.

Summer in Katowice (7 July – 6 August 2026). Following the mid-term meeting, the PUNO team undertook a secondment at the University of Silesia. The researchers worked on sharenting-related research, workshops on digital safety and intercultural education, and dissemination activities in collaboration with the university’s academic staff.

Partners in London (August–September 2026). Following the 2nd Symposium, PUNO hosted researchers from partner universities on secondment. From the University of Silesia came Dr Anna Brosch, Dr Anna Watoła, Sabina Paleczna, and Klaudia Wolska (11 August – 13 September), while Dr Lidia Marek, Aneta Witosz, and Oliwia Bator represented the University of Szczecin. The programme included:

  • a series of PUNO workshops for researchers, including sessions on the academic terminology of sharenting (legal, ethical, and technical concepts), the spectrum of behaviours ranging from everyday to harmful practices, and children’s perspectives in research;
  • training in research management and statistical analysis, as well as a workshop on statistical tools;
  • seminars by Dr Lidia Marek on I. Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behaviour in sharenting research and on child well-being and digital hygiene;
  • analysis of UK government and non-governmental organisation documents concerning the protection of children online;
  • visits to primary schools and kindergartens;
  • the open seminar “How to be Safe in the Digital World: Think Twice Before Posting.”