To share our activity, progress and successes
Welcome to the Horizon CDT student blogsite. We hope you enjoy reading about our thoughts and experiences of being a Horizon CDT PhD student and would welcome your comments and feedback.
Please take a look at our Research Highlights page which provides an overview of all student cohorts backdating to 2011.
The Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Creating Our Lives in Data is based at the University of Nottingham and is supported by a multi million pound investment from UK Research and Innovation, University of Nottingham and over 40 industry partners. The CDT focuses on digital identity, personal data and data creativity within the global digital economy, and is affiliated with the Horizon Digital Economy Research Institute.
post by Phuong (Violet) Nguyen (2022 cohort) Just like a caramel macchiato has layers – milk, espresso, and caramel – my exchange experience at Penn State was rich with layers of learning: academic, cultural, and personal. I recently completed my international exchange at The Pennsylvania State University. State College is a small, quintessential American town, …
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post by James Williams (2020 cohort) Bridging academic research with practical industry applications in place-based walking systems Introduction The Leisure Walking Systems Working Group (LWSWG) impact project represents a significant milestone in bridging academic research with practical industry applications in the domain of place-based walking systems. Over a three-month period funded by the Horizon CDT …
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post by Szymon Olejarnik (2023 cohort) Recently, I published the first paper from my PhD titled “The PMDWell Framework: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Video Game Players’ Wellbeing” in Computers in Human Behavior Reports, a prestigious (Q1, IF 5.8) interdisciplinary journal, blending the fields of computer science, human-computer interaction and psychology. This paper critiques the …
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Jubilee campus was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1999 and now extends to 65 acres. Located just one mile from University Park it has a wide range of teaching and leisure facilities, including a state of the art fitness centre.
More information on the campus can be found on the University of Nottingham website: Campus and Facilities and Transport links.