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 Nimisha Parashar (2023 cohort) Reflecting on my placement at environmental charity Earthwatch Europe. My three-month placement with Earthwatch started in June 2024. My role particularly involved working with the Innovation team at Earthwatch. This team is responsible for research activities in the fields of citizen science and environmental science, within the larger environmental …
Continue reading “Gamification at Earthwatch – Reflecting on my placement”
post by Ramneek (Athawal) Rai (2023 cohort) I am currently working on a corpus linguistics project as part of my PhD research on the intersection of gender with entrepreneurship. This method involves using computer software to analyse large sets of language. The aim of my research project is to gain a deeper insight into the …
post by Iris Jestin (2023 cohort) Over the summer of 2024, I had the opportunity to attend the HUMANIST Summer School which researches human factors challenges in transport, held at Loughborough University. The theme of the summer school was Equality, Accessibility, and Inclusivity of the Future Transport System, which couldn’t have been more relevant to …
Continue reading “Future Transport Summer School Reflection”
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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.
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