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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.

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My Placement at the Virtual and Immersive Production Studio

post by Callum Berger (2021 cohort) 1. Placement at the Virtual and Immersive Production Studio I started my placement back in July 2023, working with my industry partner AlbinoMosquito Productions Ltd run by Richard and Rachel Ramchurn based at the Virtual and Immersive Production (VIP) Studio at King’s Meadow Campus. The VIP studio houses a …

From Academia to Policy: My Experience with the UKRI Internship Scheme at the Welsh Parliament

post by Charlotte Lenton (2019 cohort) UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) offer a competitive policy internship scheme for doctoral students to embed themselves in real-world policy organisations for three months. Throughout my PhD I have become increasingly interested in how to integrate policy impact into my work. In February 2023 I participated in the first …

Milestones And Memories: Reflecting on my First International Conference

Ellie Colegate from the 2021 Cohort reflects on her recent attendance at the British and Irish Law Education and Technology (BILETA) 39th Annual Conference held between the 17th and 19th April 2024 at Dublin City University. post by Ellie Colegate (2021 cohort) Attending a conference. Scary. Attending an international conference. Super scary. Attending an international …

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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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