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 Iris Jestin (2023 cohort A couple months back marked the end of my brilliant seven-month optional placement with the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT). The internship ran from September 2025 to the end of March 2026, with the last two weeks based at their London office, a few streets away from Downing Street. …
Continue reading “What Do UK Policymakers Have To Say About Driver Monitoring Systems?”
post by Nimisha Parashar (2023 cohort) Sometimes there are research questions that intrigue you beyond the aim of your PhD research. Horizon CDT gave me the chance to explore one such essential research question, beyond the scope of my current PhD: “Why are the Finns so happy?” We have all wondered, albeit in the comfort …
post by Lucy Hitcham (2023 cohort) I recently returned from a two‑month research exchange in Aotearoa New Zealand, generously funded by the Horizon CDT. During my time there, I was based at both the University of Auckland and Victoria University of Wellington, working alongside researchers in youth and digital mental health. I remember being interested …
Continue reading “Kia Ora Aotearoa: Reflections from a Horizon CDT Research Exchange in New Zealand”
Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training, University of Nottingham,
Computer Science, Jubilee Campus, Wollaton Rd, Nottingham, NG8 1BB
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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.