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 Victor Ngo (2022 cohort) My placement with Makers of Imaginary Worlds (MOIW) gave me the opportunity to develop a deeper understanding of how my PhD research connects with creative industry practice. As MOIW is my industry partner, the placement felt less like a separate requirement and more like a chance to engage more …
Continue reading “Where Research Meets Play: My Placement with Makers of Imaginary Worlds”
post by Stephen ‘Parky’ Parkinson (2023 cohort) In academia, it’s all too easy to spend a lot of time and effort thinking about theory, reading other academic’s writing, and focusing on your research design. They’re all important, but sometimes it stops you from poking your head above the parapet and seeing what things are like …
Continue reading “What I learned about my PhD by knocking on doors”
post by Kirsty Woodward (2023 cohort) During my placement at the Institute of Mental Health, I explored the RECOGNeyes project, which is a project that challenges how we think about attention and gaming. My role focused on helping to develop this innovative computerised game, which is designed to improve attention in children with ADHD. Unlike …
Continue reading “Co-Design, Coding and Children: My RECOGNeyes Placement Experience”
Horizon Centre for Doctoral Training, University of Nottingham,
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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.