Horizon CDT Blog Posts

Reflecting on the Digital Good: Reflections from the 2025 Summer School

post by Lucy Hitcham (2023 cohort) An introduction to the Digital Good I first became aware of the Digital Good Network shortly before the start of my PhD in 2023, […]


Angela Higgins’ Research Exchange at KTH: Reflections from Stockholm

We’re delighted to share a new blog post from Horizon CDT student Angela Higgins, who has just returned from a month-long research exchange at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in […]


The Value of Co-design for Technologies: Reflections on my research placement with the CaTS-App team

post by Lucy Hitcham (2023 cohort) *Trigger warning: Mentions of self-harm Technologies have vast potential to improve our mental health and wellbeing and tackle the rising youth mental health crisis. […]


A Macchiato of Meaning: Reflections from Penn State

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 […]


Reflection on the Leisure Walking Systems Working Group Impact Project

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 […]