Horizon CDT Blog Posts

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 […]


Measuring Player Wellbeing in Video Games

post by Szymon Olejarnik (2023 cohort) Recently, I published the first paper from my PhD titled “The PMDWell Framework: A Confirmatory Factor Analysis of Video Game Players’ Wellbeing” in Computers […]


Between the Doorbell and the Threshold. Ethical Encounters in Surveillance Research

post by Anjela Mikhaylova (2022 cohort) A Placement Journey with CNWA into the Lived Ethics of Surveillance Some placements begin with a desk, a login, and a to-do list. Mine […]