Horizon CDT Blog Posts

From Research to Real-World Impact: A Placement with Trade Sexual Health

post by Matthew Levesley (2021 cohort) Who is Trade Sexual Health? Trade Sexual Health is a charity working in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland that provides sexual health resources- among other […]


Coming to the End of a Norm; Reflecting on a Socio-Legal Exploration of Ethics Concerns in the Design and Use of Avatars

post by Favour Borokini (2022 cohort) The Black Vagina Cake Problem My PhD explores ethics concerns in the design and use of avatars. One day, during a workshop, while we […]


Where Research Meets Play: My Placement with Makers of Imaginary Worlds

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 […]


What I learned about my PhD by knocking on doors

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 […]


Co-Design, Coding and Children: My RECOGNeyes Placement Experience

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 […]