MEETING BRIXHAM DATA TRUST Last week I meet with Natasha and Pamela from the Brixham Data Trust to hear about the valuable work they’re doing and to learn about the challenges they are facing. The Brixham Data Trust is funded by the Data Trusts Initiative as one of three pilot projects to explore the potential […]

Data Trusts Essay Summary A key reference for my thinking on my final project is the essay that I put together for the Datafication, Accountability and Democracy module in Semester 1 of 2022. I’m sharing a quick outline, meta summary, and reflection on this essay for referencing back to in future blog posts. Why have […]

One thing that’s surprised me on the Masters so far is that we’re not actively being taught research methods and approaches that we could use to explore the ideas that we’re learning about. I’d hoped that I might leave with some new tangible skills as well as a good understanding of the topics covered. I […]

Throughout the last month, I’ve been developing and considering three possible project directions for my thesis project. They all have themes in common—and I’ll definitely end up doing a project that pulls from a number of different ideas here. I’m excited to get them all on paper and share them with you all. All comments […]

As I think more about the progression towards my final project, one of the key decisions I need to make is what research methods to use. I’ve been briefly exploring a variety of research methods, drawing on both traditional academic approaches and more creative, design-based methods. To be honest, because my undergraduate degree was in […]

In the midst of this stressful period of work, I’m reflecting a little on how I got on this course and which sorts of organisations I’d like to work with in future. I know it’s a little late, but I still really like the idea of working with a project partner on my final project […]

Hello lovely coursemates! It was so nice to see you all digitally and physically during the Inclusive Society intensive. The valuable contributions you all made have really helped me to shape my thoughts on what I want to explore in my final project. The below is an exploration of some principles that I’ve been slowly […]

A few weeks ago, I had a call with Richard Banks from Microsoft Research in which I discussed my area of work and learned about the non-academic research environment. I was interested in whether the combination of my design background and my more recent approach and area of interest (being developed on this course) might […]

“Monday 23 November[…] People used to think this kind of making or whatever was lowly work, too mundane for even a kernel of curiosity. They wanted everything but the knowing of how things worked. And maybe that’s how the planet got so sick; why yesterday could only ever conjure the deep darkness of apathy for […]

Last week, I participated in the Exclusion and Inequality two day intensive. This post is a reflection on the journey (both educational, and physically from Orkney to Edinburgh and back) and the key points I’ll take forward from it. The lead up to the intensive was quite a stressful one. In my undergraduate degree we […]