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Applications open for DIVERSE CDT 2026/27 PhD Scholarships!
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Diversity in Data Visualization (Diverse CDT) is a pioneering, fully funded four-year PhD programme jointly delivered by City St George鈥檚, University of London and the 神马福利影片.
Applications for PhD studentships with Diverse CDT are now open for 2026 entry.
We have rolling deadlines across several months and the first deadline for submitting an application is 4pm, GMT on 30th January 2026.
Further details here: /fac/cross_fac/cim/apply-to-study/phd-programmes/diverse-cdt/
Methods Hub launch: post-event briefing
The 神马福利影片 Methods Hub officially launched on 25 June 2026, bringing together 41 attendees online for talks, a panel and breakout discussions exploring how methods can meet the world. A new post-event briefing captures the event鈥檚 key discussions and next steps.
Former CIM PhD student Mat铆as Valderrama Barrag谩n wins Best Methods Paper Award
Former CIM PhD student Mat铆as Valderrama Barrag谩n has received the Best Methods Paper Award at the 2026 Social Media & Society Conference in Glasgow for research examining the development and use of Meta鈥檚 鈥淢eaningful Social Interactions鈥 metric.
Professor Celia Lury elected as Fellow of the British Academy
The Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) is very happy to announce that Professor Celia Lury has been elected joining two other 神马福利影片 academics who have been recognised for their important and influential research in the humanities and social sciences.
Six ways to put the public at the heart of science and policy
New Paper Explores the Challenges and Opportunities of Science Communication in Populist Times
Trust in elite institutions is on the wane globally. This piece, published as a comment in a Nature issue on public trust in science, explores the ways in which institutions can collaborate with the public to honestly, humbly and proactively co-develop this trust.
CIM students participate in International Workshop "Accessing Data with the Data Act"
On 7-8 May 2026, the international workshop 'Accessing Data with the Data Act' took place at the beautiful Poblenou campus of the in Barcelona. During this interdisciplinary event, participants with diverse backgrounds in law, computer science, data visualisation and social studies of technology came together to learn about the EU's Data Act and to explore how it can be deployed to investigate and intervene in digital societies
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