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Charlotte on working in technology and international development, and getting her hands dirty with coding
21 March 2017
Authors: Karen Mead
Charlotte Smart was a member of our 2014-15 MSc group. She studied geography as an undergraduate at Oxford, where she looked at the impact of technology adoption amongst the Maasai in Kenya. ... Read More Charlotte on working in technology and international development, and getting her hands dirty with coding
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Judith on Facebook, working with data, and asking questions that go beyond the bottom line
8 November 2016
Authors: Karen Mead
Judith Dada was a member of our 2015-16 MSc group. She’s currently working at Facebook as a Client Solutions Manager in the Global Marketing Solutions team, responsible for consulting a range ... Read More Judith on Facebook, working with data, and asking questions that go beyond the bottom line
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David on diving into quant methods, teaching himself R, and becoming a data scientist
14 April 2016
Authors: David Sutcliffe
David Watson was a member of our 2014 MSc group, joining us from Dartmouth College (after a few years spent in publishing). He’s currently a Data Scientist at Queen Mary ... Read More David on diving into quant methods, teaching himself R, and becoming a data scientist
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Mor on helping produce the Global Open Data Index for the Open Knowledge Foundation
9 December 2015
Authors: David Sutcliffe
Mor Rubinstein was part of our 2013 MSc group, arriving from a Politics and Jewish History degree at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. After the 2011 wave of social ... Read More Mor on helping produce the Global Open Data Index for the Open Knowledge Foundation
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Zarino on open data, giving citizens a voice, and why we should move to (or stay..) in the North
2 December 2015
Authors: David Sutcliffe
Zarino Zappia was a member of our 2011 MSc group, arriving from a BA Media & Communications course at Goldsmiths, University of London. A web designer and developer with ... Read More Zarino on open data, giving citizens a voice, and why we should move to (or stay..) in the North
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Amaru on working for Telefónica and strengthening ties between Bolivia and the English-speaking world
21 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Amaru Villanueva Rance was a member of our first intake of MSc students, arriving in 2009 from an undergraduate degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics (PPE) at St Anne’s ... Read More Amaru on working for Telefónica and strengthening ties between Bolivia and the English-speaking world
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Neil on the intersection between psychology and the Internet, and the joys of Oxford
20 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Neil Basu joined the OII from an undergraduate degree at Dartmouth College in the US, where a course on ‘non-verbal behaviour’ piqued his interest with the intersection between Psychology ... Read More Neil on the intersection between psychology and the Internet, and the joys of Oxford
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Laird on being a publisher, and how the shift from print to digital is changing the industry
18 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Before arriving at the OII to study for his MSc in 2011, Laird Barrett, an English Literature graduate from Queen’s University in Ontario, Canada, worked in the sales side ... Read More Laird on being a publisher, and how the shift from print to digital is changing the industry
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Devin on working for start-ups and the overwhelming importance of the AoIR list
18 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Devin Gaffney joined the OII in October 2011, having worked for a start-up company, ‘Social Flow’. He took programming classes to earn money whilst studying for his undergraduate degree, ... Read More Devin on working for start-ups and the overwhelming importance of the AoIR list
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Ulrike on studying the Internet: the “golden thread” in her academic and professional life so far
17 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Ulrike Rauer arrived at the Oxford Internet Institute in the autumn of 2010, having first considered applying for a place on the OII’s MSc course on the recommendation of ... Read More Ulrike on studying the Internet: the “golden thread” in her academic and professional life so far
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Manuel on working at Google, and maybe returning to politics once ‘digital thinking’ has permeated political institutions
17 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Manuel Schaeffer arrived at the OII in 2011, after completing his BA in Communication Science degree at the University of Munich in Germany. He first became aware of the ... Read More Manuel on working at Google, and maybe returning to politics once ‘digital thinking’ has permeated political institutions
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Joe Weir on working for an award-winning finance start-up, and seeing first-hand how every aspect of the business functions
16 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Joe Weir came to the OII fresh from finishing a BA in History at Oxford. He spent the summer in between working as a User-Experience Consultant, as well as consulting for ... Read More Joe Weir on working for an award-winning finance start-up, and seeing first-hand how every aspect of the business functions
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Thain Simon on working in analytics, and using technology and data to solve important problems
16 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Thain came to the OII after a year working at Yahoo in California. After finishing his undergraduate degree at Santa Clara University, where he studied Finance, he began at Yahoo as a Financial ... Read More Thain Simon on working in analytics, and using technology and data to solve important problems
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Jing on innovation diffusion and the future of the Internet
12 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Jing (Nikki) Jing arrived in 2011 from the University of Edinburgh and the South China University of Technology, studying BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Business Studies and BSc Information Engineering ... Read More Jing on innovation diffusion and the future of the Internet
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Janine on technology consulting and the brilliance of Oxford’s Careers Service
10 April 2015
Authors: Tim Davies
Janine Braithwaite arrived at the OII in October 2011, having completed a BSc in Economics at the University of Essex, and left a year later as a Graduate Technology ... Read More Janine on technology consulting and the brilliance of Oxford’s Careers Service
Oxford Internet Institute
A multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
A multidisciplinary research and teaching department of the University of Oxford, dedicated to the social science of the Internet.
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