Oxford Internet Institute

20 November 2018

Authors: Jordan Davies

Spending two weeks in July at the Oxford Internet Institute‘s Summer Doctoral Programme (OII SDP) resulted in an unforgettable fortnight of scholarly exchanges and excursions around England. Among my ... Read More OII SDP: Cultivating Charismatic Cohorts

2 October 2018

Authors: Jordan Davies

For those of you who have been following my #phdjourney, you know I’ve been pretty vocal about the challenges it brings. It can be a pretty lonely and daunting process ... Read More OII SDP 2018: An Invaluable Experience

7 September 2017

Authors: Adham Tamer

Oxford really is a magical place. While there, I sat in the corridors of Hogwarts halls, gazed at the door to Narnia, ate where JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis ... Read More OII SDP 17 Was A BLAST!

3 November 2016

Authors: Victoria Nash

The Oxford Internet Institute’s Summer Doctoral Programme represents an experience incomparable to any other thus far in my PhD journey. In a somewhat futile attempt to summarise my experience ... Read More “An experience incomparable to any other thus far in my PhD journey” — Shane Horgan remembers SDP2016

4 July 2016

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

“Do one thing every day that scares you.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Congratulations! You got into OII, and you’re gonna make memories, for sure. One of those memories might involve ... Read More Take a Chance In Presenting

4 December 2015

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

During the summer of 2015 I attended the OII Summer Doctoral Programme. I applied because I thought it would be a good way to start off my last year ... Read More OII SDP 2015, or the place where I learned about the Internet through Wormhole Cats, Punting Mishaps, and Magic Mike XXL

17 November 2015

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

Chimes softly ring through the stately vine covered walls of the ancient bastion of learning marking a lovely new day. The stone streets begin to fill with the first ... Read More “It is difficult not to become enamored with the enchantment of the city” — Frances Bachstein remembers her time at SDP2015

23 January 2015

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

The time I had with my cohort at the OII SDP remains one of the most meaningful experiences I’ve had in my academic career. As an American, I’m struggling ... Read More Is This Heaven? No, It’s OII SDP

6 January 2015

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

Megan Lindsay is a fourth year doctoral student in the School of Social Work, Arizona State University. Her research focuses on the use of ICTs and the impact these ... Read More Falling back in love with the halls of academia: top 10 moments from SDP 2014

13 January 2014

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

Further transformations in higher education are coming — and Randy Lynn (SDP2013) hopes that the future looks a bit like the OII’s Summer Doctoral Programme: encouraging international and multidisciplinary ... Read More When the revolution comes, the OII SDP will be a model for the new academic order

12 December 2013

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

It’s always nice to hear from SDP alumni; to find out why they applied, what they got out of the programme, and what they are up to now. Ioana ... Read More Mitigating doctoral students’ perceived isolation: the value of young scholar networks

4 February 2013

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

It’s always nice to hear from SDP alumni; to find out why they applied, what they got out of the programme, and what they are up to now. Ryan ... Read More “The OII is a place that was conceived to bring together people who think broadly about the Internet and its impact on, well, just about everything” .. reflections on SDP2011

2 February 2012

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

Yana Breindl attended the 2009 Summer Doctoral Programme in Brisbane. She is currently a Wiener-Anspach Foundation Post-Doctoral Fellow at the OII, working on digital rights campaigning in Europe. Having ... Read More Catching up with Summer Doctoral Programme (SDP) Alumni

30 July 2010

Authors: Oxford Internet Institute

Common themes that emerge whenever students (and tutors) describe the SDP experience are that it is intense, exhausting, challenging, horizon-expanding; that it is incredibly useful .. and fun. The ... Read More Reflecting on the Summer Doctoral Programme: what the students say