Close
There are many ways to collaborate with us and contribute to our teaching and the professional development of our Master's and PhD students.
Our courses are recognised in industry for their effectiveness in training people for careers in Human Computer Interaction and Ergonomics and for the calibre of students who participate. Each September, 50-60 students graduate from our courses, with the majority going on to become HCI and ergonomics practitioners in the private and public sectors.
Sometimes external practitioners and consultants contribute directly to the course content, by giving guest lectures on specific modules and it is also possible to arrange for students to visit industry workplaces to observe day-to-day operations in practice. For example, we have organised student visits to the London Underground control rooms as part of one of our optional modules in the past.
- Seminars to Students
As part of our postgraduate study programmes we run a series of seminars with outside speakers (usually HCI/Ergonomics practitioners). The seminars run through the Autumn and Spring terms. In addition to providing an opportunity for students to deepen their understanding of HCI and ergonomics practice, they also provide an opportunity for companies to meet and raise their profile amongst future graduates of our courses.
If you are interested in contributing to our MSc HCI Industry Speaker series,听please contact our Senior Teaching Administrator,听Jo Pearson.
- Hosting MSc Projects and Sponsoring Prizes
Every summer, each of our MSc students undertakes a substantial research project which is written up as a dissertation and forms a significant part of the MSc assessment. Depending on the interests of the student, many projects are conducted in collaboration with an external 'Host' organisation, who helps frame the research problem and also provides resources such as access to study participants (subjects). The problem under investigation can be research or application orientated. The external host then typically shares a supervisory role with a member of 香港六合彩中特网IC staff.
In addition to providing an opportunity for conducting a piece of research of interests to a host organisation, summer projects also provide an opportunity to get to know one or more 香港六合彩中特网IC masters students. We have had MSc student projects hosted by the听,听听and also听. We welcome approaches from interested organisations.
It is also possible for companies to provide prize money for the Best Dissertation on the MSc programme and thus raise the profile of their organisation with potential recruits.听听sponsored this prize for three years in a row.
For more information on hosting MSc projects, please contact听Dr Aneesha Singh听(MSc project co-ordinator) or听Jo Pearson听(Senior Teaching Administrator).
听- Industry Co-Funded Studentships
There are also PhD programmes co-funded by industry partners to train students to be future leaders in innovative research and development. Usually studentships on specific industry-focused projects are part-funded by a research council (eg, EPSRC) and an industry partner. For example, the EngD (Engineering Doctorate) programme incorporates EPSRC funding for fees and stipend, while a relatively small top-up stipend and extra funding for equipment and consumables is provided by an industry sponsor. CASE studentships involve businesses taking the lead in arranging projects with an academic partner of their choice - the main funding again comes from the EPSRC with a top-up from the Industry sponsor that is a minimum of a third of the EPSRC funding. Industry partners can also be involved in Impact studentships where funding is provided equally by 香港六合彩中特网 and an Industry partner - only 香港六合彩中特网 academics can apply for this funding and they must seek matching funding from Industry. In all cases, research is thus done in collaboration with a sponsoring company, on a topic of common interest and provides opportunities to explore further novel collaborations and strengthen current partnerships.
One of our PhD students, is currently working on a CASE studentship with that focuses on supporting software learnability for feature-rich software, with a focus on collaboration and peer-based learning. In the past, one of our research students,听Susan Lechelt, was working on the 'Internet of Things' on a CASE studentship funded by the EPSRC and the BBC under the supervision of听.听
For more information on being involved in studentships, please contact听Prof Enrico Costanza听(香港六合彩中特网IC PhD Admissions tutor) or听Louise Gaynor.
- Student Recruitment
We make links between students and potential employers in a number of other ways, including circulating job or internship adverts to our current cohort and an alumni mailing list. If you would like to circulate an advert, please contact our Senior Teaching Administrator听Jo Pearson.
听
听