Gareth Beeston
Gareth was awarded his PhD in 2018 and is the Director of Other World Escapes in Southampton.
Since graduating our Alumni have pursued careers in a wide range of fields including academia, government, corporate organisations and consultancy.
Here, we share their stories about why they chose to study Web Science at Southampton and the challenges they faced, along with some of the research they undertook during their studies.
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Reuben Binns
Reuben completed his Web Science PhD in 2016 and is now a Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Oxford.
Michael Day
Michael was awarded his PhD in 2019 and is currently working as a Lecturer at Papa University, Thailand.
Gert Jan van Hardeveld
Gert was awarded his PhD in 2018 and is currently working at Europol's European Cybercrime Centre (EC3) as a Specialist.
Tim O'Riordan
Tim was awarded his PhD in 2018 and is currently working as a researcher in education
Javier Pereda
Javier was awarded his PhD in 2018 and is a lecturer at Liverpool John Moores University, where he teaches Design and Illustration.
Gefion Thuermer
Gefion was awarded her PhD in 2019, find out more about what she is doing now and her experiences with the Web Science CDT.
Jack Webster
Jack was awarded his PhD in 2019, he is currently working as a User Researcher with Spotify.
Steven White
Steven was awarded his PhD in 2019 and is currently working as an Academic Practice and Development Manager at Arts University Bournemouth.