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Diverse CDT Doctoral Researchers

Meet our first cohort of future leaders in data visualization, who joined Diverse CDT in October 2025.

Sabah Azhar

PhD Student at Diverse CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: psychology; mental health; data-led social change; accessibility
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Blazej Jan Barski

PhD student at Diverse CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: geography; GIS; spatial data visualization; quantitative analysis; technological innovation; policy
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Fiona Chung

PhD student at Diverse CDT, based at the University of Warwick

Interests: data physicalisation; collaborative design; lived experience; accessibility; LGBT+ advocacy
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Katie Grieve

PhD Student at Diverse CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: visual storytelling; mathematics; information theory; data feminism; social change
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Gursaiv Kaur

PhD Student at Diverse CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: psychology; AI; technology; statistical analysis; data storytelling; programming
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Ana Marques

PhD Student at Diverse CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: digital accessibility; science communication; data storytelling; data humanism; creative health
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Isaac Ojo

PhD Student at Diverse-CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: visual storytelling; conveying uncertainty; migration; wellbeing; photography; economics
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Tobi Oke

PhD Student at Diverse CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: biology; biomedical research; evidence-led decision making; data accessibility; health literacy
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Sian Phillips

PhD Student at Diverse CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: data humanism; data feminism; statistical analysis; social change
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Rohan Ram

PhD student at Diverse CDT, based at University of Warwick

Interests: cultural heritage; representation; data storytelling; creative industries
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Beth Taylor

PhD Student at Diverse CDT, based at City St George's, University of London

Interests: visualization design for data literacy; cultural heritage; public sector analysis
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