Ask JGI Student Experience Profiles: Rachael Laidlaw

Rachael Laidlaw (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2023-24)  I first came into contact with the Jean Golding Institute last year at The Alan Turing Institute’s annual AI UK conference in London, and then again in the early stages of the DataFace project in collaboration with Cheltenham Science Festival. This meant that before I officially joined the […]

Ask JGI Student Experience Profiles: Mike Nsubuga

Mike Nsubuga (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2023-24)  Embarking on a New Path  In the early days at Bristol, even before I began my PhD, I stumbled upon something extraordinary. AskJGI, a university initiative that provides data science support to researchers from all disciplines, caught my attention through a recruitment advert circulated by my PhD supervisor […]

Ask JGI Student Experience Profiles: Emma Hazelwood

Emma Hazelwood (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2023-24)  I am a final year PhD student in Population Health Sciences. I found out about the opportunity to support the JGI’s data science helpdesk through a friend who had done this job previously. I thought it sounded like a great way to do something a bit different, especially […]

Ask JGI Student Experience Profiles: Emilio Romero

Emilio Romero (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2023-24) Over the past year, my experience helping with the Ask-JGI service has been really rewarding. I was keen to apply as I wanted to get more exposure to the research world in Bristol, meet different researchers and explore with them different ways of working and approaching data.   From […]

Ask JGI Student Experience Profiles: Daniel Collins

Daniel Collins (Ask-JGI Data Science Support 2023-24) I applied to Ask-JGI as a 2nd year PhD student on the Interactive AI CDT. Before starting my PhD, I spent several years working in Medical Physics for the NHS. Without a formal background in data science, transitioning to an AI-focused PhD felt like a significant shift. I was […]