On Thursday, 15 May, the Leverhulme Trust visited Queen’s to review the Leverhulme Interdisciplinary Network on Algorithmic Solutions (LINAS) Doctoral Training Programme funded by the Trust and based in the Mitchell Institute.

This programme, which over its lifetime will provide both funding and training for 30 doctoral scholars, works on the interface of technology and issues of social justice with interdisciplinary teams from across the University supervising a series of PhD projects.

Professor Anna Vignoles, Director, and Emily Nisbet, Grant Manager for Major Awards, were met by members of the core team and shown around the campus highlighting the excellent facilities available to the LINAS doctoral scholars. Professor Richard English, Director of The Senator George J. Mitchell Institute for Global Peace, Security and Justice, welcomed and thanked the Leverhulme Trust on behalf of the Mitchell Institute.

The Leverhulme team met with the LINAS core team to discuss operational aspects of LINAS, best practices, academic careers and publishing interdisciplinary research along with projected outcomes of the DTP. Following this, they met with the LINAS doctoral scholars  with an initial presentation from Doctoral Scholar, Cecile Harrault, on the success of the recent student-led LINAS conference. This was followed by an informal roundtable discussion session.

The LINAS team would like to thank the Leverhulme Trust for their visit and their ongoing support.