• Question: how did you start out as a computer scientist

    Asked by made519buna to Kirsty R, Alastair HH, Abigail S on 10 Apr 2025.
    • Photo: Kirsty Ross

      Kirsty Ross answered on 10 Apr 2025:

      I slightly fell into it to be honest! I attended Wiki editor training in 2019 and did nothing with it for a year. I then started adding photos as part of Wiki Loves Monuments, and it grew from there. An opportunity popped up in the School of Computer Science, I applied for and got it, and my career as a computer scientist grew from there! I’m very much at the human end of human computer interaction research, but there is space for all sorts of researchers here.

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  • Photo: aureliabrzezowska

    aureliabrzezowska commented on :

    I started out on a placement year – which is something you can take if you go to university. It is a year between your second and third year of study where you can work in a company of the industry of your choice, for me it was tech. This means I got a year of experience in computer science while getting paid and it counted towards my degree. A win-win on all sides and really helped me understand where my passions lie.