Martin Chorley
Dr. Martin Chorley is the Dean of Undergraduate Studies for the College of Physical Sciences and Engineering, and a Reader in the School of Computer Science & Informatics. Chorley is course director for the MSc Computational and Data Journalism, an innovative joint-honours course he designed and ran with colleagues in the School of Journalism, Media and Culture. His current research focuses on a number of areas: firstly relating to education, both in terms of Computer Science education, but also in educating students with non-STEM backgrounds in STEM areas such as coding and data analysis, as with many of our data journalism students. Secondly, Chorley focuses on the field of Computational and Data Journalism, looking at advances in information dissemination and collection, and their effect on media and society. He is also interested in the areas of Mobile and Social computing, where he examines the ways in which humans and society interact with systems and technology.