2021-06-17-kate-court.md

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title	Going in with enthusiasm
author	@pweschmidt
rse	Kate Court
excerpt	Kate Court made the exciting journey from Arts and Humanities to computer science. On the way she enthusiastically helps communities build confidence in digital technologies.
date	2021-06-17 01:30:00 -0700
external_media	https://us-rse.org/rse-stories-episodes-1/2021/rse-stories-kate-court-episode-62.mp3
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duration	00:23:23
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resources	name url Kate Court's Medium page https://medium.com/@kate.court name url Kate Court at Newcastle University https://rse.ncldata.dev/kate-court name url Animating Text https://research.ncl.ac.uk/atnu/ name url Story telling for young dads https://digital-storytelling.ncldata.dev/welcome name url Connecting mums with tech https://www.turing.ac.uk/blog/connecting-mums-tech

Changing jobs and roles isn't easy at the best of times. But with her infectious enthusiasm Kate Court made her way from research in arts and humanities to her role as research developer at Newcastle University. Being open minded about people from different backgrounds was essential as is realising that many of our skills are transferrable. I am particularly impressed with Kate's community spirit, which shines through in some of her projects, e.g. Story Telling for young dads in Newcastle. But also her other work with connecting mums with tech to help women either get back into work or help them navigate through an increasingly difficult and complex digital world. To get on top of all of that you have to "go in with enthusiasm" - as Kate says.