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United Kingdom - University of Winchester PhD Studentships in Various Fields

The University of Winchester will have a number of fully-funded PhD studentships, attached to Research Centres, available from February 2009 for three years. Candidates should have, or expect to obtain, a first class or upper second class degree and a Masters degree in a relevant subject area. The studentships are reserved for potential full-time students.

The University is a dynamic institution with an ambitious research agenda. As one of the UK’s smallest and most innovative universities, we offer a stimulating research environment and rigorous research training combined with the intimacy and personal interaction only a small institution can afford. We have established strengths in subject areas ranging across: archaeology, communication, cultural and media studies; dance, drama and performing arts (including contemporary performance across disciplines); English and creative writing; education; history; theology and religious studies.

Within and across these disciplines, our research centres create effervescent communities of reflection that explore new knowledges across the scholarly continuum.

Continue Reading October 13th, 2008

Netherlands - Radboud University Nijmegen PhD Studentships in Emergence of Structures in Speech Signals

PhD student ‘Emergence of Structures in Speech Signals’ (1,0 fte)

Faculty of Arts
Vacancynumber: 23.31.08
Closing date: 14-09-2008

Job description
The NWO project A Computational Model of Language Acquisition aims to develop a computational model of language acquisition. The project team will comprise a postdoc and two PhD students. The PhD student will conduct computer simulations to investigate the emergence and development of neural representations of speech signals. In the first year the focus will be on representations of rhythm and intonation that a foetus is already able to form. The following years will be devoted to research addressing the segmentation of continuous speech signals into word-like units and the emergence of sub-word representations. In addition to designing and conducting the computer simulations, the PhD student is expected to have completed a PhD thesis on the topic by the end of the contract.

Requirements
The successful candidate has a Master’s degree in Artificial Intelligence, Cognitive Psychology, Pattern Recognition, or Computer Science. She/he has excellent writing skills and is fluent in English.

Organization
The Faculty of Arts consists of eleven departments in the area of language and culture, history, history of arts, linguistics and business communication, which together cater for about 2,700 students and collaborate closely in teaching and research. The project will be carried out at the research institute Centre for Language Studies as part of the Linguistic Information Processing and Grammar and Cognition research programmes.
Website: www.ru.nl

Continue Reading September 5th, 2008

United Kingdom - University of Strathclyde Masters Studentships in Law, Arts and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for one-year Faculty Masters Studentships (comprising full home or overseas tuition fees): the deadline for applications is 15 August 2008.

Applications are invited in the following subjects: English, French, Geography, History, Italian, Law, Politics, Psychology, Sociology and Spanish.

A list of eligible courses and research degrees on which these awards may be held is available from the Faculty Officer (Ms Bronagh Dallat), Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow G1 1XQ
Tel: 0141 548 2750, Fax: 0141 552 0775, e-mail: d.mcarthur@strath.ac.uj,

Continue Reading July 7th, 2008

United Kingdom - University of Ulster PhD Studentships in Real Estate Initiative

PhD Studentships
Real Estate Initiative
Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment

Applications are invited for PhD studentships in the University of Ulster Real Estate Initiative in the Faculty of Art, Design and the Built Environment at the Belfast or Jordanstown Campus.

Two studentships are available and we particularly are interested in proposals for the following projects:

1. Analyse the holistic approach to workplace environments, management systems and new technologies in meeting corporate end-user requirements.
   Supervisor: Professor Stanley McGreal. T: 028 9036 6566 E: ws.mcgreal@ulster.ac.uk
2. Impact of quality led design on real estate value and performance.
   Supervisor: Professor Jim Berry. T: 028 9036 6562 E: jn.berry@ulster.ac.uk
3. An analysis of the role of city branding and place making as vehicles in delivering proactive regeneration.
   Supervisor: Professor Ali Parsa. T: 028 9036 6283 E: ag.ghanbari-parsa@ulster.ac.uk
4. An investigation of the role of bank financing in real estate development and investment in global markets.
   Supervisor: Professor Jim Berry. T: 028 9036 6562 E: jn.berry@ulster.ac.uk
5. Emerging markets - identifying special characteristics of these markets, transparency issues and modes of operation in the Middle East, and Africa.
   Supervisor: Professor Ali Parsa. T: 028 9036 6283 E: ag.ghanbari-parsa@ulster.ac.uk

Continue Reading June 30th, 2008

United Kingdom - 2008 De Montfort University Vice Chancellor’s International Scholarships

De Montfort University is committed to supporting international students to benefit from study in the UK. For courses starting in September 2008, De Montfort University’s Vice Chancellor is delighted to offer scholarships of £2000 each.

The £2000 scholarships are equivalent to a reduction of around 20% on the full tuition fees, and will be paid towards the full tuition fees of overseas-status students from any country in the world who wish to study any of the following types of courses at De Montfort University, Leicester:

• Full-time undergraduate degrees (BA/BSc) in any subject
• Full-time Postgraduate Diplomas and Masters courses (PGDip/MA/MSc/MBA/LLM) in any subject
• Full-time MPhil/PhD research degrees in any subject

The scholarships are available for courses starting in September 2008 only (or between September 2008 and June 2009 for MPhil/PhD research degrees).

The £2000 scholarship will be made as a one-off payment and will be deducted from the full tuition fee at the beginning of the first (or only) year of study.

Students progressing to DMU through one of our established progression schemes or collaborative partnerships can also apply for these scholarships if they wish to.

Only overseas status students are eligible to apply.

Continue Reading June 9th, 2008

United Kingdom - 2008 University of Ulster Master or Research (MRes) in Various Fields

We are now accepting students for September 2008 entry.
A number of Department of Education and Learning (DEL) Studentships are available for outstanding candidates, covering the course fees plus annual maintenance allowance of £6,500.

The course runs for twelve months full-time and is designed to provide high-quality research preparation for students interested in pursuing doctoral research or a career for which a Masters qualification would provide additional, relevant skills.

Research training is offered through a supervised project complemented by modules developing both generic and subject-specific skills: Research Methods and Skills I: Information, Writing and Communication; Research Context I: Research Environment; Exploration and Enquiry: Concepts and Models; Research Methods & Skills II: Sources and Methods; Research Context II: Key Debates in Theory and Practice; Current Debates.

Students will be based within the Faculty of Arts’ Research Graduate School and will be associated with one of the FacultyÕs Research Institutes: the Academy for Irish Cultural Heritages; the Irish and Celtic Studies Research Institute; the Humanities Research Institute; or the Media Research Institute.

Continue Reading April 6th, 2008

United Kingdom - Queen Margaret University PhD Studentships in Drama and Creative Industries

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
PhD Studentships
School of Drama and Creative Industries

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is a research led institution specialising in high quality research that touches people’s everyday lives.

Our postgraduate research students are a crucial part of the research community. Each student works with a dedicated team of academic supervisors and receives training in key areas of research. Research students who receive bursaries are expected to participate in the learning and teaching of undergraduate students.

The School of Drama and Creative Industries offers highly regarded undergraduate programmes in Acting, Drama and Theatre Arts, Theatre Production, Performing Arts Management and Costume Design and Construction. The School has particular strengths in practice-based research in production and performance.

Continue Reading February 22nd, 2008

United Kingdom - 2008 / 2009 University of Plymouth Scholarship in Art History

Art History Scholarship
Faculty of Arts, University of Plymouth

Applications are invited for a Scholarship in the Faculty of Arts, University of Plymouth for postgraduate research (MPhil/PhD) specialising in Art History and commencing on 1 October 2008. We welcome proposals whose research topics engage with aspects of the history of art and visual culture from the eighteenth century to the present, including museological research, the Western appropriation of World Cultures and art theory. We particularly welcome proposals from well-qualified applicants in the following areas of our expertise:

• British art c.1700 to the present
• Viennese Modernism
• The reception of the old masters
• The Western interaction with ‘World Cultures’
• Aspects of museology
• Art criticism and theory

The Scholarship (comprising UK/EU fees plus a maintenance grant - currently£12,940.00 per annum) will be awarded to a new, full time student for 3 years (subject to satisfactory progress). Applications from non-UK/EU students are welcome, with the expectation that funds have been secured to meet the difference in fee level.

Continue Reading February 18th, 2008

United Kingdom - British Inter-University China Centre PhD Studentships in Chinese Studies

University of Oxford, the University of Manchester, University of Bristol
PhD Studentships
Chinese Studies
British Inter-University China Centre (BICC)

Six 3-year postgraduate studentships for doctoral research in Chinese studies will be available through the British Inter-University China Centre (BICC) to students starting postgraduate study in Oxford, Bristol or Manchester. The studentships will pay full Home/EU fees and maintenance for the duration of the studentship (fees only for EU students unless they meet residency requirements as laid down in the ESRC’s guidelines).

Funded through the Language-Based Area Studies initiative, BICC is a cross-institutional research and teaching centre, which joins together the expertise of the Universities of Oxford, Bristol and Manchester in Chinese studies. These studentships are open to Home/EU students only (and eligibility for the awards follows research council residency rules). Both students who already have an offer of a place in hand or who still intend to apply for admission in 2008 will be eligible for funding. Awards will be made across the social science and humanities disciplines in issues relating to China that can be supervised by BICC-related staff at the Universities of Bristol, Manchester or Oxford.

Continue Reading February 15th, 2008

Greece - Alexander S. Onassis Public Benefit Foundation Fourteenth (14th) Foreigners’ Fellowships Programme

FOURTEENTH (14th) FOREIGNERS’ FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAMME
ACADEMIC YEAR: October 2008 - September 2009
Deadline for Submission of Candidatures: JANUARY 31st, 2008

The Foundation announces the fourteenth (14th) annual Programme of research grants and educational scholarships starting on October 1st, 2008, which is addressed to non Greeks, full Members of National Academies, University Professors of all levels (Ph.D. holders), postdoctoral researchers (Ph.D. holders), artists, elementary and secondary school teachers of the Greek language as a foreign one, post-graduate students and Ph.D. candidates.

FIELDS / SECTIONS OF RESEARCH OR STUDY
The Programme covers the following fields only:

• Humanities: Philology, Literature, Linguistics, Theology, History, Archaeology, Philosophy, Educational Studies, Psychology
• Political Science: Sociology, International Relations
• Arts: Visual Arts, Music, Dance, Theatre, Photography, Film Studies

GENERAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION
The grants and scholarships offered within the framework of this Programme cover scholarly research, post-educational training in the teaching of the Greek language and culture and/or artistic creation in Greece only and in the fields stated in the above paragraph only.

In principle, only persons of non Greek descent are eligible to participate in the Programme. As an exception to this rule, Cypriot citizens are also eligible to apply for category AI and AII grants only, provided they are permanently residing and working outside Greece.

Continue Reading January 3rd, 2008