Dear All,
Please note the following funded PhD studentships in a department well known for its commitment to critical geography. If you have students who might be interested in applying please pass the message on. We are also looking for potential AHRB applicants too.
Very many thanks,
George Revill
The Open University
Faculty of Social Science, Geography Department
Two Full-Time Funded Postgraduate Research Studentships (PhD) in Geography.
Closing date 07/04/2005
The Geography Discipline at the Open University is one of only six 5* rated geography research units in the UK and has an internationally recognised reputation for research in critical human geography. We are an important part of the Faculty of Social Sciences at the Open University. The discipline consists of a lively and highly research active group of academic staff, research students and post-doctoral fellows based on campus in Milton Keynes. If you are interested in doing a PhD in Geography in an interdisciplinary social science focused department focused on the social sciences then we may well be the place for you to study.
Research within Geography at The Open University is strong in a number of key areas. Our work is at the cutting edge of debates in:
* environmental governance and sustainability
* the politics of culture
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* materiality and non-human geographies
· society, space and power
We especially welcome applications from students who see their work fitting into one or more of these categories.
You should have a good BA or BSc (Hons) degree and a Masters degree in a relevant area. You are asked to provide a project proposal with your application.
For a prospectus please phone 01908-654483 or e-mail [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> quoting the reference code: RDFN (PhD studentships in Geography).
General Information
The Open University campus in Milton Keynes is the base for over 200 research students and 750 academic and research staff. Geography at the OU is a well resourced department with high quality facilities and opportunities. As a research student in Geography you can expect a highly collegiate academic environment that encourages critical and original geographical thinking, regular departmental activities and individual co-supervision by internationally acknowledged researchers.
Informal enquiries about doing a PhD in the Geography Discipline at the Open University can be made by contacting our Postgraduate Tutor, Dr George Revill, Geography Discipline, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA. Email [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
To see details of the Faculty's research please visit the Faculty's web link at http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/ For details of Geography research please visit http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/geography/ <http://www.open.ac.uk/socialsciences/geography/> For information on studying for a research degree with The Open University please visit our Research School's web link at http://www.open.ac.uk/research-school/ The closing date for applications: 7 April 2005.
Equal opportunity is university policy.
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