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Dear Colleagues
Please forward details of these studentships to anyone who may be
interested:
School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol
ESRC PHD STUDENTSHIPS IN SOCIAL POLICY AND SOCIAL WORK
The School for Policy Studies invites applications from suitably qualified
candidates for up to 3 ESRC quota award PhD studentships (either 1+3 or +3)
in Social Policy or Social Work to cover maintenance and fees for full-time
or part-time study.
The School for Policy Studies is amongst the leading institutions in its
field, achieving the top 5* for Social Work and a 5 in Social Policy in the
2001 Research Assessment Exercise. Further information about the School is
available at: www.bris.ac.uk/sps. Applications are particularly encouraged
in the following areas:
- Adoption and foster care studies
- Ageing and the life course
- Child and family welfare
- Comparative and international social policy
- Criminal justice, social harm and the war on terror
- Early childhood studies
- Gender and health
- Health and social care
- Inter-professional practice
- Mental health
- Neighbourhood, housing and governance
- Poverty and social exclusion
- Violence against women and gender-based violence
All candidates must fulfil relevant ESRC eligibility criteria and
applicants for +3 awards must have completed recognised ESRC research
training. If awarded on a 1+3 basis, award holders may enrol on the
School's Graduate Programme in Policy Research leading to the award of an
MSc in Policy Research. All studentships will commence in October 2007.
Further details and application forms are available at:
http://www.bris.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/2007/intro/apply.html or from
Andrea Osborn, Graduate Research Secretary, School for Policy Studies, The
University of Bristol, 8 Priory Road, Bristol, BS8 1TZ. Tel: 0117 9546758.
Email: [log in to unmask] Potential applicants are also welcome to
discuss these opportunities further with the Director of Graduate Studies,
Dr Eldin Fahmy, E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Potential applicants should include with their application an outline of
their proposed research of 750-1000 words. Application forms should be
clearly marked 'SPS ESRC Studentship' (Section 6).
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Dr Eldin Fahmy
School for Policy Studies
University of Bristol
8 Priory Road, Bristol BS8 1TZ
T: +44(0)117 9546703
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