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PhD Programme in Media and Arts Technology

Fully-funded Scholarships Starting in September 2010
www.mat.qmul.ac.uk

Fully-funded Scholarships
Our PhD in Media and Arts Technology is an innovative inter- 
disciplinary training programme in the science and technologies  
currently transforming the creative sector. Our mission is to produce  
postgraduates who combine world-class technical and creative skills  
and will go on to become leaders in the on-going regeneration of the  
UK Creative Industries. Graduates of the programme with include both  
technologists with a strong creative flair, and creatives with  
excellent technological skills and awareness.

Queen Mary University of London is one of the UK's leading research  
universities and is located at the heart of Europe's largest  
concentration of creative industries. In the most recent Research  
Assessment Exercise (2008), we were ranked 13th in the UK by the Times  
Higher Education Supplement and 11th by The Guardian.

We are looking for inspiring applications for at least 10 fully-funded  
scholarships. Successful candidates will be provided with an annual  
tax-free stipend (£15,290 in 2010) plus tuition fees. Please note,  
that due to external funding restrictions only UK citizens or EU  
students who have been ordinarily resident in the UK for the last  
three years are eligible for a scholarship. In exceptional  
circumstances, funding may become available for a candidate not  
meeting these eligibility criteria. We also welcome applications from  
those with other sources of funding.

A unique PhD programme
This four year PhD programme is unlike anything else currently on  
offer in the UK. In your first year you will take modules in Advanced  
Research Methods, Interactive Digital Multimedia Techniques and  
Contemporary Video and Audio Production. There is a also one chosen  
module from a wide range including; C++ for Image Processing, Design  
for Human Interaction, Performance Research, Advanced Software  
Technologies, Foundations of Information Retrieval  and Fundamentals  
of Digital Signal Processing.   We also run an exciting range of  
master classes and run team and project work  training sessions. You  
follow this with a bespoke six-month advanced placement project with  
one of our creative sector partners. In the second year, as well as  
starting your research, you will take further specialist modules  
ranging from digital audio effects and digital rights management to  
contemporary performance.

Your research project will be under the supervision of internationally  
recognised experts in: Digital Music, Digital Video, Human  
Interaction, Performance and Live Art.

You will also develop a working partnership with one of our strategic  
collaborators. These include  BBC, BT, The British Film Institute,  
last.fm, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, Qinetiq, Illustrious,   
Solid State Logic and Meridian Audio. You'll find a full list of our  
industrial and public sector partners is available at www.mat.qmul.ac.uk

What our First Cohort of Students say about  the programme;
"MAT is a great programme for creative minds searching for challenge  
in the field of academic science and contemporary technology. The  
programme structure allows flexibility and support to shape your  
learning, its cross-disciplinary nature is quite unique and it's a  
great peer learning environment. "

"The diversity of the skills and backgrounds possessed by the student  
cohort means there is a constantly vibrant and active environment to  
work in. Furthermore, the training provided gives useful insight into  
designing and undertaking research."

"The most inspiring part of this course has been to work closely with  
people from such diverse backgrounds."

How to apply
We invite applications from outstanding individuals with any Arts,  
Engineering or Science background. You must be able to demonstrate  
academic achievement to the level of an upper second class Bachelors  
degree (or higher), excellent creative, critical and analytic skills,  
and strong programming or mathematical abilities.

There are two deadlines for applications: the first is 2nd April 2010  
and interviews will take place in the week of 19th April, when most of  
the funded places will be allocated; the second is Friday 2nd July  
2010, interviews in the week of 12th July, when the final allocation  
will be made.

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http://www.mat.qmul.ac.uk/howtoapply.html

Postgraduate resources
You will have access to Queen Mary's state-of-the art research and  
performance facilities. New for 2010 are the Media and Arts Studios  
(including the Listening Room, Control Room and Performance Room), the  
Augmented Human Interaction Laboratory, and the Pinter Studio Theatre  
as well as the extensive resources offered by our industrial and  
public sector partners. Students will have access to the full range of  
computing resources offered by the School of Electronic Engineering  
and Computer Science, including several clusters.

For more information, please contact:
Media and Arts Technology Programme
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Tel:  +44 (0)20 7882 7337
Fax: +44 (0)20 8980 6533
email: [log in to unmask]
www.mat.qmul.ac.uk

--
Pat Healey,
Professor of Human Interaction,
Interaction, Media and Communication Research Group,
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science,
West Square,
Queen Mary University of London,
London E1 4NS.

http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/~ph
Tel +44 (0)20 7882 5211
Fax +44 (0)20 7882 7064

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