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~~~~~~~ BRITISH HCI GROUP NEWS SERVICE ~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ http://www.bcs-hci.org.uk/ ~~ ~~ All news to: [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ NOTE: Please reply to article's originator, ~~ ~~ not the News Service ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK PhD Studentship The Knowledge Media Institute at The Open University has at short notice acquired funding for a PhD position for UK residents. Due to time restrictions the closing date for applications will be the 5th of September. Interviews will take place in the week beginning the 8th of September, with a start date near the beginning of October 2003. Proposals are invited in the fields of Knowledge Technologies, Human Computer Interfaces and Learning Sciences. We are particularly interested in projects related to the areas of: the Semantic Web, Semantic Web Services, Knowledge Modelling and Ontologies, Automated Semantic Annotation using Information Extraction technologies, Knowledge Modelling for Knowledge Management, Knowledge Technologies to support cultural heritage and telepresence technology. KMi is a 60-strong, rapidly expanding interdisciplinary laboratory founded at the pioneering Open University in 1995. KMi is located in a purpose designed lab at the OU's main campus in Milton Keynes, an hour from London. KMi undertakes high-profile advanced research and development in Knowledge Media: the convergence of Cognitive and Learning Sciences, Artificial Intelligence, Multimedia, Telematics, and Human-Computer Interaction. We offer a stimulating and well-endowed research environment, widely acknowledged to be at the leading edge of research and development, particularly in the semantic web, knowledge management, open supported learning, and web media. Our PhD development programme combines the best of European and US models, and you will be joining a growing, active PhD community. Details on how to apply are available at http://kmi.open.ac.uk/news/studentships-text.html PhD Admissions Coordinator: Dr Simon Buckingham Shum ([log in to unmask], telephone +44 (0)1908 655723). Please cc all admissions to Dr John Domingue ([log in to unmask], telephone +44 (0)1908 655014). General information: Ms Ortenz Rose, KMi Office ([log in to unmask], telephone +44 (0) 1908 653800, Knowledge Media Institute, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA, UK). ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ To receive HCI news, send the message: ~~ ~~ "JOIN BCS-HCI your_firstname your_lastname" ~~ ~~ to [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ Newsarchives: ~~ ~~ http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/bcs-hci.html ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ To join the British HCI Group, contact ~~ ~~ [log in to unmask] ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~