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Radical Statistics Conference 2007Please pass on to any students you think might be interested. Apologies for the tight timelines, Many thanks Margo ________________________________ THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD DEPARTMENT OF TOWN AND REGIONAL PLANNING POSTGRADUATE RESEARCH STUDENTSHIPS AND AWARDS For September 2007 Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates wishing to study in one or more of the following areas: · Society, space and power · Postcolonial studies and the global South · Urban and regional studies · Spatial policy analysis and governance · Property market analysis and housing studies · Planning, theory and practice · Comparative European studies in planning and regional governance The Department is England's highest-rated Planning Department (5a in the last RAE; 23/24 in the Teaching Quality Assessment) and fosters a lively research culture in its postgraduate Research School. For more information about the Department visit: www.sheffield.ac.uk/trp ESRC Studentships We welcome applications from UK or EU candidates with outstanding honours degrees or masters qualifications for one ESRC Studentship, and entry for one ESRC Competition Award. For further information about the studentship schemes, consult the ESRC website at www.esrc.ac.uk For an application pack, contact Keely Robinson ([log in to unmask] Tel: 0114 222 6180). Closing date for ESRC Applications: 12 noon Monday 2 April 2007. Please note that interviews will be held on 16 April 2007. University of Sheffield Studentships There is also the opportunity for UK, EU and international candidates to apply for University Studentships which offer tuition fees at the UK/EU rate, a maintenance grant of between £6,300-£12,300 per annum, and a Research Training Support Grant. Further details can be found at: www.shef.ac.uk/pgresearch/studentships Applications for admission should be made before 30 March and applications for the Studentships should be made to the Department by 2 May 2007 University of Sheffield Fee Scholarships A limited number of University Fee Scholarships are also available which cover UK/EU tuition fees or part international tuition fees. See www.shef.ac.uk/pgresearch/staff/studentships/bursaries Further information For an informal discussion about research interests and topics, contact Dr. Margo Huxley ([log in to unmask] Tel: 0114 222 6929). For general information about application procedures, contact Ms. Keely Robinson ([log in to unmask] Tel: 0114 222 6180) ______________________________ Dr. Margo Huxley Senior Lecturer, Research Degrees Admissions Tutor Department of Town and Regional Planning University of Sheffield, Winter Street Sheffield S10 2TN England Tel: +44 (0)114 222 6929 Fax: +44 (0)114 272 2199