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The Information Systems and Innovation Group has two PhD studentships each worth £14,940 per annum available to students joining LSE in October 2008. EnCoRe: Ensuring Consent and Revocation A three-year studentship is available to support a doctoral student at LSE to work as part of the EnCoRe project team www.encore-project.info. EnCoRe is a collaborative IT research project being undertaken by UK industry and academia. The project aims to enable business to adopt scalable, cost effective and robust consent and revocation methods for controlling the use, storing, locating and sharing of personal data. The recipient of the scholarship will work as part of the EnCoRe project team and will focus particularly on the business aspects of consent and revocation including current practice and future developments. LDSE: A Learning Design Support Environment for Lecturers This project will work with Higher Education agencies and a group of practising lecturers to research and trial the online tools needed for effective technology-enhanced learning (TEL). The research will involve qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis of LDSE users and non-users through attendance at various engagement events as well as follow up interviews, focus groups and surveys. The PhD student associated with this project will provide critical reflection on the LDSE project by studying the engagement practices of the project and comparing it with other forms of engagement. About LSE and the Information Systems and Innovation Group Founded in 1895, LSE is the world's leading dedicated social science institution. The School offers an unrivalled opportunity to study in an institution with a worldwide academic reputation whilst enjoying the cultural and social facilities of London-one of the world's great capital cities. LSE itself is extremely cosmopolitan, with a student populace drawn from over 150 different countries. As a result, the student body incorporates a diverse cross-section of experience and beliefs. The Information Systems and Innovation Group at LSE is one of the largest of its kind in the world. It is well known for its research and teaching in the social, political and economic dimensions of information and communications technology. It covers most areas of information systems and represents a range of academic approaches and specialisms, from systems design and management to theory and philosophy. Both studentships will be associated with the ISIG PhD programme. Further information about entry requirements can be found at www.lse.ac.uk/collections/informationSystems/PhDProgramme/ Details about residency eligibility requirements of the funding councils are available at www.esrc.ac.uk For further information about either studentship contact Dr. Edgar A. Whitley e.mail: [log in to unmask] The deadline for applications is 17 September, 2008 Please access the attached hyperlink for an important electronic communications disclaimer: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/secretariat/legal/disclaimer.htm **************************************************** This is a message from the SURVEILLANCE listserv for research and teaching in surveillance studies. To unsubscribe, please send the following message to <[log in to unmask]>: UNSUBSCRIBE SURVEILLANCE For further help, please visit: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help ****************************************************