Apologies for any cross-postings Postgraduate Studentships in the Department of Geography, University of Sheffield The Department of Geography invites applications for admission to its Taught and Research Postgraduate Programmes. We have a number of studentship opportunities for September 2009, including University Research Studentships, Research Council studentships, Masters studentships and bursaries. Founded in 1908, the Department of Geography is one of the leading research departments in the country. According to the results of the independent 2008 Research Assessment Exercise the Department is by all measures within the top 10 Departments in the UK. It was also graded 5A in both the previous two Research Assessment Exercises. With over 30 full-time academic staff, a graduate school of over 50 PhD and Masters students, we are one of the largest Geography departments in the UK and a global leader in several research fields including Climate and Cryosphere, Drylands Research, Social and Cultural Geographies, Policy, Governance and Participation and Social And Spatial Inequalities. For more information please see: http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/geography/pg/2009studentships.html -- Dr Dimitris Ballas Senior Lecturer Human Geography Postgraduate Research Admissions Tutor Department of Geography University of Sheffield Winter Street SHEFFIELD S10 2TN England Tel: +44 (0) 114 222 7923 Fax: +44 (0) 114 279 7912 e-mail: [log in to unmask] http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/geography/staff/ballas_dimitris.html