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Post-Graduate Opportunities UCD Urban Institute Ireland (UII) PhD in Sustainable Development. Applications are now open for the 2009/2010 cohort of students of the UCD UII PhD in Sustainable Development. This group of students will start in September 2009. A limited number of PhD studentships will be available. Studentships will consist of fees and an annual stipend circa. €16,000 plus allowance for travel to international conferences and workshops. The programme is IRCSET initiative by UCD Urban Institute Ireland (UII) with support from three UCD Schools: • The UCD School of Architecture, Landscape and Civil Engineering • The UCD School of Geography, Planning and Environmental Policy • The UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science A four year programme, which commenced in the Academic year 2008/09, the programme follows the UCD Structured PhD Framework, incorporating taught modules and a research internship, followed by a program of original research leading to the award of Doctoral (or Masters) degrees by research. The PhD programme in Sustainable Development will be based around four main clusters: Biodiversity & Climate Change, Environmental Economics & Policy, Planning & Land Use, Transportation & Infrastructure The programme is aimed at prospective postgraduate researchers from a range of disciplines who wish to pursue interdisciplinary research related to the challenges of Sustainable Development. This includes but is not limited to graduates from the following disciplinary backgrounds: • Human & Social Sciences • Engineering • Life Sciences Please see our dedicated website http://www.ucd.ie/phdsust/index.html for Admission procedures, email a query to [log in to unmask] or phone or phone Sian Murphy on 01-716-2721.