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+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Posted Mon, 22 Mar 2010 10:43:13 This message was forwarded through MEDSOCNEWS. If you wish to make an announcement or publicise an event then please send the text to: [log in to unmask] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ PhD Studentship Public Perceptions of New Developments in Assisted Reproductive Technologies Working with Professor Lorraine Culley, School of Applied Social Sciences, De Montfort University, in collaboration with the Centre for Family Research, Cambridge University STARTING OCTOBER 2010 Applications are invited for a PhD candidate wishing to explore user or public perceptions of Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs) such as egg freezing, gamete donation or PGD. The studentship builds on existing work exploring social aspects of ARTs carried out by Professor Culley and Dr Nicky Hudson. The studentship is based at DMU, but with the opportunity for additional supervision and research links with Zeynep Gürtin-Broadbent, Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridge. For more information, please contact Professor Culley at [log in to unmask] This is one of 15 scholarships funded by DMU in 2010/11 to build on our excellent achievements in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. It will develop the university's research capacity into new and evolving areas of study, enhancing DMU's national and international research partnerships. Applications are invited from UK or EU students with a minimum of a good first degree (First, 2:1 or equivalent) in Sociology or a related social science subject, and preferably a Master's-level qualification. An understanding of mixed-methods and qualitative research, and a keen interest in the socio-political context of ARTs are essential. Doctoral scholarships are available for up to three years' full-time study starting October 2010 and provide a bursary of £13,500 pa in addition to all university tuition fees. Applicants should contact the Faculty Research Office to receive an admission pack, which requires a full CV with two supporting references. Please email [log in to unmask] or call +44 (0)116 257 7118 or +44 (0)116 207 8798 for further details. Please quote ref: DMU studentships 2010 CLOSING DATE: Friday 16 April 2010 Dr Nicky Hudson Senior Research Fellow School of Applied Social Sciences De Montfort University Room 0.15b Hawthorn Building The Gateway Leicester LE1 9BH t: 0116 2078766 ********************************************************************** 1. For general enquires or problems with the list or to CHANGE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS send a message to: [log in to unmask] 2. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set medsocnews nomail 3. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set medsocnews mail 4. To leave MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): leave medsocnews 5. To join or subscribe to MedSocNews, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message (leave the subject line blank and do not include a signature): SUBSCRIBE medsocnews firstname lastname 6. Further information about the medsocnews discussion list (including list archive and how to subscribe to or leave the list) can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medsocnews.html **********************************************************************