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-----Original Message----- From: Gareth Hoskins [[log in to unmask]] The Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences is looking for excellent PhD candidates for Aberystwyth University's new Doctoral Career Development Scholarship competition (DCDS). The scholarships cover Home/EU post-graduate tuition fees and a subsistence allowance of approximately £13,590 per year (2011-12 rates). Awards are designed to enable students to develop the necessary skills required to meet their career choices and offer a breadth of development opportunities to enhance their research, teaching and transferable skills. Students within the scheme will make an agreed contribution to the Department as a condition of the PhD scholarship. Applications are sought in areas relating to the Institute's research groups (Cultural and Historical Geography and New Political Geography) Applicants are encouraged to contact potential supervisors before applying to discuss potential research topics. For full details about postgraduate opportunities at IGES go to the link below: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/prospective/postgraduate/phd-opportunities/ For details on the University's formal application process click: http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/postgrad/howtoapply/ The deadline for applications is 1 February 2012 Dr Gareth Hoskins Lecturer in Human Geography J3 Llandinam Building Institute of Geography and Earth Sciences Aberystwyth University Ceredigion