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MA and PhD studentships in Arts, Law, and Social Sciences The Faculty of Arts, Law and Social Sciences seeks applications for 18 studentships, three of them funded by the AHRC, to commence in September 2012. The faculty currently has a lively postgraduate culture that includes 180 PhD students, and has ambitious plans to enhance our research environment in preparation for REF2014. Non-AHRC PhD studentships are provided over three years of full-time study; recipients are expected to offer up to 6 hours of teaching or research support in their subject areas. All studentships cover UK fees and costs of living at the research-council rates. Applicants MUST complete the Anglia Ruskin Research Degree Application form, see web link below. For practice-based research please include a portfolio. http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/research/research_study_opportunities/applying2.html#application<http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/research/research_study_opportunities/applying2.html> Deadline: 31st July 2012 (see note below) Please note the following have separate deadlines: AHRC MA in Publishing, deadline is Friday 27 July 2012 at 5pm, please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> for further information. AHRC MA and PhD in Children’s Book Illustration, please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> for deadlines and further information. Applications are welcome in the following fields: Cultures of the Digital Economy Research Institute PhD Studentships (2): - Digital culture (which might include any from digital media theory, network politics, games and digital humanities). - ‘The Internet of Things’: the global sharing of live sensor and control data through the internet, and the remote control of everyday digital systems. This research seeks to provide an understanding of global behaviour and interaction with digital systems and an evaluation of the future potential for the connected world. For further information on CoDE, please see: www.anglia.ac.uk/code<http://www.anglia.ac.uk/code> Communication, Film and Media PhD Studentships (2): - in any area of Media, Film or Cultural Studies but preference may be given to research into European cinema, avant-garde film making, digital politics, popular music, critical theory, gender, sexuality and ethnicity. For further information on Communication, Film and Media research, please see: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/alss/deps/english_media.html English Language, Literature and Creative Writing PhD Studentships (3): - in any area of English Language or Literature (from the Medieval period to the present), including Creative Writing. One studentship, funded by the bequest of Shirley Skinner-Young, will be offered for research in Renaissance literature. For further information on English Language, Literature and Creative Writing Research, please see: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/alss/deps/english_media.html AHRC-funded Studentship for the MA in Publishing (1): - The MA in Publishing is a professionally focused MA. The skills it fosters have been chosen after lengthy consultations with publishing industry professionals, so we are confident that our course is one of the most industry-friendly on offer. For further particulars about the MA, please see: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/prospectus/pg/_publishing.html Music, Drama and Performing Arts PhD Studentships (2): in areas including Musicology, Music Technology, Sonic Arts and Composition, Theatre and Performance Studies, Music Therapy and Dramatherapy. For further information, please see: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/alss/deps/mpa/r_c.html Sociology PhD studentships (2): in any area of Sociology or Criminology, including gender; social theory; the sociology of suffering; ethnicity, racism and cultural identity; the politics of race and science; transnational and comparative crime; offender profiling; human rights and victimisation. For Social Sciences applications please include a CV detailing any relevant teaching experience, a research proposal of 2000 words maximum detailing a) provisional title b) context of the research c) research objectives d) indicative research methods e) 10 key references, and an example of recent academic writing which should be sent with the application form to our admissions office. For further information, please see: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/alss/deps/hss/hss_research/socialsciences_research.html History PhD Studentships (2): - in Modern British History c 1700-2000, especially in social political and cultural history; British Imperial history; and 20th European history, especially Russian/Soviet. For further information, please see: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/alss/deps/hss/hss_research/humanities_research.html Cambridge School of Art PhD and MA Studentships (3): Applications are welcome for 1 PhD studentship in Art and Design, within the areas of Fine Art, Illustration or Graphic Design, and 1 PhD studentship in Children’s Book Illustration, funded by the AHRC. A further studentship is available to support study on MA Children’s Book Illustration, and is also funded by the AHRC. For further information on Cambridge School of Art practice-based research specialisms, please see: http://www.anglia.ac.uk/ruskin/en/home/faculties/alss/deps/csoa.html Anglia Law Schools PhD Studentship (1): Applications are welcome within any agreed legal discipline. 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