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John
Doctoral Studentship in the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University Reference GSRC2015
The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) at Loughborough invites applications for a funded PhD studentship to start in January 2015 (or as soon thereafter as possible).
Loughborough University has an outstanding international reputation for its research and teaching in communication, media and cultural analysis. In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, our submission to the D36 Unit of Assessment ‘Communication,
Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management’ was ranked 7th / 67 according to
Grade Point Average and 2nd in both Research Power and Research Intensity. In October 2015, the QS World rankings rated the university among the top 50 Universities in the world for Communication and Media Studies, for the
fourth year in succession.
The Centre is particularly well-known for world-leading research in:
Funding and eligibility
The studentship is open to all graduates with backgrounds in relevant disciplines and who are articulate, well qualified and highly motivated. The minimum entry qualification is a
2.1 Honours degree or equivalent. The studentship is for three years and will cover tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and an annual stipend of
£14,057 (standard RCUK rate 2015/16 academic year). International (non-EU) students may apply but will need to find the difference in fees between those for a ‘UK/EU’ and ‘international’ student themselves.
Details of the application process can be found here:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/socialsciences/postgraduate-research/apply/
You must identify and contact a potential supervisor before submission in order to discuss your proposal
Details of potential supervisors can be found here:
http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/socialsciences/staff/
The closing date for applications is December 7th 2015. For general enquiries please contact Deirdre Lombard,
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John Downey
Professor of Comparative Media
Communication, Culture and Citizenship Research Challenge
Loughborough University
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