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The Royal Northern College of Music, ranked the UK's leading music college for research (REF 2014), invites high-quality applications for three-year PhD studentships that are fully-funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC). RNCM is one of the seven members of the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership. These prestigious and highly competitive studentships cover the full cost of fees and an additional stipend for living costs (UK applicants only) still to be confirmed by AHRC but likely to be c. £14,300 per annum. Expert supervision is available at RNCM for PhD study in composition, music education, music performance (both performance practice and practice-based research), music psychology and musicology (sources and editions, cultural history, analysis and aesthetics). Further information about staff research expertise can be found at http://www.rncm.ac.uk/research/staff/. Postgraduate research students benefit from the vibrant specialised musical environment at RNCM and participate in the broader research community within the North West Consortium Doctoral Training Partnership. There are opportunities for interdisciplinary and cross-institutional projects as well placements with our non-HEI partners. Research degrees at RNCM are validated and awarded by Manchester Metropolitan University, so students draw on training and expertise at both institutions. Applications must be received by 5pm on 6 January 2017. Outstanding applicants who are offered places at RNCM will be put forward for the AHRC competition (application deadline 10 February 2017). For information about PhD research at RNCM please see http://www.rncm.ac.uk/research/programme/postgraduate/, read the Guidelines for Applicants at http://www.rncm.ac.uk/research/programme/apply/ and contact the appropriate member of staff. Apply for an MPhil/PhD - Royal Northern College of Music<http://www.rncm.ac.uk/research/programme/apply/> www.rncm.ac.uk How to apply for an MPhil/PhD at RNCM First read the Guidelines for Applicants (to the side of this page) and browse the research interests of RNCM staff to ... Research Degrees Programme - RNCM<http://www.rncm.ac.uk/research/programme/postgraduate/> www.rncm.ac.uk The RNCM offers the degrees of Master of Philosophy (MPhil) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD). Degrees are validated and awarded by Manchester Metropolitan University ... Further information about the AHRC-funded studentships can be found at http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/howtoapply/. How to apply | North West Consortium Doctoral Training ...<http://www.nwcdtp.ac.uk/howtoapply/> www.nwcdtp.ac.uk How to apply. The NWCDTP Studentship Competition for 2017/18 is now open. Doctoral Studentships (+3) / Masters + Doctoral Studentships (1+3) The deadline for ... Applicants for studentships will usually hold a first-class or good upper-second undergraduate degree and have achieved merit or distinction level in a Master's degree. For more information, please contact the Research Administrator at RNCM via e-mail at [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> or telephone 0161 907 5228. Committed to Equality and Diversity http://www.rncm.ac.uk/jobs/phd-studentships-music/ Professor Barbara Kelly Director of Research Royal Northern College of Music 124 Oxford Road Manchester M13 9RD T 0161 907 5380 E [log in to unmask] www.rncm.ac.uk/people/barbara-kelly/<http://www.rncm.ac.uk/people/barbara-kelly/> PI, AHRC funded project: Making Music in Manchester during World War I http://www.rncm.ac.uk/news/music-in-manchester-world-war-1/ Co-I, AHRC-funded project: Accenting the Classics http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/projects?ref=AH/N006704/1 A Vice-President of the Royal Musical Association Editorial Board of Twentieth-Century Music