Dear colleagues,
please find pasted in below information regarding the availability of fully funded postgraduate research studentships at the Nottingham Trent University. These will be advertised in the Times Higher Ed on Friday 29th April, and in the Guardian on Tuesday May 3rd.
Best wishes
Bill Niven
Nottingham Trent University
Research Studentships
Fully funded postgraduate research studentships 2005
(Communication, Culture and Education)
Research at Nottingham Trent University
Research that shapes lives and society is central to the mission of Nottingham Trent University and our Postgraduate Research Students have an important role in furthering our ambitions. As a part of our forward strategy, we are pleased to be able to offer a number of fully-funded studentships, reflecting our commitment to building a sustainable academic community. We see research degrees as offering candidates the opportunity to develop the high level skills, networks and know-how to build successful careers in a knowledge-driven economy. We provide effective training and support, with strong collaborative links to business, public services and external academic networks. We recognise that research degree candidates make an upfront commitment for a lengthy period of time, drawing on their motivation and talent, and are happy to offer the best applicants in our priority research areas a reciprocal commitment through these studentships.
The competition for studentships is open to appropriately qualified candidates who have, or expect to receive a first or upper second class honours degree, or equivalent qualification. The studentships are available for MPhil/PhD level research across the University's range of research activities. The studentships will cover tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and provide a maintenance stipend of £12,000 per annum for up to three years commencing October 2005, or as soon as possible thereafter.
Research in the College of Communication, Culture and Education
The College supports postgraduate students, offering a growing range of programmes of study. Students in both of the schools that comprise the College participate in a range of research degree programmes. Postgraduate students are part of a dynamic community and have access to a dedicated building on the Clifton Campus offering common rooms and quiet study rooms. The College has research opportunities for MPhil and PhD degrees. We offer a multi-disciplinary research culture with a thriving postgraduate community and well-established staff/student research seminars, a research methods training programme, reading groups and thesis writing groups. A number of the staff have international reputations in their field of research and a range of scholarly journals and book series are produced in the College. Both Schools welcome research students. They become part of our academic community, bringing a wealth of experience and knowledge with them. The students are encouraged and helped to form a mutually supportive and friendly critical community. Research areas within the two Schools that make up the College are listed below.
School of Arts, Communication and Culture
o Broadcast Journalism
o English Literature
o Geography
o History and Heritage
o International Relations
o Media and Cultural Studies
o Modern Languages: French, German, Spanish and Italian
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/schoolofartscommunicationsandculture/7310gp.html
School of Education
o Post compulsory education
o Education management & leadership
o Special Education Needs/Inclusion
o Literacy and learning
o Social justice
o Philosophy of education
http://www.ntu.ac.uk/research/schoolofeducation/7316gp.html
The next step.
Further information is available from the College Research and Graduate Studies Office ([log in to unmask]), or from Dr Martyn Bennett, Associate Dean, Research & Graduate Studies, College of Communication, Culture and Education (Tel: 0115 848 3119). Prospective applicants are advised to make contact with the College Graduate School prior to submitting an application in order to arrange to discuss their proposed area of research, or research interests, with an appropriate member of academic staff. Profiles of potential supervisors and their research interests can be found on the School web pages listed above.
Applications
Applications for a studentship in any of the areas identified above should be submitted to the College Research and Graduate Studies Office, Communication, Culture and Education, Nottingham Trent University, Clifton Lane, Nottingham NG11 8NS, UK, or electronically to [log in to unmask], and should include the following:
o A completed University application form for postgraduate study.
o A covering letter setting out the reasons why you should be awarded a studentship.
o A statement from a member of NTU academic staff confirming that he/she is willing to supervise the proposed project.
Applications will be assessed on the basis of the candidates' previous academic achievements, their research potential and the proposed area of study. No other factors will be taken into account. The University's decision is final and no further correspondence may be entered into.
The closing date for applications is: 23 May 2005
(The results of the competition will be announced at the end of June 2005).
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