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Ph.D. Programme in Media & Arts Technology
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
Fully Funded Ph.D. Scholarships
for September 2011 http://www.mat.qmul.ac.uk
Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is one of the UK's leading
research universities and is located at the heart of Europe's largest
concentration of creative industries. In October 2009 we launched an
innovative four year inter-disciplinary training programme in the
science and technologies that are transforming the creative sector. We
aim to produce PhDs who combine world-class technical and creative
skills and who have a unique vision of how digital technology transforms
creative possibilities and social economies.
We are offering a number of fully-funded scholarships (circa £15,400
p.a. including fees).
We welcome applications from people with strong backgrounds in
architecture, cognitive science, computer science, electronic
engineering, industrial design, psychology, or cognate disciplines. You
must be able to demonstrate academic achievement at the level of a first
class honours degree, (or exceptionally an upper second degree plus
evidence of achievement at a first class level), and excellent critical
and analytic skills. You should also be able to demonstrate a clear
aptitude for interdisciplinary research and programming or mathematical
ability.
You will also develop a working partnership with one of our strategic
collaborators including: APTX, BBC, BigDog Interactive, BT,
Furtherfield, Goldsmiths Department of Computing, Illustrious, Inition,
last.fm, leanmeanfightingmachine, Meridian, Noldus, proboscis, Creative
Research in Sound Arts Practice (CRiSAP) at University of the Arts
London, Seeper, SONY Computer Entertainment Europe, [space], THE TALENT
BUSINESS, The Union Chapel, United Visual Artists, V2_, Wildpalm.
Email: [log in to unmask] for further details on how to apply.
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