Apologies for Cross Posting I would be very grateful if readers would pass the details below of a MSc by Research studentship examining "The relationship between teaching and research and consultancy: the student experience" to anyone who you think may be interested. Best wishes Mick MSc Research Studentship "The relationship between teaching and research and consultancy: the student experience" Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates for the above MSc Research Studentship at the University of Gloucestershire (formerly Cheltenham and Gloucester College of Higher Education), which will be based in the Geography and Environmental Management Research Unit. Aims: 1. To identify and analyse the views and experience that students taking undergraduate and postgraduate taught courses have about research and consultancy and their inter-relationship with teaching and learning 2. To explore the students' views about the benefits and disbenefits of staff involvement in research and consultancy 3. To recommend how the quality of the students' learning experience may be enhanced by developing the teaching-research/consultancy nexus. Candidates for the Studentship Applicants for the Studentship should have a 1st class or 2.1 honours degree and be able to demonstrate interest in educational development. Appropriately qualified candidates who are familiar with social science and educational research methodologies and who have an interest in student learning are encouraged to apply. The research student will act as the Research Assistant for the project and will develop her/his own research thesis from work related to the project. Supervision First Supervisor: Professor Mick Healey, Director Geography Discipline Network (Geography and Environmental Management Research Unit/School of Environment) Second Supervisor: Christopher Short (Countryside and Community Research Unit/School of Environment) Project Director: Fiona Jordan (School of Sport and Leisure/Leisure and Sport Research Unit) Advisor: Professor Alan Jenkins (Westminster Institute of Education, Oxford Brookes University) The Research Bursary The bursary will take the form of 15 months funding at £6,500pa, plus the payment of 18 months of fees for a part-time MSc by Research, examined through a 30,000 word thesis. Additional funding will be available to support research travel and conference participation costs. Candidates with no prior research methods training at Masters level will also participate in the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods, taking one general research methods course and three modules specifically tailored to research methods appropriate for the research project. Further Information and Applications The full details of this studentship are on the Geography and Environmental Management Research Unit (GEMRU) Web pages (http://www.chelt.ac.uk/el/gemru). Potentially interested candidates are encouraged to contact Professor Mick Healey for an informal chat before applying (01242 543364; email: [log in to unmask]). Applicants should send a letter of application, outlining their interest in, and suitability for the studentship, along with a cv, including the names of two academic referees, to Professor Mick Healey, GEMRU, University of Gloucestershire, Francis Close Hall, Swindon Road, Cheltenham GL50 4AZ by Monday 17 December 2001. Interviews will take place early in the New Year and the successful candidate will be expected to start as soon as possible thereafter. Professor Mick Healey Director Geography Discipline Network Geography and Environmental Management Research Unit University of Gloucestershire Francis Close Hall Swindon Road Cheltenham GL50 4AZ UK Tel: +44 (0)1242 543364 Fax: +44 (0)1242 543283 Email: [log in to unmask] Web: http://www.chelt.ac.uk/gdn http://www.chelt.ac.uk/el/gemru/staff/mjh.htm