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[DMRN-LIST] Ph.D. and M.Sc. Positions: QMUL Media & Arts Technology Programme




FYI, the Media and Arts Technology Programme at Queen Mary University of London, with renewed funding from the EPSRC and AHRC, is looking to recruit 10 new PhD students.  This is a four-year PhD, with an industrial attachment requirement at the end of the first year.  Students in the MAT Programme do not select a PhD topic or supervisor until the second year.  Unlike traditional UK PhDs, the students also take a number of taught modules.  As an RCUK-funded programme, only 10% of funded students can be non-UK residents.  Applications are also being accepted for the MSc program.

PhD application deadline: 31 January 2015
MSc application deadline: 31 July 2015


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Ph.D. and M.Sc. Positions: Media & Arts Technology Programme.
Queen Mary University of London.
Fully funded scholarships available for September 2015 ~ to apply go to:  http://www.mat.qmul.ac.uk  

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is one of the UK's leading research universities, located at the heart of Europe's largest concentration of creative industries. The School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) runs innovative inter-disciplinary research programmes in the science and technologies that are transforming the creative sector. Our aim is to produce MSc and PhD graduates who combine world-class technical and creative skills and who have a unique vision of how digital technology transforms creative possibilities, cultural experiences and social economies. 

Up to 10 four-year PhD scholarships are offered for 2015 entry (circa £15,863 p.a. including all fees) for direct entry to the PhD programme. Outstanding students on the MSc programme will be able to apply for scholarships to transfer onto the PhD programme at the end of their first year. Awards are available for UK, EU and Overseas candidates. 

The deadline for Ph.D. applications in this round is 31 January 2015. M.Sc. applications will be accepted until July 31. Places are limited so early applications are encouraged. 

We welcome applications from outstanding candidates in any discipline but you must be able to demonstrate academic achievement at the level of a first class honours degree and excellent critical and analytic skills.  You should also be able to demonstrate a clear aptitude for interdisciplinary research and engineering, programming or mathematical ability.

Click here for details of how to apply and a list of partner companies and organisations where students can undertake advanced placement projects: http://www.mat.qmul.ac.uk

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