[AUDITORY] Six funded PhD positions in aural diversity at Salford, Cambridge (Bill Davies )

Subject: [AUDITORY] Six funded PhD positions in aural diversity at Salford, Cambridge From: Bill Davies <00000193a08a7512-dmarc-request@xxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 3 Dec 2025 10:32:42 +0000 --_000_AS8PR01MB7847CC6B8A968DDB835FA242D2D9AAS8PR01MB7847eurp_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Dear List, The Leverhulme Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub (LAURA) is now recruit= ing a third and final cohort of research students to start in September 202= 6. We're now partnering with Prof John Drever at the Centre for Digital Hum= anities at the University of Cambridge. Candidates will apply to either Salford or Cambridge depending upon the exp= ertise of a suitable supervisor. The application processes start off separa= te and merge together later on (when we decide on the funding offers). For = Salford, see https://laura.salford.ac.uk/; for Cambridge, see https://www.c= dh.cam.ac.uk/phd/laura/ The main points: * We are now recruiting a third and final cohort for September 2026 * Fully-funded PhD places available at Salford and Cambridge * Fully-funded MPhil places available at Salford * One international PhD place available at Salford * Cambridge application deadline January 7th * Salford application deadline 30th January We are having a webinar for applicants on the 10th December at 12pm (GMT), = here is the joining link<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3amee= ting_MmE5NTJmNjUtNDY2My00OTk5LWI5M2UtZGI3N2M1OGI4MWFi%40thread.v2/0?context= =3D%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2265b52940-f4b6-41bd-833d-3033ecbcf6e1%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a= %22e9e5ae3f-7a0d-47b7-a6b2-8249943a83f0%22%7d>. John Drever and I will outl= ine the programme, funding and application process. Some LAURA supervisors = will introduce themselves and their topics, and we will answer some questio= ns from applicants. Currently the stipend is =A320,780 per year, the 2026 rate will be similar = (matching the UKRI rate). LAURA students will not pay tuition fees. In addi= tion, Leverhulme-funded LAURA PhD students will each have access to up to = =A310,000 for research and professional development costs. Aural diversity is the fairly new idea that hearing/listening differences b= etween individuals and groups might be better represented as a spectrum ins= tead of a binary normal/impaired division. The PhD topics will build on the= early work of the https://auraldiversity.org/ research network to apply th= e aural diversity concept in many disciplines concerned with sound. Hence, = the PhDs are mostly rather interdisciplinary and a bit different from mains= tream hearing science. For further information, including how to apply, please refer to our websit= e at https://laura.salford.ac.uk/ We encourage interested applicants to con= tact potential supervisors for an informal discussion. For questions which = are not about a specific PhD topic, you can email see-laura@xxxxxxxx<m= ailto:see-laura@xxxxxxxx> Cheers, Bill Professor Bill Davies (he/him) Acoustics Research Centre | School of Science, Engineering & Environment w.davies@xxxxxxxx<mailto:w.davies@xxxxxxxx> | Google Scholar<http= s://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3DRPVF0EsAAAAJ&hl=3Den> | ResearchG= ate<https://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Davies8> | www.salford.ac.= uk<http://www.salford.ac.uk/> Room 108, Newton Building, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT --_000_AS8PR01MB7847CC6B8A968DDB835FA242D2D9AAS8PR01MB7847eurp_ Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html xmlns:o=3D"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w=3D"urn:sc= hemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m=3D"http://schemas.microsoft.com/of= fice/2004/12/omml" xmlns=3D"http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=3D"Content-Type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-= 1"> <meta name=3D"Generator" content=3D"Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"> <style></style> </head> <body lang=3D"EN-GB" link=3D"#467886" vlink=3D"#96607D" style=3D"word-wrap:= break-word"> <div class=3D"WordSection1"> Dear List,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The Leverhulme Aural Diversity Doctoral Research Hub= (LAURA) is now recruiting a third and final cohort of research students to= start in September 2026. We’re now partnering with Prof John Drever = at the Centre for Digital Humanities at the University of Cambridge. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Candidates will apply to either Salford or Cambridge= depending upon the expertise of a suitable supervisor. The application pro= cesses start off separate and merge together later on (when we decide on th= e funding offers). For Salford, see <a href=3D"https://laura.salford.ac.uk/">https://laura.salford.ac.uk/</a>; = for Cambridge, see <a href=3D"https://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/phd/laura/">ht= tps://www.cdh.cam.ac.uk/phd/laura/</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The main points:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <ul style=3D"margin-top:0cm" type=3D"disc"> <li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">We are now recrui= ting a third and final cohort for September 2026<o:p></o:p></li><li class= =3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Fully-funded PhD places av= ailable at Salford and Cambridge<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" sty= le=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Fully-funded MPhil places available at Salfo= rd<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2"= >One international PhD place available at Salford<o:p></o:p></li><li class= =3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l1 level1 lfo2">Cambridge application dead= line January 7th<o:p></o:p></li><li class=3D"MsoNormal" style=3D"mso-list:l= 1 level1 lfo2">Salford application deadline 30th January<o:p></o:p></li></u= l> <o:p> </o:p> We are having a webinar for applicants on the 10th D= ecember at 12pm (GMT), here is the <a href=3D"https://teams.microsoft.= com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MmE5NTJmNjUtNDY2My00OTk5LWI5M2UtZGI3N2M1OGI4= MWFi%40thread.v2/0?context=3D%7b%22Tid%22%3a%2265b52940-f4b6-41bd-833d-3033= ecbcf6e1%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22e9e5ae3f-7a0d-47b7-a6b2-8249943a83f0%22%7d">jo= ining link</a>. John Drever and I will outline the programme, funding and applic= ation process. Some LAURA supervisors will introduce themselves and their t= opics, and we will answer some questions from applicants.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Currently the stipend is =A320,780 per year, the 202= 6 rate will be similar (matching the UKRI rate). LAURA students will not pa= y tuition fees. In addition, Leverhulme-funded LAURA PhD students will each= have access to up to =A310,000 for research and professional development costs.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Aural diversity is the fairly new idea that hearing/= listening differences between individuals and groups might be better repres= ented as a spectrum instead of a binary normal/impaired division. The PhD t= opics will build on the early work of the <a href=3D"https://auraldiversity.org/">https://auraldiversity.org/= </a> research network to apply the aural diversity concept in many discipli= nes concerned with sound. Hence, the PhDs are mostly rather interdisciplina= ry and a bit different from mainstream hearing science.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> For further information, including how to apply, ple= ase refer to our website at <a href=3D"https://laura.salford.ac.uk/">https://laura.salford.ac.uk/</a> <= span style=3D"mso-ligatures:none"> We encourage interested applicants to contact potential supervisors for an = informal discussion. For questions which are not about a specific PhD topic= , you can email <a href=3D"mailto:see-laura@xxxxxxxx">see-laura@xxxxxxxx</a> <o:p= ></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Cheers,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Bill<o:p></o:p>  <o:p></o:p> Professor Bill Davies= (he/him)<o:p></o:p> Acoustics Research Centre<= b>  |  School of Science, Engineering & Environment</span= >= <o:p></o:p> <a href=3D"mailto:w.davies= @xxxxxxxx" target=3D"_blank">w.davies@xxxxxxxx= rd.ac.uk</a> | <a = href=3D"https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=3DRPVF0EsAAAAJ&hl= =3Den">Google Scholar</a> | <a href=3D"h= ttps://www.researchgate.net/profile/William_Davies8">ResearchGate</a> | <a href=3D"http://www.salford.ac.uk/" target=3D"_blank">www.salford.ac.uk<= /span></a><o= :p></o:p> Room 108, Newton Building, University of Salford, Salfor= d  M5 4WT<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html> --_000_AS8PR01MB7847CC6B8A968DDB835FA242D2D9AAS8PR01MB7847eurp_--

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