[UK] PhD Studentships at School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication- Queen Margaret University
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is a research led institution specialising in high quality research in its niche areas. The core of our research identity is characterised as:
grounded in policy & practice and targeted at being usable and accessible
multi-disciplinary in its approach
methodologically innovative with an emphasis on user involvement and practice as research focused on touching people’s everyday lives.
Our postgraduate research students make a valuable contribution to the University’s research community. Each student works with a dedicated team of academic supervisors and receives specialist training in key areas of research. Research students who receive bursaries are expected to attend research seminars and to participate in the learning & teaching of undergraduate students.
The School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication is proud of its dynamic research culture. QMU was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize in 2002 for the clinical application of speech sciences, and the Speech Science Research Centre continues to be at the forefront of research into speech and communication. The School is also home to the Centre for Health Psychology, as well as fostering a wide range of research into culture, media, public relations and sociology.
QMU is making funds available for up to 8 PhD studentships in our distinctive research areas. Successful applicants will have all fees waived for three years and will receive support with living costs. Within the School of Social Sciences, Media and Communication studentships are available in:
- Creativity, culture and film studies
- Environmental justice
- The Public Relations Industry
- Gender, body image, bullying, social exclusion
- Health psychology in relation to vulnerable / older patients
- Speech Sciences
- Language requirements: IELTS 6.5 with no element less than 6.0 / TOEFL 250
Contacts and how to apply
Administrative contact and how to apply:
For more information see our website or email: researchdegrees@qmuc.ac.uk
Application deadline: 26 March 2007
