Qualification type. MPhil / PhD. Location. Uxbridge, London. Mode of study. Full-time and Part-time. We welcome practice-based proposals for all kinds of writing that demonstrates originality, a commitment to generic advance or reinvention, and a high standard of artistic accomplishment.
The University of West London is a forward-thinking University with an appetite for high quality research. Following the introduction of the new Strategic Plan, Ambitions 2023, the University is now embarking on a strategy to develop its research capacity in a number of areas.
A fully funded three year postgraduate Bonnart Trust PhD Scholarship is awarded each year to an outstanding candidate whose research topic explores one of the following themes.
Discovering facts to support claims. With the rise of fake and misleading news, it is becoming harder for people to understand which facts can and which cannot be trusted.
Identifying and predicting research & innovation trends. This PhD will work with millions of research publications, patents, social network and other datasets to develop new algorithms for identifying, analysing and predicting emerging research areas and innovations.
The student is expected to work with millions of research papers extracting useful information, such as names of scientific methods, statistical tests performed…
1 position available (supported by JISC). This topic will look into new forms of research assessment analysis based on textual data in research publications.
The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) is the world's leading dedicated social science institution. We offer research degrees in all of our departments and institutes, where doctoral candidates will be working alongside field-leading researchers.
REF rankings 2014. The Modern Languages departments are ranked 9th in the REF's power rankings which take into account the quantity and quality of research activity, and performed well in terms of impact with 100% of their research rated as having an outstanding (4*) or considerable reach and significance.
