Various Subject Areas: Swansea University ESRC Wales Doctoral Training Partnership Collaborative Studentships 2019

Closing date: 1 February 2019

Swansea University, supported by the ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership for Wales (Wales DTP), invites applications for funded PhD study, available to start in October 2019. The following collaborative studentship is available:

Criminology pathway: ‘The Role of Historical Narratives in Extremist Propaganda’ (working title) in collaboration with the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies (RUSI).

• Main Supervisor: Dr. Alastair Reed
• Pathway contact: Dr. Caroline Jones

Data Science, Health & Wellbeing pathway: ‘A study of the impact of the socio-economic, educational and demographic characteristics of people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on their healthcare interactions and clinical decisions’ (working title) in collaboration with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board (ABMU) and the UK Multiple Sclerosis Society.

• Supervisors: Dr. Ana L Da Silva, Dr. Kerina Jones and Dr. Jodie Croxall
• Pathway contact: Dr. Kerina Jones

Digital Economy and Society pathway: ‘Investigating Meaningful Making in Communities of People Living with Brain Injury’ (working title), in collaboration with Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board and Fieldbay Care Group.

• Supervisors: Dr. Stephen Lindsay, Dr. Jeremy Tree and Dr. Zoe Fisher (ABMU)
• Pathway contact: Dr. Matthew Roach

Linguistics pathway: ‘Defining and measuring the vocabulary gap in school-age speakers of English’ (working title) in collaboration with Oxford University Press and Grange Junior School.

• Supervisors: Professor Jim Milton and Professor Tess Fitzpatrick
• Pathway contact: Professor Nuria Lorenzo-Dus

We welcome applications for both full and part-time study, and studentships are available as either ‘1+3’ (i.e. one full time year of research training Masters followed by three years of full-time doctoral study, or the part-time equivalent), or ‘+3’ (i.e. three years of full-time doctoral study or its part-time equivalent), depending on the needs of the applicant. Swansea University values diversity and equality at all levels and encourages applications from all sections of the community.

WResearch is at the core of Swansea University’s vision. We aim to foster research excellence across a broad range of subject areas, with internationally leading research staff informing all our teaching. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, showed that Swansea is now a top 30 research university, soaring up the leagues table to 26th in the UK from 52nd position in 2008.

Eligibility Criteria

Residential eligibility:

Full awards (fees plus maintenance stipend) are open to UK Nationals and EU students who can satisfy UK residency requirements. For more information see here.

Due to funding restrictions, these scholarships are not open to international candidates.

Academic eligibility:

ESRC studentships are highly competitive. Candidates should have an excellent background in the social sciences, holding a 1st or upper 2nd class degree; applications from those also holding a relevant research training Master's degree (or an equivalent background in research training) will be considered for a ‘+3’ award.

Employment:

Please see Employment restrictions here.

How to Apply

The application must contain the documents detailed here and be submitted to esrcdtp@swansea.ac.uk:

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Friday 1 February 2019.