Fully-funded PhD scholarship exploring the merits and challenges inherent in a variety of data sharing models, including bottom-up data Trusts

This scholarship is to support a PhD candidate wishing to study the merits and challenges inherent in a variety of data sharing models, including bottom-up data Trusts. The successful candidate will be working within an interdisciplinary team including Prof. Sylvie Delacroix and Prof. Neil Lawrence.

This award includes
• Payment of approved fees
• Maintenance grant (£15,009 per annum at 2019/20 Research Council rate)

The candidate would have a first class degree in Law, Computer Science, Philosophy or Public Policy (with a relevant specialisation). Any combination of these disciplines would be particularly appealing.

Applications for this studentship should be sent to the College of Arts and Law Graduate School on [Email Address Removed] by 4pm on Friday 17th April 2020.

Applicants are required to submit the following:

• A CV
• A covering letter of no more than 1,500 words explaining how your skills would contribute to this project
• A sample of writing of no more than 5,000 words relevant to the themes of the research project
• A detailed research proposal up to 2,000 words
• The names and emails of two referees (ensuring that you have contacted your referees in advance about your application for this scholarship)

The award is open to full- and part-time Home/EU and full-time overseas applicants.