PhD scholarships available at University of Ulster, Coleraine:
The 2008 RAE confirmed the position of Media
Studies at the University of Ulster as one of
the ten best research departments in the UK.
The Centre for Media Research of the
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applications for PhD research topics, beginning
September, 2010. We are particularly anxious to
receive applications for the following projects/areas:
Photography in the North of Ireland in the Nineteenth Century
Early and Silent American Cinema and the Irish Diaspora
50 years of UTV: A Social and Cultural
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Documentary practice and the Northern Ireland Prisons Memory Archive
Journalism and the public sphere in Northern Ireland after devolution
Public policymaking in N. Ireland: The case of
the indigenous interactive media industry, 2005-10
Virtual worlds and artistic practice
We are also happy to consider applicants' own
proposals in other areas of film and media studies.
The following scholarships are available and are
awarded on a competitive basis:
DEL Research Studentships (DEL)
DEL (Department of Employment and Learning,
Northern Ireland) research studentships pay
tuition fees and an annual maintenance award of
not less than £12,940 per annum. Full awards are
available only to applicants normally resident
in the UK. Applicants for these awards must have
or expect to obtain the minimum of an upper
second class honours degree in a subject area appropriate to the project.
Vice-Chancellor's Research Scholarships (VCRS)
A number of University funded VCRS will be
available in certain subject areas. Applicants
for these awards must have or expect to obtain
the minimum of an upper second class honours
degree in a specific research area (as
advertised). They will cover tuition fees and a
maintenance award of not less than £12,940 per
annum for three years (subject to satisfactory
academic performance). Applications are invited
from UK, European Union and overseas students.
Applications for DEL and VCRS awards should be
received by the Research Office on or before 26th March, 2010.
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Máire Messenger Davies, Professor of Media Studies
Director, Centre for Media Research
School of Media, Film and Journalism
University of Ulster
Coleraine
Northern Ireland BT52 1SA
+44 (0)28 7032 3361
Professor Máire Messenger Davies, PhD, FRSA
Director, Centre for Media Research,
School of Media, Film and Journalism
University of Ulster
Cromore Rd, Coleraine BT52 1SA
Telephone: +44(0)28324069
www.arts.ulster.ac.uk/media/cmr.html
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