PhD Studentships in the School of Media, Arts 
and Design at the University of Westminster
Media and Communication (CAMRI)
Up to 4 studentships are available to candidates 
with either H/EU or Overseas fee status.
CAMRI  (the Communication and Media Research 
Institute) is the UKâ??s number one research 
group in media and communication as rated by the 
UK Governmentâ??s 2008 Research Assessment 
Exercise, with a score of 60% 4*, 30% 3*, 10% 
2*. We have 25 research active staff and 50 PhD 
students. We have a wide and expanding range of 
research interests, including media economics 
and policy, media history, political 
communication, media audiences, questions of 
identity and media, new media, and international 
communication. We have established centres for 
the study of the media in China, India, the Arab 
world and Africa In the broadest sense we are 
interested in the social, economic, political 
and cultural significance of the media, and 
welcome proposals from prospective students on 
these or any other topic related to media and communication.
Prospective students wishing to informally 
discuss an application should contact Dr Anthony McNicholas (mcnichc /at/ wmin.ac.uk)
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Applications must be made through UKPASS. The 
gateway for UKPASS can be found at the following web address:
http://bit.ly/i1dIeu
Information about our research degrees can be found at:
http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/rs/applying-for-a-research-degree
Once there, the UKPASS gateway can also be 
accessed by scrolling down the page to:
Apply to the School of Media, Arts and Design with code P043128
The deadline for applications is Monday 14th March 2011
Arts, Media and Cultural Criticism (CREAM)
Up to 4 studentships are available to candidates 
with either H/EU or Overseas fee status.
The Centre for Research and Education in Arts 
and Media (CREAM) is a leading centre for 
research across the disciplines of visual arts, 
photography, film and digital media. In the 2008 
Research Assessment Exercise CREAM was rated 20% 
4*, 55% , 25% 2* . The Times Higher Education 
Supplement ranked  CREAM in the top six  art and 
design departments in the UK and  the most 
highly rated department in this field in London.
With 30 research active staff, and 30 doctoral 
students. CREAM is a leading provider of both 
practice-based and theoretical PhD research in 
visual art, photography, film, digital media and 
moving image work. The research practices of its 
members cover a broad field including ceramics, 
visual arts, digital art, arts-science 
relationships, film, photography, music, and theoretical and critical writing.
Prospective students wishing to informally discuss an application should
contact Prof. Joram ten Brink  (J.tenbrink /at/ wmin.ac.uk)
Applications must be made through UKPASS. The 
gateway for UKPASS can be found at the following web address:
http://bit.ly/i1dIeu
Information about our research degrees can be found at:
http://www.westminster.ac.uk/study/rs/applying-for-a-research-degree
Once there the UKPASS gateway can also be 
accessed by scrolling down the page to:
Apply to the School of Media, Arts and Design with code P043128
The deadline for applications is Monday 14th March 2011