[Commlist] TECHNE Doctoral Studentships Media Arts @ Royal Holloway

*AHRC/ **/Technē/****Doctoral Studentships available in the Department 
of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London*

The Department of Media Arts invites applications for AHRC studentships 
from applicants who are accepted for the MPhil/PhD degree to commence in 
2022. The AHRC studentships are offered through the/ Technē/ Doctoral 
Training Partnership (DTP).

*The Department*
The Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London is 
one of the major research departments in the UK. Our cohort of research 
students create a vibrant academic community and our academic staff 
offer supervision on a remarkably varied geographical, historical, and 
conceptual range of media practices and disciplines.

We encourage applications on under-represented topics and practice-based 
projects. In our selection process, we prioritise applications from 
under-represented and non-traditional applicants. Our distinctive areas 
of specialist expertise include digital cultures and digital media 
theory, television history and practice, modernist studies, national and 
transnational cinemas, media and cultural identity, postcolonial 
studies, and cinema’s political cultures. Our research is underpinned by 
a commitment to social justice and an inclusive vision of the role of 
media arts in today’s world.

The Department values its collaborations with partners in the creative 
industries and several major national and international arts and 
cultural institutions including the British Film Institute (London), 
Learning on Screen, BBC, National Portrait Gallery, Tate Modern, Canada 
Film Council, and Shanghai Science & Technology Museum.

*Awards*
The AHRC studentships (stipend and fee waiver) are offered through 
the/ Technē/ Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP). Please see the 
/Technē/ <http://www.techne.ac.uk/home> website 
<http://www.techne.ac.uk/home>and the College’s AHRC-related webpages 
<https://royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/fees-and-funding/research-degrees/sources-of-funding/arts-humanities-research-council-funding-ahrc/techne/> for 
fuller details.

The /Technē /consortium comprises nine universities in London and the 
South-East and has approximately 60 AHRC studentships to award each year 
across a range of arts and humanities disciplines. The consortium also 
has 15 organisational partners (including the ICA, BFI, National 
Archives, Natural History Museum, Heathrow, Kew, and UNICEF) who will 
provide training and development opportunities for students.

/Technē/’s vision is to produce scholars who are highly motivated and 
prepared for academic, public, or professional life: its students 
benefit from an exceptional range of training workshops and 
opportunities to engage with partners in the arts and cultural sector. 
/Technē /is committed to developing cross-member supervision and 
therefore welcomes and encourages cross-institutional and/or 
cross-disciplinary supervisory teams. The training programme is enhanced 
by engagement with/ Technē/’s partner organisations in the cultural 
sector (including the Barbican, BFI, Natural History Museum, Museum of 
London, and Science Museum).

*The **/Technē /**competition is now open to all international students 
who can apply for a full fees and stipend award* (please note that 
students may be responsible for the difference between home fees and 
international fees).


Students who are unsuccessful in their application for a 
/Technē/studentship will be considered for the award of College 
studentships (which may consist of a stipend and/or fee waiver): further 
details on these will be circulated as appropriate to relevant applicants.


*How to apply*

Prospective doctoral applicants who are interested in applying for a 
studentship should proceed as follows:

Contact one or more prospective supervisors directly to discuss your 
project at the earliest opportunity. Please check here 
<https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/media-arts/research/> for 
details of core areas of *research* within the Department and here 
<https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/research-and-teaching/departments-and-schools/media-arts/contact-us/?department=media+arts> for 
details of the *research expertise of academic staff*. Alternatively, 
contact Dr Manishita Dass ((Manishita.Dass /at/ rhul.ac.uk)), Postgraduate 
Research Lead for Media Arts, who can advise you on supervision and put 
you in touch with relevant staff.
If you and your supervisor/s agree that the proposal may be suitable for 
a /Technē/or College studentship, applications must be submitted online 
through the /Technē/ <https://techne.flexigrant.com/> Application Portal 
<https://techne.flexigrant.com/>, FlexiGrant. The online application 
form has sections to be completed by the applicant, lead supervisor, 
referees, and Royal Holloway /Technē/ administrator. Please note that 
you will also need to complete a College application form 
<https://www.royalholloway.ac.uk/studying-here/applying/research-degrees/how-to-apply/>. 


*Please note that the deadline for receipt of applications is 12 noon on 
**_Monday 17 January 2022_**. *

Your application is first considered by internal panels of subject 
experts at Royal Holloway. You should hear in March whether the College 
will forward your application for consideration by the /Technē /Peer 
Review College. If your application does go forward, you will hear 
in April whether it has been successful.


Please do not hesitate to get in touch directly if you have any 
questions about postgraduate study at Royal Holloway.

Dr Manishita Dass ((Manishita.Dass /at/ rhul.ac.uk))
Postgraduate Research Lead for Media Arts
Department of Media Arts
Royal Holloway, University of London


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