[Commlist] Funded PhD opportunity: Techno-Environmental Habitus in the UK Higher Education

Please find below the details of a fully-funded PhD studentship 
opportunity at Northumbria University in the area of “Digital 
Technologies”. The deadline for applications is *12 February 2022*, with 
the project commencing *_1 October 2022_*. The studentship includes a 
full stipend, paid for three years at RCUK rates (for 2020/21, this is 
£15,609 pa) and full tuition fees. ____

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The full advert can be found here: 
https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/techno-environmental-habitus-in-the-uk-higher-education-advert-reference-mrdf22-adss-hdd-ragnedda/?p138010 
<https://www.findaphd.com/phds/project/techno-environmental-habitus-in-the-uk-higher-education-advert-reference-mrdf22-adss-hdd-ragnedda/?p138010> 
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The candidate will investigate the intertwined relationship between a) 
students’ existing backgrounds, b) their technology use and c) their 
environmental dispositions. The aims are to shed light on the digital 
sustainable policies that might a) ensure that all students can benefit 
from online education, b) help digitally marginalised users to benefit 
from learning, and c) support the development of environmental 
consciousness among young people. ____

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The research will adopt the concept of habitus (Bourdieu 1993) to 
interpret why technology users with diverse degrees of expertise 
interpret climate change differently. ____

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The combination of a) a Biographical Narrative Interview Method and b) a 
review of both the UK policy-responses implemented by governments from 
the start of the pandemic and environmental policies that might create 
the potential for technological applications, will provide evidence to 
policymakers and stakeholders as to how digital sustainable policies can 
be improved and fostered in a more efficient way. ____

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Prospective students may contact Massimo Ragnedda with any queries 
((massimo.ragnedda /at/ northumbria.ac.uk) 
<mailto:(massimo.ragnedda /at/ northumbria.ac.uk)>) ____


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