[ecrea] PhD studentships and ESRC grants on offer to study at the LSE's media and communications department

The Department of Media and Communications at the London School of 
Economics and Political Science (LSE) invites top quality researchers to 
apply for its PhD programmes ­ MPhil/PhD in Media and 
Communications<http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/study/Applicants_and_OfferHolders/MPhil_PhD.aspx> 
or MPhil/PhD in New Media, Innovation and 
Literacy<http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/study/Applicants_and_OfferHolders/MPhil_PhD.aspx>.



Media and communication courses have been taught at the LSE since the 
1990s. Established in 2003, the Department of Media and Communications 
at LSE has grown to become a world leader in media and communications 
research.  The QS World University 
Ranking<http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/university-subject-rankings/2014/communication-media-studies#sorting=rank+region=+country=+faculty=+stars=false+search=> 
recently rated our department as the best place in the UK to study media 
and communications and second worldwide. Thedepartment’s 20 full-time 
members of 
staff<http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/WhosWho/AcademicStaffList.aspx> are e
xperts in their respective fields and specialisms.



PhD researchers will benefit from our department’s rigourous training in 
research methods and media and communication theories and will join a 
dynamic department that is very active in global as well as national 
debates. We are an interdisciplinary department conductingcritical, 
empirical and engaged social science research in relation to media, 
communication and/or culture. Through our research we aim to provide a 
deepunderstanding of the changes in the media and communications 
environment asthese shape, and are shaped by, complex socio-technical, 
political-economic, cultural and historical developments.



We accept a broad range of topics and encourage innovative proposals 
dealing with important questions for our age. We particularly welcome 
projects that focus on the relationship, the impact or the role of media 
and/or communication, as well as culture and discourse, in relation to 
questions of inequality, legitimacy, privacy-publicness, voice, 
activism, representation, cultural critique, andurban contexts, but we 
are also keen to explore emerging fields and topics beyond this.



The deadline for applications is 12th of January 2015. All offer holders 
will automatically be considered for an LSEstudentship and/or an ESRC 
grant, both of which offer generous support. The LSE offers 63 
studentships across the school. LSE studentship holders’ fees are waived 
and researchers receive an annual stipend of 18,000? for four years. For 
more information, see 
here<http://www.lse.ac.uk/intranet/students/moneyMatters/financialSupport/ScholarshipsLSE/PhDApp/MResMPhilPhDProgrammes.aspx>. 
In addition to this, the LSE also allocates a minimum of 36 Economic and 
Social Research Council 
(ESRC<http://www.esrc.ac.uk/funding-and-guidance/postgraduates/prospective-students/i
ndex.aspx>) grants every year.



Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact potential supervisors 
before submitting their application formally.Please fill in this 
page<http://www.lse.ac.uk/media@lse/study/Applicants_and_OfferHolders/Expression-Of-Interest-in-MPhilPhD-Programme-.aspx> 
to let us know of your interest and to contact potential supervisors.



Please don’t hesitate to contact us on: 
(Media.Phd /at/ lse.ac.uk)<mailto:(Media.Phd /at/ lse.ac.uk)>



Kind Regards,



Prof. Nick Couldry - Head of Department

Dr. Bart Cammaerts - Director of the PhD programs


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