[ecrea] AHRC Midlands3Cities funding for UK/EU PhD students for 2017 entry: University of Leicester

AHRC Midlands3Cities funding for UK/EU students

The Midlands3Cities Doctoral Training Partnership (M3C DTP) is a 
collaboration between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City 
University, De Montfort University, University of Leicester, Nottingham 
Trent University and The University of Nottingham. M3C is awarding up to 
87 PhD Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) studentships for 
UK/EU applicants for 2017 entry. M3C provides research candidates with 
expert supervision (including opportunities for cross-institutional 
supervision), research training and access to a wide range of 
facilities, cohort events and placement opportunities with regional, 
national and international partners in the creative and cultural sectors.

The School of Media, Communication and Sociology at the University of 
Leicester is inviting applications from students whose research 
interests include:
Creative Industries New and Convergent Media
Critical Theory and Cultural Studies
Gender and Media
Media and Development
Online behavior and social networks
Cyber/digital securities, social movements
Film as mass communication
Media and domestic cultures
Media and Ethics
Mass Communications and Journalism
Public communication
Consumption; media audiences
Advertising and promotional cultures
Moral panics and public policy
Identity, emotion, embodied performances of belonging
Audio soundscapes in research design
Historical, qualitative comparative sociological research
Migration and collective memory
Communities of practice and learning

Media and Communication at Leicester is one of the UK's leading centres 
for research and teaching in media, communication and culture. In 2016, 
the Department is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. Following the 
conclusion of the 2014 Research Excellence Framework, the department 
placed 15th overall for media research in the country, with 82% of 
research articles and books being rated as "world leading" or 
"internationally excellent". The Department of Sociology is one of the 
most prominent, oldest and influential in the country.  It has a long 
and well-respected tradition in both teaching and research. As part of 
the school, Sociology remains as strong and active as ever, producing 
high quality research with an international reputation.

For further information about applying for a PhD at the University of 
Leicester, please visit 
https://le.ac.uk/student-life/how-to-apply/pg-making-application and for 
subject-specific enquiries please contact the PGR Director John Goodwin 
((jdg3 /at/ leicester.ac.uk)) and Deputy PGR Director Galina Miazhevich 
((gm223 /at/ le.ac.uk)).

The deadline for M3C funding applications is 16 January 2017, by which 
time students must have applied for a place to study and have ensured 
that two academic references are submitted to the home university on the 
correct M3C form.
For full details of eligibility, funding, proposal-writing workshops and 
research supervision areas (including use of the supervision search 
tool) please visit www.midlands3cities.ac.uk or contact 
(enquiries /at/ midlands3cities.ac.uk)




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