[Commlist] PhD Studentships at Northumbria for Oct 2022 entry

*PhD Studentships at Northumbria for Oct 2022 entry*

The Moving Image, Popular Media and Culture team at Northumbria 
University, Newcastle are pleased to invite applications from 
outstanding candidates for Northern Bridge partnership PhD studentships 
to conduct original research within the Department of Arts.

*Deadline: 10th December 2021*

PhD proposals that lead to a written 80,000-word thesis or practice 
research portfolio with complementary writing (c. 40,000 words) are 
welcome. Research at Northumbria is multifaceted and, while we welcome 
applications on any topic, we have particular interests in:

·Conceptual and historical approaches to popular film and television 
genres (particularly horror, cult and pornography)

·British film and television

·Film & media audiences

·Film festivals

·The intersections between narrative and documentary forms and modes

·The materiality of the moving image

·Youth, gender and sexualities

·Media and society

·Digital inequalities

·Music cultures

·Sport and the media

To support the process, we are offering a one-to-one application support 
process for the strongest candidates. The deadline noted above is to 
access that support (see further details below), which can significantly 
improve your chances of getting funded.

We recommend that you make early contact with a potential supervisor 
<https://research.northumbria.ac.uk/popularmediaculture/>or contact Dr 
Russ Hunter <mailto:(russ.hunter /at/ northumbria.ac.uk)>PGR Subject Lead for 
Film and Media to help connect you with a member of staff.

To find out more about research interests within the Department of Arts 
you can explore individual staff pages 
<https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/academic-departments/arts/arts-staff/> 
and via the Moving Image, Popular Media and Culture site 
<https://research.northumbria.ac.uk/popularmediaculture/>.

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*Three steps to applying for a studentship*

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·*Identify and speak to a prospective supervisor and develop your 
proposal*: If you are not already in contact with a prospective 
supervisor, werecommend that you contact Dr Russ Hunter 
<mailto:(russ.hunter /at/ northumbria.ac.uk)>PGR Subject Lead for Film and 
Media to help connect you with a member of staff to support the 
development of your proposal.

·*Develop a draft proposal with your identified supervisor*: The 
deadline for submission of your draft proposal to your prospective 
supervisor is *Friday 10^th December 2021*. This is an internal deadline 
to support the development of the strongest proposals to the NBC 
application stage.

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·*NBC Application Stage 1*: Submit your proposal and supporting 
documents to apply for a place on our PhD programme 
<https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/study-at-northumbria/courses/doctor-of-philosophy-drfxxr7/> by 
the*11th January 2022 (Northumbria internal deadline for AHRC deadline 
of 12^th January 2022)*. Please familiarise yourself with these pages in 
advance to ensure you are aware of the documentation required. Please 
write the code 'NBC22' in the application form under the 
‘Project/Studentship Reference Number’ field.


      ·NBC Application Stage 2: Successful candidates will then be
      supported by their proposed supervisor in submitting a nomination
      form (provided to successful applicants by the NBC Subject Contact
      at Northumbria) by the deadline of 15 February 2022.

*Our studentships*

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*AHRC Northern Bridge studentships* <http://www.northernbridge.ac.uk/>. 
fee waiver, c. £15k stipend per year. Now in its 8^th year, Northern 
Bridge is a consortium of 7 universities and funds exceptional PhD 
researchers. As of 2020/21, all international students will be eligible 
- along with Home students - to apply for Northern Bridge Consortium 
studentships, including EU and non-EU citizens.

*Questions*

If you have any questions about the studentship at Northumbria, please 
contact Dr Russ Hunter <mailto:(russ.hunter /at/ northumbria.ac.uk)> to find 
out more.

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