[Stk] Fully Funded Ph.D. Scholarships in Media and Arts Technology

[Robin Fencott]

*Apologies for multiple posting*

Ph.D. PROGRAMME IN MEDIA AND ARTS TECHNOLOGY
EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training.
10 Fully Funded Scholarships for 2009
http://www.mat.qmul.ac.uk

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is one of the UK's leading  research
universities and is located at the heart of Europe's largest  concentration
of creative industries. We are launching an innovative  inter-disciplinary
training programme in the science and technologies  that are transforming
the creative sector.  Our mission is to produce  post-graduates who combine
world-class technical and creative skills  and who have a unique vision of
how digital technology transforms creative possibilities and social
economies.

PROGRAMME STRUCTURE:
You will work under the supervision of internationally recognised  experts
in:
    • Digital Music
    • Digital Video
    • Human Interaction
    • Performance and Live Art
    • Digital Media Law.
You will also develop a working partnership with one of our strategic
collaborators including:  APT sound connections, BBC, The British Film
Institute, BigDog Interactive, BT, Codex, ELBA, Goldsmiths Department  of
Computing, Illustrious, Kodak, last.fm,  LATERAL, LCACE, London  Development
Agency, LShift, Meridian, Noldus, Philips Research  Laboratories, proboscis,
QinetiQ, radioscape,  University of the Arts  London, SONY Computer
Enterainment, Solid State Logic, [space], THE  TALENT BUSINESS and TATE[1].

This is a unique 4 year Ph.D. programme. In your first year you will  take
courses in advanced research methods, interaction design and  digital media
processing, production and recording techniques.  You  follow this with a
bespoke advanced placement project with one of our  creative sector
partners. In the second year you will select your  research topic and take
further specialist modules ranging from  Digital Audio Effects through
Digital Rights Management to  Contemporary Performance.

RESOURCES:
Our programme is part of a  £250 million strategic initiative, funded  by
EPSRC, and is exceptionally well resourced.  You will have access  to QMUL's
state-of-the art research and performance facilities  including the
Augmented Human Interaction Laboratory, the Pinter  Studio Theatre and the
Listening Room as well as the extensive  resources offered by our industrial
and public sector partners.

SCHOLARSHIPS:
10 Scholarships are available in 2009 that provide an annual tax-free
stipend of  £14,940, cover annual tuition fees (£3,300), national and
international conference attendance and a laptop equipped with  specialist
software. Please note that due to external funding  restrictions only UK
citizens, or EU students who have been ordinarily  resident in the UK for
the last 3 years, are eligible for a  scholarships.

HOW TO APPLY:
We invite applications from outstanding individuals with any Arts,
Engineering or Science background.  You must be able to demonstrate
academic achievement at the level of a 2.i first degree or higher and
excellent critical and analytic skills.  For applicants with a science  or
technology background we are looking for people who can also  demonstrate
significant creative abilities.  For applicants with an  arts/humanities
background we are looking for people who can also  demonstrate a working
knowledge of programming or good mathematical  abilities.

Deadline for the first round of scholarships is 30th March 2009.

Email: mat-enquiries at eecs.qmul.ac.uk for further details on how to  apply.
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