Re: [Myexperiment-discuss] PhD studentships available - Deadline June 20th

[Giovanni Marco Dall'Olio]

Thank you for the mail, it seems interesting.

Sorry if I bother you... but, can you recommend any which is more
specific to open-science and research like the one you do on
myExperiment?

There are so many groups and it is difficult to get oriented :).


On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:30 PM, Carole Goble
<address@hidden> wrote:
>
> myExperiment people out there- -- anyone want to do a PhD in all aspects of
> social computing for e-Scientists, workflow analytics, collaborative design
> for workflows etc etc?
>
> Manchester has a whole bunch of studentship but time is running out - the
> deadline is June 20th!
>
> Carole
>
>
> PHD STUDENTSHIPS (UP TO 16)
> IN THE SCHOOL OF COMPUTER SCIENCE
> AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER
>
> The School of Computer Science of the University of Manchester
> (http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk) has up to 16 studentships to
> offer to highly motivated research students who wish to start
> a PhD in September 2008 (in exceptional circumstances the start
> date can be deferred until April 2009). The studentships pay
> tuition fees and a stipend to cover living expenses for 3 years.
> In 2008/09, the stipend will be £12940 per year for students
> who were UK residents in the 3 years before the start of the PhD,
> or between £10352 and £12940 per year for students who were not
> UK residents in the same period and cannot demonstrate a relevant
> connection to the UK. The stipend is expected to rise in subsequent
> years. Because of conditions associated with this funding,
> these studentships are open to students eligible for home
> fees only; this includes UK and EU nationals.
>
> The School of Computer Science of the University of Manchester
> is one of the leading Schools in the UK renown for the excellence
> of its research. The international reputation of its research
> reflects on its 5* rating in the last national Research Assessment
> Exercise (RAE), which places the School among the best 6 Computer
> Science Departments in the UK. The School has a vibrant research
> environment with more than 150 PhD students, 90 research staff
> and 70 academic staff.
>
> The studentships can cover research on any Computer Science topic.
> The School has a wide spectrum of research activities in a number
> of subject areas, ranging from engineering and systems to theory,
> technology and applications including many interdisciplinary activities.
> (see http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/research/groups/ for an overview
> of the research activities of the School). Two of the studentships,
> in particular, must relate to research in areas of interest to the
> Medical Research Council (http://www.mrc.ac.uk/)
>
> If you are interested, you are encouraged to approach potential
> supervisors and suggest a possible PhD topic. A list of members
> of the academic staff with their research interests is available from:
> http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/aboutus/people/index.php?category=academic
>
> To submit an application, please follow the instructions available
> from: http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/research/apply/
>
> Applications will be processed in two phases. In the first phase,
> your qualifications will be considered and, if approved, you will
> receive an offer for a place in our PhD programme. In the second
> phase, you will be considered for funding. Processing of applications
> for funding will commence on June 20th. Applications submitted after
> this date will be considered only if there are still places remaining.
> Applicants who have already submitted an application and are
> eligible for these studentships will be considered automatically.
>
>
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