Wednesday 13 November 2013

2014 Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Scholarships at Nottingham Trent University in UK

The School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University invites applications 12 fully-funded Vice-Chancellor’s PhD scholarships for 2014.  Scholarship covers UK/EU fees and provides a maintenance stipend for up to three years. Applications from non-EU students are welcome, but a successful candidate would be responsible for paying the difference between non-EU and UK/EU fees.  The application deadline is 24 January 2014. 
About Scholarship: As part of our commitment to investing in research that shapes lives and society, we are awarding 12 fully-funded Vice-Chancellor’s PhD Scholarships for 2014. The School of Science and Technology invites applications from well qualified candidates, who have or expect to graduate with good first degrees or Masters level qualifications, to undertake doctoral studies in a range of the School’s subject areas. Research in the School of Science and Technology is extensive with over 120 academic staff and over 40 research fellows / assistants. The School supports a thriving postgraduate community of around 120 students, many funded by external sponsors, which benefits from the support of the NTU Graduate School in addition to the subject specialist support from within the School. 
Study: The projects being considered for the Vice-Chancellor’s Scholarships include:
-Role of nutrients on cell cycle epigenetics. Assessment in normal, diabetic and cancer models
-Elucidating the unknown ecology of bacterial pathogens from phylogenetic data
-Alignment of Input / Output Connectivity along Cerebral Cortical Pathways in the rat: visual cortex to association cortex
-Randomness in Quantum Information Processing
-An integrative approach to a cancer biomarker discovery and validation pipeline
-Boundary integral modeling of interfaces driven by fluid flow
-Investigation of laser processing of thin films for potential plasmonic devices
-Novel biomarkers in prostate cancer
-Intelligent Social Robots in Human Behavioural Analysis
-Controllability and observability in Complex Brain Networks
-Protecting pancreatic b-cell function in Type 2 diabetes
Course Level: Scholarships are available for pursuing PhD degree level at Nottingham Trent University in UK. Scholarship by: School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, UK Location: UK 
Eligibility: -The School of Science and Technology invites applications from well qualified candidates, who have or expect to graduate with good first degrees or Masters level qualifications, to undertake doctoral studies in a range of the School’s subject areas.-
-Research in the School of Science and Technology is extensive with over 120 academic staff and over 40 research fellows / assistants. The School supports a thriving postgraduate community of around 120 students, many funded by external sponsors, which benefits from the support of the NTU Graduate School in addition to the subject specialist support from within the School.
-In 2008, The Research Assessment Exercise (RAE), a national exercise which assesses the quality of research across all UK higher education institutions, rated research in Biomedical Sciences (UoA12) and in Applied Sciences / Engineering (UoA25) as world-leading and both were placed in the top-quartile of all submissions in the UK.

Scholarship Open for: UK/EU and international students can apply for these scholarships. 
Number of awards: 12 fully-funded Vice-Chancellor’s PhD scholarships are offered.
Duration: Scholarships are offered for duration of the degree. 
Value: The studentships will pay UK/EU fees and provide a maintenance stipend linked to the RCUK rate (currently £13,726 per annum) for up to three years. Applications from non-EU students are welcome, but a successful candidate would be responsible for paying the difference between non-EU and UK/EU fees. 
Apply: To apply for this studentship, you should submit a fully completed application form, copies of your academic certificates, copies of your English Language Proficiency certificates (if applicable) and your supporting statement to the Graduate School. You should make it clear in your application form which project you are applying for. 
Deadline: The application deadline is 24 January 2014.
Further Information: http://www.ntu.ac.uk/apps/pss/course_finder/132729-1/39/vice-chancellors_phd_scholarships_science_and_technology.aspx#overview

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