The University of Exeter has 180 new opportunities for postgraduate research.
£7 million for new postgraduate opportunities at Exeter
The University of Exeter has created 180 new opportunities for postgraduate study worth over £7 million.
These new studentships and bursaries will provide a major boost to the University’s postgraduate research activities and help deliver the next generation of academics.
From classics to computing, accountancy to astronomy, there are opportunities for PhD research in a whole range of subject areas and across the University’s campuses in Exeter and Cornwall.
100 fully-funded studentships are now available, which include fees for three years plus an annual maintenance grant to cover living expenses. An additional 80 bursaries are worth £7,000 a year for three years and include the opportunity to teach undergraduate students. These positions will all start in Autumn 2009.
The number of applications for PhD research has increased by 43% over the last three years and the University now has just over 1,200 PhD students.
Professor Robert Van de Noort, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Research at the University of Exeter, said: “These studentships and bursaries represent a very significant investment for the University but one we feel is right and timely. We are striving to become one of the UK’s top ten universities and recognise that to achieve this aim we must play a major role in delivering the next generation of academic researchers. We are responding to this challenge by giving the best applications an opportunity to realise their potential at Exeter. This is an exciting time to join Exeter.”
This news follows the University’s recent announcement of 29 new academic posts to support its £80 million investment in science. The University has made 182 new academic appointments in the last two years, including 38 new professors. Exeter’s ambition continues into the future with a planned £450 million investment in campus facilities and an £80 million planned investment in science, medicine and engineering.
New postgraduate research studentships and bursaries are available in the following subject areas:
Accounting and Finance
Archaeology
Biosciences and Systems Biology
Business and Management
Classics and Ancient History
Climate Change (please see Geography, Mathematics and Physics)
Computing
Drama
Economics
Education
Engineering and Functional Materials
English
Geography and Environment
History
Mathematical Sciences
Medicine and Public Health
Modern Languages
Physics and Astronomy
Politics and International Relations
Psychology
Sociology and Philosophy
Theology
Date: 5 February 2009
