[Corpora-List] Ph.D. Scholarships in Media and Arts Technology. DEADLINE 6th JULY

[Matthew Purver]

PhD Programme in Media and Arts Technology
A RCUK Digital Economy Programme Centre for Doctoral Training

Fully-funded Scholarships Starting in September 2011
www.mat.qmul.ac.uk

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is host to an innovative PhD in 
Media and Arts Technology. This is an inter-disciplinary training 
programme in the science and technologies currently transforming the 
creative sector. We aim to produce postgraduates who combine world-class 
technical and creative skills and will go on to become leaders in the UK 
Creative Industries.

QMUL is one of the UK’s leading research universities and is located at 
the heart of Europe's largest concentration of creative industries. In 
the most recent Research Assessment Exercise (2008), we were ranked 13th 
in the UK by the Times Higher Education Supplement and 11th by The Guardian.

We are looking for inspiring applications from Psychologists, 
Sociologists, Linguists and Cognitive Scientists for at fully-funded 
scholarships. Successful candidates will be provided with an annual 
tax-free stipend (£15,290 in 2010) plus tuition fees. We also welcome 
applications from those with other sources of funding.

The programme is led by internationally recognised experts in: Digital 
Music, Digital Video, Human Interaction, Performance and Live Art.
It includes core modules in Advanced Research Methods, Interactive 
Digital Multimedia Techniques, Digital Arts Documentary and Sound 
Recording and Production. You also choose additional specialist modules 
ranging from; C++ for Image Processing through Design for Human 
Interaction to Fundamentals of Digital Signal Processing.  These options 
are supplemented by an exciting range of master classes, team and 
project work. In addition, before starting on yourt thesis research you 
take an advanced placement project with one of our creative sector 
partners including: BBC, BT, The British Film Institute, Inition, 
last.fm, Lean Mean Fighting Machine, Sony Computer Entertainment Europe, 
illustrious, Solid State Logic, United Visual Artists and Meridian 
Audio. A full list of our industrial and public sector partners is 
available at www.mat.qmul.ac.uk.

Postgraduate resources
You will have access to Queen Mary’s state-of-the art research and 
performance facilities. New in 2011 are the Media and Arts Studios 
(including the Listening Room, Control Room and Performance Laboratory) 
in addition to the Augmented Human Interaction Laboratory, and the 
Pinter Studio Theatre as well as the extensive resources offered by our 
industrial and public sector partners. Students will also have access to 
the full range of computing resources offered by the School of 
Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, including several clusters.

How to apply:

We invite applications from outstanding individuals with any Arts, 
Engineering or Science background. You must be able to demonstrate 
academic achievement to the level of a first class Bachelors degree, 
excellent creative, critical and analytic skills, and good programming 
or mathematical abilities. THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS THE 6TH 
JULY. Interviews will be held on 15th and 18th July.

email: mat-enquiries at eecs.qmul.ac.uk
or
http://www.mat.qmul.ac.uk/howtoapply.html


For more information, please contact:
Media and Arts Technology Programme
School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary, University of London
Mile End Road, London E1 4NS
Tel:  +44 (0)20 7882 7337
Fax: +44 (0)20 8980 6533
email: mat-enquiries at eecs.qmul.ac.uk
www.mat.qmul.ac.uk


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