[Edling] FW: PhD studentships open at The Open University, UK

[Nourollah Zarrinabadi]

On Friday, January 25, 2019, Prithvi Shrestha <pnshrestha at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
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> Apologies for any cross postings.
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> We have a number of funded PhD opportunities at The Open University and
> some EDLING members may be interested or you may know who is interested in
> pursuing a PhD. Please see the details below and via this link
> <http://wels.open.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/postgraduate-research/phd-studentships>
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> Thank you.
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> Best wishes,
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> Prithvi.
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> PhD Studentships in the Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language
> Studies
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> *Based in Milton Keynes, UK*
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> The Faculty of Wellbeing, Education and Language Studies (WELS) is
> offering full-time funded PhD studentships for an October 2019 start.
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> The PhD programme is located in an environment that supports world-leading
> quality research. In the latest Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014)
> the UK government endorsed our research as overwhelmingly world-leading and
> internationally excellent, with significant and wide-reaching impact.
> Research takes place across the three Schools of WELS and the Institute of
> Educational Technology.
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> Research is conducted in the following areas which adopt innovative
> methodological approaches:
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>    - Children, Young People & Families
>    - Educational Technology
>    - Health, Wellbeing and Social care
>    - Language and Literacies
>    - Transformative Education
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> What unites our research approach is a strong commitment to
> interdisciplinarity and a social justice ethos. Our research enables
> communities and individuals to thrive in an increasingly demanding and
> unequal world. We have the flexibility to support truly interdisciplinary
> and innovative research that makes a difference to people’s lives. We
> strongly encourage you to look at our research web pages
> http://wels.open.ac.uk/research and https://iet.open.ac.uk/research  to
> see that we provide the right combination of substantive expertise and
> methodological experience to support your doctoral research proposal.
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> Our large, international group of PhD students are an essential part of
> our research community. If you feel you have the drive and intellectual
> curiosity to pursue postgraduate research as part of that community and you
> have a great idea for a doctoral study, then we want to hear from you! We
> welcome proposals for interdisciplinary research within or across all of
> the areas outlined above.
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> Funding is available for UK, EU and international students.  Fully funded
> PhD studentships will include fees and maintenance for three years,
> depending on satisfactory progress. Anticipated stipend for 2019-20 is
> £14777.
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> *Closing date:** Monday 4th March 2019. *
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> *Interviews will commence late March – April 2019.*
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> *For detailed information and how to apply for the studentships go to
> www3.open.ac.uk/employment <http://www.open.ac.uk/employment>,** or
> e-mail wels-student-enquiries at open.ac.uk
> <wels-student-enquiries at open.ac.uk> *
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> *We promote diversity in employment and welcome applications from all
> sections of the community*.
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> *Dr Prithvi N. Shrestha, SFHEA* | Senior Lecturer in English Language
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> School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, Level 1, Stuart Hall
> Building, The Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA | United
> Kingdom
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> Co-Convenor: Applied Linguistics & Literacies Research Group
> <http://www.open.ac.uk/creet/main/language-and-literacies>
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> Phone: +44 1908 654265
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> Skype: Prithvi.Shrestha
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> OU Profile <http://www.open.ac.uk/people/pns52> | Twitter
> <https://twitter.com/pnshrestha> | LinkedIn
> <https://uk.linkedin.com/in/prithvi-shrestha-69b34912>
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> Open Research Online <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/pns52.html> |
> ORCiD <http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4971-8051>
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> ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Prithvi_Shrestha> |
> Academia.edu <https://open.academia.edu/PrithviShrestha>
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> *Recent publications:*
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> Saraswati Dawadi & *Prithvi N. Shrestha* (2018): Construct validity of
> the Nepalese school leaving English reading test, *Educational Assessment*,
> DOI: 10.1080/10627197.2018.1430511
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> https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/6CqHXY4butv3qfGUTMEM/full
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> Shrestha, Prithvi <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/pns52.html> (2018). English
> language examination reform: International trends and a framework for Nepal.
> <http://oro.open.ac.uk/53396/> In: Hayes, David ed. *English Language
> Teaching in Nepal: Research, Reflection and Practice.* Kathmandu: British
> Council, pp. 37–57.
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> Morgana, Valentina <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/vm4663.html> and *Shrestha,
> Prithvi N. <http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/pns52.html>* (2018). Investigating
> Students’ and Teachers’ Perceptions of Using the iPad in an Italian English
> as a Foreign Language Classroom. <http://oro.open.ac.uk/56808/> *International
> Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching (IJCALLT)*,
> 8(3) pp. 29–49.
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All the best,


Nourollah Zarrinabadi
University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
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