Scholarship Details:
Politics at Newcastle University is delighted to offer a PhD scholarship funded jointly between Politics Alumni and the School of Geography, Politics and Sociology at Newcastle University. The scholarship commemorates the lifetime contribution to Politics at Newcastle and the UK academic community of Professor Hugh Berrington who very sadly died in late 2010. Professor Berrington was an internationally regarded researcher whose work focussed largely on British politics and political behaviour. Accordingly applications to complete a PhD in these areas are welcomed. Politics at Newcastle has a vibrant and thriving research culture and environment and a long history of providing excellent teaching and supervision and producing internationally renowned leading edge research.
Value of the Award and Eligibility Details:
The studentship will include payment of full-time tuition fees (home rate only) for three years and provide a stipend of £12,000 in year 1 (£13,000 year 2, £14,000 year 3). We wish the studentship to commence in late September 2011.
Person Specification:
Research Areas – We welcome applications from suitable candidates looking to undertake a PhD in the areas of British politics and political behaviour in one of the following areas:
Parliamentary P Details:
political organisations – political parties and interest groups
political participation
political behaviour and attitudes
party competition
Application Deadline:
Application Deadline is 15 July, 2011
Further Details:
For further information about this scholarship visit below link.
http://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/funding/search/list/gps08
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