Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

PhD studentships - Media and Communications

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh

Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh is a research led institution specialising in high quality research that touches people’s everyday lives. The University’s Communication, Cultural and Media Studies research was rated as internationally original, significant and rigorous, and in some cases world leading, by the Research Assessment Exercise 2008.

QMU is making funds available for up to 6 PhD studentships in our distinctive research areas. Successful applicants can look forward to:

  • all fees waived for three years and support with living costs;
  • membership of both a community of experienced academics and our Graduate School;
  • training, support and dedicated supervision throughout your studies.

International applicants will also be considered for support with fees, through the Scottish Overseas Research Students Award Scheme.

Applications are invited for research projects which fit with our three themes:

  • Culture, place and identity
  • Political and organisational discourses
  • Text, genre and visual culture

For more details see our website:

http://www.qmu.ac.uk/research_knowledge/bursarycomp10.htm or email: researchdegrees@qmu.ac.uk

The closing date for applications is 24 March 2010.