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3 x PhD Studentships in Geology

Title  3 x Full-Time PhD Studentships 
School/Department  Department of Geology
Supervisor(s) See Project Description 
Start Date  October 2012
Entry Requirements UK/EU Applicants Only
Closing Date for Applications  Various

The Department of Geology is pleased to offer three funded studentships for October 2012 entry to its Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) programme. The studentships will pay full-time University UK/EU tuition fees for three years and include an annual tax-free stipend of at least £13,590.

Research Areas and Supervision

Use the links below to learn more about each studentship and find advice on how to apply:

Modelling Mantle Dynamics Back in Time: Finding the Most Likely Scenario >
Dr Tiffany Barry and Dr Manolis Georgoulis
 
Late Quarternary Palaeoenvironmental Reconstruction from Lake Ohrid Using Stable Isotopes >
Professor Melanie Leng and Professor Randall Parrish (Studentship co-funded by the British Geological Survey)
 
Determining Lithospheric Anisotropy from Joint Inversion of Magnetotelluric, Surface Wave, and Receiver Function Data >
Dr Max Moorkamp and Dr Stewart Fishwick
 
or
 
Neogene Uplift of Scandinavia: A Seismic Study of the Crust >
Dr Richard England, Dr Max Moorkamp, and Dr Alex Brisbourne

Entry Requirements

Applicants must have a first-class or high upper second-class honours degree (or equivalent qualification) in geology, geophysics, earth sciences, physics, or a relevant discipline and meet the University's standard English language entry requirements.

These studentships are only available to applicants who are eligible to pay the UK/EU tuition fee - i.e., those who are permanently resident in the UK or another EU country. Applicants from outside the EU are not eligible for these studentships unless they have been granted permanent UK residency/citizenship.

The studentships are for full-time study only and applicants must be able to commence their studies in October 2012.

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