The
Department of Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, is
offering three fully and partially funded Ph.D. scholarships to highly
qualified candidates. Additional funding opportunities are available to
applicants who bring match funding from an external source and
for students researching in one of Royal Holloway's prioritised research areas: Identity, Place and Mobility; Creativity; and Society, Representation and Cultural Memory.
Media Arts is one of the largest, top-rated departments in the UK, offering a unique mix of film and television theory and analysis and practical media production. We pride ourselves on the quality of our research.
for students researching in one of Royal Holloway's prioritised research areas: Identity, Place and Mobility; Creativity; and Society, Representation and Cultural Memory.
Media Arts is one of the largest, top-rated departments in the UK, offering a unique mix of film and television theory and analysis and practical media production. We pride ourselves on the quality of our research.
Over
three-quarters of our research was rated as ‘internationally excellent’
in the last UK Research Assessment Exercise while over a quarter of our
research outputs were regarded as ‘world-leading’ . With twenty
full-time academic staff we offer specialist Ph.D. supervision in a
variety of subjects, including practice-based research. Our staff are
experts in the fields of European and World cinema with particular
strengths in British and American film and
television. Our practice-based programmes benefit from close links with senior figures working in the media and creative industries and courses.
You will find details of the research expertise of staff, the application process and Ph.D. funding opportunities on our web pages:
television. Our practice-based programmes benefit from close links with senior figures working in the media and creative industries and courses.
You will find details of the research expertise of staff, the application process and Ph.D. funding opportunities on our web pages:
Enquiries and initial outlines of proposed fields of
study should be sent in the first instance to Professor Daniela Berghahn:
daniela.berghahn at rhul.ac.uk <mailto:daniela.berghahn at rhul.ac.uk>
and Professor Christopher Townsend: c.townsend at rhul. ac.uk<mailto:
c.townsend at rhul. ac.uk >.
Full applications must be received by 1 March 2013 to be
considered for one of our Ph.D. awards.
Daniela Berghahn
Professor of Film Studies
Director of Postgraduate Research
Department of Media Arts
Royal Holloway
Egham
Surrey
TW20 0EX
T: 44 (0)1784 443838
Application Deadline : 1 March 2013
