Applications
are invited from UK, EU and overseas candidates holding, or expecting
to be awarded, a 1st Class Bachelors degree and/or a Masters with
Distinction, or equivalent. Only the highest quality candidates will be
interviewed and considered for full scholarships (equivalent to the fees
and stipend awarded by the UK research councils). Top flight candidates
with funding or part funding from other sources will be prioritised.
Please note: funding is not available for existing PhD students.
Applicants can either apply for one of the specific advertised projects
which have been proposed by the SCI research and supervisory community,
or develop their own research proposal.
It is important that all applicants familiarise themselves with the spectrum of SCI research to ensure their interests align with areas covered by the Institute. The SCI currently has three interrelated overarching themes to guide and organise research activities:
Sustainable Consumer Behaviours and Lifestyles Stimulating Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Production· Distribution Climate Change and Carbon: Mitigation, Adaptation and Vulnerability.
Five distinct programmes are emerging as follows:
Consumer Behaviour and Everyday Life
Sustainable Consumption: 2025 and 2050
Lead Companies and the Transition to Sustainable Societies
Socio-technical Transitions to Sustainable Consumption
Governance, Sustainability Policy and Management
It is important that all applicants familiarise themselves with the spectrum of SCI research to ensure their interests align with areas covered by the Institute. The SCI currently has three interrelated overarching themes to guide and organise research activities:
Sustainable Consumer Behaviours and Lifestyles Stimulating Eco-Innovation for Sustainable Production· Distribution Climate Change and Carbon: Mitigation, Adaptation and Vulnerability.
Five distinct programmes are emerging as follows:
Consumer Behaviour and Everyday Life
Sustainable Consumption: 2025 and 2050
Lead Companies and the Transition to Sustainable Societies
Socio-technical Transitions to Sustainable Consumption
Governance, Sustainability Policy and Management
Application Deadline : 31 January 2013
