Postgraduate research studentships

Applicants are encouraged to visit our research pages and contact the appropriate academics to discuss their area of interest, or possible project, to seek their advice before submitting an application to the Postgraduate Admissions Office (unless otherwise instructed).

Our staff vacancies and Scholarships in the Faculty of Science and Technology pages also advertises research studentships. Our Postgraduate Funding Guide provides information about funding from other organisations, such as the Research Councils.

Visit our scholarships, bursaries and fees pages which will signpost you to further details on our website regarding tuition fees, scholarships and bursaries for various programmes of study.

Faculty of Arts

Project title:
HuMPA Postgraduate Research Studentships 2012/13

Amount and conditions:
The studentship will cover Home/EU fees and pay an annual stipend of £13,590 per annum (2011/12 figures) for three years. The studentship will only fully fund those applicants who are eligible for Home/EU fees with appropriate qualification.

Full details

Duration	Closing date	Start date
3 years	12 noon, Monday 21 May 2012	1 October 2012

Faculty of Health, Education and Society

Project title:
PhD Studentship in Optometry

Amount and conditions:
The stipend will be £13,590 per annum, (based on full-time study). Tuition fees will be covered at the full-time home/EU student rate of £3,850 per annum, plus any annual increments. Candidates from countries outside the European Union will be liable for the difference between 'home student fees' and 'international student fees’. If you wish to be considered for this studentship you must confirm that you will able to pay the international portion of the fee.

Full details

Duration	Closing date	Start date
3 years	Friday 1 June 2012	1 October 2012

Peninsula College of Medicine & Dentistry

There are currently no studentships advertised for Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry

Faculty of Science and Technology

Project title:
Modelling morphodynamic change on macrotidal beaches

Amount and conditions:
The studentship will cover full-time Home/EU tuition fees, a £1,500 p.a. bench fee and a stipend of £13,590 per annum. The position is open to all applicants, although candidates required to pay overseas fees must be able to cover the difference between Home/EU and overseas tuition fees.

Full details

Duration	Closing date	Start date
3 years	12 noon, Friday 1 June 2012	1 October 2012

Project title:
Assessing the role of wave-induced turbulence on suspended particulate matter using numerical and experimental models.

Amount and conditions:
The studentship will cover full-time Home/EU tuition fees plus a stipend of £13,590 per annum. The position is open to any UK and EU citizens with appropriate qualifications.

Full details

Duration	Closing date	Start date
3 years	12 noon, Fri 8 June 2012	1 Oct 2012/1 Jan 2013

Project title:
Determining the effect of aerosol and particle sources on iron dissolution in seawater

Amount and conditions:
The studentship includes full Home/EU tuition fees plus a stipend of £13,590 per annum. The studentship will only fully fund those applicants who are eligible for Home/EU fees with relevant qualifications. Applicants normally required to cover overseas fees will have to cover the difference between the Home/EU and the overseas tuition fee rates.

Full details

Duration	Closing date	Start date
3 years	12 noon, Wed 13 June 2012	1 October 2012

Project title:
Seasonal controls on shelf-edge nutrient fluxes at the Malin Shelf

Amount and conditions:
The studentship includes full Home/EU tuition fees plus a stipend of £13,590 per annum. The position is open to UK citizens and EU citizens with appropriate qualifications who have been resident or studied in the UK for three years.

Full details

Duration	Closing date	Start date
3.5 years	12 noon, Wed 13 June 2012	1 October 2012

Project title:
Two PhD Research Studentships at the Centre for Robotics and Neural Systems

Amount and conditions:
The studentship will have 3 year duration and consists of an annual bursary of approximately £13,590 per annum. Home/EU tuition fees will covered by the Faculty.

Full details

Duration	Closing date	Start date
3 years	12 noon, Friday 18 May 2012	1 October 2012

Project title:
Palaeohydrology of a rapid climate change event at the Palaeocene-Eocene boundary

Amount and conditons:
The studentship is for 3.5 years and includes full Home/EU tuition fees plus a stipend of £13,590 per annum. The position is open to UK citizens and EU citizens with appropriate qualifications who have been resident or studied in the UK for three years.

Full details

Duration	Closing date	Start date
3,5 years	12 noon, Friday 18 May 2012	1 October 2012

Plymouth Business School

There are currently no studentships advertised for the Plymouth Business School.