Research Excellence PhD Studentship

4 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom UNIVERSITY OF EAST LONDON Full time

Location

Docklands Campus

Salary

Full tuition fees (UK rate) for three-years

Post Type

Full Time

Closing Date

Thursday 05 September 2024

Reference

PHD008-24

UEL PhD Studentship - Fee Waiver

The University of East London (UEL) invites applications from highly qualified and motivated students for Research Excellence PhD Studentships, fully waiving tuition fees, starting in November Please Note: due to visa and ATAS requirements, successful international applicants may need to commence their PhD in January 2025).

The key research areas are Flood Modelling, Lightweight Concrete, Bio-based Building Materials, Bio-Fabrication of Building Blocks, Battery management for Electric Vehicles, Smart Highways, AI-Enabled Healthcare, Middle-ware for Smart City Applications, Warning Platform for Road Safety, and Prediction of Age-Related Cardiovascular Disease.

Founded in 1898, we at the University of East London (UEL) are proud to change lives through education, research, and knowledge exchange. Our 10-year strategy, Vision 2028 is to advance industry 5.0 careers-first education and provide a clear path to the jobs and opportunities of the future. We're committed to driving diversity in the 5.0 talent pipeline, working in partnership to promote talent wherever it is found and creating a balanced, inclusive, and green future.

UEL is an innovative academic community, delivering high-quality applied research that is impact-led, intellectually stimulating, socially relevant and for public good. UEL's research efforts are shaped by its location, East London, one of the most diverse regions in the UK undergoing rapid urban transformation that presents both challenges and opportunities for thinking and acting on the city's future. In addition, London is at the heart of a rich global landscape and UEL is entwined into this landscape through its research engagement with areas of central and local government, science, technology, education, health, and arts.

The Research Excellence PhD tuition fee waivers are central to the University's strategy to enhance the research volume, quality and impact and part of our investment in research people, culture, and environment. At UEL, PhD researchers will be supported by a community of supervisors committed to their timely progress and development as professional researchers with publishable outputs. All postgraduate research students at the University of East London benefit from a comprehensive Researcher Development Programme designed specifically for PGRs to support them to develop academic and professional skills and an understanding of key doctoral milestones. The programme consists of three key strands:

Researcher-Ready: This strand of training focuses on helping PGRs navigate the doctoral journey while developing key skills in research design, research theory, ethics, and academic writing.

Empowering Researchers: This strand of the RDP focuses on peer-to-peer mentoring, ideas sharing, wellbeing, and community.

Pioneering Researchers: This strand of training focuses on employability skills, entrepreneurship, and knowledge exchange for academic, industry, alternative career paths

Please visit this link to view all 10 PhD proposals in detail:

About the Studentship:

Funding

The studentship is for a period of three-years and covers the Home or International student tuition fee only.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Unless otherwise stated within each of the above mentioned 10 PhD proposals, the minimum entry requirements are: home and international applicants must have a first- or upper-second-class honours degree from a higher education institution in the UK, or an acceptable equivalent qualification. International applicants must have a valid IELTS Academic test certificate (or equivalent) with an overall minimum score of 6.5 and no score below 6.0 issued in the last 2-years by an approved test centre.

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries about the studentship should be addressed in the first instance to

Application Process

Identify one (and only one) of the research topics from the list of 10 PhD proposals provided above. Then, email the following items to , with this email subject title: ACE-PhD-Scholarship-2024.

A 1-page personal statement including information on alignment to specific PhD proposal, outlining how you meet the specific criteria listed for that PhD proposal and how you feel you could contribute to the research environment within the school.
A 1-page CV.
Copies of the degree certificates and transcripts and proof of English language proficiency if relevant.
Two referees as part of your application. At least one referee must be an academic referee from the institution that conferred your highest degree.

Closing Date and Start Date

The closing date for expressions of interest is the 5th September 2024.

Interviews will take place during the week commencing the 16th September 2024. If you are successful at interview and offered a studentship, you will be directed to complete the UEL application process.

Further Details

PhD Proposals



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