**Unit**: Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
**Salary**: Stipend: Approx £18,622 pa for 3 years and 3 months FT
**Location**: Milton Keynes
**Please quote reference**: PhD Studentship/STEM/Making urban public places more accessible
**Closing Date**: 9 January, 2024 - 12:00

The Open University is pleased to offer Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funding through the Open-Oxford-Cambridge (OOC) Collaborative Doctoral Award (CDA) in partnership with Transport for all. Collaborative Doctoral Awards offer an opportunity for students to gain professional experience outside the university environment and to develop and enhance their skill set.

The Open University is internationally recognised for innovative research across the Arts and Humanities. We host a number of major AHRC- and ESRC-funded research projects. We have a strong commitment to cross-disciplinary work, to national and international public engagement, and to creative partnerships with a range of non-university partners.

**Project Overview**

Please visit Making urban public places more accessible through design: video ethnographic research for project details and supervision team.

**Eligibility**

**Value of award**

Successful doctoral students are eligible for a full award, which includes both a stipend to support living costs and coverage of tuition fees.

Funding is adjusted on a pro-rata basis for part-time students and where the award is for a period of less than 12 months in any year.

Those in receipt of studentships will be eligible for the same benefits as other UKRI-funded students, including additional support for research expenses and individual skills training, funded sick leave (up to 13 weeks in any 12-month period), funded maternity leave, and Disability Support Allowance (DSA).

**How to apply**
- OOC DTP Application form - this includes research proposal and suitability to undertake the proposed research project.
- For an informal discussion about the opportunity and how you might frame your approach to the CDA project, please contact Dr Rachael Luck in the first instance.

**Closing date: 9 January 2024, 12:00 noon**

**Interview date: Early February 2024**

Equal opportunity is University Policy.

**Posting Date**: 17 October, 2023 - 16:30