Swansea University, supported by the ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership for Wales (Wales DTP), invites applications for PhD study, with the possibility of being awarded a fully-funded ESRC DTP studentship. These studentships are available to start in October 2019. We expect to make doctoral studentship awards in the areas of:
BilingualismBusiness & ManagementCriminologyData Science, Health & WellbeingDigital Economy & SocietyEconomics*Empirical Studies in LawHuman GeographyLinguisticsPsychologySport & Exercise Science
Swansea University values diversity and equality at all levels and encourages applications from all sections of the community. We welcome applications for both full and part-time study, and most* studentships are available as either ‘1+3’ (i.e. one full time year of research training Master's followed by three years of full-time doctoral study, or the part-time equivalent), or ‘+3’ (i.e. three years of full-time doctoral study or its part-time equivalent), depending on the needs of the applicant.
*Studentships in Economics will be awarded as either ‘1+2’ (one full time year undertaking the MRes Advanced Economics at Cardiff University followed by two years of doctoral study at Swansea University) or ‘1+1+2’ (two full time years at Cardiff University completing the MSc Economics and MRes Advanced Economics, followed by two years of doctoral study at Swansea University).
Research is at the core of Swansea University’s vision. We aim to foster research excellence across a broad range of subject areas, with internationally leading research staff informing all our teaching. The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014, the system for assessing the quality of research in UK higher education institutions, showed that Swansea is now a top 30 research university, soaring up the leagues table to 26th in the UK from 52nd position in 2008.
Supervision
These studentships are ‘open’ awards. Applicants should consider approaching a potential supervisor before submitting their application to confirm that there is appropriate supervisory capacity within the University and to discuss their draft application. Information on the research interests of our staff can be found on the Swansea University webpages. Short descriptions of each accredited pathway are available on the ESRC Wales DTP website. The Swansea-based representative for each of the pathways may be able to advise you. They are:
Bilingualism (Professor Jim Milton)Business & Management (Professor Mike Williams)Criminology (Dr Caroline Jones)Data Science, Health & Wellbeing (Dr Kerina Jones)Digital Economy & Society (Dr Matthew Roach)Economics (Professor David Blackaby)Empirical Studies in Law (Dr Caroline Jones)Human Geography (Professor Dave Clarke)Linguistics (Professor Nuria Lorenzo-Dus)Psychology (Dr Kim Drake)Sport & Exercise Science (Dr Camilla Knight)
Informal enquiries about these studentships are welcome, and should be directed to the relevant pathway contact listed above.
Established in 1997, Cardiff University is a non-profit public higher education institution located in the urban setting of the small city of Cardiff (population range of 250,000-499,999 inhabitants), Wales. Officially accredited and/or recognized by the Privy Council, Cardiff University (CU) is a very large (uniRank enrollment range: 30,000-34,999 students) coeducational higher education institution. Cardiff University (CU) offers courses and programs leading to officially recognized higher education degrees such as bachelor degrees, master degrees, doctorate degrees in several areas of study. See the uniRank degree levels and areas of study matrix below for further details. International applicants are eligible to apply for enrollment.