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Association (MeCCSA) <<a href="mailto:MECCSA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK">MECCSA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK</a>> on behalf of John Downey <<a href="mailto:J.W.Downey@lboro.ac.uk">J.W.Downey@lboro.ac.uk</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> 29 October 2015 09:57<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:MECCSA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK">MECCSA@JISCMAIL.AC.UK</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Studentship in Communication and Culture, Loughboorugh University</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Please pass on to your talented BA and MA students. Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">John<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Doctoral Studentship in the Centre for Research in Communication and Culture, Loughborough University Reference GSRC2015</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Centre for Research in Communication and Culture (CRCC) at Loughborough invites applications for a funded PhD studentship to start in January 2015 (or
as soon thereafter as possible). <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Loughborough University has an outstanding international reputation for its research and teaching in communication, media and cultural analysis. In the 2014
Research Excellence Framework, our submission to the D36 Unit of Assessment ‘</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Communication, Cultural and Media Studies, Library and Information Management’ was ranked
7<sup>th</sup> / 67 according to </span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Grade Point Average
</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">and 2<sup>nd</sup> in both Research Power and Research Intensity. In October 2015, the QS World rankings rated the university among the top 50 Universities in the world
for Communication and Media Studies, for the fourth year in succession.</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The Centre is particularly well-known for world-leading research in:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Social Interaction, Conversation Analysis and Social Psychology;</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Social, Cultural and Media Theory;</span><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Funding and eligibility</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="text-align:justify;background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The studentship is open to all graduates with backgrounds in relevant disciplines and who are articulate, well qualified and highly motivated.
The minimum entry qualification is a 2.1 Honours degree or equivalent. The studentship is for three years and will cover tuition fees at the UK/EU rate and an annual stipend of £14,057 (standard RCUK rate 2015/16 academic year). International (non-EU) students
may apply but will need to find the difference in fees between those for a ‘UK/EU’ and ‘international’ student themselves.
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<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Details of the application process can be found here:
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/socialsciences/postgraduate-research/apply/" id="LPlnk703285"><span lang="EN">http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/socialsciences/postgraduate-research/apply/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">You must<b> identify and contact a potential supervisor before submission</b> in order to discuss your proposal<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Details of potential supervisors can be found here:</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/socialsciences/staff/"><span lang="EN">http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/socialsciences/staff/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">The closing date for applications is December 7<sup>th</sup> 2015. For general enquiries please contact Deirdre Lombard,
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<p style="background:white"><span lang="EN" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Please quote reference GRC2015</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black">John Downey</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/socialsciences/staff/downey-john.html"><span style="color:black">Professor of Comparative Media</span></a></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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