UK: 25 FULLY-FUNDED PHD STUDENTSHIPS available at Bournemouth Media School

25 FULLY-FUNDED PHD STUDENTSHIPS available at Bournemouth Media School,
UK

To help realise our research vision, Bournemouth University has created
an
unprecedented 80 fully-funded PhD studentships to support outstanding
students. Up to 25 of these studentships are being offered by
Bournemouth Media School.

Successful applicants will receive an annual stipend of £12,500 per
annum
and waiver of tuition fees for three years. There are a limited number
of
non-EU Studentships available.

Closing date: 24 April 2006.

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm

The project titles are as follows:

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Centre for Creative Media Research (CCMR):

Creative research methods in media audience studies
Professor David Gauntlett, Dr Kevin Moloney

Creative processes in media production
Professor David Gauntlett, Richard Berger

Promoting best health practice through children’s awareness of baby
feeding
issues
Professor Jo Alexander (IHCS), Professor David Gauntlett

Gender, class and ‘binge’ drinking
Professor David Gauntlett, Dr Rosie Read (IHCS)

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm

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Centre for Broadcasting History Research (CBHR):

Oral History, Community & Vernacular Radio
Dr Christine Daymon, Professor Sean Street

BBC TV’s Panorama 1987 – 2004: the changing face of public service
current
affairs television under Birt and Dyke
Professor Barry Richards, Dr Hugh Chignell / Pat Holland

Representations of Public services in Radio and Television, 1979-90.
Professor Barry Richards, Pat Holland / Rob Turnock / Hugh Chignell

Audience Research and the impact of the development of ITV 1955 – 1983.
Professor David Gauntlett, Pat Holland / Matt Holland

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm

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Centre for Excellence in Media Practice (CEMP):

An investigation into the role of e-learning in media practice
education
Professor David Gauntlett, Dr Jenny Moon and Prof Stephen Heppell

Identifying and assessing creativity and innovation
Professor David Gauntlett and Richard Millwood

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm

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Centre for Public Communication Research (CPCR):

Organisational Cultures and Communication within Television and/or
Public
Relations Organisations
Dr Christine Daymon, Dr Kathy Durkin

Managing Creativity in a Digital Environment
Dr Christine Daymon, Dr Mark Passera

News Media and the Dynamics of Terrorism (x2)
Professor Barry Richards et al.

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm

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Computer Graphics Visualisation Research Group (CGVRG):

Physics-based deformation modelling for animated objects
Jian J Zhang, Jian Chang, Xiaosong Yang, John Vince

Physics-based skin deformation for computer animated characters
Jian J Zhang, Xiaosong Yang, John Vince

PDE-Based Solid Modelling and Computer Animation (x2)
Professor Jian Zhang, Dr Lihua You

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm

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National Centre for Computer Animation Research Centre (NCCARC):

Up to 3 studentships

Computer Games Proposal
Professor Peter Comninos, Dr Valery Adzhiev

ICMAS Proposal
Professor Peter Comninos, Dr Valery Adzhiev

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm

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Research Centre in Interactivity, Personalization & Experience (IPE):

Digital Generations: Dynamic Media Literacies
Professor David Gauntlett, et al

Networked Practices; Changing methodologies for interactive experience
Professor David Gauntlett, Claudia Vieira, Neal White

Open Source Cultures and Collaborative Authorship
Professor Gauntlett, Richard Berger, Claudia Vieira, Joe Flintham

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm

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Visual Research Group (VGR):

Composing Interactive Computer Graphic Artworks
Professor David Gauntlett, Dr Stephen Bell

For details see: http://tinyurl.com/orwbm