To find out more about the origins of the GWR project, please follow this link, Great Western Research , or you can click the video icon below to watch a short video, or click the logo to read the article about GWR in the Independent
Current PhD Studentship Schemes
The ESRC South West Doctoral Training Centre and Great Western Research
Applications are now open for SWTDC Academic staff to submit research proposals for the award of up to 16 new Collaborative ESRC SWDTC PhD studentships.
In January 2011 the Economics and Social Research Council (ESRC) confirmed funding of the new South West Doctoral Training Centre (SWDTC) which brings together the combined strengths of the Universities of Bristol, Exeter and Bath in a consortium to provide doctoral training across the South West of England.
As part of the overall SWDTC strategy, the Management Board has agreed that GWR will work closely with the SWDTC to deliver opportunities for up to 16 new collaborative PhD studentships each year , starting with the Autumn 2012 student intake.
Please note that Applications for the first round of studentships starting in 2012 are now closed.
The new collaborative ESRC-SWDTC studentships, which are facilitated by GWR, will each be part funded by an External Partner, and the GWR application system is open for SWDTC academic staff to submit research proposals for consideration for the second round of studentship awards.
Applications for this second round will close in the Autumn of 2012 , with final decisions expected to be announced in December 2012 , and successful supervisors of studentship projects will be expected to recruit students through the normal SWDTC advertisement and selection processes which begin in mid-January 2013 .
Further details of the GWR facilitated ESRC-SWDTC collaborative studentship scheme, full application guidelines, FAQs, scheme documents, and application forms are all available NOW HERE.
Start your application TODAY by filling out the brief outline application form !
For further details of the activities of the SWDTC please see :
http://www.bristol.ac.uk/fssl/swdtc.html
http://socialsciences.exeter.ac.uk/news/college/title_120378_en.html
http://www.bath.ac.uk/hss/graduate-school/swdtc.html
The Exeter University College of Humanities PhD Studentships .
With the College of Humanities of the University of Exeter, GWR expect to be offering funding for several PhD research studentships in 2012 , in collaboration with businesses across the UK. Research proposals for consideration may be submitted on-line at any time.
For full details of this Scheme, Application Guidelines, and to submit an application on-line, please click HERE
The ESF-CUC PhD Studentships
During 2011 GWR was involved in facilitating and delivering 40 PhD studentships to the Combined Universities in Cornwall partners (CUC), involving Cornish Business Partners.
GWR received a total of over 80 applications , which were assessed by GWR expert Theme Panels. Details of the membership of these GWR Theme Panels is available HERE.
The final funding decisions were made by the GWR Cornwall Research Board, membership details HERE .
Details of this Scheme are available HERE .
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The GWR seminars & the GWR Access Grid
With funding from HEFCE , GWR has invested over £1M in the creation of 5 purpose built seminar/training suites at Universities across the South West. GWR seminars are delivered over the Access Grid system to Universities across the South West and recorded for archive purposes. You can stream these recordings from the individual links below.
For more information on the GWR Access Grid please click HERE .
GWR broadcast a series of seminars, lectures and workshops in Psychology, Sustainability, Materials and Creative Arts over the internet based Access Grid video conferencing system. If you wish to be informed by email 'alert' about the schedule and content of the various seminars, please contact Paul Hudson.
Please click on the links below for more details of our seminar series.
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