PhD Studentships in Knowledge Media and Data Science at the Open University, UK

The Open University (KMi) invite applications for a full-time PhD studentship starting on October 01 2021. Project proposals are sought in research areas Knowledge Media and Data Science. The studentship is for three years and cover fees, a stipend (£15,285 per annum) and an annual research allowance.

Summary

Scholarship Sponsor	The Open University
Scholarships level	PhD studentship
Award Amount	The studentship is for three years and cover fees, a stipend (£15,285 per annum) and an annual research allowance.
Fellowship Period	Three years
Study area	Faculty of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Opening date	February 04 2021
Closing date	March 31 2021

Project Description

REF: STEM-KMi-PhD

The Knowledge Media Institute (KMi) invite applications for a full-time PhD studentship starting on October 01 2021. Project proposals are sought in the following research areas:

• Blockchains and decentralised systems
• Computational social science
• Data science and extended intelligence
• New media in society

Application Deadline

The deadline for applications is March 31 2021

Eligibility

A list of the topics can be found online at http://kmi.open.ac.uk/studentships/vacancies

The studentship is for three years and cover fees, a stipend (£15,285 per annum) and an annual research allowance. The successful candidates will be based at The Open University’s campus in Milton Keynes, which combines a friendly and flexible working environment with exceptional research and computing facilities.

Application Process

Please review the list of project topics and get in touch with the named contact to get more information and support with developing your project proposal. For detailed information on how to apply go to http://kmi.open.ac.uk/studentships/apply or contact our studentship support staff, quoting the above reference.

• Email [email protected] / Phone +44 (0)1908 654774

All applications are assessed as to their quality, fit with The Open University’s research priorities and the availability of supervisors in the relevant field.

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