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A full-time postgraduate scholarship is available for a suitably qualified candidate with a good honours degree in literary and/or historical studies to undertake research leading to a PhD in European Studies.  The project is to investigate the historical, cultural and political history of Kosovo and of Albanian Kosovar identity.

Eligibility:

Applicants should have an Honours 1 or 2A degree in history, a social science or a relevant language, and an interest in Balkan history, society and politics. Fluency in a relevant language (preferably Albanian or Serbian or other Balkan language) would be advantageous. Applicants must be Australian citizens, Australian permanent residents or New Zealand citizens. Read the rest of this entry »

WQRA PhD Scholarships are awarded to students with exceptional research potential undertaking a higher degree by research. WQRA provides students with the opportunity to enhance their research skills and professional development to a point that makes them a valuable and employable asset to the water industry.
All enquiries directed to Education Program Coordinator
Carolyn Bellamy: carolyn.bellamy@wqra.com.au (08 7424 2443)

Key Dates:

PhD Scholarships commencing 2011:
Call for PhD Projects : 1 June 2010
Closing date for PhD Projects : 30 July 2010
PhD Student Applications Open : 7 September 2010
PhD Student Applications Close : 29 October 2010
PhD student interviews : 8 December 2010

Student orientation day & WQRA February Members meeting : February2011

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Research Scholarship in International Law Funded by Embassy of the Republic of Poland in London

The Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge is pleased to announce the opening of a competition for two scholarships.The scholarships have been named after the Polish Judge and international lawyer, Bohdan Winiarski. The scholarships are primarily aimed at younger Polish scholars in the early years of their career and are intended to cover a research visit at the Lauterpacht Centre in 2011.

Each scholarship is worth £3000 (GBP) and is intended to cover the cost of bench fees, accommodation, maintenance and travel incurred during an 8-12 week research visit at the Lauterpacht Centre for International Law. Any additional costs incurred are the responsibility of the candidate. Scholarships must be used during the 2011 calendar year.

Requirements
Bohdan Winiarski Scholarship candidates must comply with the following:• have Polish citizenship;• be fluent in English;• be graduates of a Polish university (candidates should already hold a degree, applications from students will not be accepted);• be associated with a Polish university or another institution in Poland dealing with international law;• specify a project on some aspect of international law on which they will work while resident at the Lauterpacht Centre. Preferably, the project should be published as a result of the visit;• produce a report of their work in English at the end of the scholarship period.
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PhD position is available for candidates interested in the area of Geotechnical Engineering , University of Cambridge, UK

Offshore wind farms are becoming very popular with the UK Government’s commitment to increase wind energy to 20% by 2020. The foundations for the offshore wind farms often employ monopiles that pass through soil layers of contrasting stiffness. You will be working on a new EPSRC-funded project concerning the cyclic behaviour of monopiles that are subjected to wind and wave loading. The project involves both the development of new methodologies to characterise the soil using shear wave propagation, miniature CPT and statnamic testing. Using these, and the new 2-D actuator you will conduct a series of centrifuge tests on model monopiles in clay strata. A Postdoctoral Research Associate will also work on this project. The Geotechnical Group at Cambridge is a large vibrant group, comprised of about 35 PhDs students and 3 Post-docs, with research activity spanning most areas of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering. http://www-civ.eng.cam.ac.uk/geotech_new/geotech.htm

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PhD Scholarship,University of Copenhagen, In Molecular Plant Biology

The work of the PhD fellow will be in connection with a research project that aims at understanding the role of a NADPH-dependent thioredoxin reductase (NTRC) in plants. NTRC is an enzyme found in the chloroplast that within a single polypeptide chain contain the domains to act as a thioredoxin reductase system and NTRC might be important both for redox regulation of disulfide bridges and scavenging H2O2. NTRC has been shown to be involved in starch synthesis, chlorophyll biosynthesis and photoperiodical development, but how these functions are interconnected and what other physiological mechanisms are affected need to be studied further. The project will involve heterologous expression of genes in E. coli, enzyme assays, and transformation of plants with tagged versions of NTRC. Mutants and transformed lines will be characterized using physiological methods and bioimaging approaches. In this work, we mainly use model organisms like Arabidopsis thaliana and moss (Physcomitrella patens) for which we already have established mutants and some transgenic lines.

Research environment
The project will be carried out at the Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology at University of Copenhagen(http://www.plbio.life.ku.dk/English.aspx), where several independent research groups with strong expertise in photosynthesis, primary and secondary metabolism, bioimaging and bioengineering are located. There is an active and open scientific communication through seminar series hosted by the department and the VKR Research Centre “Pro-Active Plants” (http://www.proactiveplants.life.ku.dk/). The PhD school (http://www.fobina.dk/) provides excellent programs and support as well as opportunities for networking with scientific and industrial communities. Read the rest of this entry »

PhD Scholarship University of Copenhagen In Animal Clinical Sciences

This call is a joint initiative, co-financed by the Faculty of Life Sciences (LIFE), University of Copenhagen (KU), the Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cluster of Molecular Imaging and the Department of Radiotherapy, University of Copenhagen, Rigshospitalet, to promote innovative research and training in comparative oncology.

The successful applicants will enrol within the Graduate School, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Copenhagen, under the auspices of the Research School, (www.klinik.life.ku.dk). KLINIK administers a special study programme for PhD fellows with projects within companion animal research. At LIFE the fellowship supports the LIFE strategic research initiative SHARE – Synergy in Human and Animal Research.

The primary working place will be at the Department of Small Animal Clinical Sciences.

With reference to the principal supervisor, the work of the PhD fellows will mainly consist of duties in connection with research and development within companion animal clinical sciences. Read the rest of this entry »

The New Zealand Institute for Crop and Food Research Ltd offers student fellowships annually.The fellowship is paid vacation employment (likely to be from November to February) at one of Crop and Food Research’s sites around New Zealand.

Students enrolled at any New Zealand university at the time of application will be eligible for a fellowship.

Fellowships are available in the following areas: Biochemistry, applied sciences, microbiology, agriculture, horticulture, resource management, food science and technology. Read the rest of this entry »