School of Social Sciences and Humanities Funded Studentship at Loughborough University

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January 10, 2024

Job Description

Project detailsApplications are invited from outstanding scholars working within and across any of the school’s main research themes:

  • Challenges to Democracy and the Public Sphere
  • Dimensions of Inequality
  • Hidden Voices, Contested Pasts
  • Successful transitions under environmental change

We are keen to receive proposals in the following areas:

  • Communications and Media
  • Creative Writing
  • Criminology
  • Cultural Studies
  • English
  • Geography (Human and Physical)
  • History
  • International Relations
  • Politics
  • Social Policy
  • Sociology
  • Visual Culture

You are strongly advised to discuss your research proposal with an academic member of staff before applying. If you require advice about this, please contact socsciresearch@lboro.ac.uk.

Find out more about the different departments within the School:

87% of research in the School of Social Sciences and Humanities has been recognised as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2021)

Supervisors

Please direct queries to socsciresearch@lboro.ac.uk

Entry requirements

Our entry requirements are listed using standard UK undergraduate degree classifications i.e. first-class honours, upper second-class honours and lower second-class honours.

Entry requirements for United Kingdom

Applicants should have, or expect to achieve at least a 2.1 honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in the major subject of their research field or in a related subject. A relevant Masters degree would be advantageous. 

English language requirements

Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website.

How to apply

Apply online via the above ‘Apply’ button. Under programme name, select the relevant department name. (Communication and Media, English, Geography, Social Sciences or Politics and International Relations). Please quote the reference SSH-2024 in the application. Failure to include this reference with the application will result in the application not being considered for this studentship competition.

For your application to be considered please ensure that you submit the minimum supporting documents including a 3000 word research proposal before the deadline.

The following selection criteria will be used to help make a decision on your application.

Due to the number of applications received it is not always possible to provide feedback.




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