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Wednesday, January 13, 2010

UK: £60,000 Bloomsbury International Development PhD Studentships for 2010 from LIDC

Overview

LIDC is contributing thousands of pounds towards field costs for five three-year PhD Studentships.The funds will support research projects in a range of innovative and specialised areas including using mobile phones to help monitor infectious disease, analysing sexual behaviour among young women in South Africa, and exploring land and legal issues in post-conflict countries in Africa. They will supplement the five development Studentships, out of a total of 13 Studentships, offered by The Bloomsbury Colleges. Each development project - Studentship plus field costs – is worth more than £60,000.

Successful applicants will begin their PhDs in September/October 2010 as part of the scheme run by The Bloomsbury Colleges (a consortium made up of Birkbeck, Institute of Education, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Royal Veterinary College, School of Oriental and African Studies, and The School of Pharmacy). Each student will be guided by two academics - a lead supervisor from one of the Bloomsbury Colleges and a collaborating supervisor from another. This joint supervision approach will promote interdisciplinary research, a primary aim of LIDC. The Colleges, via the consortium, will provide Studentships to include tuition fees and a stipend. LIDC is committed to contributing a total of approximately £31,000 towards the field research costs across the five development Studentships


Research questions

The five PhD research areas and the academics responsible for supervising them are set out below (lead supervisor listed first):

Dr Niall Winters, London Knowledge Lab, Institute of Education, and Nick Short, Royal Veterinary College

Mobile learning for development: participatory design of an open mobile knowledge exchange network for the detection, identification and monitoring (DIM) of infectious diseases

Dr James Hargreaves, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Professor Dick Wiggins, Institute of Education

Social and educational determinants of sexual partner choice and risk behaviours among young women in South Africa

Dr Keeley Lee/Dr Chris Holden, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and Dr Julia Strauss, School of Oriental and African Studies

China’s emerging role in global health governance: navigating between access to medicines and economic development

Professor Christopher Cramer, School of Oriental and African Studies, and Professor Patrick McAuslan, Birkbeck

Land and law in war to peace transitions in Africa

Professor Mushtaq Khan, School of Oriental and African Studies, and Dr Dina Balabanova, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Good health at low cost: understanding the contribution of political, economic and structural factors promoting good health

Background

The Bloomsbury PhD Studentships were created to promote cross-College collaboration, particularly in areas likely to benefit from interdisciplinary work. They are awarded every year for a range of topics, including international development.

Applications Click here for more information and to apply. The Studentships cover the cost of UK/EU tuition fees and a maintenance stipend. Applications are welcome from students of all nationalities. The deadline for applications is 1 March 2010.

Contact Us

LIDC Core Team
Professor Jeff Waage, Director
jeff.waage@lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk

Samantha Blackburn, Director's PA
samantha.blackburn@lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk

Guy Collender, Senior Communications Officer
guy.collender@lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk

Julie Wood, Centre Manager
julie.wood@lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk

Catherine Fletcher, Programme Development
catherine.fletcher@lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk

Location
The LIDC is based at:
36 Gordon Square
London
WC1H 0PD

The nearest underground station is Euston Square (0.26 miles). Euston, Kings Cross and St Pancras stations (underground, overground and Eurostar services) and The British Library are also all less than a 10-minute walk away from LIDC.

General Enquiries
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7958 8251
Fax: +44 (0) 20 3073 8303
Contact email: admin@lidc.bloomsbury.ac.uk

Website

Website: www.lidc.org.uk


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