Loughborough University London is offering 25 PhD studentships

Loughborough University, London Campus

Loughborough University London is offering 25 studentships to fund research projects in design, enterprise, sport business, media and creative industries and digital technologies.
GLENDONBROOK INSTITUTE FOR ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT
When completing the application form, please use the code LDN-GIED-001.
• Social Network Intervention
• Downsizing and Innovation: Entrepreneurs in Creative Industries
• Governance in Family Firms
• Women Governing Family Firms
• Management-buy-out in Family Firms
• Entrepreneurs’ Affective and Cognitive Resources
SPORT BUSINESS
When completing the application form, please use the code LDN-ISB-001.
• Leadership, Innovation and Culture
• Leadership in Sport and other Contexts
• Women and Leadership
• Women and Leadership
• Race, Ethnicity and Leadership
• Servant Leadership and Sport
• Leadership and the Sport Sector
DESIGN INNOVATION
When completing the application form, please use the code LDN-IDI-001.
• Design Value
• Design Meaning
• Design Delivery
• Design Practice
• Design Exploration
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES
When completing the application form, please use the code LDN-IDT-001.
• Audio Visual Signal Processing
• Active Noise Control
• 5G Mobile Communication Systems
• Internet of Things (IoT)
• Smart Environment
• Autonomous Systems
• Big Data Analytics and Visualisation
• Cyber Security
MEDIA AND CREATIVE INDUSTRIES
When completing the application form, please use the code LDN-IMCI-001.
• Political economy
• Ethnography
• Psychology
• Sociology
• Social-movement engagement
• Textual and content analysis
• Production
• Cultural Policy
• Environmentalism
Our Research
Loughborough University London offers a passionate and creative research community, with unrivalled access to organisations across a broad range of industries and sectors, to ensure your research is informed by real-life challenges and driven by true industry pressures.
Loughborough University is one of the country’s leading institutions for research excellence and productivity. In the latest Research Excellence Framework, Loughborough was ranked 14th in the UK for research intensity, and has been awarded seven Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for the quality of its research.
Location
Loughborough University London is located on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, within a new innovation quarter known as Here East. The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park is the heart of a dynamic, vibrant community on the eastern side of London. The area is a hub for the creative, media and digital industries and is home to more artists, creators and makers than anywhere else in Europe.
Loughborough University London is ideally located, with easy and affordable transport connections across London, the UK and Europe.

Funding information

Funding applies to:

Open to applicants from a range of countries

Funding notes:

Funding amount: The studentships will cover the full cost of tuition fees, as well as a competitive, tax-free stipend of £16,057 (inclusive of London weighting) for UK, EU and International students. The stipend will be paid in monthly instalments for the duration of your PhD.
Funding allocation: Each Institute will allocate 3 studentships to UK/EU applicants and 2 studentships to international applicants.

Contacts and how to apply

Administrative contact and how to apply:

Contact and how to apply: If you are interested in research and would like to join a passionate and forward-thinking research community on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, please click here for more information and details of how to apply.

Application deadline:

2 October 2016