100 new PhD funding opportunities at Exeter

The awards range from full studentships covering all fees and a maintenance grant for three years, to bursaries worth £7,000 a year for three years. All positions will start in Autumn 2010.

Professor Robert Van de Noort, Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Research at the University of Exeter, said: “Postgraduate study at Exeter is more popular than ever, particularly now the University is recognised as one of the top 10 in the UK. However, we are aware that the cost of postgraduate study can be prohibitive. We are determined to ensure that this does not deter the best students, from the UK and abroad, from pursuing a PhD with us. We believe these studentships will help encourage the most talented students to realise their academic potential here at Exeter.”

These studentships will help boost Exeter’s growing international reputation for excellent research. In the last Research Assessment Exercise, all subjects were assessed as including world-leading research and nearly 90 per cent of the University’s research was rated as being internationally recognised.

Exeter is going through a period of growth, with a planned £450 million investment in campus facilities and an £80 million investment in science, medicine and engineering.

New postgraduate research studentships are available in the following subject areas:
Accounting and Finance
Arab and Islamic Studies
Archaeology
Biosciences
Business and Management
Classics and Ancient History
Climate Change
Computer Science
Drama
Economics
Education
Engineering
English
Extrasolar Planets
Film Studies
Geography
Geology
History
International Relations
Law
Leadership
Mathematics
Medical Imaging
Mining and Minerals
Modern Languages
Philosophy
Physics
Politics
Renewable Energy
Sociology
Sport and Health Sciences
Theology and Religion