Project Summary:
These three PhD studentships explore the production and
audience engagement, of the art/science projects produced by three
organisations, who develop this work from within very different sectors; a
large scale scientific project (UNESCO site Dyfi Biosphere, Wales), a
geovisualisation organisation (Environment Systems, Wales), and a leading
cultural producer (The Arts Catalyst, London). These studentships will conduct
ethnographic and practice-based research at these organisations and, drawing on
the knowledge and expertise of partners, combine an exploration of the
processes of art/science collaboration with a study of the diverse ways these
art/science projects engage with multiple audiences, whether these be rural
communities, scientists and science communication professionals, artists and
gallery-goers, or the ‘general’ public. Collectively, these studentships
animate and extend existing debates around art/science projects, and explore of
these projects in relation to science communication and contemporary curatorial
practices, pointing towards ‘lessons learnt’ and future trajectories.
The studentships
will:
1. Explore the
imaginaries, practices and spatialities that animate art/science projects.
2. Ask how the
organisations that produce these projects meet the challenges they pose.
3. Assess how
art/science projects engage diverse audiences.
4. Realize new
methodologies for the study of art/science projects and their audience
engagement
The deadline for applications is 22nd October 2012. The successful applicants will start in January 2013. Interviews will likely be held 8th/ 9th November.
Applications for each of the three studentship awards should
be made separately following the application procedures of the relevant
university, which are detailed on the links:
Aberystwyth University (with the Dyfi Biosphere):
http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/iges/
University of Glasgow (with Environment Systems):
http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/scienceengineering/graduateschool/prospectivestudents/essentialinformation/
Royal Holloway University London (with The Arts Catalyst):
http://www.rhul.ac.uk/geography/prospectivestudents/postgraduateresearch/home.aspx
Candidates may apply for more than one of the studentships,
but may only hold one of the awards.
The awards are funded by the Arts and Humanities Research
Council, and the studentship pays post-graduate fees and an annual maintenance
grant.
Please note that the usual AHRC eligibility rules apply to
these studentships. UK residency is normally required. EU citizens may also be
eligible for fees-only awards. Further details on basic eligibility requirements
are available from the AHRC web-site see: http://www.ahrc.ac.uk/FundingOpportunities/Documents/GuidetoStudentFunding.pdf
Further enquiries should be made to the lead supervisors of
the individual studentships:
Michael Woods: m.woods@aber.ac.uk
Deborah Dixon:
dxd@aber.ac.uk
Harriet Hawkins: harriet.hawkins@rhul.ac.uk
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International Anthony Burgess Foundation PhD bursary
Applications are invited for
a PhD bursary, to support research into the literature or
music of Anthony Burgess and his contemporaries. The bursary will support a
scholar beginning his or her studies in the academic year 2013-14. The bursary
is tenable anywhere in the world and offers up to £15000 per annum for a maximum
of three years.
Areas of research might include the literature or music
of Anthony Burgess and his contemporaries, or a critical investigation into one
of the areas in which Burgess published (e.g. dystopia, historical fiction,
Shakespeare, Marlowe, Joyce, literary journalism, literary biography, or
translation).
Applicants should submit a detailed proposal and two
academic references (in English). To be eligible, applicants should already have
been offered a place on an accredited university PhD
programme.
For further information please write to director@anthonyburgess.org.
The closing date for
applications is 1 May 2013.
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