[UK] Research Doctoral Scholarships at University of Teesside

Research Doctoral Scholarships Graduate Research School

The University of Teesside is offering 12 full-time Research Doctoral Scholarships across a broad range of subject areas including: computing, social science, health sciences, engineering and history. The scholarships are aligned to key areas of research strength within the Institute of Digital Innovation, the Institute for Health Sciences and Social Care, the Social Futures Institute, the Institute for Innovation & Development in Engineering and Applied Science and the Centre for Regional and Local Historical Research. The awards will be for a period of three years and include fees (home/EU or international rate) and an annual stipend of £12,600. Successful applicants should be in a position to take up the scholarships in July 2008 or shortly thereafter.

The following projects have been awarded scholarships:
Research theme: Entertainment computing

• A new development and deployment paradigm for pervasive multi-user games Informal

enquiries for project 1 to Professor Marc Cavazza, e-mail m.o.cavazza@tees.ac.uk Research theme: Digital Innovation

• Developing a psychological model of users’ experience of human-computer interaction in web-based systems. Interaction experience of Web 2.0 sites. Informal enquiries for project 2 to Professor Paul van Schaik, e-mail p.van-schaik@tees.ac.uk Research theme: Health and Digital Intervention: Breast cancer prevention and education
• The effects of autobiographical accounts of breast cancer patients and an electronically designed BSE skills program on
• women’s knowledge, beliefs, and behaviours towards breast self-examination (BSE)

The effects of autobiographical accounts of breast cancer patients and an electronic bereavement program on the psychological profile of women suffering from bereavement. Informal enquiries for projects 3 and 4 to Professor Anna van Wersch, e-mail a.van-wersch@tees.ac.uk Research theme: Digital Innovation in Social Context: Gender, older people and Web 2.0 connections

• Developing a sociological approach to understanding the impact of gender and age upon people’s experiences of on-line social networking and virtual communities. Informal enquiries for project 5 to Professor Eileen Green, e-mail e.e.green@tees.ac.uk and c.singleton@tees.ac.uk Research theme: Virtual rehabilitation
• Virtual-reality augmented rehabilitation to improve postural stability in older people with chronic pain
• Virtual reality augmented rehabilitation to improve exercise quality and frequency for people with low back pain Informal enquiries for projects 6 and 7 to Dr Denis Martin, e-mail d.martin@tees.ac.uk Research theme: Creative digital technologies and sustainability applications to built environment
• Environmental impact assessment models of built environment and urban development using intelligent visual simulation and GIS
• Application of serious games and 4D planning to Health and safety training on design and site construction processes Informal enquiries for projects 8 and 9 to Professor Nashwan Dawood, e-mail n.n.dawood@tees.ac.uk Research theme: Advanced processing and manufacture – Smart systems
• Microfluidic device for DNA analysis in healthcare
• Intelligent device for spectroscopic chemical imaging for security applications Informal enquiries for project 10 to Professor Zulf Ali, e-mail z.ali@tees.ac.uk and for project 11 to Dr Meez Islam, e-mail m.islam@tees.ac.uk Research theme: The media and regional culture, 1800-2010
• The media and regional culture: comparative perspectives on North East England and East Anglia, 1800-2010
  Informal enquiries for project 12 to Dr Robert Lee, e-mail r.lee@tees.ac.uk

Funding information

Funding applies to: Open to applicants from a range of countries
• Funding notes: The awards will be for a period of three years and include fees (home/EU or international rate) and an annual stipend of £12,600.
• Application deadline: 25 April 2008

Contacts and how to apply
Administrative contact and how to apply:
Research Doctoral Scholarships applicants should have at least an upper second class honours degree or equivalent qualification and ideally a postgraduate qualification. The minimum English language entry level is IELTS 6.5 with no grade below 6.0 or equivalent.
To apply for a scholarship you must contact the Graduate Research School for an application form:
University of Teesside Research Doctoral Scholarships
Graduate Research School
University of Teesside
Middlesbrough
Tees Valley
TS1 3BA
UK
E-mail: graduateresearchschool@tees.ac.uk or
tel: +44(0)1642 738033