Funded scholarships available at QMUL Ph.D. Programme in Media and Arts Technology

Ph.D. Programme in Media and Arts Technology
A RCUK Digital Economy Programme Centre for Doctoral Training

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is one of the UK's leading research universities and is located at the heart of Europe's largest concentration of creative industries. In September 2009 we launched an innovative inter-disciplinary training programme in the science and technologies that are transforming the creative sector. Our mission is to produce post-graduates who combine world-class technical and creative skills and who have a unique vision of how digital technology transforms creative possibilities and social economies .

This is a unique 4 year Ph.D. programme built around core courses in advanced research methods, interaction design and digital media processing, production and recording techniques and optional specialist modules ranging from Digital Audio Effects through Digital Rights Management to Contemporary Performance. You will work under the supervision of internationally recognised experts in:

• Digital Music
• Digital Video
• Human Interaction
• Performance and Live Art

You will also develop a working partnership with one of our strategic collaborators including: BBC, The British Film Institute, last.fm, SONY Computer Entertainment Europe, BT. A full list of our partners is available here.

More details on the Ph.D. programme can be found here.

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Resources

Our programme is part of a £250 million strategic initiative, funded by Research Councils UK, and is exceptionally well resourced. You will have access to QMUL's state-of-the art research and performance facilities including the Augmented Human Interaction Laboratory and the Pinter Studio Theatre as well as the extensive resources offered by our industrial and public sector partners. New for 2010 are the Media and Arts Studios including the Listening Room, Control Room and performance Laboratory as well as the full range of computing resources offered by the School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science, including several clusters.

What our First Cohort of Student say about the programme

"MAT is a great programme for creative minds searching for challenges in the field of academic science and contemporary technology. The programme structure allows flexibility and support to shape your learning, its cross-disciplinary nature is quite unique and it’s a great peer learning environment. "

"The diversity of the skills and backgrounds possessed by the student cohort means there is a constantly vibrant and active environment to work in. Furthermore, the training provided gives useful insight into designing and undertaking research."

Scholarships

12 fully funded scholarships are now available for September 2010 for outstanding students. Further details on scholarships avilable are here.

How to apply

Further details of how to apply can be found here.

We are now looking for inspiring applications for at least 12 fully funded scholarships for September 2010. We welcome enquiries from people with a strong background in social science (e.g. psychology, sociology, human-computer interaction or a cognate discipline) and from people with a strong backgrounds in the visual arts, architecture or scenography.

Email mat-enquiries@eecs.qmul.ac.uk for further details on how to apply .