PhD studentship Journalism and Democracy
The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies, supported by the ESRC Doctoral Training Centre for Wales (Wales DTC) invites applications to ONE fully-funded PhD studentship for the 2015/16 academic year on the ESRC DTC’s newest pathway, ‘Journalism and Democracy.’
The awards are available on either a 1+3 or +3 basis. A 1+3 studentship provides funding for four years, completing the MSc in Social Science Research Methods offered by the Cardiff School of Social Sciences (SOCSI) adapted to the needs of Journalism Studies students in the 1st year, followed by 3 years research funding for a PhD. A +3 studentship provides funding for the three years research study in Journalism Studies only. JOMEC values diversity and equality at all levels, and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Studentships will commence in October 2015 and will cover your tuition fees as well as a maintenance grant (set at £14,057 p.a. for 2015/16); the award includes an additional Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) of £500 per year for three years for full-time students.
These studentships are ‘open’ awards therefore the School welcomes proposals in a wide range of areas, however applicants should consider approaching a potential supervisor before submitting their application to confirm that there is supervisory capacity within the School and to discuss their draft application. Information on the research interests of our staff can be found on the JOMEC webpages.
About the School
The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies is a world-leading centre for media teaching and research. We offer a wide range of courses at various levels. Our undergraduate degree is an academic, research-based degree that can also be combined with English or Sociology. Our postgraduate degrees range from industry oriented, practice-based training to more academic degrees, from Masters to PhD.
The School combines a long-standing record of excellence in teaching and training with an outstanding research portfolio – routinely winning awards from a wide range of bodies. This reputation was recently recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), which ranked the school 2nd for the quality of its journalism, media and communications research when compared with 66 other institutions in the UK.
89% of the School’s research was classed as either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by REF, with both the school’s research environment and the impact of its research receiving the top possible score of 100%. Our lecturers regularly contribute expert opinion and commentary about research and topical news events to the national media and the school blog –JOMEC @ Cardiff University.
Potential Supervisors: Professor Stuart Allan; Dr Mike Berry; Dr Paul Bowman; Dr Cynthia Carter; Professor Simon Cottle; Dr Stephen Cushion; Dr Lina Dencik; Dr Iñaki Garcia-Blanco; Dr Janet Harris; Dr Arne Hintz; Dr John Jewell; Dr Jenny Kidd; Professor Jenny Kitzinger; Professor Justin Lewis; Dr Kerry Moore; Professor Richard Sambrook; Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen; Dr Andrew Williams.
Start date: October 2015
Number of Studentships: 1
Full awards (fees, maintenance) are open to UK Nationals and to EU students who satisfy UK residency requirements (minimum 3 years). EU Nationals who don’t meet this requirement are eligible for fees only, provided they have been resident in the EU for at least 3 years prior to their PhD start date.
Minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree, Master's degree with at least Merit (for +3 studentship).
Preference given to candidates with degrees in journalism, media, cultural studies, communication, politics, social sciences.
The awards are available on either a 1+3 or +3 basis. A 1+3 studentship provides funding for four years, completing the MSc in Social Science Research Methods offered by the Cardiff School of Social Sciences (SOCSI) adapted to the needs of Journalism Studies students in the 1st year, followed by 3 years research funding for a PhD. A +3 studentship provides funding for the three years research study in Journalism Studies only. JOMEC values diversity and equality at all levels, and encourages applications from all sections of the community.
Studentships will commence in October 2015 and will cover your tuition fees as well as a maintenance grant (set at £14,057 p.a. for 2015/16); the award includes an additional Research Training Support Grant (RTSG) of £500 per year for three years for full-time students.
These studentships are ‘open’ awards therefore the School welcomes proposals in a wide range of areas, however applicants should consider approaching a potential supervisor before submitting their application to confirm that there is supervisory capacity within the School and to discuss their draft application. Information on the research interests of our staff can be found on the JOMEC webpages.
About the School
The Cardiff School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies is a world-leading centre for media teaching and research. We offer a wide range of courses at various levels. Our undergraduate degree is an academic, research-based degree that can also be combined with English or Sociology. Our postgraduate degrees range from industry oriented, practice-based training to more academic degrees, from Masters to PhD.
The School combines a long-standing record of excellence in teaching and training with an outstanding research portfolio – routinely winning awards from a wide range of bodies. This reputation was recently recognised in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), which ranked the school 2nd for the quality of its journalism, media and communications research when compared with 66 other institutions in the UK.
89% of the School’s research was classed as either ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ by REF, with both the school’s research environment and the impact of its research receiving the top possible score of 100%. Our lecturers regularly contribute expert opinion and commentary about research and topical news events to the national media and the school blog –JOMEC @ Cardiff University.
Potential Supervisors: Professor Stuart Allan; Dr Mike Berry; Dr Paul Bowman; Dr Cynthia Carter; Professor Simon Cottle; Dr Stephen Cushion; Dr Lina Dencik; Dr Iñaki Garcia-Blanco; Dr Janet Harris; Dr Arne Hintz; Dr John Jewell; Dr Jenny Kidd; Professor Jenny Kitzinger; Professor Justin Lewis; Dr Kerry Moore; Professor Richard Sambrook; Professor Karin Wahl-Jorgensen; Dr Andrew Williams.
Start date: October 2015
Number of Studentships: 1
Funding Notes:
Full UK/EU tuition fees and Doctoral Stipend matching UK Research Council National Minimum (£14,057 p.a. for 2015/16, updated each year).Full awards (fees, maintenance) are open to UK Nationals and to EU students who satisfy UK residency requirements (minimum 3 years). EU Nationals who don’t meet this requirement are eligible for fees only, provided they have been resident in the EU for at least 3 years prior to their PhD start date.
Minimum 2.1 undergraduate degree, Master's degree with at least Merit (for +3 studentship).
Preference given to candidates with degrees in journalism, media, cultural studies, communication, politics, social sciences.
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