The University of Sheffield
Town and Regional Planning

09 March 2007

Postgraduate Research Studentships And Awards

Applications are invited from suitably qualified candidates wishing to study in one or more of the following areas:

- Society, space and power
- Postcolonial studies and the global South
- Urban and regional studies
- Spatial policy analysis and governance
- Property market analysis and housing studies
- Planning, theory and practice
- Comparative European studies in planning and regional governance

The Department is England's highest-rated Planning Department (5a in the last RAE; 23/24 in the Teaching Quality Assessment) and fosters a lively research culture in its postgraduate Research School.

ESRC Studentships

We welcome applications from UK or EU candidates with outstanding honours degrees or masters qualifications for one ESRC Studentship, and entry for one ESRC Competition Award.

For further information about the studentship schemes, consult the ESRC website:

For an application pack, contact Keely Robinson, Tel: +44 (0)114 222 6180.

Closing date for ESRC Applications: 12 noon Monday 2 April 2007.

Please note that interviews will be held on 16 April 2007.

University of Sheffield Studentships

There is also the opportunity for UK, EU and international candidates to apply for University Studentships which offer tuition fees at the UK/EU rate, a maintenance grant of between £6,300-£12,300 per annum, and a Research Training Support Grant.

This scheme will offer both one-year and three-year maintenance awards to new postgraduate students.

Further details can be found at:

Applications for admission should be made before 30 March and applications for the Studentships should be made to the Department by 2 May 2007

University of Sheffield Fee Scholarships

A limited number of University Fee Scholarships are also available which cover UK/EU tuition fees or part international tuition fees.

See:

For an informal discussion about research interests and topics, contact Dr. Margo Huxley, Tel: +44 (0)114 222 6929.

For general information about application procedures, contact Keely Robinson, Tel: +44 (0)114 222 6180