I am a digital native; it is difficult to explain what the Web means to me because I have more or less grown up with it. It is a tool that I use day-to-day but do not depend upon. With that in mind, I may summarise my use of the Web as a tool for work, research and recreation. Read the full interview.
Studentship Opportunities
Four Year PhD Studentship in Web Science at the University of Southampton
The University of Southampton Web Science Doctoral Training Centre is offering fully funded studentships for 4-year PhD training. The combined masters and PhD degree has no fees to pay and a £13,590 a year stipend to study the World Wide Web.
Any student from any discipline can study Web Science. You can apply now for one of 10 fully funded studentships. Application deadline for 2012 is 31st May 2012. Exceptional candidates are encouraged to apply throughout the year.
This four-year PhD in Web Science will equip students to become leaders in the emerging Digital Economy. The course begins with a one-year taught Masters to give a broad basis for understanding the technology of the Web and the social context in which the technology operates. The remaining three year research programme is jointly supervised by two faculties and may combine a wide range of disciplines ranging from Computer Science, Information Technology, Law, Economics, Sociology, Psychology, Humanities, Management, Education or Geography. as appropriate to the interdisciplinary research interests of the individual student.
Web Science at Southampton is directed by; Professor Dame Wendy Hall , Dr Les Carr, Professor Catherine Pope and Professor Nigel Shadbolt with Visiting Professor Sir Tim Berners-Lee. The Web Science Doctoral Training Centre is part of an international network of Web Science research centres, offering summer schools, workshops and opportunities for international collaboration.
Are you eligible for a full studentship?
To be eligible for a full studentship a student must have:
- Settled status in the UK, meaning they have no restrictions on how long they can stay
and
- Been ordinarily resident in the UK for 3 years prior to the start of the grant. This means they must have been normally residing in the UK (apart from temporary or occasional absences)
and
- Not been residing in the UK wholly or mainly for the purpose of full-time education. (This does not apply to UK or EU nationals).
All EU nationals are eligible for fees-only awards if they do not have settled status in the UK.
These are the EPSRC general rules for eligibility of students supported through EPSRC funding.
