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Early Humans in Britain: Cultural Adaptations from Coastal to Inland Occupation
University of Reading
School of Archaeology
Reading
United Kingdom
Supervisor：Dr R Hosfield
Dr Nick Ashton
Application Deadline：Thursday, April 30, 2020
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Project Description
This project will examine the technologies and habitats of the first human occupants of northern Europe between over 800,000 to 500,000 years ago primarily through existing stone tool collections. Due to recently discovered sites on the coast of East Anglia (dating to over 800,000 years ago) two key questions have emerged:
• Was initial colonisation dependent on the more oceanic climates and wider, collectable food resources (e.g. shellfish) found in coastal areas?
• Was inland occupation dependent on more advanced technologies (e.g. clothing, shelter, fire), better food acquisition techniques (e.g. hunting), and implicitly improved social cooperation?
The questions can be addressed by examining the age of the earliest inland sites, and by determining whether they are associated with a simple core and flake technology (as found on coastal sites) or correspond with the introduction of handaxes. The latter have been argued to reflect not only a suite of new technological systems, but also more complex social behaviours.
To address the questions, the student will study the area between Reading and Beaconsfield that contains former courses of the River Thames, from which there are good museum collections of stone artefacts. The former river courses date to over 500,000 years ago and can be placed in stratigraphic order, providing an ideal location to examine the stratigraphic context and age of the earliest collections and identify the introduction of handaxe technology.
The project will use four main methods:
• Record and study existing museum artefact collections from the older river courses.
• Examine archives and historic mapping to improve the contextual information for the artefact collections.
• Use existing geological borehole data to reassess the mapping of the older river courses.
• Excavate sections in the older river courses and establish artefact presence/absence and if present, type(s) of technology.
The project will be managed by a strong supervisory team, all of whom have worked together on past projects, including a successful CDA collaboration (2 PhDs) between the University of Reading, the BM and Queen Mary University of London (The Solent Palaeolithic Project). The methods that were used on the Solent project have been tried and tested, and are ideal for the proposed research.
An important aspect of the proposal is the career development of the student. Skills will be developed in: lithic analysis; borehole data and mapping; field recording and sampling techniques; laboratory analyses as well as the use of software packages such as GIS and Rockworks. These will be complemented by broader training programmes organised for doctoral students at the University of Reading and the BM, including developing written and verbal communication to both specialist and non-specialist audiences through conference and poster presentations and outreach programmes.
As part of the project the student will have a choice of placements, which could include 3 months at the BM to organise, digitally record and curate the Wymer archive of British Palaeolithic sites. The second 3 months could be at the BM and QMUL and train the student in the skills involved in planning and implementation, participation and post-excavation stages of a large-scale excavation. The overall aim is to produce a well-balanced individual who has a multiple set of skills that could be used in a wide variety of work situations, including academia, museums, other heritage and environment sectors, commercial archaeology or jobs requiring project management skills.
Please note that the studentship is 45 months funded with the option to extend for 3 months according to student development opportunities. It can be studied either full-time or part-time.
Informal enquiries should be addressed to Rob Hosfield (r.hosfield@rdg.ac.uk) and Prof. Nick Ashton (nashton@britishmuseum.org).
Funding Notes
AHRC funded Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Project.
UG degree in Archaeology or related subject (1st class or 2.1 honours); Masters degree in Palaeolithic archaeology or Quaternary Science (Distinction or Merit), or relevant experience.
University of Winchester
Winchester
United Kingdom
Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)
Profile Description
The University of Winchester (the University for Sustainability and Social Justice) is seeking talented, enthusiastic and highly motivated individuals to become part of our expanding and vibrant postgraduate research community. We are offering a fully funded stipend (of £15,285 pa plus fees*).PhD studentships starting in September 2020. All studentships are for up to three years: annual renewal of the studentships is subject to satisfactory progression.
We welcome applications for any interdisciplinary projects aligned to the University's portfolio and research expertise. Priority will be given to those which address one of the following themes: one of the United Nations' Sustainable Developmental Goals; Sustainability or Social Justice.
Please note this is a competitive process with limited places are available.
Steps to take before application:
* Please note we cannot guarantee that your preferred potential supervisor will be available but if not we will endeavour to find an alternative for you.
Please note: applications will not be progressed if this process has not been followed.
We also have opportunities for self-funded PhDs:
https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/research-degrees-at-winchester/ ;
Applicants will normally have a track record of high academic achievement, relevant to the discipline being applied to, demonstrated by a first class or high upper second undergraduate honours degree and a master's degree (or equivalent) and supported by two academic references.
The ability to work independently, with the support of a supervisory team, and the enthusiasm to contribute to a vibrant and stimulating research environment are essential.
Students who hold Masters level qualifications from outside the UK must send copies of their diplomas, copies of their transcripts (with a certified translation into English of their transcript if it is not in English) to the RKE Centre.
Students currently enrolled in a Masters qualification who expect to graduate before October 2020 may apply, but must submit with their application portfolio a separate recommendation letter from their current University (if not Winchester) that predicts the standing of their expected qualification. This is in addition to two references.
Application Process
Students should apply to the University of Winchester using Application Form A which includes a substantial project proposal. To download a copy of Form A please click the following link:
https://www.winchester.ac.uk/study/research-degrees/how-to-apply/ ;
Key Dates:
For information about the studentship application process please contact Kay Carter (01962) 826457 or email pgradmin@winchester.ac.uk
*N.B. Non-EU students are required to pay the balance between UK and non-EU tuition fees for the three years of the studentship (for 20/21: £13,500- £4,400= £9,100/annum)
**Applicants will need to instruct their referees to email their references directly to pgradmin@winchester.ac.uk
Funding Notes
Some or all of the PhD opportunities in this programme have funding attached. Applications for this programme are welcome from suitably qualified candidates worldwide. Funding may only be available to a limited set of nationalities and you should read the full programme details for further information.
Northumbria University
Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences
Newcastle
United Kingdom
Supervisor：Prof L Tythacott
Application Deadline：Monday, June 01, 2020
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Project Description
Northumbria University Gallery holds the Woon Collection of Asian Art, which includes a significant number of rare ancient Chinese bronzes including a standing and a seated Acuoye Guanyin both from the late Nanzhao Kingdom (AD 653-902) and an Amitabha Buddha and a Vairocana Buddha, both seated in Dhyanasana pose, from the Dali Kingdom (AD 937-1253). The project would further our understanding of the histories, iconographies, collecting and display of ancient Chinese bronzes in the Woon Collection and other collections around the world, as well as their composition and methods of manufacture. The successful PhD student would help shape our understanding of the best approaches to the care, interpretation and exhibition of ancient Chinese bronzes in museum collections and the influences on the technology used. Although there is research on the history of early Chinese bronzes from this area, there is little from the technological perspective.
Louise Tythacott is the Woon Tai Jee Professor of Asian Art at Northumbria University. Her research focuses on the collecting and display of Chinese and Buddhist art in museums. She was previously Professor of Curating and Museology of Asian Art at SOAS and Curator of Asian collections at National Museums Liverpool.
Jean Brown is the Director of the University Art Collection and is an experienced practicing conservator who has developed and delivered an MA in Preventive Conservation for over 14 years. She worked at the British Museum and the National Museum of Wales before joining Northumbria University where she is an Associate Professor.
Kate Nicholson is a scientist who has supervised the development of portable spectroscopic techniques and instrumentation for non-invasive analysis in situ of objects of historical and artistic interest.
Richard Mulholland is a Research Fellow at Northumbria University.
• Direct access to a small, but significant collection of Chinese bronzes
• Experienced academics and well-equipped science and conservation laboratories including: XRF, X Ray, FTIR, GCMS, Scanning Electron Microscope/EDX etc.
• Access to portable analytical equipment to study ancient Chinese bronzes in other UK collections.
• A close relationship with the Woon family in Singapore, providing access to networks across Asia.
• A unique relationship with the V&A through John Clarke, Curator of South and Southeast Asian collections and Visiting Professor at Northumbria University, providing support for the supervisory team.
Avenues that might be explored, amongst others, include:
• Interpretations of the iconographies of the bronzes
• Analysis of the histories of collecting and display
• Approaches to the care and interpretation of ancient bronzes from the Yunnan province and South West China in museum collections
• The material and structural characteristics of ancient Chinese bronzes from the Yunnan province and South West China
• A comparison of archaeological and reagent induced patinas
• Knowledge exchange in casting techniques etc. via trade routes
The Principal Supervisor is Louise Tythacott
Please note eligibility requirement:
• Academic excellence of the proposed student i.e. a Master’s degree (preference for Merit or above) in Art History, Archaeology, Museum Studies, Chinese Studies, Conservation, Science, Technical Art History; a 2:1 degree (or equivalent GPA from non-UK universities [preference for 1st class honours]); or APEL evidence of substantial practitioner achievement.
• Appropriate IELTS score, if required.
• Applicants cannot apply for this funding if currently engaged in Doctoral study at Northumbria or elsewhere.
For further details of how to apply, entry requirements and the application form, see
https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/research/postgraduate-research-degrees/how-to-apply/
Please note: Applications that do not include a research proposal of approximately 1,000 words (not a copy of the advert), or that do not include the advert reference (e.g. FAC20/ADSS/ARTS/TYTHACOTT) will not be considered.
Deadline for applications: 1st June 2020
Start Date: 1st October 2020
Northumbria University takes pride in, and values, the quality and diversity of our staff. We welcome applications from all members of the community. The University holds an Athena SWAN Bronze award in recognition of our commitment to improving employment practices for the advancement of gender equality.
For informal enquiries please contact Louise Tythacott (louise.tythacott@northumbria.ac.uk)
Funding Notes
The studentship is available to students where a full stipend, paid for three years at RCUK rates (for 2020/21, this is £15,285 pa) and full fees.
References
Brown A.J.E., CONSERVATION NOW, Journal of the Institute of Conservation, Vol 40 – issue 2 pp 133 – 151, 2017
Brown A. Jean E., Mulholland R., The Watermark Archive - Recording Watermarks by Radiography and other means for the creation of a Digital Watermarks Database, (2002), IIC 19th Triennial Congress – Baltimore
Tythacott, L. The Lives of Chinese Objects: Buddhism, Imperialism and Display. Berghahn (2011)
Tythacott, L. 'Curating the Sacred: Exhibiting Buddhism at World Museum Liverpool', Buddhist Studies Review, (Dec 2017) 34, 1, pp 115-133.
Aberdeen University
School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition
Aberdeen
United Kingdom
Supervisor：Prof C Ramsay
Prof L Locock
Application Deadline：Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
Project Description
Waiting times for elective surgery remain an important topic for health policy and health services research. The standard national treatment time guarantee in Scotland is 12 weeks. However, NHS Grampian has also developed an Elective Surgery Categorisation System (ESCatS), which provides new maximum waiting times for three different prioritisation categories across all surgical specialties.
Evaluation so far of ESCatS suggests that people waiting up to a year in lower priority categories seem to experience no substantial difference in their eventual clinical outcomes, or require more emergency admissions. However, we do not know what other impacts longer waits for some people may have. These might be system impacts on the wider NHS, such as increased drug use or extra burden on GPs, or health and social impacts on individuals and families, such as depression, lost days at work/lost income, leisure and social activities foregone, additional demands on family carers. Understanding these potential impacts better would help in designing services.
The University of Aberdeen and NHS Grampian have created a PhD studentship to investigate the impact of waiting times on different groups of people, to support the most clinically effective and least harmful prioritisation. The project will focus particularly on waiting times for hip and knee replacements as a high volume area.
We anticipate a mixed methods PhD, potentially including a systematic review, interviews with patients and family members, PROMS and other survey data, healthcare utilisation data, and linkage to clinical outcomes. There may also be scope for a secondary analysis of existing quantitative data from the C-GALL trial of laparoscopic surgery versus observation/conservative management for gallstone disease to broaden the clinical focus. The successful candidate will be involved in shaping the exact design of the study.
Applications are welcome from candidates with an existing Masters degree in a health-related field, from either a social science or clinical background. An interest in mixed methods health services research is essential.
The studentship will be based in the Health Services Research Unit, an internationally recognised centre for health services research which receives core funding from the Chief Scientist Office of the Scottish Government. Supervision will be provided by the Director of the Unit, Prof Craig Ramsay, an expert in health technology assessment and evaluation, and Prof Louise Locock, a specialist in qualitative research into patient experience and patient involvement.
The study has been planned with close involvement from NHS Grampian, particularly the Acute Medical Director, Mr Paul Bachoo, and NHS Grampian colleagues will continue to offer support and guidance with the study to maximise its relevance for the NHS.
There will also be opportunities to link with colleagues in Health Economics and Epidemiology as the study design develops.
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
Formal applications can be completed online: https://www.abdn.ac.uk/pgap/login.php. You should apply for Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Applied Health Sciences, to ensure that your application is passed to the correct person for processing.
PLEASE NOTE CLEARLY THE NAME OF THE SUPERVISOR AND EXACT PROJECT TITLE ON THE APPLICATION FORM.
Funding Notes
This studentship is funded by the University of Aberdeen School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition. Full funding is available to UK/EU candidates only. Overseas candidates can apply for this studentship but will have to find additional funding to cover the difference between overseas and home fees (approximately £15,680 per annum).
Candidates should have (or expect to achieve) a minimum of a 2.1 Honours degree in a relevant subject. Applicants with a minimum of a 2.2 Honours degree may be considered provided they have a Merit/Commendation/Distinction at Masters level.
Teesside University
School of Health & Life Sciences
Middlesbrough
United Kingdom
Project Description
Start date: Successful applicants will be expected to start on 5 October 2020 but consideration will also be given for applicants starting on 7 December 2020.
Invasive non-native species, such as plants, animals and microorganisms, which move from one location to another, can have the potential to damage native ecosystems. One method by which invasions can damage an ecosystem is via the introduction of pathogenic organisms such as viruses. Much data is available on different pathogens that invade new ecosystems; however, little is known about the selective pressures surrounding the evolution of pathogens during biological invasions. One way to explore this is to track a virus back to its native source and collect genetic data on common and rare mutations across the native and invasive geographic range.
One invasion model involves the demon shrimp, Dikerogammarus haemobaphes, and its nucleo-cytoplasmic large DNA virus ‘Dikerogammarus haemobaphes Mininucleovirus’ (DhMV). This host species is now widespread across aquatic systems in the UK and harbours a virus belonging to a recently described taxonomic viral family (Mininucleoviridae). Only three viruses are known from this family: one in the lobster, Panulirus argus from the Caribbean; one in the shore crab Carcinus maenas; and DhMV from the demon shrimp.
Using this model invasion system, the student will explore the genetic diversity of this crustacean virus and other related viruses from across the UK in addition to collecting specimens from invasion zones in Europe and the native Ponto-Caspian region. The work will include the development of diagnostic molecular tools in addition to a broad range of experimental and ecological research. The outcome will provide a broader understanding of viral evolution during animal invasions and provide detailed information about the relationship between the demon shrimp and its viral pathogens.
Applicants should use the links provided in each topic or project area to the Research Centres and Research Groups identified, or to the named supervisors for each project, to ensure that their application and proposal fits with the research interests and topics defined in the studentships offered.
Entry requirements
Applicants should hold or expect to obtain a good honours degree (2:1 or above) and/or Masters level qualification in a relevant discipline, as well as a demonstrable understanding of the area; further details of the expected background may appear in the specific project details. International students would be subject to the standard entry criteria relating to English language ability, ATAS clearance and, when relevant, Tier 4 procedures.
How to apply
Applicants should apply online for this opportunity. Please use the PhD full time online application form. When asked to specify funding select “other” and enter ‘RDS’ and the title of the PhD project that you are applying for. You should ensure that you clearly indicate that you are applying for an RDS Studentship and the title of the topic or project on the proposal that you will need to upload when applying. If you would like to apply for more than one project, you will need to complete a further application form and specify the relevant title for each application to a topic or project.
Applications for funded studentships that do not clearly indicate that the application is for an RDS Studentship and state the title of the project applied for on the proposal may mean that you your application may not be considered for the appropriate funding.
About Teesside
As a Teesside University research student, you will join a growing and dynamic research community, allowing you to share your experiences, insight and inspiration with fellow researchers. You will benefit from our academic expertise, and be supported through a strong programme of research training. You will be offered opportunities and support at each stage of your research degree. Our research is designed to have impact, and to influence policy and practice within our region, the UK and beyond. We work with external organisations to anticipate and respond to research needs, and to put our research into practice in sectors as diverse as the arts, engineering, healthcare and computing. PhD students are encouraged to work with their supervisors to explore the potential impact of their work.
The successful candidate will be expected to participate fully in research group and centre activities, including training sessions and workshops, and will become a member of the University’s wider postgraduate research community. Mentoring and support will be provided for the development of a strong academic and professional CV during the PhD.
Academic enquiries
For academic enquiries, please contact J.Bojko@tees.ac.uk. For administrative enquiries about your application, contact PGRApplications@tees.ac.uk. Post application, please contact PGROffers@tees.ac.uk.
Deadline: 20/04/2020 12:00AM
Interview date: We envisage that interviews will take place in May and June 2020.
Funding Notes
The studentship will cover tuition fees and provide an annual tax-free stipend of £15,000 for three years, subject to satisfactory progress. Applications are welcome from strong UK, EU and International students.
