20 PhD Studentships from SICSA, Scotland, UK

The Scottish Informatics and Computer Science Alliance invites applications for up to 20 international prize studentships from outstanding PhD candidates to Scottish universities. The studentships are open to citizens and residents of any country.

SICSA studentships cover living costs and fees at the UK/EU level and successful candidates may apply for further fee support. We will consider applicants in any area of computer science and informatics but may give preference to students who are working in SICSA theme areas:

Full Time PhD position, Free University of Brussels

Vacancy: Full Time PhD position, Free University of Brussels (ref. IBBT/SMIT/Privacy)

The research centre IBBT-SMIT at the Free University of Brussels (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) offers a full time PhD position in the field of Social Sciences, more in particular of Media and Communication Studies. The vacancy is open for a research position of 4 years, in order to realize a PhD on the use of social media and social networks sites, the reconfiguration of privacy practices and the social and technological consequences thereof. The position starts in January 2011, and is supervised by Prof. Jo Pierson.

30 PhD Scholarships at Bocconi University, Italy

 30 PhD Scholarships at Bocconi University in Italy. Full Official Call

In Italy, admission to a PhD program is subject by law to a public competition to be published in the Gazzetta Ufficiale della Repubblica Italiana. 

Please carefully read the Full Official Call in order to get detailed information about the set of rules and guidelines to apply for the PhD you are interested in.

The Scholarships Program 2011-2012 is Now Availaible

150 Scholarships 2011-2012 from CUD, Belgium

Schlarships Program 
The Scholarships Program 2011-2012 is now availaible. 

Overview of the 2011-2012 program. 
Within the programme for international courses and training programmes 2011-2012, CIUF grants 150 scholarships for participation into the courses and 70 for participation into the training programmes. 

Open PhD Positions at ETH Zurich Switzerland

Open PhD Positions

Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory
Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich 
(ETH Zurich) Switzerland

http://www.birl. ethz.ch/

PhD positions will be available at Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory, Institute of Robotics and Intelligent Systems, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ), Switzerland. We seek strong candidates who 
are interested in novel mechanical designs and exploration of unconventional materials for bio-inspired robots.

Wellcome Trust 4-Year PhD Programme 2011 - University of Oxford

Wellcome Trust 4-Year PhD Programme 2011 - University of Oxford

The Medical Sciences Division is pleased to announce that 5 PhD Fellowships are available for the following 4-Year Wellcome Trust Doctoral Programme:

Neuroscience

Find out more about this programme http://www. neuroscience. ox.ac.uk/ study

The 4-year programme will comprise a combined first year and a 3-year individual research project. The first year will include taught modules and laboratory rotations designed to equip students with the knowledge to make an informed choice of doctoral project.

Wellcome Trust Doctoral Studentship - Ethics of Collaborative Global Health Research

2011 Wellcome Trust Doctoral Studentship
Ethics of Collaborative Global Health Research
University of Oxford - The Ethox Centre, Department of Public Health

(Start date October 2011)

The Ethox Centre has been awarded a major Wellcome Trust Enhancement Award to establish an international research network on the ethics of collaborative global health research. The network, which is a joint initiative of the Ethox Centre in Oxford and the Wellcome-KEMRI Unit in Kilifi, Kenya, will build ethics expertise and capacity both in the United Kingdom and in developing countries - with a particular emphasis on building capacity at the Wellcome Trust's Major Overseas Programme sites.