3 Year PhD Studentship (URS: Graduate School Studentship) in the Department of Psychology

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences is currently offering a number of three year Postgraduate Research funding opportunities http://www.bath.ac.uk/hss/graduate-school/funding/research-funding/ for full-time UK and overseas candidates including: Graduate School Studentships in the Department of Psychology 

About the Department
The Department of Psychology is world-renowned for its excellence in both teaching and research. We have 26 academic staff and almost 300 undergraduates as well as a thriving postgraduate community.

We have been recently ranked:

• 3rd in the Complete University Guide (in association with The Independent)
• 4th in the Times Good University Guide
• 4th in the Sunday Times University Guide
• 5th in the Times Higher Education league table
• 4th in the Guardian league table

We have a distinctive research profile and a long-standing record of cutting-edge, theoretically-informed research in applied aspects of psychology.

We organise a series of seminars during term time. 

Our research themes are:

• Clinical Psychology
• Cognition, Affective Science & Technology Laboratories (CASTL)
• Health Psychology
• Social & Cultural Psychology

In the Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), over half our staff were affiliated with research areas ranked in the top five across the country.

Successful Candidates should: 

1. Fulfil the entrance requirements for a Department of Psychology MPhil/PhD (http://www.bath.ac.uk/study/pg/programmes/mphi-psyc/).
2. Fulfil the URS terms and conditions (http://www.bath.ac.uk/hss/pdf/funding-terms-conditions/university-research-studentships-graduate-school.pdf)

The Award 

The Graduate School Studentship provides funding for three years. Each year includes:

• Home/EU tuition fee (please note: overseas applicants will need to find alternative funding to make up the shortfall in fees)
• Stipend of £13,726 (for living expenses) (2014/15 rate to be confirmed)
• Training Support Grant of £1,000 per year (for travel, fieldwork etc.)

How to apply
Applicants should apply online to study for a full time MPhil/PhD in Psychology.

The application will also ask you to complete a funding request form. Use this to explain your experience and reasons for applying for this studentship.

Application Deadline
The closing date for applications is 12 noon (GMT), 13^th February 2014.

Informal Enquiries
Should be addressed to the Faculty Admissions team at psychology-pgr-admissions@bath.ac.uk