Italian at the University of Glasgow is pleased to invite applications for PhD studentships, through its involvement in the recently announced AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership Scotland. We welcome particularly research proposals which relate to our research strengths in the following areas:
· Modern Italian literature and culture
· Women and 20th-century Italy (history, fiction and journalism
· Modern Italian Poetry (especially Eugenio Montale and Edoardo Sanguineti)
· The Italian Neo-Avant-garde
· Emotions and the History of Modern Italy
· Literature and Cultural Identity of Trieste
· Modern Italian Theatre
Studentships are available to applicants living in the UK and the European Union. Applications for interdisciplinary projects are also very welcome. For full details, please visit www.sgsah.ac.uk
In addition, the College of Arts will offer a number of scholarships for PhD study in 2014. These scholarships are open to UK/EU and International applicants.
The deadline for all scholarship applications is Monday 13 January 2014. To be considered for an award, candidates must have applied to study at the University of Glasgow and have provided two academic references through the university’s application system.
Further details can be found at http://www.gla.ac.uk/colleges/arts/graduateschool/fundingopportunities/
We strongly advise potential applicants to discuss research proposals with us before making a formal application. In the first instance, please contact Dr Penny Morris.
Successful applicants will benefit from being part of the friendly environment and lively research culture of Italian and of the School of Modern Languages and Cultures in general. They will also be supported by the Graduate School in the College of Arts, which exists to develop the personal and academic skills of postgraduates and to enhance the student experience by providing workshops, training opportunities, research funding, and social networking events. Postgraduates in the College of Arts regularly organise conferences and they write, edit, and publish an electronic journal, E-sharp. For more information see: www.glasgow.ac.uk/colleges/arts/graduateschool/ Postgraduates also form an important part of a broader research community working on Modern Italy in a range of disciplines across Scotland, and whose activities include shared seminars and frequent events supported or organised by the Italian Cultural Institute.
The University of Glasgow is a founding member of the Scottish Graduate School for the Arts and Humanities (SGSAH). The SGSAH is a unique and ambitious national organisation created to provide world leading support for doctoral researchers in the Arts and Humanities. A collaboration of Scottish Higher Education Institutions, we will share the best of what we have in order to enhance the quality of provision across Scotland, providing our students with access to research expertise across the nation and to our universities’ world-class resources – including museums, special collections and archives. Working with our partners, ranging from the National Galleries of Scotland to BBC Scotland to Oxfam Scotland, the SGSAH will deliver outstanding and innovative skills development training fit for the challenges of the twenty-first century. Please see www.sgsah.ac.uk for further information.
