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PhD studentships in Computing, Oxford (U.K.), Deadline: 22 Jan 2010

OXFORD UNIVERSITY COMPUTING LABORATORY
D.Phil Studentships

The Computing Laboratory has several competitive scholarships available 
for full-time doctoral (D.Phil.) study to commence in October 2010. The 
department offers a vibrant research environment, supported by 30M of 
research grants from research councils, EU and industry. In the recent 
Research Assessment Exercise (RAE 2008), 80% of our research was judged 4*
 
(world leading) and 3* (internationally excellent). Applications are 
invited in the following areas:

Computational Biology,
Foundations, Logic and Structures,
Information Systems,
Programming Languages,
Software Engineering,
Verification

The scholarships typically include full or partial support towards college
 
and university fees, as well as maintenance of at least 13,290 per annum
. 
Several types of scholarships are available, which carry nationality 
restrictions. EPSRC DTA scholarships are of three and a half years' 
duration and are available to home students or EU students who studied in
 
the UK for three years previously. Partial (fees only) DTA awards are 
available to EU students, with the possibility of applying for top-up 
funding from the department. Clarendon scholarships are for three years 
and are open to all international (non-UK/non-EU) students. Departmental 
awards are typically partial and carry no nationality restrictions. In 
addition, a broad range of scholarships are administered centrally at 
Oxford, for example China-Oxford and Scatcherd European (nationality and 
course restrictions apply).

Applications are made online and information about how to apply, including
 
requirements and links to the online prospectus, colleges and university 
funding, is available from:

http://www.comlab.ox.ac.uk/admissions/dphil/

Scholarship applicants are strongly encouraged to apply before 20 November
 
2009, and by 22 January 2010 at the latest. To be considered for a 
scholarship, candidates must have been accepted for doctoral study at 
Oxford. Applicants are asked to consider how their research interests 
correspond with the existing expertise in the department, and are asked to
 
identify and approach potential supervisors directly, or enquire through 
the email address given below. Due to the high volume of applications we 
receive you should aim to submit your application two weeks before these 
deadlines. The scholarships are highly competitive.

Shortlisted candidates will be interviewed and decisions are expected 
between March and May 2010.

When applying for these studentships, please quote the following 
studentship codes:

10-COMP-DEPT-WEB (if you are applying from ComLab web pages) or

10-COMP-DEPT-JOBS (if you are applying via jobs.ac.uk

The Laboratory also offers project D.Phil. studentships which are 
advertised on an ad hoc basis as they become available; they are 
advertised here.

Enquiries and requests for further information should be directed to: 
graduate.admissions@comlab.ox.ac.uk