NEWS: TECHNE AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership 2022
The English and Creative Writing team at Roehampton is pleased to announce that the current round of applications for our annual scholarships in children’s literature is open (studies commencing October 2022).We invite applications from outstanding candidates for our TECHNE AHRC doctoral studentships. Studentships are supported in departments across the university, but ECW will consider applications for projects related to children’s literature or creative writing for children. Projects drawing on our archival holdings—such as the Richmal Crompton archive and historical collections—will be especially welcome, as will proposals that build on our research interests.These include, but are not limited to: young adult fiction; philosophy; environmental/eco-critical studies; historical fiction; the Robinsonade; memory; reading; oral histories; visual texts; print culture. The School is looking for candidates of the highest quality, capable of submitting a PhD thesis within 3 years. Applicants should have completed an MA degree in a relevant subject, such as children’s literature or creative writing for children. Applicants should also be able to demonstrate strong research capabilities and fluency in spoken and written English that meets the university’s entrance criteria for doctoral study.The University of Roehampton is set on a beautiful, traditional campus in south-west London. The University provides its students with exceptional facilities, high quality teaching and a close-knit, collegiate experience. It has a diverse student body and a cosmopolitan outlook, with students from over 130 countries.For more information and details of how to apply, please see our Graduate School pages:https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/graduate-school/techne-ahrc-studentships/Expressions of Interest should be sent by 3rd December 2021 to:Dr. Lisa Sainsbury: L.Sainsbury@roehampton.ac.ukPlease visit https://www.roehampton.ac.uk/graduate-school/ to find out more about postgraduate research at Roehampton.For all non-academic queries relating to the studentships, please contact:PhD study at Roehampton: pgresearch@roehampton.ac.uk or Technē scholarships at Roehampton: TECHNE@roehampton.ac.uk