Technē Doctoral Training Partnership (AHRC)

AHRC-funded Technē studentship opportunities

The university has recently opened a call for applications for AHRC-funded technē studentships for October 2019 entry, deadline 7 January 2019.

Please see our technē open call page for full details.

We are also inviting applications for the following AHRC-funded PhD:

  • Collecting Everyday Fashion: Worthing Museum's Twentieth-Century Costume Collection. The partner institutions are the Ï㽶ֱ²¥ and Worthing Museum and Art Gallery.
    Start date: October 2019. Deadline: 19 November 2018, 5pm

See current studentships below for full details and how to apply.

AHRC-funded TECHNE Studentships

 is a Doctoral Training Partnership funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) to create a new model for collaborative research skills training for research students across seven higher education institutions in London and the South East (Royal Holloway, Ï㽶ֱ²¥, Kingston University, Roehampton University, Royal College of Art, University of Surrey, University of the Arts London).

Technē's vision is to produce scholars who are highly motivated and prepared for academic, public or professional life. Fully-funded studentships (stipend and fee waiver) will be awarded by technē to the best students put forward by its member universities. Successful applicants will benefit from a rich and diverse training programme with a focus on interdisciplinarity and developing career potential both in and beyond higher education; and will be able to draw on supervisory expertise from across the partnership. The technē training programme is enhanced by input and placement opportunities provided by 13 partner organisations, including the Barbican, Natural History Museum, Museum of London, BFI and the Science Museum. 

Key facts

Themes See individual project and open call pages

Centres of Research and Enterprise Excellence See individual project and open call pages

Deadline Project: 19 November 2018; Open call: 7 January 2019. 

Interviews See individual project and open call pages

Find out how to apply

Current studentships

Collecting Everyday Fashion: Worthing Museum's Twentieth-Century Costume Collection

Technē open call

 

Entry requirements

Academic qualifications

Applicants must satisfy AHRC eligibility requirements and should normally have a masters degree.

Residential eligibility
Applicants must be a resident of the UK or European Economic Area (EEA). In general, full studentships are available to students who are settled in the UK and have been ordinarily resident for a period of at least three years before the start of postgraduate studies. Fees-only awards are generally available to EU nationals resident in the EEA. International applicants are normally not eligible to apply for this studentship.

English language entry requirements

Applicants whose first language is not English must have successfully completed a Secure English language Test (SELT) in the last two years.

Applicants who have obtained or are studying for a UK degree may apply without a SELT. However, the university may request a SELT is taken as part of any award made.

English language IELTS requirements should be 7.0 overall, (7.0 for writing, and none below 6.5).

Funding and deadlines

Subject to AHRC eligibility criteria, the studentships covers tuition fees and a grant (stipend) towards living expenses. The value of the stipend is at UKRI rates.

As a technē student, the people selected will have full access to the technē Doctoral Training Partnership development activities and networking opportunities, joining a cohort of about 50 students per year from across seven universities in London and the south-east. Technē students can also apply for additional funding to support individual or group training and development activities.

How to apply

Before you apply

Make sure that you meet the entry requirements before making your application, and have read all of our advice about finding a research supervisor, writing your research proposal and making an application on the following tabs. 

Finding a supervisor (general applications only)

For information on Ï㽶ֱ²¥ staff research interests see our .

If you need help to find a potential supervisor, you can send a summary of your project or your area of interest to us through the enquiry form below.

Research proposal 

Approved project-led applications

There is no requirement for you to prepare a research proposal for these awards. See individual projects for their specific application details.

General applications

Please see our technē open call.

Apply online (all applicants)

See individual project and open call pages for details of how to apply online.

If you have any questions, please contact the Doctoral College at DoctoralCollege@brighton.ac.uk and we will be happy to help.