The Centre for the Sciences of Place and Memory , based at the University of Stirling, Scotland, is recruiting 2-4 fully-funded PhD studentships, which aim to advance knowledge of the dynamic relations between place and memory at multiple timescales and levels, and how people navigate together in space and time.

The Centre’s research on place and memory is driven by attention to specific topics or domains, not restricted to any one tradition or discipline. Focus is given and maintained through six workstreams, designed as vertical slices through disparate disciplines, integrating research in arts and humanities, social sciences, philosophy, psychology, and neuroscience. For more details about these workstreams, please see: https://placememory.net/our-workstreams/

Details

These 2-4 full time equivalent PhD Studentships provide full UK fees (£4,712) and a stipend set at the UKRI minimum annual award for 2024/25 (£18,622 p.a.).

There are limited fee waivers and stipends available for international students.

Length of award is 3 years FTE or 36 months ; due to the Leverhulme Trust’s funding limitations, only full-time doctoral candidates may apply.

The closing date for applications is 11.59pm GMT on 20 December 2024.

There is an expectation that doctoral students will be based in the UK, though students may undertake research or fieldwork internationally, as appropriate.

Start date will be March or April, 2025 .

There will be two rounds of PhD Studentships. This call is the first round, with 2-4 studentships available, with a start date of March or April 2025. The second round of applications, with 4-6 studentships available, will be announced in Spring 2025, with a start date of September 2025. If you would like to be considered for the second round starting in September 2025, please do not apply now.

We welcome Expressions of Interest from all candidates who meet the University’s entry criteria for Postgraduate Research degrees. We especially welcome Expressions of Interest from people from groups under-represented in the UK Postgraduate Research community, including people from ethnic minorities, women, disabled people, people from the Global South, and people from care-experienced or socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Link for Expression of Interest

Please read the full guidelines ( here ) before submitting your Expression of Interest.

If you are ready to apply, please follow this link: https://forms.office.com/e/ecJQQRH1gf