Applications are invited for MMU Vice-Chancellor Scholarship to pursue a PhD research project at the Manchester Metropolitan University. The Scholarship is open to UK, EU and international students.

The aim of the MMU Vice-Chancellor PhD Scholarship is to enable and encourage academically able students from any nationality.

Manchester Metropolitan University was awarded university status in 1992 and is part of the largest higher education campus in the UK and one of the most extensive education centres in Europe.

Candidates who do not hold a Master’s degree may start on the MPhil/PhD and apply to transfer to the PhD after 12 months of full-time study (24 months part-time).

• Course Level: Scholarship is available to pursue PhD programme.
• Study Subject: Scholarship is awarded in Ageing and regenerative medicine in twenty-first-century literature and film.
• This project investigates the representation of aging and the possibilities of regeneration and rejuvenation in twenty-first-century literature and film.  Exploring the ‘entanglement’ of science, culture and the imagination in the promises of biomedical research to extend longevity and to repair or replace damaged tissues and organs, the project considers the distinctive contribution of literary and cinematic texts to our understanding of the ethical and ideological dimensions of medical regeneration.
• Scholarship can be taken in the UK

Eligibility

The following criteria must be met in order for applicants to be eligible for the scholarship:

Applicants must have:

• A high upper second or first-class undergraduate degree in an Arts/Humanities discipline and they should have or be completing Masters level study in any one of the following fields: literary, film or media studies, critical and cultural theory, philosophy, medical humanities, medical anthropology or sociology of culture.
• High-level skills in the stylistic/critical analysis of narrative fiction, literary genres, language and literary/ narrative discourse.
• The ability to engage confidently with theoretical and scientific/medical literature, including current philosophical and bioethical debates around personhood and regenerative medicine.
• The ability to develop and conduct an independent research project
•  Experience of transdisciplinary research and/or work at the interface of the arts/humanities and science/medicine is desirable.

Nationality: The Scholarship is open to UK, EU and International students.

How to Apply

• How to Apply: Application Form should be emailed to pg admissions-at-mmu.ac.uk.
• Entrance Requirements: Applicants must have a high upper second or first-class undergraduate degree in an Arts/Humanities discipline and they should have or be completing Masters level study in any one of the following fields: literary, film or media studies, critical and cultural theory, philosophy, medical humanities, medical anthropology or sociology of culture.
• English language Requirements: International students will be required to demonstrate a sufficiently high standard of English language ability. In order to enter most postgraduate courses the English requirements are IELTS 6.5, TOEFL 575, TOEFL computer-based 230.

Application Form

Application Deadline: Applications will open in January 2020.

Scholarship Link