2019 Collaborative Doctoral Studentships open for applications

Four AHRC fully-funded Collaborative Doctoral Studentships to undertake work in partnership with the Oxford University Museums are now open for applications. The deadlines are below. All studentships should begin on 1 October 2019.

The Oxford University Museums AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership (CDP) commenced in 2016 and offers up to three fully-funded doctoral studentships per year. Oxford's CDP studentship programme is led by Dan Hicks (Pitt Rivers Museum). The scheme operates across the four museums of Oxford University - the Ashmolean, the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford University Museum of Natural History, and the Pitt Rivers Museum.

Each CDP studentship is jointly supervised in partnership between one or more of Oxford University Museums and academics from UK Higher Education Institutions (HEI). The partner HEI administers the studentship, receiving funds from the AHRC for the student’s fees and maintenance in line with a standard AHRC award. In addition to this full studentship award for fees and maintenance, Oxford University Museums provides up to £2,000 per annum per student to cover the costs of travel between the HEI and Oxford, and related costs in carrying out research. Studentships can be based at any UK HEI apart from Oxford University.

2019 CDP Studentship Opportunities

Science in the service of religion? A museum study

University College London in partnership with the History of Science Museum at the University of Oxford
Supervised by Professor Michael J. Reiss (UCL) and Dr Silke Ackermann (Oxford)
Application deadline: 2 April 2019
For full details of the studentship and how to apply please follow the link to the advert on the UCL website or contact Claire Goddard at c.goddard@ucl.ac.uk

The Iron Age to Roman Transition in Britain from the Perspective of Coin Hoards

University of Leicester in partnership with the Ashmolean Museum at the University of Oxford
Supervised by Professors Colin Haselgrove and David Mattingly (Leicester) and Professors Chris Howgego and Chris Gosden (Oxford)
Application deadline: 8 April 2019 
For full details of the studentship and how to apply please read the Applicant Information Pack.

The evaluation of museum engagement – User Centred Design principles and the development of audience-focussed interpretation

University of Warwick in partnership with Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Supervised byProfessor Mark Williams at (Warwick) and by Professor M Paul Smith (Oxford)
Application deadline: 29 April 2019
For full details of the studentship and how to apply please follow the link to the advert on the Warwick website.

Material Cultures of Refuge in Lebanon

University College London in partnership with the Pitt Rivers Museum at the University of Oxford
Supervised by Dr Matthew Davies and Dr Hanna Baumann (UCL) and Professor Dan Hicks (Oxford)
Application deadline: 17 May 2019 
For full details of the studentship and how to apply please follow the link to the advert on the UCL website.

Click here to find out more about the Oxford University Museums AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership Scheme