Two PhD studentships are available on the CHI+MED project on the topics of Understanding routine procedural action in the use of interactive devices (closing date 13 May 2010) and Situated use of interactive medical devices (closing date 3 May 2010). Please see the respective web pages for more information.
We will soon be advertising two PhD studentships on affective interaction, as part of the E/Motion project. Watch this space!
If you are interested in the design of security systems from a user-centred perspective, you may apply for a studentship in SECReT, the national centre for PhD training in security and crime science, with a view to being supervised by a member of UCLIC staff. You should discuss your application with a member of UCLIC staff. Note deadlines and eligibility criteria on the SECReT website.
If you are interested in user-centred design for financial systems, you may apply for a studentship in the UK PhD Centre in Financial Computing. Again, you may discuss being supervised by a member of UCLIC staff, and should discuss your application before you submit it. You should note application deadlines and eligibility criteria on the FC website.
If your interest is in Virtual Environments, you may apply for an Engineering Doctorate in Virtual Environments, Imaging and Visualisation. EngDs involve an industrial supervisor; we will work with you to identify a suitable organisation and develop your research proposal. You should note application deadlines and eligibility criteria on the EngD website.
When there are not specific funding opportunities, we will work with well qualified students to identify possible sources of funding. Most of these are highly competitive, and require application by the end of the calendar year prior to admission. For these opportunities, it is necessary to apply and be interviewed and offered a place before applications for funding can be made, so we encourage you to apply as early as possible if you wish to pursue this possibility. There is information about some of the possible sources of support on the Registry site, and for overseas students there are often sources of funding from the home country.