Applications are sought from exceptional graduates for the New Abbest PhD Research Scholarships. These scholarships will be include a maintenance grant of €16,000 p.a. for 3.5years, plus €2,000 expenses plus all programme fees. Applications will be dealt with on a rolling basis with a final closing date of 25th September 2006.

Under this scheme applicants formulate their own research proposal, which fits in with the Institute’s research themes. Currently the areas in which the Institute is seeking applications are as follows:

Applied Arts
Education, Social Context and Policy
Intelligent and Interactive Media Content and Applications
Performing Cultures and Public Life
Transforming Cultures and Social Justice

Built Environment
Applications of ICT in the Construction Industry
Architecture and Architectural History
Futures Thinking in Areas such as Urban and Sustainable Economic Development
Geospatial Sciences Including Land ManagementHertiage Studies
E-Learning and E-Delivery of Academic Programmes
National and Urban Spatial Planning
Sustainability in the Built Environment

Business
Consumer Behaviour
Marketing / Branding
Retail Internationalisation
Strategic Management / Marketing
Supply Chain / Logistics

Engineering
CMOS Photoreceivers
Liquid Crystal Tunable Filters for Fibre-Optic Networks
Civil and Building Services Engineering
Control Systems and Electrical Engineering
Mechanical and Transport Engineering
Manufacturing Engineering

Science
Bioinformatics
Biomedical Research / Devices
Cancer Research and Radiobiology
Environmental, Nanotoxicology and Pharmaceutical Research
Information and Communications Technology
Materials Synthesis, Characterisation and Applications
Nanomaterials
Novel Energy Sources and Conversion Techniques
Phototonics / Optoelectronics
Pure and Applied Mathematics
Spectroscopic and Microscopic Techniques

Tourism and Food
Culinary Innovation
Food Processing and Safety
Sustainability in Tourism

If you would like an application for this programme or have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Nicole O’Neill on +353-1-4023374, nicole.oneill@dit.ie.

Please contact the Office of Graduate Studies and Research for more information.

Website:
http://www.dit.ie/DIT/study/graduate/research/abbest.html