Applicationsfor Research Studentships are invited by the James Martin Institute forScience and Civilization. The James Martin Institute was established bythe James Martin Trust in 2004 at the University of Oxford's SaïdBusiness School. The mission of the institute is to initiate andconduct research on significant issues related to science, technologyand environmental issues that are likely to shape society in the 21stcentury. To this end, the Martin Institute includes a core faculty,university, visiting and external fellows and MSc and doctoral studentsin its activities. See www.martininstitute.ox.ac.uk. The Institute contributes to the development of major research interests in the field of Science and Technology at Oxford's business school and is currently home to the ESRC Science in Society programme (www.sci-soc.net).

Existing areas of research interest include the social impact of new technologies,(see www.virtualsociety.org.uk) science and governance, technology and accountability, technology and inequality, risk and the environment, ethics, evidence, the practices of futuring, e-Science and e-Social Science. See http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/html/faculty_area_sci_tech.asp for more details.

Applicantswill have experience and/or interests in any area of the socialdimensions of science and technology, and should indicate how theproposed area of study contributes to issues in the research literaturein science and technology studies and/or science and technology policy.They will normally already have some social science or humanitiesresearch training (to Masters level) and will register for a Universityof Oxford DPhil degree at the Business School starting in October 2005for a period of three years. However, in exceptional circumstances,they may be admitted to follow the MSc in Management Research in thefirst instance.

The studentships are to the value of full time home / EU (or overseas) fees plus a stipend towards living costs. The studentship includes opportunities for some teaching and research assistance.

Complete applications to the DPhil degree must be sent to the Graduate Studies Office, University of Oxford by 8 April 2005. Form available here:http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/gsp/apply/forms/

By the same deadline students must register their details directly with the Business School Research Degrees Coordinator, Debbie.blunden@sbs.ox.ac.uk who can provide further information on the process. Form available here (WORD DOC) 70KB.

Informal academic enquiries may be addressed to Professor Steve Woolgar, steve.woolgar@sbs.ox.ac.uk