Monday, August 3, 2015

Fwd: PhD Scholarships

Dear colleague,

PLEASE DISTRIBUTE THIS WIDELY.

The University of Plymouth is offering 50 fully funded PhD scholarships starting October 2015, which include projects to be developed at ICCMR (http://cmr.soc.plymouth.ac.uk/) on topics pertaining to Computer Music or Music Technology.

We welcome applications from candidates wishing to develop projects on the topics of (but not limited to) modelling memory and memorisation to study the evolution of cultural conventions (e.g., through computational models of musical evolution), development of musical memory through embodied experience (MOCAP, NIME) and Brain-Computer Music Interfacing (BCMI).

DEADLINE for submissions 15 SEPTEMBER 2015.

More information here; first of all, please check if you are eligible:

https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/student-life/your-studies/the-graduate-school/fully-funded-phd-studentships/arts-and-humanities

If you are considering applying for a PhD at ICCMR, we strongly encourage you to contact Prof Eduardo Miranda with a brief description of your project for discussion before you prepare the application (eduardo.miranda@plymouth.ac.uk)

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Prof Eduardo Miranda
Interdisciplinary Centre for Computer Music Research (ICCMR)
Plymouth University



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Dr Evangelos Himonides FBCS CITP
Reader in Technology, Education and Music
University College London