International Fellowships Launched
A new multi-million pound initiative to fund research collaborations and improve links between UK and overseas researchers was launched by the Science Minister Ian Pearson on 4 June.
The Newton International Fellowships will be overseen by the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society and aim to attract the most promising post-doctoral researchers working overseas in the fields of humanities, engineering, natural and social sciences.
The Fellowships will offer researchers funding to work for two years with a UK research institution, thus establishing long term international collaborations. The funding will be distributed in the form of 50 research fellowships, awarded annually, each providing support of up to £100,000 for a two year placement.
Robin Jackson, the British Academy’s Chief Executive and Secretary said: “The Academy has for many years supported international collaboration and academic exchange across the humanities and social sciences. The Newton International Fellowships will introduce a new dimension, enabling us to offer highly attractive awards to the best overseas postdoctoral researchers, which will strengthen international scholarly links.”
Newton International Fellowships
6-9 Carlton House Terrace
London SW1Y 5AG
tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2598
fax: +44 (0)20 7451 2543
info@newtonfellowships.org
Monday, June 9, 2008
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
NERC Funded PhD Studentship University of Leicester
NERC -funded PhD studentship
Application of remote sensing to monitor tropical deforestation and degradation: impacts on the tropical carbon balance
Application deadline: 20 June 2008 (anticipated interview date 30 June 2008)
Applications are invited for a full-time, fully-funded 3 year PhD studentship in the Department of Geography, University of Leicester, addressing the impact of deforestation on the global carbon cycle. Specifically, this studentship will investigate use of high resolution remote sensing for monitoring and assessing tropical deforestation and degradation as a contribution to reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions under the REDD carbon trading initiative.
The studentship is funded under the NERC National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO). The student will be based in Leicester and supervised by Dr Susan Page and Dr Kevin Tansey, but will work closely with others involved in NCEO , and will be required to undertake fieldwork in SE Asia, probably in Indonesia.
Details available at: http://www.le.ac.uk/geography/postgraduate/studentships_remotesensing.html; or for further information contact Dr Page (sep5@le.ac.uk) or Dr Tansey (kjt7@le.ac.uk).
Start date: 29 September 2008
Funding is available for UK citizens and EU citizens with previous 3 year residency in the UK; fees only for other EU citizens. If in doubt, please check your NERC eligibility status (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp).
Applications are invited from students with a 1st or upper 2nd class degree in a relevant discipline, including Geography, Biology, Environmental Science, Geology, Earth Observation, Mathematics and Physics. Preference will be given to students who have a postgraduate qualification (MSc/Diploma) in some area of geographical technology (remote sensing and/or GIS ). The ideal candidate will have expertise in and experience of both remote sensing and ecology. Suitably qualified, eligible candidates with experience in relevant natural science disciplines are also encouraged to apply.
Please complete the University’s official application form (see below) and post it with a full CV and covering letter outlining your interest in and competence to undertake the PhD programme, to the address below before the closing date of 20th June 2008:
Vanessa Greasley, Department of Geography
University of Leicester
Leicester LE1 7RH
Tel: 0116 223 1777
Link to official application form - please follow the instructions for ‘Applying by Post’: http://www.le.ac.uk/graduateoffice/pgprospectus/applying.html
Application of remote sensing to monitor tropical deforestation and degradation: impacts on the tropical carbon balance
Application deadline: 20 June 2008 (anticipated interview date 30 June 2008)
Applications are invited for a full-time, fully-funded 3 year PhD studentship in the Department of Geography, University of Leicester, addressing the impact of deforestation on the global carbon cycle. Specifically, this studentship will investigate use of high resolution remote sensing for monitoring and assessing tropical deforestation and degradation as a contribution to reducing atmospheric greenhouse gas emissions under the REDD carbon trading initiative.
The studentship is funded under the NERC National Centre for Earth Observation (NCEO). The student will be based in Leicester and supervised by Dr Susan Page and Dr Kevin Tansey, but will work closely with others involved in NCEO , and will be required to undertake fieldwork in SE Asia, probably in Indonesia.
Details available at: http://www.le.ac.uk/geography/postgraduate/studentships_remotesensing.html; or for further information contact Dr Page (sep5@le.ac.uk) or Dr Tansey (kjt7@le.ac.uk).
Start date: 29 September 2008
Funding is available for UK citizens and EU citizens with previous 3 year residency in the UK; fees only for other EU citizens. If in doubt, please check your NERC eligibility status (http://www.nerc.ac.uk/funding/available/postgrad/eligibility.asp).
Applications are invited from students with a 1st or upper 2nd class degree in a relevant discipline, including Geography, Biology, Environmental Science, Geology, Earth Observation, Mathematics and Physics. Preference will be given to students who have a postgraduate qualification (MSc/Diploma) in some area of geographical technology (remote sensing and/or GIS ). The ideal candidate will have expertise in and experience of both remote sensing and ecology. Suitably qualified, eligible candidates with experience in relevant natural science disciplines are also encouraged to apply.
Please complete the University’s official application form (see below) and post it with a full CV and covering letter outlining your interest in and competence to undertake the PhD programme, to the address below before the closing date of 20th June 2008:
Vanessa Greasley, Department of Geography
University of Leicester
Leicester LE1 7RH
Tel: 0116 223 1777
Link to official application form - please follow the instructions for ‘Applying by Post’: http://www.le.ac.uk/graduateoffice/pgprospectus/applying.html
Monday, June 2, 2008
Oxford University Postgraduate Case Studentship
MATHEMATICAL INSTITUTE AND ST CATHERINE’S COLLEGE, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD, AND NOMURA
POSTGRADUATE CASE STUDENTSHIP
STUDENTSHIP: EPSRC STANDARD STUDENTSHIP + £2000 per annum enhancement + College and University fees.
Applications are invited for a postgraduate studentship, funded by EPSRC and Nomura, to work on the “Numerical Solution of a Class of SPDEs Arising in Finance” with Dr Christoph Reisinger (from the Mathematical and Computational Finance Group, part of the Mathematical Institute), and Reza Ghassemieh (Nomura). The studentship is for an October 2008 start, and is subject to standard Doctoral Training Account rules for eligibility.
It is generally acknowledged that present models in credit markets are insufficient for a reliable, quantitative assessment of the risk associated with structured products. Standard models impose a fairly simple dependence structure, which does not account for the impact the default of companies has on the credit quality of others. Due to computational limitations and restricted data availability, however, the treatment of large basket products so far proves elusive to a more flexible and realistic specification of the default contagion mechanism. We take an alternative route here, which models the evolution of the firm value distribution as a stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE).
The aims of the project are (a) to set up an SPDE model with macroscopic contagion effects; (b) to develop and analyse an accurate and robust numerical method for the PDE arising for a given realization of the stochastic market factors; (c) to derive estimators for default probabilities and credit spreads, and to minimize their variance by importance-sampling strategies; (d) to gain a better understanding of the absorbing boundary conditions; (e) to calculate parameter sensitivities and to calibrate the model to quoted market prices.
POSTGRADUATE CASE STUDENTSHIP
STUDENTSHIP: EPSRC STANDARD STUDENTSHIP + £2000 per annum enhancement + College and University fees.
Applications are invited for a postgraduate studentship, funded by EPSRC and Nomura, to work on the “Numerical Solution of a Class of SPDEs Arising in Finance” with Dr Christoph Reisinger (from the Mathematical and Computational Finance Group, part of the Mathematical Institute), and Reza Ghassemieh (Nomura). The studentship is for an October 2008 start, and is subject to standard Doctoral Training Account rules for eligibility.
It is generally acknowledged that present models in credit markets are insufficient for a reliable, quantitative assessment of the risk associated with structured products. Standard models impose a fairly simple dependence structure, which does not account for the impact the default of companies has on the credit quality of others. Due to computational limitations and restricted data availability, however, the treatment of large basket products so far proves elusive to a more flexible and realistic specification of the default contagion mechanism. We take an alternative route here, which models the evolution of the firm value distribution as a stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE).
The aims of the project are (a) to set up an SPDE model with macroscopic contagion effects; (b) to develop and analyse an accurate and robust numerical method for the PDE arising for a given realization of the stochastic market factors; (c) to derive estimators for default probabilities and credit spreads, and to minimize their variance by importance-sampling strategies; (d) to gain a better understanding of the absorbing boundary conditions; (e) to calculate parameter sensitivities and to calibrate the model to quoted market prices.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Manchester Business School Worldwide MBA scholarship for Russian students
Manchester Business School Worldwide MBA scholarship for Russian students January 2009
Manchester Business School is pleased to announce an MBA scholarship worth £8,700 (approx 403,089 roubles) for Russian students.
In order to be considered for this 50% scholarship, Russian executives are asked to consider the below question:
“Explain in 1500 words how an MBA from Manchester Business School could benefit your career and your organisation in the context of Russia’s evolving business climate.”
You should prepare a 1500 word essay which presents your argument and justifies your thinking. The objective of this competition is to assess your analytical and strategic skills.
To enter the scholarship competition, candidates are required to send their competition paper to admissions@mbs-worldwide.ac.uk no later than 17 October 2008. Your competition paper should be accompanied by a completed application form for one of the MBS Worldwide MBA programmes (MBA for Financial Manager and Finance Professionals; MBA for Engineering Business Managers; or MBA for Construction Executives). The winner will be notified no later than 31 October 2008. The scholarship is awarded for 50% of the course fees for the January 2009 intake and is not transferable.
Manchester Business School is pleased to announce an MBA scholarship worth £8,700 (approx 403,089 roubles) for Russian students.
In order to be considered for this 50% scholarship, Russian executives are asked to consider the below question:
“Explain in 1500 words how an MBA from Manchester Business School could benefit your career and your organisation in the context of Russia’s evolving business climate.”
You should prepare a 1500 word essay which presents your argument and justifies your thinking. The objective of this competition is to assess your analytical and strategic skills.
To enter the scholarship competition, candidates are required to send their competition paper to admissions@mbs-worldwide.ac.uk no later than 17 October 2008. Your competition paper should be accompanied by a completed application form for one of the MBS Worldwide MBA programmes (MBA for Financial Manager and Finance Professionals; MBA for Engineering Business Managers; or MBA for Construction Executives). The winner will be notified no later than 31 October 2008. The scholarship is awarded for 50% of the course fees for the January 2009 intake and is not transferable.
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