PhD Studentships in Statistics - University of Bristol

PhD Studentships in Statistics


Department of Mathematics

The closing date for applications is 1st August 2008.


Applications are invited for a number of PhD studentships in the Statistics
Group, Department of Mathematics, University of Bristol, UK. The Statistics
Group has an international reputation for excellence in research and in the 2001
Research Assessment Exercise it was awarded ratings of 5*A.

The studentships will be restricted to students of a high quality - the normal
entry requirement is the equivalent of a First Class or Upper Second Class
Honours at undergraduate level. Worldwide qualified students are encouraged to
apply.

The Statistics Group offers a number of studentships up to a maximum of 3.5 year
studentships for UK and EU PhD students who have been residents in the UK for 3
years prior to application, and fees-only funding for other EU students. The
studentships include a tax-free stipend of £12,600 per year.

For overseas students, the university has several sources of funding available
including the Overseas Research Studentship (ORS) and Dorothy Hodgkin
Postgraduate Award (DHPA). The scholarships cover the overseas tuition fee plus
a maintenance stipend. The funding application for the academic year 2008 is
closed, but it will be open soon for the academic year 2009.

Postgraduate study is based around research themes in Applied Probability,
Bayesian Modelling and Analysis, Behavioural Biology, Graphical Modelling, Monte
Carlo, Multiscale Methods, Nonparametric Regression, Optimisation Under
Uncertainty, Statistical Bioinformatics, Statistical Signal Processing, Time
Series and Spatial Analysis. Details of some possible PhD projects are available
at the website http://www.maths.bris.ac.uk/study/admissions_postgrad/stats/
along with more information concerning group, including funding schemes.

Please contact the Postgraduate Coordinator, Ms Lucy Innes
with any further questions, that are not answered by
the booklets available on the website, including qualifications and eligibility
for funding.

Applications should be made on the official form, available from
http://www.bris.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/2008/intro/8.
Candidates are encouraged to apply as early as possible.