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UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM ON ENGINEERING AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH

Application Deadline: 14 February 2025, 16:00

LOCATION: United Kingdom

As part of its EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award, the Sussex Thermo-Fluid Mechanics Research Centre invites applications for a collaborative studentship working with its industry partner DOCAN Ltd.

ELIGIBILITY:

Applicants should have/expect to have at least a 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a relevant subject and meet our English language requirements. International and UK applicants are both eligible to apply but in line with EPSRC regulations, international awards will be limited.

Sussex recognises the value of diversity in research communities and is committed to addressing patterns of underrepresentation. We recognise that a range of factors, both structural and individual, influence and impede pathways into postgraduate research in different ways. If you wish, you may write a short, optional statement offering any further contextual information affecting your pathway to postgraduate research not included elsewhere that you think is relevant to your application.

BENEFIT:

As an EPSRC student you will join a vibrant doctoral community and will benefit from:

3.5 years of funding with a tax free living allowance at the standard Research Council rate – currently £19,237 in 2024-5 – and international or UK PhD fees

An option of 3 months of additional funding to cover a placement outside academia

Funding for training and research expenses, such as conference trips and experimental costs

Supervision by world-leading researchers

Our Entrepreneurship Summer School and Responsible Research and Innovation workshops tailored to the needs of engineering and physical sciences researchers.

Our Researcher Development workshops and access to taught modules relevant to your project.

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COMMONWEALTH 2025 PEACE PRIZE FOR COMMONWEALTH CITIZENS.

Application Deadline: 23:59 GMT on 17 January 2025.

LOCATION: England

The Commonwealth Peace Prize will be awarded to a distinguished peacebuilder with a strong track record of faith-based engagement in conflict resolution, promotion of social cohesion, and sustainable peace. The prize, organised and delivered by the Khalili Foundation in partnership with the Commonwealth Secretariat, is a part of the Commonwealth Faith Festival and Faith in the Commonwealth Initiative.

ELIGIBILITY:

The winner of the Prize will be a living, distinguished and long-serving individual/ Commonwealth citizen over the age of 30 who:

is considered a respected and trusted broker between conflicting parties, with a strong and lengthy track record of successful peacebuilding in Commonwealth societies;

has built sustainable mechanisms, institutions or processes for dialogue which have, based on objective evaluation, contributed to a definitive end to conflict, lasting peace, social cohesion, or other observed positive change;

has, in the pursuit of those efforts, consistently used their significant influence to promote the Commonwealth values of tolerance, respect, understanding, moderation, celebration of cultural, racial, ethnic diversity and religious freedom; and

has used principles of religious faith and/or faith in the Commonwealth Charter to create positive and sustainable peace towards the aim of free and democratic societies and inclusive development.

Individuals who have received other international peace prizes or have been recognised for their efforts at a high level are eligible for nomination.

Nomination requirements:

Nominations open on International Peace Day, 21 September 2024, and close on 17 January 2025

Only member governments, through their High Commissions in London or non-resident High Commissioners or accredited officials to the Commonwealth, and

Heads of Commonwealth Accredited Organisations are eligible to submit official nominations.

Nominations must be submitted to the Commonwealth Secretariat by email to PeacePrize@commonwealth.int and be received by 23:59 GMT on 17 January 2025.

Nominations must be submitted as an official letter of recommendation, including an impact biography of the candidate, which outlines how the candidate meets all the specified criteria.

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BENEFIT:

The winner will be presented with a citation and a letter of award outlining a financial award of £50,000 to be used to continue their work.

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