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UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
University Postgraduate Studentships 1996
Applications are invited for University Research Studentships
in the following subjects of study:
-
Phonological and Syntactic Variation in Contemporary
Standard French
Contact: Dr N.R. Armstrong, Department of French Studies
(Tel: 0191 222 7489)
- Development of Joint Attention and Language in Cross-
Cultural Context
Contact: Dr Li Wei or Dr T. Klee, Department of Speech
(Tel: 0191 222 6760, or 0191 222 7452, or 0191 222 7388)
- European Integration and Social Change in Peripheral Rural
Regions: Local Community Participation in EU Initiatives in
Northern England
Contact: Dr N. Ward, Department of Geography
(Tel: 0191 222 8939)
- The Role of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Related
Activity in the Development of Spinal Reflexes
Contact: Dr G.J. Clowry, Department of Child Health
(Tel: 0191 202 3008)
- The Role of T Cells in Gonococcal Infection
Contact: Dr R. Demarco de Hormaeche, Department of
Microbiology
(Tel: 0191 222 8141)
- Development of a Virus Gene Therapy Vector with Variable
Target Cell Specificity
Contact: Dr E.G. Routledge, Department of Virology
(Tel: 0191 222 7770)
- Mechanisms Underlying Plant Growth Responses to Elevated
CO2+O3
Contact: Dr J.D. Barnes, Department of Agricultural and
Environmental Science
(Tel: 0191 222 7374)
- Transition Metal Mediated Synthesis: Applications of the
Allenyl Fragment [RC=C=C(R1)2] in Organic Synthesis
Contact: Dr S. Doherty, Department of Chemistry
(Tel: 0191 222 6644)
- Implicit Parallel Programming on the Newcastle Parallel
Machine
Contact: Dr P. Watson, Department of Computing Science
(Tel: 0191 222 7563)
- Structural Performance of Semi-Pneumatic Shell Membranes
Contact: Dr P.D. Gosling, Department of Civil Engineering
(Tel: 0191 222 6422)
Studentships, which are tenable for three years, include a
maintenance grant of 6,500 pounds sterling from October 1996, which is
subject to an annual review, and remission of Home/EU or
Excepted Student fees. (Students who are liable for fees at a
higher rate will need to pay the difference.) A fund of up to
2,500 pounds sterling per annum is available for support costs for the
project, and up to 500 pounds sterling may be claimed during the tenure of
the Studentship for travel undertaken in connection with the
project and to attend conferences.
Applicants should have or expect to obtain a First or Upper
Second Class Honours degree in an appropriate subject.
Further details of the Studentships and an application form
may be obtained from the Research Services Unit, The
University of Newcastle, 1 Park Terrace, Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 7RU (Tel: 0191 222 7119) or from the project supervisor
named above.
Applications must be returned on the forms provided by 29
February 1996.
Phaedra Chesbrough 0191 222 6957