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The Institute of Sound and Vibration
Research (ISVR), University of Southampton, is offering up to 8
Lord Rayleigh scholarships per year to outstanding candidates
wishing to undertake a PhD degree at the Institute. Half of these will
be for UK/EU students and will pay a maximum of full fees for 3 years
(currently £3010 per year) together with a contribution towards living
expenses of up to £12,000 in year 2, and £12,000 in year 3. The
remaining scholarships will be for overseas students and will pay a
maximum of full fees in years 2 and 3 (currently £11,820 per year) and
a contribution towards living expenses of up to £8000 in year 2 and
£12,000 in year 3. All studentships will run for three years (subject
to satisfactory performance) and be monitored by normal departmental
procedures. The remaining component of the full cost of PhD study can
be made up either by the candidate from private sources or from other
sponsorship.
Sources of matching funds
There are various ways of obtaining the
matching funds. One is from the candidate's own resources. A second is
from the resources or contacts of the supervisor. Candidates should
contact the supervisor directly (see 'Staff' list) to discuss these
options. Projects funded by either of these routes may be on any topic
which is mutually agreeable to both candidate and supervisor, and the
Management Board of isvr.
A third source of the matching funds
constrains the topic of the project, but usually the matching funding
has already been secured. To follow this route, candidates should
consult the list of projects at
http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/VACANCIE/INDEX.HTM
and contact the supervisor of the project for which they wish
to be considered.
When both the candidate and the
prospective supervisor are happy with their proposal, the candidate
should send a standard application form (which can be obtained by
emailing
mzs@isvr.soton.ac.uk, or by writing to the address below),
including the names of 2 academic referees. The competition will be
judged on reports from these referees and on the past academic
performance of the candidate.
PhD students in ISVR
At any one time ISVR normally has over
70 PhD students, most working full-time within the department (a few
others are based in industry and study as external students). All PhD
students in ISVR work closely with their project supervisors and are
assigned to the Research Group in which their supervisor is based (see
web page, above). The department provides opportunities for team work
with other PhD students, a regular seminar series, and a support
structure which includes regular progress reviews with an appointed
Review Board. The department encourages conference attendance and
presentations and, in an atmosphere where staff are internationally-recognised
figures in their fields, provides a stimulating research environment.
Feedback from students about their experience at ISVR is excellent,
with many maintaining active links after they graduate, both socially
and in terms of research. The faculty runs an active graduate school
that provides additional training in research methodology and other
aspects of graduate studies.
The ISVR
The ISVR is an internationally
renowned centre of excellence in teaching, research and consulting. In
the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise, it received the top 5* rating.
Europe's leading centre for the research and teaching of all aspects
of sound and vibration research, it is currently raising funds for a
£5.7 million additional building to house its research into biomedical
imaging, automotive refinement and railway dynamics, plus new
recording studios for undergraduates. It will also house the South of
England Cochlear Implant Centre (SOECIC) which, along with the
audiology clinic, already sees over 500 patients each year.
The interface between technology and
humans has been at the centre of many of ISVR’s activities, with
active research and teaching programmes in audiology (including a
highly respected MSc course), biomedical ultrasonics, human vibration
interactions, medical imaging, patient monitoring and physiological
modelling. Collaborations with hospitals are at the core of many of
these projects. ISVR also runs more physically-based research groups
in Dynamics, Signal Processing, and Fluid Dynamics and Acoustics
(including the world renowned underwater acoustics programme and the
Rolls-Royce sponsored University Technology Centre). It also has
associated consultancy centres which solve a range of industrial
problems e.g. for the automotive industry; and teaches undergraduate
courses in various aspects of sound and
vibration: an MEng/BEng degree in Acoustical Engineering, a BSc in
Acoustics and Music, and from September 2003, a BSc programme in
Audiology.
More details can be found on the
web-site at
www.isvr.soton.ac.uk
The University of Southampton
The University of Southampton is a
leading UK teaching and research institution with a global reputation
for leading-edge research and scholarship. The University, which
celebrated its Golden Jubilee in 2002, has 20,000 students and over
4,500 staff and plays an important role in the City of Southampton.
Its annual turnover is in the region of £235 million.
Applications should be sent to:
M. Z. Strickland,
Institute of Sound and Vibration
Research,
University of Southampton,
Highfield
Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
Email:
mzs@isvr.soton.ac.uk; telephone +UK code (0) 23 80 592294
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