The Department of Computing of the Open University, part of the Centre for Research in Computing (CRC), is currently seeking outstanding graduates to join the PhD and the MPhil programmes in October 2012. The CRC achieved excellent results in the UK-wide 2008 Research Assessment Exercise. According to the citation data collected by Microsoft Academic Search, the Open University is among the top institutions for software engineering research (6th within Europe and 28th worldwide, as of 11 January 2012). The Department provides excellent support to students throughout their research.
Candidates can register for part-time off-campus PhD/MPhil study, or apply for a studentship for full-time 3-year PhD research on campus in Milton Keynes, which is centrally located between London, Birmingham, Oxford and Cambridge. Studentships will be allocated competitively among all applicants in any of the areas covered by the Department of Computing, which include software engineering and design, human-centred computing, and natural language processing.
If you’re interested in any of the following topics, please contact me to discuss a research proposal. Co-supervision by an external supervisor can be discussed.
There is more detailed information on how to apply, at the websites about the MPhil (follow the ‘How to apply’ link) and the PhD (follow the ‘What do I do next?’ link). Applications should be submitted to the Open University’s Research School by March 1st in case a PhD studentship is sought. Applications for part-time study should be submitted before end of May.