PhD Studentship: Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Award
Modelling Rupture of CO2 Pipelines
Department of Chemical Engineering

Reducing carbon dioxide emissions is considered to be the most effective way of tackling the effects of global warming. This will require the large-scale capture, transportation and storage of CO2. In the case of coal fired power generation plants, pressurised pipelines are considered to be the most practical, and possibly the only option for transporting the captured CO2 for subsequent storage.

Given the enormous amounts of CO2 contained in such pipelines (typically several million tonnes), a prior knowledge of the release rate and subsequent dispersion in the event of pipeline rupture is central to assessing the failure impact. CO2 is toxic and when inhaled in large concentrations can lead to asphyxiation.

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Applications for the 2009 Endeavour Awards are now open.

The Endeavour Awards is the Australian Government’s internationally competitive, merit-based scholarship program providing opportunities for citizens of the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions to undertake study, research and professional development in Australia. Awards are also available for Australians to do the same abroad. A smaller number of awards are available for participants from Europe and the Americas.

The Endeavour Awards provide individuals with a unique opportunity to take the next step in their academic or professional career.

Endeavour Awards for international applicants

Through the Endeavour Awards, the Australian Government provides opportunities for high achieving international students, researchers and professionals to undertake short or long term study, research and professional development in Australia in a broad range of disciplines.

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London South Bank University
MPhil-PhD Scholarships
Business

Faculty of Business, Computing & Information Management
Fully-funded: UK/EU/Overseas applicants

We seek applications for a research scholarship: MPhil-PhD in a suitable aspect of Business

The scholarships are for award to outstanding UK/EU/Overseas applicants and are intended to commence in the 2008/2009 academic year.

The scholarships have an annual bursary of £15,000 for the 2008/2009 academic year, and fee-settlement of the relevant annual tuition fee. They are to be offered only to new full-time research students. In the first instance they are offered for one year only, but subject to satisfactory annual progress, are renewable for each of a further two academic years.

You will need a distinctive and related Master’s degree, supported by relevant practical experience and a high standard of both spoken and written English. Applications are sought from all eligible applicants, in particular, those who obtained their Master’s degree from the Faculty of Business, Computing & Information Management of London South Bank University.

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Robust Control Systems and application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering – Control Systems Group
Dr Alexander Lanzon

Start date: September/October 2008
Closing date for applications: 31st July 2008

Scholarship funds are available to support top-level graduate students (both home/EU and overseas), wishing to read for a PhD degree in Robust Control Systems and application to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles. The funds are available through an EPSRC project and the successful candidates will work with Dr Lanzon in the Control Systems Group.

Candidates should have a first or upper second class degree from a UK university or an overseas equivalent. Excellent knowledge of modern control theory and control fundamentals is essential, and demonstrable mathematical strengths are desirable.

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The University of Padova, through the funding of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Padova e Rovigo, offers research fellowships for foreign students to attend Doctoral Schools/International Courses. During the 3-year doctoral programme, successful candidates will be offered full board and lodging.

Notification of 15 PhD grants for foreign students (24th series)
Deadline: 4 September 2008

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