ESRC DTC INTERNATIONAL PHD PARTNERSHIPS 2013-2016

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ESRC DTC INTERNATIONAL PHD PARTNERSHIPS 2013-2016 PARTNER INSTITUTIONS The Latin American School of Social Sciences, Argentina University of Sao Paolo, Brazil Universidad Diego Portales, Chile China Foreign Affairs University Fudan University, China Universidad de los Andes, Colombia Charles University, Czech Republic University of Education, Ghana City University of Hong Kong Centre for Internet and Society, India Centre for the Study of Developing Societies, India Nagoya University, Japan Centro do Investigacion y Estudios Superiores en Antroplogia Social, Mexico National Research University, Russia University of Zimbabwe GENERAL INFORMATION Participation in all the partnerships will be open to all DTC students (including co-funded and collaborative students), but criteria for selection to partnerships will include: whether or not the studentship is tied to a relevant priority DTC pathway; whether or not the student is supervised by one of the primary link academics; and an evaluation of the specific case made for participation by the student. The partnerships have been designed so as to contribute to students’ intellectual development and career progression; and to give access to existing and emerging world-class facilities as well as experience of international research collaboration. All the partnerships involve reciprocal arrangements so all DTC students can benefit from these developing relationships. Getting involved will give you the benefit of interaction with peers and experienced researchers in international research collaboration and give you the skills, links and contacts to operate in the global research environment. Funding for travel and accommodation and to develop webinars to support participation in partnerships. CHARLES UNIVERSITY, PRAGUE, CZECH REPUBLIC Warwick Academic Lead: Gurminder K Bhambra (Sociology) Background: Charles University is one of the oldest universities in the world and is in the top 300 of global universities according to the Shanghai and THES rankings. The focus of this partnership is to build opportunities for PhD students to develop a greater understanding of the role of theory in social science. Participation in the Philosophy and Social Science conference would enable PhD students from both Universities to meet with a number of distinguished colleagues from around the world with expertise in social theory. Opportunity: Participation of members of faculty and PhD students from both Universities in the Philosophy and Social Science symposium, an annual conference held in Prague and co-hosted between the Academy of Sciences (Czech Republic), the New School of Social Research (US) and the Frankfurt School (Germany). UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAOLO, BRAZIL Warwick Academic Lead: TBC.