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Chevening UCL Israel Alumni Association and Chaim Herzog Award in UK -2011: Public policy, governance and politics.

/ March 21, 2011 Leave a Comment

The University College London (UCL) Israel Alumni Association and the British Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) offer an annual award in memory of the late President Chaim Herzog. The award will enable the recipient to undertake a Masters Programme at UCL in September 2011. All applications will be considered, however priority is given to public policy, governance and politics.Competition for Chevening scholarships is intense. A typical successful applicant would be:

A graduate with proven academic skills. Committed to return to Israel and contribute to the socio-economic and/or political development through implementing new skills and knowledge acquired in the UK. Be able to show at interview that they possess the personal qualities to benefit from their scholarship and use it to succeed in their chosen career. Have a clear idea how their scholarship will benefit Israel on their return with the potential to rise to senior and influential positions in the public or private sectors. Have excellent English Language skills, that will meet the entry requirements for admission onto Postgraduate courses in the UK. Applicants should be Israeli nationals currently living in Israel. Preference is given to candidates who have a proven track record of success or excellence in their professional life, and who display intellectual ability and leadership potential. Preference will be given to applicants who have never studied in the UK. Preference is given to Masters candidates. PhD candidates will not be considered. We welcome applications for scholarships.

Scholarship Application Deadline:18 March 2011

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SPDC Niger Delta Postgraduate Scholarship at University College London 2011 in UK: Chemical Process Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering

/ February 24, 2011 Leave a Comment

A scholarship application should accompany, or follow, a University Graduate Entry Application. Scholarship applications will not be considered until the applicant has been accepted by University College London to undertake an eligible programme of postgraduate study.Applicants must personally complete this form by entering the information requested in the appropriate blocks.
Applicants must :
• display intellectual ability and leadership potential;
• have a high standard of English, ie at least 6.5 in IELTS and meet the university’s language requirements;and
• be aged between 21-30 years;
• originate from one of the Delta States in Nigeria, namely Rivers, Delta or Bayelsa and currently reside in Nigeria;
• intend to return and take up permanent residence in Nigeria after completion of the proposed programme of study
• intend to study one of the following courses.
• have obtained a degree of at least an equivalent standard to a UK Upper Second Class Honours Degree
• be neither a current nor former employee (who have left employment less than 5 years before) of SPDC, the Royal Dutch Shell Group of Companies or Wider Perspectives Limited, or current employee’s relatives;
• not already have had the chance of studying in the UK or another developed country.
Undertaking by applicants :By completing this form applicants attest to the accuracy of the information given and to their intention to return to and settle in Nigeria/ the Delta States on completion of the proposed programme of study.

Scholarship Application Deadline:28th March 2011

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University of Exeter, Associate Research Fellow Life and Environmental Sciences 2011 in UK

/ February 3, 2011 Leave a Comment

We are seeking to appoint a research associate on the project “Challenging Lock-in to Urban Energy Systems” (CLUES) which is led by University College London in collaboration with Exeter, Manchester, Sussex, Surrey and Loughborough Universities. This project developed from an interdisciplinary Foresight project on Sustainable Energy Management and the Built Environment. The Exeter element of the project is led by Professor Patrick Devine-Wright in the Geography department within the College of Life and Environment Sciences. The project is part of the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council’s Sustainable Urban Environments programme.

The postholder will primarily be involved in undertaking detailed case study analyses of 8 UK urban energy initiatives, collecting primary (qualitative and quantitative) and secondary data and engaging in comparative analyses of the aims, approaches and outcomes of each case study. This work will feed into the project’s main research aim, which is to assess critically the pursuit of decentralised energy systems in urban areas in the light of the need to achieve the UK’s carbon emissions reduction targets for 2020 and 2050, and broader urban sustainability goals.

We are seeking candidates with a relevant PhD and research experience. Candidates should have excellent research skills, be able to work independently and collaboratively across disciplinary boundaries and be able to conduct fieldwork in locations across the UK. Ideally you should also have experience of working on energy and/or low carbon issues from a socio-technical perspective.

Informal enquiries about both posts can be made to Professor Patrick Devine-Wright.

The University of Exeter is an equal opportunity employer and promotes diversity in its workforce and, whilst all applicants will be judged on merit alone, is particularly keen to consider applications from groups currently underrepresented in the workforce.

Application Deadline:11th February 2011

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