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Silberrad scholars
Three Essex graduates have been
awarded scholarships to pursue PhDs thanks to a £1.5 million legacy
bequeathed to the University.
Sarah Mumford, Matthew Bennett and
Amanda Wilkinson are recipients of the newly-established Silberrad
Scholarships which have been set up to enable the University to support
its own graduates through a PhD programme.
Silberrad scholars Amanda
Wilkinson, Matthew Bennett and Sarah Mumford
The scholarships worth £7,700, cover
tuition fees and a bursary towards living costs and are based on the
applicant’s academic achievement at undergraduate or Masters level and
research potential. They are initially awarded for one-year but are
renewed for up to three years on the basis of satisfactory progress.
Sarah Mumford will pursue a PhD in
Literature, Film and Theatre Studies, Matthew Bennet, a PhD in Philosophy
and Amanda Wilkinson, a PhD in History.
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ESRC Fellowship
for Government
A prestigious Professorial
Fellowship from the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) has been
awarded to the Department of Government’s Professor Albert Weale.
Professor Weale has a long-standing
interest in political theory and public policy. The fellowship, worth more
than £364,000 over three years, means he will spend three days a week
working on theoretical material, aided by a research officer responsible
for developing public policy briefings and organising meetings with
policy-makers. The programme will also involve two summer schools for
policy-makers.
Professor Weale said: 'Government at
Essex has a tremendous advantage because its internationally respected
summer school provides a means by which new forms of knowledge transfer
can take place. Combined with the Department’s strength in political
theory, we have the makings of a programme that is relevant and
intellectually rigorous.'
One of the co-editors of the
British Journal of Political Science, based at Essex, Professor Weale
also chairs the Nuffield Council on Bioethics and is a Vice-President of
the British Academy.
The ESRC’s
Professorial Fellowship scheme was launched to support the
UK's top social
scientists. Fellows can create and evolve their own research agendas.
The intention is that, as acknowledged scholarly
leaders in their field, they can pursue their interests with more
independence than is offered by conventional funding mechanisms.
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Also in the printed December edition of Wyvern:
- Obituary: Keith Bowden
- Obituary: Michael Benson
- Marina beats off hundreds for fellowship
