In addition to the pathway specific studentships, the Midlands Graduate School DTP will offer a number of Collaborative Studentships involving research or other activities with external public, private or third sector organisations. As part of the Midlands Graduate School, we also offer a number of Joint ESRC DTP Studentships. Students will be fully registered and hosted at one of the Midlands Graduate School institutions, but will have a second supervisor at another MGS institution.

Applications for our Collaborative and Joint projects for October 2018 entry are now closed. Some examples of previous ESRC funded projects are listed below. Further information on the projects available for October 2019 entry will be listed on our website in early February 2019.

Collaborative projects are advertised here on the DTP website and Joint projects are advertised here on the DTP website.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) Studentship

This year the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP is offering a studentship in Artificial Intelligence at the University of Nottingham. For further details regarding the project available and information on how to apply see below.

The deadline for applications to apply for the AI studentship is: Friday 9 November 2018

Informal enquiries about the research prior to application can be directed to: alan dot johnston at nottingham dot ac dot uk.

University	Training Pathway	Research Topic (including link to advertisement)	Application Deadline	Application Form & Guidance Notes
University of Nottingham	Digital Society	Multi-view Representations for Pose Invariant Face Recognition in Man and Machine	Friday 9 November 2018	Please apply using the Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Artificial Intelligence Studentship Application form and submit this alongside a covering letter and a CV as well as two references. Please read the AI Guidance notes for Midlands Graduate School applicants before completing the application form.

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Collaborative Studentships

In order to apply for one of the advertised collaborative studentship projects as listed below, you will need to complete the ‘Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Collaborative Studentship Application’ form available here  and you may need to submit additional information as part of your application. Please check the relevant project advertisement to see if additional documentation is required and ensure that you send all application material (including the completed application form) to the relevant email address as noted in the advertisement.

Additionally please read the Collaborative Guidance notes for Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP applicants before completing the application form.

University	Training Pathway	Collaborating Organisation	Research Topic (including link to advertisement)	Application Deadline
University of Leicester	Human Geography	The James Hutton Institute	The contemporary rural gentry and processes of rural gentrification in England and Scotland	Monday 14 May 2018, 12.00pm Midday
University of Nottingham	Management & Business Studies	The Family Holiday Association	Empowering family self-efficacy through social tourism	Friday 25 May 2018

Joint Studentships

In order to apply for one of the advertised joint studentship projects as listed below, you will need to complete the ‘Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP Joint Studentship Application’ form available here  and you may need to submit additional information as part of your application. Please check the relevant project advertisement to see if additional documentation is required and ensure that you send all application material (including the completed application form) to the relevant email address as noted in the advertisement.

Additionally please read the Joint Guidance notes for Midlands Graduate School ESRC DTP applicants before completing the application form.

University (where the student will be registered)	Training Pathway	Joint University	Research Topic (including link to advertisement)	Application Deadline
Aston University	Management & Business Studies	Loughborough University	Industrial Organisation and Supply Chain Management	Wednesday 28 February 2018
University of Birmingham	Psychology	University of Nottingham	The role of self-stigma and shame in suicidality and self-harm among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender young people	Friday 23 February 2018, 5pm
University of Leicester	Health & Wellbeing	University of Nottingham	Navigating perceived overdiagnosis and overtreatment	Monday 12 February 2018
Loughborough University	Communication and Media	University of Nottingham	Managing Selfhood in Dementia	Saturday 10 March 2018
University of Nottingham	Psychology	Loughborough University	Exploring the relationship between sensorimotor integration and social processing in autism	Wednesday 14 February 2018
University of Warwick	Management & Business Studies	University of Nottingham	Banking on Data Science: Big Data Analytics of Consumer Behaviours Across Financial Spaces	Monday 19 February 2018, 11.59pm