PhD studentship – Historic landscape character and climate change adaptation: modelling impacts and opportunities

Award summary 

Four years (full-time, or pro rata part-time). Stipend funded by UKRI (AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnership) at 2024/25 rate (currently £19,237); annual training and research allowance with £1,000 per year from Historic England; tuition fees (UK Home rate, £4,786 per year). 

Overview 

Newcastle University and Historic England are pleased a fully funded collaborative doctoral studentship under the AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Partnerships (CDP) 

The project will examine how cutting-edge methods could help us use relevant historic landscape characteristics to address risks associated with increasingly intense rainfall, focussing on soil erosion and flood risk. 

The project is original because it will use specific case-studies to develop a new methodology and create knowledge about the long-term environmental value of key historic character types in the UK. It is important because this knowledge has the potential to underpin strategies which use historic character in climate change adaptation. The project includes the opportunity for a placement with Historic England during the fourth year of the research. 

Increasing equality, diversity and inclusion is a priority for Newcastle University and Historic England. We welcome applications from all interested candidates and we do not expect that applicants will have experience of all the techniques that may be used during the project. Full training will be provided. The successful candidate will become part of the wider cohort of students funded by the CDP across the UK. 

Number of awards 

One 

Start date  

01/10/2024 

Award duration 

48 months 

Application closing date 

21/06/2024 

Sponsor 

Arts and Humanities Research Council 

Name of supervisor/s 

Professor Sam Turner (Newcastle University) 

Dr Louise Rayne (Newcastle University) 

Dr Jonathan Last (Historic England) 

Mr Matthew Oakey (Historic England) 

Eligibility Criteria 

Minimum 2:1 honours degree and Master’s degree at Merit level, or international equivalent, in Archaeology, Geography, Geosciences, or a related subject. Specific consideration will be given to appropriate professional experience and/or independent research, which can be accepted in lieu of a Masters degree. There are no fees to apply. 

This studentship is open to both Home and International applicants (see:  https://www.ukri.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/UKRI-030221-Guidance-International-Eligibility-Implementation-training-grant-holders-V2.pdf ) 

• International students are eligible to receive the full award for maintenance. They will need to pay the difference the Home tuition fee and the International fee (£22,800 per year) for Archaeology PhD students. 

NB. All applicants must meet UKRI terms and conditions for funding. See:  

https://www.ukri.org/funding/information-for-award-holders/grant-terms-and-conditions/ 

How to apply 

You must apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal  

Once registered select ‘Create a Postgraduate Application’. 

Use ‘Course Search’ to identify your programme of study: 

• search for the ‘Course Title’ using the programme code: 8210F 
• Research Area: Archaeology 
• Select  ‘PhD School of History, Classic and Archaeology (full time) ‘ as the programme of study 

You will then need to provide the following information in the ‘Further Questions’ section: 

• a ‘Personal Statement’ (this is a mandatory field) – upload a document or write a statement. 
• include code ARCH24CDP in the ‘Studentship/Partnership Reference’ field. 
• when prompted for how you are providing your research proposal – select ‘Write Proposal’. You should type the title of the research project from this advert. You do not need to upload a research proposal. 

Contact Details 

For informal questions about this PhD position, please contact: 

Professor Sam Turner: [email protected]  

or 

Dr Louise Rayne: [email protected]