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Department of Computer Science | PhD Computer Science

Durham university, the palatine centre, durham, gb, durham, united kingdom, # 301-350 qs subject rankings, 36 months program duration, yes scholarships, computer science and information systems main subject area, program overview, main subject.

Computer Science and Information Systems

Study Level

PhD Computer Science at Durham University

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PhD Computer Science  welcome applications from high quality candidates across all computer science areas. Our community of postgraduate students contributes to a range of exciting projects at the cutting-edge of current research sponsored by both the public sector, third-party and industrial scholarships. This draws on the Department's strong research collaborations and industrial links with a range of both UK and international funding organisations.

By joining us, you will become part of a vibrant and supportive community of world-renowned researchers, undertaking work that demonstrates both originality and relevance. Durham offers the opportunity to work with leading academic staff in state of the art world-class facilities within a unique environment offered by the collegiate system.

Key advantages of pursuing your research degree with us include:

• Being part of a multi-disciplinary community with collaborations reaching out across the university research portfolio
• Working with world-class researchers who will individually help you with your professional and personal development
• The availability of advanced taught courses across all topics covered by the department
• The availability of professional development courses
• Being an active participant in established research groups, contributing to seminar programmes, publications and future research directions
• Having an opportunity to contribute to the Department's teaching, to develop key communication skills and to gain first-hand experience at a leading research institution.

Research students receive the majority of their generic training via University-level courses, but Department-specific research training is offered by academics and technical staff, as well as through both student and academic seminars.

Qualifications in computer science are highly sought after by employers across the globe and an award from our Department provides the academic skills, industry insight and research-informed approach that sets postgraduates up for careers in a broad range of sectors.

Many postgraduates have gone on to work as software engineers, analysts, consultants, programmers and developers. Some have founded their own start-ups or work in leading software companies, high-technology consultancies, banking and finance, retail, engineering, the communications and IT industry.

The Department has strong research links, spanning both industry and government, including the automotive sector with Jaguar Land Rover and Renault, the defence and security sector with QinetiQ and Boeing, with government in the Civil Service and at GCHQ and in the manufacturing sector with Procter & Gamble. Other high-profile employers include BAE Systems, Google and BT.

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We believe that inspiring our people to do outstanding things at Durham enables Durham people to do outstanding things in the world.

A globally outstanding centre of teaching and research excellence, a collegiate community of extraordinary people, a unique and historic setting - Durham is a university like no other!

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Education PhD

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PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy

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Education Studies

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A PhD can be a major step in either launching your career or in reaching your employment aspirations. The Durham University School of Education PhD programme, consisting of both training and supervised research, is perfect for those graduates who aspire to an academic career in educational research teaching in higher education institutions or to positions of professional leadership and responsibility in the field of education. Even though all PhD topics are different, all students will research a subject in great depth, acquire advanced skills in practical and intellectual problem-solving and critical analysis of theories and evidence, and contribute to an extensive piece of original work (a dissertation of up to 100,000 words) to the field of education. Your research topic could relate to any aspect of the theory, policy or practice of education and may be drawn from any phase of education, including early years and post-compulsory education. As all doctoral students agree their topics with their supervisory team, the topic you choose must align with the research interests of a potential supervisor at the time of application.

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For this course (per year)

If you are interested in undertaking a research degree which requires in depth research into a topic of your choice, but do not wish to commit to a full PhD, then one of these programmes may be for you. As with the PhD, your research topic will need to align with the interests of a potential supervisor - you can find further information on current research within the department on our staff listings.

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If you don't meet the English language requirements for your International Foundation Year or Pre-Masters programme, you can first join an Online English Programme .

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To apply for the International Foundation Year, you need to meet the following entry requirements.

Academic:  Academic: Good high school graduation grades or equivalent, with relevant subjects. For Philosophy, Politics and Economics BA (Hons), students will need to have studied Maths in their most recent year of study. For Music - Students must have either A level Music or Grade 6 theory. In the absence of this, a music video of student playing 3 pieces, 1-2 mins duration for each piece, in standard electronic format needs to be referred to centre for consideration.

English language:

IELTS Academic for UKVI 5.5 (5.5 in reading and writing, minimum of 5.0 in all other skills), or equivalent*  

*You can start your studies with a UKVI approved Secure English Language Test (SELT), provided you have met all the programme entry requirements. The test results must have been achieved in the past 24 months and meet the minimum English equivalency score for your chosen programme. IELTS Academic for UKVI Trinity Integrated Skills in English UKVI LanguageCert International ESOL SELT Pearson PTE Academic UKVI PSI Skills for English UKVI (4 components)

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A levels:  84 UCAS points (formerly 240) no E grades at A level counted towards UCAS points total, combinations of A and AS levels accepted

24 UCAS points from AS only (native language accepted) (formerly 80 UCAS points)

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If your qualification or country is not listed then please  contact us  for more information.

To apply for the Pre-Masters programme you need to meet the following entry requirements.

You need a good first degree or diploma in a relevant subject. 

• Business, Economics, Accounting and Finance: you need proof of Maths or other numerate subject modules within your undergraduate degree or diploma.
• Law and Social Science: you may need a relevant first degree, depending on your chosen progression degree.
• Science and Engineering: you need a relevant degree or diploma.

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• Three terms - Academic IELTS for UKVI 5.5 (5.5 in all skills) or equivalent*
• Two terms - Academic IELTS for UKVI 6.0 (5.5 in all skills) or equivalent*^

* You can start your studies with either a UKVI-approved Secure English Language Test (SELT), or an accepted alternative equivalent assessment, provided you meet all the programme entry requirements. Study Group is permitted to assess students’ suitability for entry onto programmes which are degree level and above under the registration for the UK Office for Students. You are therefore not required to have a UKVI SELT to obtain a Student Visa when you come to campus. The test results must have been achieved in the past 24 months and meet the minimum English equivalency score for your chosen programme. UKVI-approved SELTS include: • IELTS Academic for UKVI • Trinity Integrated Skills in English UKVI • Pearson PTE Academic UKVI • LanguageCert International ESOL SELT • PSI Skills for English UKVI (4 components) Alternative tests accepted include: • Pearson PTE Academic (non-UKVI) / Pearson PTE Academic Online • IELTS Academic (non-UKVI) / IELT Academic Online • LanguageCert International ESOL • TOEFL iBT / TOEFL iBT Home Edition • Cambridge ESOL • Cambridge Linguaskill • Password Skills Solo / Password Skills Plus A CAS for a Student Visa will only be issued if you have met the minimum language requirement of CEFR B2 in all skills, and the academic entry requirements for your chosen programme. ^ Please note: the Pre-Masters in Law and Social Science programme is not available as a two-term option.

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PGR students and doctoral supervisors may use this guide to find further information on the following topics:

• Finding and accessing existing masters and doctoral theses
• The submission process for Doctoral Theses at Durham
• Guidance on copyright and including copyrighted material in your thesis.
• Guidance and advice on open access and publication of your thesis.

Remember that you can search for, access and download many Doctoral and Masters (Research) theses from our theses repository, Durham eTheses .

Finding Existing Theses

Submitting your thesis

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Things to Consider: Copyright & Publishing Your Thesis

Open access and your thesis.

• Considering Publication?
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• Embargoing access

Durham University  "is committed to sharing the findings of its world-class research as widely as possible to enhance its use and impact within the academic and research community and more widely within society."  This aims to reduce the barriers, where appropriate, to allowing researchers, including prospective doctoral students, to read and build upon your research.

Durham University Open Access Policy

PhD students are required to deposit a PDF of their thesis in  Durham e-Theses , the University's open access e-theses repository. Durham e-Theses contains:

• the full-text of Durham University Higher Degree theses passed after 1 October 2009
• an extensive collection of PhD, MPhil and Research Masters dissertations from 1899 onwards.

Theses in Durham e-Theses are available alongside other UK theses through the  British Library's eThos service , the open access aggregator service  Core.ac.uk  and other services.

Things to consider

• These will have been theses and dissertations made open access by their authors through various sources such as those listed on our  finding theses pages .
• Your thesis is also expected to meet the requirements of  Durham University's Open Access Policy
• You may also be required to meet the expectations and requirements of any organisation which has funded your doctoral research (e.g. the UK Research Councils ) which expect your thesis to be freely accessible.
• your own career intentions (e.g. publishing your thesis)
• any legal or ethical implications for the content included in your thesis (e.g. copyright, data protection, patent applications).
• This might include temporarily  restricting access to your thesis , or providing access to a redacted version of your thesis through our repository where commercial IP or ethical considerations may warrant this.

Copyright and your thesis

Durham University's Open Access Policy  requires that all Durham theses (with a few exceptions in extreme cases) will be required to be made open access; freely available to all with an internet connection.

Whilst authors of doctoral and masters theses may benefit from some exemptions to copyright for the purpose of examination, it is important that the copy of the thesis made available via Durham e-Theses complies with all copyright requirements - in particular where you have included third party copyright material within your thesis (photographs, maps, site-plans).

When depositing, you can choose from a range of licences (including Creative Commons licences, which offer options clearly indicating what uses can be made of your thesis, and which support researchers who may be commercially funded) and copyright statements to deposit the work under.

Further information can be found at:

• Durham University Copyright Officer Support pages
• Creative Commons Licences for the Humanities and Social Sciences
• IOP Guide to Copyright

Publishing your thesis

Aiming to develop the research presented in your thesis for publication, either in one or more journal articles or as a monograph, is something you may wish to consider as a means to raise the profile of your work, or may be a common "next step" on the academic career path in your discipline.

You should aim to discuss your aspirations and plans with your  supervisor  or  department  in the first instance, but we have provided some additional questions you should think about on this page.

Questions to consider

These are a few questions you should consider if you are thinking of publishing part or all of your thesis.

• be aware of disciplinary differences and speak with your supervisor and examiners for advice
• a monograph can take several years to be published, but may be the expected norm for a career in your academic discipline.
• it may be preferable to have a number of strong peer-reviewed journal articles on your CV however, when applying for jobs.
• some publishers may support publication of a chapter as an article as a precursor for rewriting for publication as a monograph, where this might raise the profile of the author or the research - but this should be discussed with the publisher as consideration of prior publication may vary.  
• if not (for example, third party copyright images, maps, diagrams) you may not be able to include these in a published format with out seeking permission or a licence to publish from the rights holders.  
• this may impact upon your choice of publication format
• it is very rare that a publisher well accept a thesis for publication as a monograph without substantial adaptation
• your thesis was written for examination, essentially to persuade three examiners (who are likely to be experts int he relevant field) of its unique contribution to research and its scholarly credentials
• a monograph being published by a commercial publisher will need to demonstrate an appeal to a wider audience with different levels of expertise, and offer commercial potential for the publisher in most cases.  
• For further guidance on good practice in research data management, see the  University's Research Data Management pages .  
• Durham University's Open Access policy expects your thesis to meet the requirements of the  University's Open Access Policy .
• If your doctoral research was funded, the research funder may require you to make your thesis accessible.
• If your thesis will be accessible prior to any publication date of content from your thesis, you should make sure your publisher is aware of this and check their policies around theses and pre-publication. See the 'Publishers and Open Access Theses' tab for further information.  
• Check any agreement or contract a publisher offers you.
• Check the credentials and reputation of the publisher (see our  guidance on where to publish your research for further information ).
• Make sure that publication is in your best interests.
• Be careful about restricting your own future use of the content.

Publishers and open access theses

Committee on publication ethics (cope).

Many publishers are members of CoPE, including Sage, Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, Elsevier and Royal Society Publishing. CoPE's policies on Intellectual Property for members to adhere to states that:

CoPE are currently consulting members as to best practice approaches to take, with the General Advice included in their March 2017 discussion paper indicating:

Examples of Publisher approaches to open access theses

"Elsevier welcomes submissions from authors and will consider these for publication where work has not previously been published and is not under consideration for publication elsewhere. Elsevier does not view the following prior uses of a work as prior publication:

• Publication in the form of an abstract
• Publication as an academic thesis
• Publication as an electronic preprint"

Elsevier policy on pre-publication (Jan 2016)

PALGRAVE MACMILLAN

"Palgrave Macmillan will consider submissions containing material that has previously formed part of a PhD or other academic thesis including those that have been made publicly available according to the requirements of the institution awarding the qualification . Prospective authors should bear in mind that every PhD thesis will need to undergo rigorous revision in order to be published as a monograph with our press."

Palgrave Macmillan guidance (Sep 2020)

SAGE PUBLISHING

"Most dissertations and theses posted in institutional repositories will be considered for publication, except where they are "the same or substantially the same as any previously published work"."

Sage policy on prior publication (July 2018)

WILEY PUBLISHING (INCLUDING BLACKWELL)

"The following types of “prior publication” do not present cause for concerns about duplicate or redundant publication:

• Abstracts and posters presented during sessions at conferences.
• Results presented at meetings (for example, to inform investigators or participants about findings).
• Results in databases and clinical trials registries (data without interpretation, discussion, context or conclusions in the form of tables and text to describe data/ information).
• Dissertations and theses in university archives.

Wiley Best Practice Guidelines on Publishing Ethics (July 2018)

Durham e-Theses

Theses in Durham e-Theses are available alongside other UK theses through the British Library's eThos service , the open access aggregator service  Core.ac.uk and other services.

Embargoes and restricting access to your thesis

Should you have reason to place an embargo on your thesis in Durham e-Theses, please download, complete and email the  Restricting Access to your Thesis form  to the Graduate School at  [email protected] . Your request must be authorised by both your primary Supervisor and Departmental Director of Postgraduate Research.

Full guidance can be found on here  or can be downloaded as a pdf as below.

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Ph.D. in History

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• Faculty working with students: 34 primary History faculty
• Students: 48
• Students receiving Financial Aid: Typically all Ph.D. students. 
• Part time study available: No
• Application terms: Fall
• Application deadline: December 16

Jehangir Malegam Director of Graduate Studies Department of History Duke University Box 90719 Durham, NC 27708-0719

Phone: (919) 681-5746

Email:  [email protected]

Website:  http://history.duke.edu

Program Description

Admitting approximately 8 Ph.D. students each year, the Ph.D. program in History offers highly personalized guidance and instruction in close cooperation with an excellent faculty. Candidates are encouraged to pursue special research interests while also studying broad historical fields. The department offers graduate instruction in the broad historical areas of North America; Latin America; Europe; Great Britain and the Commonwealth; Russia; Japan; China; South Asia; Middle East; and Africa; and in the thematic fields of women’s history; military history; history of science, technology, and medicine; environmental history; labor history; and slave societies. Duke's library offers extensive resources, manuscript collections, archives, etc., and the collections of the UNC-Chapel Hill library are also available.

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Durham, NC, US, 27710

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Duke University was created in 1924 through an indenture of trust by James Buchanan Duke. Today, Duke is regarded as one of America’s leading research universities. Located in Durham, North Carolina, Duke is positioned in the heart of the Research Triangle, which is ranked annually as one of the best places in the country to work and live. Duke has more than 15,000 students who study and conduct research in its 10 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. With about 40,000 employees, Duke is the third largest private employer in North Carolina, and it now has international programs in more than 150 countries.

The Pratt School of Engineering at Duke University is one of the fastest rising, highly ranked engineering schools in the nation. The school consists of four departments with 130 tenure-track faculty members, 1250 undergraduate students, 1400 master’s students, and 600 PhD students. Housed within a university renowned for its programs in the liberal arts, medicine, business and law, Pratt prepares future engineering leaders to address complex challenges with solutions that take into account the complexities and nuances of implementing them. Pratt takes a whole-student approach to education, ensuring students are well supported throughout their journeys and graduate with the grit and determination required to persevere in their careers and their lives. Pratt is dedicated to the values of diversity, equitability, inclusivity and community in its pursuit of knowledge and service to society.   Occupational Summary

This position functions as the leader that manages the growth of Pratt faculty pursuing large center-scale research programs, such as through large grants and contracts spanning multiple disciplines and faculty.  The position is in the Pratt School of Engineering Dean’s Office and works closely with Departments and Units.  Pratt has a large, complex, diverse, and rapidly growing portfolio of research grants and contracts. Analysis and reporting of activities and trends, as well as supporting initiatives to promote sponsored research proposal opportunities.   Work Performed

Research Development and Analytics: 40%

•    Engage and support fully faculty pursuing large-scale interdisciplinary initiatives and applications. •    In conjunction with Pratt leadership, work with other research development and/or grants administration leaders across campus to identify opportunities to strengthen faculty proposals and work collaboratively to implement solutions.  •    Generate quarterly reports of grant submissions, success rate, and funding trends across the school, departments, faculty rank, agencies, etc., with the goal of creating prediction models; analyze the school's financial standing compared to other engineering schools (ASEE).  •    Partner with multiple offices across Duke to identify new funding opportunities for Pratt faculty and prepare funding opportunity lists to be distributed school-wide. •    Support initiatives across Pratt to engage faculty and support their research endeavors; this includes identifying funding webinars, training for junior faculty, workshops for future initiatives, requests for information, etc. •    Establish project management plans for complex awards and oversee delegation to external project management services when appropriate.

Research Proposal Support 30%

  •    Work with individuals at all levels in the proposal development process (e.g., PIs and their teams, members within the Office of Campus Research Development (ORCD), Duke leadership, departmental grant managers, ORS representatives) for large and complex submissions to ensure successful integration of all grant application components and full compliance with all funding program and sponsor requirements. •    Develop and implement project management plan(s) for proposals in partnership with the PI and senior-level grants administrator. •    Provide temporary pre-award support for departments based on workload, leaves, and/or vacancies. •    Review agency program goals and guidelines to ensure all proposals align with both agency and institutional goals and capabilities. •    Serves as the point person for team members across Pratt on general and contract issues as well as questions related to university guidelines. •    In coordination with departments, provide additional pre-award support for large, complex proposals involving multiple PIs, Duke departments, and/or external institutions. •    Manage the subcontracting process with ORA/ORS and collaborating organizations. •    Advise PIs on administrative requirements in preparing proposal submissions. •    Prepare, coordinate, and review certain proposal elements (biosketches and facilities and resources) for consistency, accuracy, and completeness. •    Monitor compliance with agency and university regulations regarding submission; verify all financial information to include the application of the appropriate overhead rate for the project. •    Monitor proposal status and advise the PI on requirements and deadlines associated with research protection protocols. •    Maintain financial records per the institutional document retention guidelines. •    Interpret Pratt School and departmental policies and procedures, making decisions on specific operating problems and issuing instructions on behalf of the unit. •    Monitor compliance with agency and university regulations regarding reporting. Utilize tools available to monitor compliance with Duke policies for Pratt awards and proposals.

Data Analysis and Training: 30%

•    Manage the US News & World Report (USNWR) and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) annual survey data collection and submission for Pratt. •    Prepare and submit reports to the Associate Dean of Finance and Administration and the Associate Dean for Research and Infrastructure when requested; reports may have a sponsored research focus such as trend data for faculty proposals and awards. •    Lead quarterly Pratt-wide meetings on sponsored research-related topics. Coordinate professional development opportunities and community building programs for Grants and Contracts team members across Pratt. •    Provide onboarding and training support for new Grants and Contracts team members across Pratt. •    Partner with members of the Pratt leadership team on special projects and initiatives; special projects will be determined based on an individual’s experience and may be in the areas of general administration, finance, data processing, tool and resource development, and/or policy development.

Supervisory Responsibilities: Mentor and provide training support to all grant and contract positions and support personnel across the Pratt School of Engineering.    

Preferred Training: Research or grants education and/or certification is strongly preferred. Successful completion of the Duke’s Research Administration Academy (RAA) and Advanced Grants Management (AGM), are preferred. Employees hired into this classification without the expected credentials will work closely with their manager to schedule and successfully complete all training (12 months to complete RAA and an additional 6 months to complete AGM). Successful completion of all expected training will be an annual performance goal until complete. Certified Research Administrator preferred. 

Essential Skills

1.    Regarding identifying funding opportunities:             a.    Provide guidance in identifying appropriate extramural research funding opportunities.             b.    Understand, explain, and clarify various sponsors’ proposal requirements and review processes.

2.    Regarding research compliance responsibilities:             a.    Ensure compliance with sponsor requirements.              b.    Coordinate and collaborate with proposal development functions with the PI, their teams, departmental grants administrators, and ORS to ensure timely and compliant proposal submissions.             c.    Ability to propose and track both cost share and institutional commitments.

Minimum Qualifications

Work requires a general business background generally equivalent to a bachelor's degree in a business-related field.

Work requires 4 years related business or administrative experience to acquire competence in applying general personnel practices, accounting and budgeting principles and coordination of major administrative functions. A master's degree in a business-related field may be substituted for 2 years’ experience. OR ANY OTHER EQUIVALENT COMBINATION OF RELEVANT EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

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The Department of Psychology offers PhD (3 to 3.5 years depending on funding scheme) and Master’s (1 year) research degrees (full time or part time). These research degrees offer the unique opportunity to tackle research questions at the forefront of psychological science. Students will be supervised by world-leading experts in their field of study and will be part of a thriving community of researchers within the department. Students are active members of their research groups (Cognitive Neuroscience, Development Science and Quantitative Social Psychology) and benefit from a large range of opportunities to present and discuss work with their colleagues in seminars and research workshops. Research degrees are examined by writing a thesis and, in the case of a PhD, students undertake a viva (oral) examination. In addition to research work, students have the opportunity to  undertake some teaching in order to gain valuable teaching experience. The university also offers a wide range of training and personal development courses. Students who are interested in undertaking post-graduate research are encouraged to approach members of staff within their field of interest to discuss and to develop potential research projects suitable for PhD or  Master’s  by research degrees.  

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