Lead Research Groups

• Centre for Digital Music
• Interaction, Media and Communication Group (IMC)
• Multimedia And Vision Research Group

Collaborating Departments

• School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
• Department of Drama
• Centre for Commercial Law

Ph.D. Programme in Media and Arts Technology
A RCUK Digital Economy Programme Centre for Doctoral Training

Queen Mary University of London (QMUL) is one of the UK's leading research universities and is located at the heart of Europe's largest concentration of creative industries. We are launching an innovative inter-disciplinary training programme in the science and technologies that are transforming the creative sector. Our mission is to produce post-graduates who combine world-class technical and creative skills and who have a unique vision of how digital technology transforms creative possibilities and social economies .

This is a unique 4 year Ph.D. programme built around core courses in advanced research methods, interaction design and digital media processing, production and recording techniques and optional specialist modules ranging from Digital Audio Effects through Digital Rights Management to Contemporary Performance. You will work under the supervision of internationally recognised experts in:

• Digital Music
• Digital Video
• Human Interaction
• Performance and Live Art
• Digital Media Law

You will also develop a working partnership with one of our strategic collaborators including: BBC, The British Film Institute, last.fm, SONY, Solid State Logic and TATE. A full list of our partners is available here.

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Resources

Our programme is part of a £250 million strategic initiative, funded by Research Councils UK, and is exceptionally well resourced. You will have access to QMUL's state-of-the art research and performance facilities including the Augmented Human Interaction Laboratory, the Pinter Studio Theatre and the Listening Room as well as the extensive resources offered by our industrial and public sector partners.

Scholarships

Visit the scholarships page for details.

How to apply

Further details of how to apply can be found here.

We will soon release information for the September 2010 intake. We welcome enquiries from people with a strong background in social science (e.g. psychology, sociology, human-computer interaction or a cognate discipline) and from people with a strong backgrounds in the visual arts, architecture or scenography for entry in September 2010.

Email mat-enquiries@eecs.qmul.ac.uk for further details on how to apply .

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