[Air-L] Two funded digital media PhD studentships @ University of Sheffield

[Helen Kennedy]

Two funded PhD studentships are available at the University of Sheffield in
the field of digital media, for commencement in October 2018 – details
below. Note that each studentship is funded by a different body, and so
each has different eligibility criteria, deadline and application process.



*Visualizing, Exploiting and Experiencing Global Data on Children’s Media
Use (*four-year funded integrated PhD and MSc in Data Analytics and Society
*)*

*Lead supervisor:* Professor Helen Kennedy, Sociological Studies/Digital
Society Network

*Co-supervisor:* Dr Mark Taylor, Sheffield Methods Institute

*Partner:* Dubit, http://www.dubitlimited.com/, children’s digital media
strategy, research & development company

*Funder*: Data Analytics & Society ESRC CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training),
https://datacdt.org/

*Deadline:* 19th April 2018

*Interviews:* 4th May 2018

*Details:* https://datacdt.org/projects/sh22/



*Exploring the role of social norms in contributing to sustainable reduced
meat food choices, offline and on social media **(*four-year funded PhD*)*

*Lead supervisor:* Dr Nicola Buckland, Psychology

*Co-supervisor:* Professor Helen Kennedy, Sociological Studies/Digital
Society Network

*Funder:* Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures,
http://grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/

*Deadline:* 26th March 2018

*Interviews:* 10th April 2018
*Details:* http://grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/research/opportunities/
exploring-the-role-of-social-norms-in-contributing-to-
sustainable-reduced-meat-food-choices-offline-and-on-social-media/


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Professor Helen Kennedy, Chair in Digital Society
University of Sheffield
T: 0114 2226488
E: h.kennedy at sheffield.ac.uk

FORTHCOMING ARTICLE: 'Living with data: aligning data studies and data
activism through a focus on everyday experiences of datafication', *Krisis*,
2018.