The Research Centre for Russian in Context

Invites applications for postgraduate study for the 2009-2010 academic year.

Applications are welcomed from candidates interested in pursuing research into various dimensions of the interplay of Russian language, culture and politics. Methodologies can be in-terdisciplinary and grounded in linguistics, critical and cultural theories, discourse studies includ-ing critical discourse analysis, communication studies, linguistic anthropology, cognitive social representation and other relevant disciplines.
Three postgraduate courses are available: MSc by Research (1 year);
MPhil (2 years) and a PhD (3 years).
Details of application procedure and forms are available from the University of Edinburgh Postgraduate Study at http://www.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate

Competition is opened for Overseas Research Students Awards (ORSAS) available for outstanding candidates. http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/internat/ors.htm

The deadline for ORSAS applications is 27 February 2009.

For further research enquiries contact:
Dr Lara Ryazanova-Clarke, RiC, Russian, Division of European Languages and Cultures The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 2DT U.K.
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http://www.selc.ed.ac.uk/russian/postgraduate/ResearchCentre.htm