Queen Mary University Scholarships

Queen Mary is keen to contribute actively to the development of Pakistan’s higher education sector and is pleased to announce the creation of two Queen Mary, University of London – Pakistan Capacity Building Scholarships. Each of these scholarships will provide full tuition fees for full time MPhil/PhD study at Queen Mary in one of the following areas:

• Biological and Chemical Sciences

• Computer Science

• Electronic Engineering

• Engineering

• Materials

• Mathematical Sciences

• Physics

Eligibility

1. Applicants must be Pakistani/AJK nationals who are currently studying or working at an institution recognised by the Higher Education Commission, Pakistan.
2. Candidates must have a minimum of sixteen years of education (MSc, MA, MBA, ME, MS, B.E / BSc (Engg), M.B.B.S or equivalent) in a relevant field.
3. Students with MS level qualifications and research experience will be at an advantage
4. Candidates should have graduated within the last 2 years
5. Candidates should have first division marks throughout their academic career
6. Candidates must meet Queen Mary’s standard English requirements – IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
7. Candidates must be able to support themselves financially either through personal finance or through support from their institution. UKBA guidelines state that living expenses in central London are £9,600 per year.

Research Areas

Research in Electronic Engineering focuses on three aspects of modern telecommunications: the physical layer, the network and transport layers, and the application layer.

The research in the department is organized into four research groups, each with its own focus.

• Antenna and Electromagnetics Research Group
• Networks Research Group
• Centre for Digital Music
• Multimedia & Vision Research Group

For further details please go to http://www.elec.qmul.ac.uk/research/index.html

Research in the Computer Science department focuses on the following areas

• Computer Vision
• Information Retrieval
• Interaction, Media and Communication
• Logic and Semantics
• Risk Assessment and Decision Analysis

For further details please go to http://www.dcs.qmul.ac.uk/research/index.php

Research in Engineering focuses on:

• Energy Systems
• Computational Methods
• Medical Engineering
• Experimental Fluids

In Materials research covers a very broad range.  Please go to

http://www.materials.qmul.ac.uk/research/index.php for more information

Research at the School of Biological and Chemical Sciences is divided into a number of research groups, each of which focuses on a different area.

• Biological and experimental psychology group
• Ecology and behavioural biology
• Evolutionary and organismal biology
• Materials chemistry and interfaces
• Mechanistic and structural biology
• Synthetic chemistry

Research in Mathematics focuses in the following areas:

The Pure Mathematics group, embraces research and postgraduate teaching in Algebra, Combinatorics, Analysis, Geometry, Topology, Logic, and Probability.

Statistics group conducts research in design of experiments, sequential analysis, sampling theory, and Bayesian methodology.

Applied Research group concerns with topics in Nonlinear Dynamics, Statistical Mechanics, and Probability, control of chaos, modelling of Internet traffic, or turbulence.

The Astronomy Unit  works in ground-based observations, space experiments, and theoretical work in a variety of research areas like Cosmology, Formation of Dynamics of Planetary systems, Solar and Stellar Physics, Astrophysical and Solar Plasmas and Survey Astronomy.

http://www.maths.qmul.ac.uk/research

 Research in Physics is focused in the following areas

• Particle Physics

• Theoretical Physics

• Condensed Matter Physics

• Astronomy and Astrophysics

http://www.ph.qmul.ac.uk/~phywww2/research.php

Application Procedure

1. Applications should be made on the Queen Mary Capacity Building Scholarships Application  Form and returned  to
   
   The Graduate Admissions Office
   Queen Mary, University of London
   London E1 4NS
   Tel. no. 020 7882 5533       
   Fax no. 020 7882 5588
   email: admissions@qmul.ac.uk
   
   
2. Candidates should read carefully the Guide to Applying for a Research Degree and follow the advice contained within it.

3. Applications must reach the Graduate Admissions Office by April 15th 2010

Applications will be considered by the Graduate School and successful candidates informed by the end of 15th May 2010

Queen Mary, University of London is one of the UK's leading research-focused higher education institutions, delivering world class degree programmes and research across a wide range of subjects. In the most recent UK Research Assessment Exercise, Queen Mary was placed 11th out of the 132 institutions that took part. (www.qmul.ac.uk) 

For local help and support please do not hesitate to contact our member of staff who is based in Lahore

Mr Nabeel Vehra

Business Development Manager

Department of Corporate Affairs

Queen Mary, University of London

Tel:  + 92 (0)42 5787470

Fax:  + 92 (0)42 5787496

Mob: 0301 4710175

E-mail: n.vehra@qmul.ac.uk

Website: www.qmul.ac.uk

Alternatively, please contact

Pat Power

Head of International Office

Department of Corporate Affairs

Queen Mary, University of London

Mile End Road, London E1 4NS

UK

Tel:  + (0)20 7882 3066

Fax:  + (0)20 7882 5556

E-mail: p.power@qmul.ac.uk

Website: www.qmul.ac.uk