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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Connectionist,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">There are a number of open opportunities for PhD studentships at the University of Surrey with approaching application deadlines (12 Jan or 17 Jan), including for PhD study in the Centre for Vision, Speech and Signal Processing (CVSSP).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about CVSSP research in AI and machine perception, including in topics related to audio and sound, see
<a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-vision-speech-signal-processing">https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-vision-speech-signal-processing</a> and
<a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-vision-speech-signal-processing/research/creative">
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-vision-speech-signal-processing/research/creative</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">For more information about PhD study in CVSSP, see <a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-vision-speech-signal-processing/postgraduate-research-study">
https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-vision-speech-signal-processing/postgraduate-research-study</a>, and explore potential PhD supervisors here https://www.surrey.ac.uk/centre-vision-speech-signal-processing/people/academic-staff
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<p class="MsoNormal">Links to the individual funding schemes, with deadlines, are below. I would particularly like to highlight the Shine Scholars and Breaking Barriers studentships, which aim to support applicants from under-represented groups.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Best wishes,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Mark Plumbley<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">[Research area: AI & machine learning for analysis and recognition of sounds]<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deadline 12 Jan 2022:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* China Scholarship Council-Surrey Awards are open to outstanding Chinese students. Deadline 12 Jan 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/china-scholarship-council-surrey-awards">https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/china-scholarship-council-surrey-awards</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Deadline 17 Jan 2022:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">* Shine Scholars Studentships aim to help address the lack of representation of Black British Students at Doctoral level, and are open to Black British UK-permanent residents. Deadline: 17 January 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/shine-scholars-studentship-award-2022">https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/shine-scholars-studentship-award-2022</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Breaking Barriers Studentships aim to help advance gender equality and diversity, and are open to UK and International applicants who meet the specific eligibility criteria (in CVSSP: applicants who identify as women or non-binary). Deadline:
17 January 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/breaking-barriers-studentship-award-2022">https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/breaking-barriers-studentship-award-2022</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">* Vice-Chancellor’s Studentships aim to attract exceptional global research talent, and are open to exceptional International applicants. Deadline: 17 January 2022.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/vice-chancellors-studentship-award-2022">https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/vice-chancellors-studentship-award-2022</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Ongoing:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CVSSP PhD studentships are open for Home/EU candidates.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/cvssp-studentship-opportunities">https://www.surrey.ac.uk/fees-and-funding/studentships/cvssp-studentship-opportunities</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">UK applicants for PhD study may also wish to consider a Postgraduate Doctoral Loan, open to applicants from England & Wales. More information at:
<a href="https://www.gov.uk/doctoral-loan">https://www.gov.uk/doctoral-loan</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">--<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Prof Mark D Plumbley<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Head of School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">Email: Head-of-School-CSEE@surrey.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Professor of Signal Processing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: m.plumbley@surrey.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">PA: Kelly Green<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">Email: k.d.green@surrey.ac.uk<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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