Applications Open for OU-Funded Studentships

The new Sustainable Development Goals will require inclusive and innovation-based growth. As the OU is renowned for its interdisciplinary international development research in this area, and is keen to attract further outstanding students, we are delighted to be able to offer four full-time funded PhD studentships lasting three years with an approximate annual stipend of £13,863.

The new studentships are in International Development and Inclusive Innovation. Our understanding of innovation goes beyond technical solutions to include social, political and financial innovations, as well as the interconnections between them. Within this broad agenda, however, our research focuses on:

• Sustainability: supporting green growth; climate-friendly infrastructure; the water-energy-food nexus
• 'Bottom of the pyramid': health-system strengthening; 'South-South' innovation; migration, diasporas and innovation
• Education: teacher education, open practices and ICTs; cross-cultural learning for innovation; international student mobility
• Supply chains: ethical consumption; impact investment
• Measurement: metrics of inclusivity; innovation and capabilities.

The closing date for applications is 15 July 2015, and the studentships will start in October 2015 or February 2016. Successful applicants will be required to live close to the university campus in Milton Keynes.

Find out more including full details of how to apply.