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"We have consolidated our research strengths through the creation of centres of research excellence and are committed to providing a supportive environment."
Professor Penny Sparke, Kingston University’s Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Enterprise

Research Degrees

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… a flexible approach to carrying out research… allowing you to study on a full-time basis or to combine your research studies with employment…

Research Projects

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We have a growing number of active international collaborations, and our expanding community of home and international research students contributes significantly to our success.

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RAE Units of Assessment 2008

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The Government’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) rates the quality of all research in UK universities. The latest assessment (2008) rated 70% of Kingston University’s research submissions as excellent at international level. This assessment has meant the University’s research grant from the Higher Education Funding Body for England has nearly tripled this year.

Under the new rating system, 12 of the 18 units we submitted achieved between five and 15% at 4*, denoting world-leading research. A full list of the 2008 ratings is on the RAE website.

Strengths flagged for individual units of assessment include:

— Computer Science and Informatics4 (23) – developing staff; collaboration with industry and users and Art and Design11 (63) – indications of sustainability and esteem.

Research in the Computing and Informatics category was well-rated in the recent Research Assessment Exercise. Overall, 80% of research activity was judged to be at an international level or higher with 5% judged world leading. In fact compared with other HE institutions, the Faculty's Computing and Informatics research has made one of the most substantial jumps in position in RAE2008 ranking tables. In particular, CISM is recognised as a world-leading player in research in intelligent visual surveillance. Our Digital Imaging Research Centre, a centre of excellence for research, has nearly twenty researchers working including academics, visiting professors and researchers, making it one of the largest centres in this topic worldwide.

During the past few years, the University has also supervised many research degree students undertaking projects such as curating contemporary design; film and television screen design; e-commerce; innovation and entrepreneurship; creative industries and the creative economy.

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Research Fellow Digital Storytelling

Posted in Opportunities
Posted on 07/06/2010 by Karen Cham
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University of Surrey – Department of Sociology Close Date Thursday, June 24, 2010

Applications are invited for a full time Research Fellow in Digital Storytelling to work on the Community Generated Media project. The project aims to make mobile digital storytelling technology available to diverse communities in the developing world. The post holder will be responsible for understanding indigenous forms of storytelling in our partner communities in South Africa, and applying this to the creation of digital story forms and processes. The post is available for 17 months from September 2010. The researcher will be based at Digital World Research Centre at the University of Surrey and supervised by Professor David Frohlich. The post holder will also make three field trips to the Capetown area of South Africa in collaboration with a local ethnographer, NGO and the University of Capetown. Surrey is one of three UK universities involved in the project which is itself part of the Digital Economy research programme: http://www.rcukdigitaleconomy.org.uk/. This will involve collaboration with other groups, and travel to UK project and programme meetings. The post would suit an applied media or communication studies researcher with an interest in new forms of social media. Candidates should have a first degree in an arts, humanities or social science subject. Candidates should also hold a second degree and a PhD (or near completion) in sociolinguistics, culture, media or communication studies, and/or a socio-technical systems field. The postholder will be required to have specialised training or research experience in multimedia creation and editing. Digital World Research Centre is a multidisciplinary research group doing user-centred innovation in digital media technology (http://www.dwrc.surrey.ac.uk/). To apply on line, please visit http://www.surrey.ac.uk/vacancies. Alternatively please contact Léonie Burton via email on Leonie.Burton@surrey.ac.uk or by telephone on + 44 (0)1483 689955 quoting reference 7616. To send an application, please post to Léonie Burton, HR Assistant, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey, GU2 7XH, UK.