PHD proposals

Name

Date of Birth

Title of proposed research

Name of proposed supervisor (optional)

Have you been in contact with this supervisor?

Yes

No

Applications are expected to be aligned with the research interests of University staff who are based in Research Institutes.

Please refer to Institute Web sites: http://www.tees.ac.uk/sections/research/institutes.cfm

Aim of proposed research (What are you are you hoping to discover?)

Proposed Literature Review (The main works/authors you intend to read on the subject. Give references.)

Methodology (How are you going to conduct this study? What methods and techniques do you plan to use?)

Contribution to Knowledge (Why is this study worth doing?) If applying for a PhD, explain why this is likely to be“new”, “original” and “significant” knowledge)