The SLT CDT offers you the following benefits:
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Four-year fully-funded studentship covering all fees (regardless of Home or International fees status) and an enhanced stipend (£19,000 per year, tax free).
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Laptop and dedicated desk in the CDT workspace equipped with external monitors, keyboard and mouse, and headset.
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Generous personal allowance (approx £2,500 per year) for research-related travel, conference attendance and specialist equipment.
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A full-time PhD with integrated PGDip incorporating six months of foundational SLT training prior to starting your research project.
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Bespoke cohort-based training programme running over the entire four years.
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Every PhD project underpinned by a real-world application, many supported by industry partners.
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Support for internships* with external organisations.
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Supervision from a team of over 20 internationally leading SLT researchers, covering all core areas of modern SLT research, and a broader pool of over 50 academics in cognate disciplines with interests in SLTs and their application.
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Exposure to the cross-disciplinary approaches and co-creation of novel SLT methods and applications with external partners.
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A dedicated workspace purely for CDT students within a collaborative and inclusive research environment hosted by the Department of Computer Science.
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Work and live in Sheffield – a cultural centre on the edge of the Peak District National Park which is in the top ten most affordable UK university cities (1st in the Unifresher Cheapest Cities In The UK For Students To Live In 2022; 3rd in the NatWest Student Living Index 2022).
