PhD Scholarship

The First Gucci Group Ph.D Scholarship in ‘Sustainable Technology for Future Luxury’ is aimed at promoting creativity and innovation to define what luxury in the future may be with sustainability at its core.

Gucci Group believe that cutting edge design, science and material innovation hold the key to developing new methods and processes that will assist in defining the future of craft and manufacturing, and help ensure the future for luxury brands that will take into account environmental concerns and climate change.

The Ph.D. Scholarship will be hosted by Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and supported by the Textile Futures Research Group (TFRG) at the University of the Arts London (UAL).

Applicants will need to submit a full application pack, as well
as a aCV and proposal to Helen Turner at the Research Support Office at
Davies Street by 1st of March 2010.  Information here:
http://www.arts.ac.uk/research/59976.htm

If English is a second language, applicants must also submit copies of proficiency certificates(eg. IELTS) by 1st of March 2010.

For further information please contact: tfrg@tfrg.org.uk

Current TFRG PhD students Blog: http://textilefuturesphd.blogspot.com/
For PhD application information and guidelines: http://www.arts.ac.uk/research