The South East Doctoral Training Centre (SEDTC) Selection Panel met on 27 March and have announced a number of studentships. Gustavo Mellior, School of Economics, and Lynn Beard, Surrey Business School, have both been granted studentships. Congratulations go to them and the staff that have worked hard throughout this process including Prof Mark Saunders, Prof Giovanni Forchini and Dr Caroline Scarles.

The SEDTC is accredited by the Economic and Social Research Council and provides high quality doctoral supervision as well as encouraging and supporting innovative and high impact research. Studentships can be used to cover fees, maintenance and field research and are worth up to £20,000 a year.