Scholarships for the Public International Law and Human Rights Programme

Scholarships are available to students from Russia, Byelorussia, Ukraine and South Eastern Europe and Central Eurasia regions.

Each scholarship recipient will receive an amount covering tuition and fees for the LL.M study programme. An additional scholarship is allocated for travel, accommodation and incidental education expenses. Students granted a scholarship mu

st write their master’s thesis in the field of public international law or human rights. Priority will be given to students who commit to work in any of the following areas upon completion of the programme: human rights, public law and public service. Furthermore, RGSL seeks to recruit students who have worked within an organization with which OSI has a relationship already, or students who are willing to work with such an organization upon completion of the programme. In the application, students are required to provide specific detail on their expectations work in a related field upon completion of the programme.

Eligibility

Applicants must:

1. Satisfy standard RGSL entry requirements (with respect to educational background and English proficiency);
2. Have experience in the fields of public international law or human rights for a minimum of one year;
3. Indicate in the application: current place of employment and specify in detail the applicant’s plan to return to work in the field of public service after completing the LL.M programme.

Applicants who will receive their diploma from previous studies later than on the date of application can submit the application with a reference to the expected date of receipt of their diploma, which, however, may not be later than the date on which the study year at RGSL starts.

If the diploma or degree is obtained outside Latvia, academic recognition has to be made by the Latvian Academic Information Centre (AIC). The application is registered after review from AIC is requested and received by the RGSL. The final decision regarding the qualification for admission is taken by RGSL.

Scholarship Deadline: 15 March 2011

Source:
http://www.rgsl.edu.lv/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=386&Itemid=161

Bathurst, Moncton, St. John, Halifax, Sydney, Watson Lake, Whitehorse, Yellowknife,
Iqaluit

PhD Department of Pharmaceutical & Biological Chemistry School of Pharmacy

Project Description
Foods with a health claim (nutraceuticals, health foods,) herbal medicines and other products at the food-medicine interface are increasingly becoming global commodities. One until recently completely overlooked aspect is the link between producers and consumers of such products, especially as it relates to intercontinental trade. Agricultural production is generally in developing countries, while the consumption is both in developing and developed countries. Clearly such a usage impacts on public health, (both potentially in a beneficial but also detrimental way). In the UK, one major influx is through informal and semi-formal channels of immigrant communities such as British Indian, Bangladeshi, or Chinese. Considerable attention is currently focused on the impact of products from China, while practically no work is going on with respect to another major region of supply - the Indian subcontinent.

This PhD studentship will explore a range of topics related to the use of such products both in the UK and India. Specifically the focus will be on:

1. Understanding the commercial links between producers of Ayurvedic (and Unnani) medicine and the distributor in the UK and the supply chain for such products
2. Identifying the core botanicals used and their role in therapy
3. For selected species from this core group, assessing the environmental, trade, health and agricultural implications of their usage quantitatively and qualitatively both in India and the UK
4. Evaluating the importance of such products at a household level in the regions of production

It is anticipated that questions 3 and 4 will like be addressed specifically with respect to some core species used in Ayurvedic medicine. Question 3 will consider the impact of changes in the nature of production as its scale increases. How are producers and rural populations more generally affected by the expansion and the globalisation of trade in Ayurvedic medicines? Questions 1 and 2 will result in Milestone A: Identification of core factors relevant in the trade of Ayurvedic and other Indian drugs, questions 2 and 3 will lead to Milestone 3: Identification of core factors underlying their usage.
Study information

Qualification:

PhD
Study duration:

3 years
Study mode:

FT
Start month:

Immediately
Entry requirements:

Candidates must have a first or upper second class BSc degree in Pharmacy, Biology, Anthropology or a cognate discipline.
Language requirements:

IELTS, 6.5 minimum score in each skill area

Funding information

Funder:

The Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research in Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH)
Title:

The Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research in Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) School of Pharmacy/SOAS Studentship
Number of awards per year:

1
Funding applies to:
EU applicants (including UK)
Funding notes:

Due to funding restrictions, only Home and EU students are eligible for the studentship. Overseas candidates are not eligible and regretfully enquiries and applications from ineligible candidates will not be acknowledged.

Stipend
The stipend will be pegged to the MRC rate including a London allowance: £15,740 in 2010/1.
Funding duration:

3 years

Contacts and how to apply

Academic contact:

Prof. Michael Heinrich
Department: Centre for Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, Dept of Pharmaceutical & Biological Chemistry, SOP
E-mail: michael.heinrich@pharmacy.ac.uk
Internet: http://www.pharmacy.ac.uk/michael_heinrich.html
Tel: +44 (0) 207 753 5844

Dr Deborah Johnston
Department: Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, SOAS
E-mail: dj3@soas.ac.uk
Tel: +44 (0) 207 898 4494

IGNOU M.Sc Social Sciences Admissions marketing course

Admissions to M.Sc Programmes at The School of Social Sciences (SOSS) IGNOU

Admission to 2 year post - graduate programmes leading to M.Sc degrees in

* Actuarial Economics
* Applied Quantitative Finance
* Environmental Economics

These programmes will be offered through joint collaboration between Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and Madras School of Economics (MSE) on a full time on - campus basis with face to face teaching at IGNOU, New Delhi, and MSE, Chennai

Eligibility :

Graduates in any subject with strong Mathematical / Statistical background (having at least Plus 2 level Mathematics) are eligible to apply for the programmes.

Admission will be based on a Common Entrance Test to be held simultaneously in Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai on July, 14 2010. The application form along with programme brochure, can be downloaded from www.ignou.ac.in and www.mse.ac.in The filled in application forms, alongwith a draft of Rs.1,000/- (Rs.500/- in case of SC/ST candidates) drawn in favour of IGNOU payable at New Delhi, should be sent to :

The Registrar
Student Registration Division,
IGNOU
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110 068


IGNOU
School of Social Sciences
Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi.

For more information visit-: http://www.ignou.ac.in/