<div dir="ltr"><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline"><div style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><div style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;font-family:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(32,31,30)"><div style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px 0px 7.5pt;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;box-sizing:border-box"><p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Applications are invited for<span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span><span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span class="gmail-marki3cmh2nzn" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">PhD</span></span><span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>studies in Optimization and Operational Research at the School of Mathematics at the University of Edinburgh for the academic year 2023-2024. This is a 3-year programme with an additional year available for the completion and submission of the thesis. The students admitted typically have an MSc degree, or 1st class honours degree (or its international equivalent). </span></p></div><div style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px 0px 7.5pt;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit;box-sizing:border-box"><p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">The School of Mathematics offers several fully funded<span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span><span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><span class="gmail-marki3cmh2nzn" style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit">PhD</span></span><span style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"> </span>studentships each year. Students receiving School funding are awarded a competitive stipend equivalent to UKRI stipend rates (<b>£17,668</b> per year for the current academic year) for a period of 4 years plus tuition fee waiver.  All applications received by <b>23rd January 2023 will receive full consideration for funding. </b>Later applications will be considered until all positions are filled.</span></p><p style="font-size:12pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;margin:0px"><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black"><br aria-hidden="true"></span></p></div></div></span></div></div></div><div style="border:0px;font-variant-numeric:inherit;font-variant-east-asian:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:15px;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:rgb(36,36,36)"><div style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><div style="border:0px;font:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:inherit"><b><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Why Study </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">Optimization and Operational Research </span><span style="border:0px;font-style:inherit;font-variant:inherit;font-weight:inherit;font-stretch:inherit;font-size:12pt;line-height:inherit;margin:0px;padding:0px;vertical-align:baseline;color:black">in Edinburgh?</span></b></div></div><div style="bo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