Social Computing Cardiff University

General requirements

• A 2:1 Honours undergraduate degree or a master's degree, in computing or a related subject. Applicants with appropriate professional experience are also considered. Degree-level mathematics (or equivalent) is required for research in some project areas.

Your research proposal should be no longer than 2000 word and should include the following. Please note that proposals longer than 2000 words will be rejected at the initial application stage.

• a summary of your chosen research area, which briefly describes the state-of-the-art and lists the shortcomings and questions that your study will address
• an outline of the methods and techniques that you propose applying
• the name of a prospective supervisor, and a description of how your proposal relates to their research interest and expertise
• a list of references that you have cited in the above