Re: Alife postgrad qualifications

Rob Agar wrote:

> ... 
> > Q6: Where can I get a doctorate in Artificial Life or related areas?
...  I'm very interested in doing some postgraduate
> study in AL and related areas - anyone know where I can get information of
> this kind?  (or a copy of the original page mentioned in the FAQ?)

University of Sussex, UK, within the EASy (Evolutionary and Adaptive 
Systems) group. We have around 40 students each year taking the 1-year 
EASy MSc, and around 50% of these go on to do doctoral research in 
(broadly) Alife areas, both here and elsewhere.

Currently we have around 30 doctoral students in Alife-related areas. We 
have far too many applicants, so it is difficult to get accepted. Here a 
doctoral program usually has no taught component - a prior MSc or 
equivalent is expected to cover that. The doctoral program is *research* 
so we look for strong novel research proposals within the the areas of 
interest of faculty who would supervise. Some prior training/experience 
at putting together a viable research proposal is usually necessary 
before applying to do a doctorate here.

Inman Harvey

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