Background

The Doctoral Training Partnership

In May 2013 the  Mathematical, Physical and Life Sciences, and Social Sciences divisions, submitted a joint bid for Research Council funding for the DTP in Environmental Research.  We are delighted to announce that the bid has been successful and we are able to offer full studentships for this programme of study for home students, and fees-only studentships for EU students.  There is limited funding for overseas studentships with one full overseas award currently available although we hope to be able to increase this now that initial funding has been confirmed.  The first intake will be in October of 2014. The deadline for Applications will be 24th January 2014.   

Students will indicate at the time of application which of the three streams they are interested in, but movement will be allowed between streams prior to the selection of the D.Phil project.

Students will receive tailored training in personal, professional and research skills through a mix of cohort-wide, streamed and individual activities, and will develop a critical understanding of the wider contexts (societal, political, economic) of their research.

Training  

Training will be targeted to address many of the critical skills gaps recently identified in NERC's "Most Wanted" report of 2012. Graduates from this DTP will be trained in a multidisciplinary environment, including working with teams in a range of problem-solving contexts.  They will become highly numerate, have modelling skills, be engaged with the protocols and practices of data managment, will understand the challenges of translating research into practice, and have well-developed communication skills.  We shall encourage students to develop and extend their own interpersonal, networking and leadership skills, within and beyond the cohort.

Each student will engage with a significant research problem, tackling cutting-edge questions  and playing an integral role in setting the agenda beyond the tenure of their studentships. Research and training will be sustained by our vital relationships with, and continued commitments from, a significant group of Partners.  These Partners bring important perspectives to the DTP, in helping to define the problems that will need to be addressed by Environmental Researchers of the future, and by offering insights into, and experience of, the world beyond the laboratory.   

The Doctoral Training Partnership is a member of the Graduate Academic Programme (GAP) and fully supports the teaching and training of graduate students across divisions within the University of Oxford.