The Programme
The Oxford DTP in Environmental Research will
offer a world class, multidisciplinary training environment for the
next generation of researchers working at the frontiers of
Environmental Science. The annual cohort will comprise roughly 30
students, 24 of whom will be Research Council
funded, with the remainder supported by university and college
scholarships and non-academic Partners.
Students will be admitted to one of the three streams
of the DTP, and will develop their research project in any relevant
area during their first 2-3 months of study. During this period
they will receive intensive, cohort-wide training which will include a 3-day residential field course, development of a common
skills toolkit through a series of core cross-cohort courses, training
in research and transferable skills, seminar and discussion groups and
a termly public lecture programme.
Students will receive support as they develop their research proposal during the first term, months 1-3. During months 4-12 students embark on their research projects. By the end of year 1 students will complete a review of the state-of-the-art in their chosen research area and will present their research and a research plan at the end of year conference. Students will carry out their research projects in a chosen department. They will gain their D.Phil from this department, although the DTP will continue to provide support, training, career development and networking opportunities.
Training Methods
The
DTP will use a student-centred approach to teaching delivery. Training
will progress in three phases, developing from core skills sets to
those specific to the student's projects. In the first
term, students will be trained as a single cohort, and all
students will participate across the full breadth of training
activities. Students will each be supported by a Course Tutor who
will act as an independant advisor throughout their first year of
study. During this time students will work on their research
proposal, the outline of which should be complete by the end of month 3.
Thereafter training will be both cross-cohort and in streams. Students will also be able to sign up for classes on the GAP academic programme to provide an individually tailored training programme for each student.
Details of the course structure and modules taken are given in the following sections:
Throughout the course, the University's code of conduct relating to Academic Integrity is enforced.