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Doctoral Training PartnershipBriefing
IAPETUS
DTP Briefing
• Background• Who are out partners? What are our themes
and what facilities and resources are available?
• Submitting PhD proposals – joint supervision; CASE partners and Integrated Student Networks (ISNs)
• How will proposals be evaluated and students selected?
NERC Training Review
A: NERC should take a more strategic and hands-on approach to its training investment.B: NERC should move to a 4 year notional studentship in 2014C: NERC should introduce success criteria against which training can be judged. D: NERC should introduce a ‘Dual-Core Model’ for studentships, which specifically delineates between responsive and focused studentships. E: NERC should allocate responsive studentships through Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs); and focused studentships through competitions when there is a recognised need.Meeting Societies Needs: Economic Growth & Science Discovery
Operating Principles:1. Support scientifically excellent projects aligned to
research strengths2. All DTP students will be supervised jointly between
two (or more) ROs as appropriate to maximise the benefit of the DTP for our students
3. Provide a world-leading research training environment for students
4. Provide reciprocal rights of access to technologies, facilities, equipment and expertise
IAPETUS DTP
DTP Briefing
• Background• Who are out partners? What are our themes
and what facilities and resources are available?
• Submitting PhD proposals – joint supervision; CASE partners and Integrated Student Networks (ISNs)
• How will proposals be evaluated and students selected?
IAPETUS Partners / Subjects• British Geological Survey – all parts• Centre for Ecology & Hydrology – all parts• Durham – Anthropology, Archaeology, Biological
Sciences, Earth Sciences, Geography, Maths• Glasgow – Geographical & Earth Sciences, Statistics
and SUERC• Newcastle – Biology, Civil Engineering & Geosciences,
Geography, Marine Science & Technology• St Andrews – Earth and Environmental Sciences• Stirling – Biological & Environmental Sciences
IAPETUS DTP THEMESGlobal Environmental ChangeIncorporates three strands Ice-sheet dynamics, sea-level change, Past environments. £21 M of NERC funding since 2008.
Geodynamics & Earth ResourcesIncorporates three strands Deep Earth processes, Crustal processes, Geoenergy & Mineral resources. £11 M of NERC funding since 2008.
Carbon & Nutrient CyclingIncorporates three strands Changing Carbon cycle, Peatland dynamics, C Cycle stability & Nutrient cycling. £10 M of NERC funding since 2008.
Hazards, Risk & ResilienceIncorporates three strands Volcanoes, Earthquakes & Landslides, Fluvial Processes & Flooding, Environmental pollution & human health. £8.3 M of NERC funding since 2008.
Biodiversity & Ecosystem ResourcesIncorporates two strands Evolution & Ecology and Resource sustainability & Environmental change biology. £13.2 M of NERC funding since 2008.
Cross cutting infrastructure, technology and expertise
GeochronologyAccelerator mass spectrometers for radiocarbon and cosmogentic isotopes; Argon, Rb/Sr, U/Pb, Re/Os and luninescence (OSL, TL, IRSL).
Geochemistry & Isotope tracingStable, compound and radiogenic isotope analysis, elemental and metal composition, biomarkers, mineral spectroscopic analysis, gamma spectroscopy, liquid scintillation
Earth observation & GeodesyGlobal-scale geodetic analysis, InSAR, TLS & ALS, image analysis, hyperspectral, UAVs
Field equipment pool, laboratory & monitoring sitesGPR, GPS, ships, Eden test catchment, long-term ecological research platforms, Dove marine lab
BioscienceNext generation sequencing, molecular genetics, marine aquaria, microfossil prep labs, greenhouses, environmental chambers, aDNA facilities, archives and long-term ecological records
DTP Briefing
• Background• Who are out partners? What are our themes
and what facilities and resources are available?
• Submitting PhD proposals – joint supervision; CASE partners and Integrated Student Networks (ISNs)
• How will proposals be evaluated and students selected?
Studentships Competition• Open competition model • Focus on quality of projects & students.• Process overseen by DTP Studentships Panel
Studentship Projects
Developed & Approved
Studentships Advertised & Promoted
Students Selected for
Studentships
September to November
November to February
February to March
Process & Timeline
• CASE studentships – at least 30% of awards need to go to CASE
studentships
• Projects – well-defined and deliverable proposals– methodology outlined, with RTSG needs detailed
• Supervisory fit – Inter-institutional supervisory teams– Demonstrate expertise and experience
• Research & training environment– Detail anticipated training needs– Highlight facilities equipment
Studentship Projects
Integrated Studentship
Networks
Innovation to support
interdisciplinarity
Networks of interrelated
projects which will be supported
to work collaboratively.
Integrated Student Networks
• Multidisciplinary in an embedded environment
• Multidisciplinary training• Building a network, use NERC Centres, RO’s
have Institutes e.g. IHRR, CeREES, DEI at DU), and others in partnership: SAGES, CRESS (SU), NIReS (NU), CESER (NU), CELO (StA)
• ISNs will only proceed if students of sufficient quality emerge
DTP Briefing
• Background• Who are out partners? What are our themes
and what facilities and resources are available?
• Submitting PhD proposals – joint supervision; CASE partners and Integrated Student Networks (ISNs)
• How will proposals be evaluated and students selected?
Project & Student Selection
• IAPETUS will run an open competition– Project & student selection based on excellence– Collaborative supervision– Training draws the best from each Partner
• Timetable– Liaise with Academic & CASE Partners– Submit proposal form by 31st October 2013– DTPs announced 4th November 2013– Partnership meeting 12th November to screen for
excellence and relevance to DTP Themes
Project & Student Selection
• November 2013 - Projects advertised on IAPETUS website
• Feb-March 2014 – Partners will nominate their best candidates to the Studentships Panel for funding
• Jointly supervised students will not require joint registration
• All academic staff will need to attend supervisor induction and training
PhD Lifecycle
Recruitment & Selection
Induction & TNA
Year 1 Upgrade
Placements & Internships
Submission & Completion
Personal Training
Programme
Doctoral Research Project
Year 1
Years 2 to 4
Alumni Engagement
IAPEUS Student ‘Journey’
Questions
18 in total of which 6 priority success criteria:
1. Excellent Students 2. Research Excellence3. Training Excellence 4. Multidisciplinary Training Environments5. Produce Success Stories6. Assurance of Quality
Success Criteria