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- 2. Overview Background Our training programme Our cohorts Recruitment for 2024-25 Process Deadlines Projects Students
- 3. The Award 63 total studentships allocated 3 initial intakes beginning 2016-17 3 students recruited in AI & Data Science call in 2018 44 total studentships allocated Awarded additional 3 intakes for 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 20 studentships to be allocated per year Awarded funding for GW4 BioMed2, 3 intakes starting October 2022-23, two cohorts recruited. Background
- 5. What Does Our Funding Cover? Included for every studentship • 4 years stipend at UKRI rate • 4 years fees at UKRI rate • Travel & conference allowance • Research Training & Support Grant – up to £5k pa depending on project Flexible Funding supplement • Biannual competitive call to all MRC-funded students. Covers high-cost training/research. Transition to post-doc funding • Applications are accepted to the Flexible Funding Supplement to cover transition to post-doc opportunities of up to three months following thesis submission Background
- 6. Our Vision Attract excellent students from a broad range of disciplines Provide training for all including in translation/innovation and data science Develop graduates for whom collaboration and interdisciplinarity are the norm Produce doctoral graduates prepared to work collaboratively within and across academia and industry Background Over 90% of projects involve more than one GW4 partner Over 90% of students trained in MRC priority skills
- 7. Governance & Management Background Management Board Director Prof Emma Kidd Leadership Team 8 – RO Academic Leads 4 – Theme Leads 4 – Cross-cutting Theme Leads 4 – Deputy Leads Well-being & Research Culture Lead 4 – Student representatives GW4 BioMed MRC DTP Centre Manager Scientific Advisory Board Operations Board PGR Student Community PGR Supervisors & Deans
- 8. Yr 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Thesis PhD begins HEI community Theme community Whole DTP Transition To Post Doc Placement/Broadening Horizons “Prep” Our Training Programme Supervisors Projects Students Progression Research Skills Experiences Careers Transition Our Training Programme
- 9. Theme Communities Population Health Sciences (PHS) Neuroscience and Mental Health (NMH) Infection, Immunity, Antimicrobial Resistance & Repair (IIAR) Data Science Priority Theme Interdisciplinary skills Training Theme Translation and Innovation Training Theme Our Training Programme In vivo skills Training Theme Reproducibility and Research Integrity Training Theme
- 10. Supervisor Responsibilities Our Training Programme Support student-led development of their project during the first 3 month ‘Prep’ period Support student-led development of their 3rd year ‘Broadening Horizons’ placement for up to 3 months Participate in online Core Skills training Contribute to the DTP’s training offering and events Contribute to evaluation of student projects and student recruitment process Complete a termly feedback survey on progress
- 11. Our Cohorts Up to 22 funded studentships will be available for the 2024-25 intake. Up to 30% of our studentships can be allocated to International applicants. 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Proposed projects 120 109 121 142 173 144 144 112 Projects advertised 45 51 71 69 88 86 80 84 Applications received 251 280 492 437 534 913 948 1063 Interviewed 39 43 34 52 57 56 50 50 Studentships awarded 16 26 21 15 18 11 20 18 Bath Bristol Cardiff Exeter Total Infection, Immunity, Antimicrobial Resistance & Repair 9 14 18 12 53 Neuroscience and Mental Health 14 15 16 9 54 Population Health Science 4 25 0 9 38 Total 27 54 34 30 145
- 12. Recruitment Process •Lead supervisors submit project proposals through an online survey •Review & selection of projects to advertise by research theme panels •Projects are advertised via FindaPhD.com and HI’s Project recruitment •Students apply for up to two advertised projects •Anonymized review and shortlisting by theme panels based on written applications Student shortlisting •Shortlisted students must meet supervisors for whose projects they’ve applied •Subsequent supervisor reports & panel interviews are considered with written applications to select students Studentship allocation Recruitment
- 13. Key Dates PROJECT CALL DEADLINES 5th June 2023 Supervisor project proposal online form opens for applications 17th July 2023 Project proposal submission deadline (5pm) 22nd August 2023 Project selection panel 22nd August 2023 Lead supervisors notified of outcome STUDENT APPLICATION TIMELINE 4th Sept 2023 Projects advertised for student applications 1st November 2023 Deadline for student applications (5pm) 18th Dec 2023 DTP notifies candidates and supervisors of shortlisted applications 19th January 2024 Deadline for supervisor feedback survey 24th – 25th Jan 2024 DTP candidate interviews 1st Oct 2024 Official funding start date for allocated studentships Recruitment
- 14. Project Selection Criteria Evidence of high-quality doctoral training: Significance, originality, feasibility and degree of challenge presented by the proposed research Added-value features, e.g. exposure to working across disciplinary boundaries, opportunities for collaboration with other academic centres or industries Strategy for knowledge transfer and maximising the impact of the doctoral research Feasibility of project resourcing arrangements Consideration of the students' active participation in tailoring the project brief during the ‘Prep’ period Evidence of an excellent research and training environment: Publication of research outputs in high quality journals and track record of the supervisors Quality of the research environment including PhD completions across the supervisory team in the last 10 years Consideration of preparation for future career readiness Evidence of alignment with strategic aims: Cross-cutting skills priority and training themes aligned to the MRC Foundations for Excellence and Priority Skills Needs and the training opportunities of our Associate Partners (Data Science cross cutting priority theme, in vivo biology, interdisciplinarity and translation/innovation cross cutting training themes) The strategic aim to support collaboration across the partner institutions: as the norm, PhD projects are expected to involve collaboration in supervision and/or specialist training Evidence to support awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion across the supervisory team including a significant contribution from early career researchers if relevant (e.g. lead supervisor) Recruitment
- 15. Project Selection Criteria This year, projects will be automatically rejected if they do not meet the following essential criteria: Feasibility of project resourcing arrangements – MRC funding guidelines prevent us from supporting project consumable costs. We want to ensure that research will be adequately resourced. Evidence to support awareness of the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion – the DTP fosters an ethos of EDI at all stages of recruitment, training and student support. Quality of the research environment including PhD completions across the supervisory team in the last 10 years. Recruitment
- 16. Student Selection Criteria APPLICATION SHORTLISTING Proven academic quality Research potential Personal motivation & commitment AT INTERVIEW Critical thinking Fit with project Personal motivation & commitment Recruitment
- 17. Our Students Only registered at HEI of lead supervisor Students welcomed from non-bioscience backgrounds across themes Core skills training, appraisal, monitoring and pastoral support •Provided in the first instance by PGR office at home institution and enhanced by GW4 BioMed2 MRC DTP Support for travel to other HEIs and training events Cohort building, peer-led training Recruitment
- 18. Attracting Applications Applicants may use the titles of projects alone as a screening tool. Therefore it is very important to craft the wording of your project title at a level appropriate for an applicant who is not yet an expert in the field. Understanding and disrupting holobiont integrity in mucormycosis Looking for an Achilles Heel in the deadly fungi that causes mucormycosis Consider the same for your project summary, which is used to advertise the project. Is it written using accessible language that would interest a student applicant? We advertise the successful projects on FindaPhD, your university website, the DTP website and Twitter, but use your own contacts to spread the word. This could include contacting relevant Masters students at your institution or using your own social media channels.
- 19. Answers to FAQs PIs can only be lead supervisor on one project each year. PIs can only be lead supervisor on projects in two of any three-year rolling period. PIs can be co-supervisor on an unlimited number of projects. Competitive “flexible” fund available for “additional training costs” e.g. high-cost training, exceptional training opportunities, placements, transfer to post-docs. Project costs and consumables are not funded by DTP and should be supported by the PI. iCase and CASE conversion opportunities are available Recruitment
- 20. Next Steps Project proposals must be submitted using the online survey available on the DTP website from Monday 5th June 2023 The closing date for project applications is 5 p.m. on Monday 17th July 2023. Please read the full FAQ document available on the DTP website or request a copy of the information by contacting GW4BioMed@Cardiff.ac.uk Raise awareness of the DTP with potential PGRs Recruitment
- 21. Role Contact Director Professor Emma Kidd kiddej@cardiff.ac.uk Director of Research Culture & Wellbeing Dr Emma Lane LaneEL@cardiff.ac.uk Bath Academic Leads Dr Tom Freeman Dr Maisem Laabei T.P.Freeman@bath.ac.uk ml418@bath.ac.uk Bristol Academic Leads Professor Paul Martin Professor David Sheppard Paul.Martin@Bristol.ac.uk D.N.Sheppard@Bristol.ac.uk Cardiff Academic Leads Dr David Petrik Dr Neil Rodrigues petrikd@cardiff.ac.uk rodriguesn@cardiff.ac.uk Exeter Academic Leads Professor Kate Ellacott Dr Emma Pitchforth k.ellacott@exeter.ac.uk e.pitchforth@exeter.ac.uk Infection, Immunity, Antibiotic Resistance and Repair Theme Leads Dr Soma Meran Dr Martin Eichmann Merans@cardiff.ac.uk M.Eichmann@exeter.ac.uk Neuroscience and Mental Health Theme Leads Dr Esther Walton Dr Emma Dempster E.Walton@bath.ac.uk e.l.dempster@exeter.ac.uk Population Health Sciences Theme Leads Dr Rhian Daniel Dr Jon Heron DanielR8@cardiff.ac.uk jon.heron@bristol.ac.uk DTP Hub Erica Lewis – Centre Manager Yvonne Lagorio – Administrative Assistant gw4biomed@cardiff.ac.uk
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- Some of the notable features of our bid: GW4 provides critical mass of research strengths, training expertise and resources. Geographical proximity and experience of collaborative work including shared DTPs (this is not a shot-gun marriage) Complementarity and collaboration around strategic research themes. This will allow students access to a broad range of expertise in key areas and offer the potential for interdisciplinary working and exposure to team science. We address MRC’s strategic skills priorities. Particular strengths in data science, translation and innovation and interdisciplinary skills training Ensuring the recruitment of high-calibre of students between the 3 themes and institutions, but with an overriding prioritisation of excellence. Commitment to equality and diversity – provision in place at project and student selection. For example CV formatting which anonymises applicants. Cohort building – not only building DTP cohorts, but also communities around the three research themes, integrating with the wider MRC community. This will be achieved via the induction days and annual congress, collective invitations to training events and conferences, in addition to social media and web groups. There is an annual skills needs analysis – which will inform a customised training programme for the students, which will address both their professional and research training needs. Which will be in addition to their core and advanced priority skills training, as required by their research theme. Where specialisms exist within one university these modules/ workshops can be shared across institutions, to ensure niche priority skills such as health statistics and big data, can be taught by experts in their field. Adding significantly to the range and quality of the training available to DTP students. In addition, students will be engaged in a variety of activities which help broaden their horizons –including a placement of up to 3 months. These activities will support students in thinking more holistically about how they might apply their research and professional skills and embed an interdisciplinary mind-set.
- GW4 Board reports to the 4 ROs. Leadership Team: 4 RO leads and 3 Theme leads Dr Tom Freeman – Bath Academic Lead Prof Paul Martin / Prof David Sheppard – Joint Bristol Academic Leads Dr Emma Kidd – Cardiff Academic Lead Prof Tim Frayling – Exeter Academic Lead Prof Anthony Isles (Cardiff) - Neuroscience and Mental Health Theme Lead Prof Phil Taylor (Cardiff) - Infection, Immunity and Repair Theme Lead Prof Kate Tilling (Bristol) – Population Health Theme Lead Management Board: Executive Director (Chair) Director Leadership Team MRC Unit/Centre representatives GW4 BioMed Manager 4 student reps Accountable to MRC, GW4 board (DVC/PVC of each HEI) Scientific quality Selection/allocation of projects/students Oversight of all MRC students Scientific Advisory Board: 4 External advisors Scientific strategy Feedback on international best practice Interact with students at congress Operations Board: GW4 BioMed Manager (Chair) GW4 BioMed Administrator RO professional services reps Interaction with RO student offices Supporting recruitment, selection, induction processes Cohort building activities Consistency and sharing best practice Financial management Student Voice: 4 reps on the board Annual Congress will include a full student assembly meeting Each HEI Academic Lead is responsible for liaison with supervisors and other PGR colleagues to ensure academic and partnership procedures and policies are adhered to. This helps ensure that there are clear lines of communications between the students and supervisors and the management/operations teams. This facilitates local autonomy in managing institutional processes, especially around pastoral care and quality, whilst ensuring consistency and cohesiveness across the alliance.
- Some of the notable features of our DTP: GW4 provides critical mass of research strengths, training expertise and resources. Geographical proximity and experience of collaborative work including shared DTPs (this is not a shot-gun marriage) Complementarity and collaboration around strategic research themes. This will allow students access to a broad range of expertise in key areas and offer the potential for interdisciplinary working and exposure to team science. We address MRC’s strategic skills priorities. Particular strengths in data science and interdisciplinary skills training Ensuring the recruitment of high-calibre of students between the 3 themes and institutions, but with an overriding prioritisation of excellence. Commitment to equality and diversity – provision in place at project and student selection. For example CV formatting which anonymises applicants. Cohort building – not only building DTP cohorts, but also communities around the three research themes, integrating with the wider MRC community. This will be achieved via the induction days and annual congress, collective invitations to training events and conferences, in addition to social media and web groups. There is an annual skills needs analysis – which will inform a customised training programme for the students, which will address both their professional and research training needs. Which will be in addition to their core and advanced priority skills training, as required by their research theme. Where specialisms exist within one university these modules/ workshops can be shared across institutions, to ensure niche priority skills such as health statistics and big data, can be taught by experts in their field. Adding significantly to the range and quality of the training available to DTP students. In addition, students will be engaged in a variety of activities which help broaden their horizons – from work placements, visits, mini MD projects. These activities will support students in thinking more holistically about how they might apply their research and professional skills, and embed an interdisciplinary mind-set.
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