Doctoral Training Partnerships(DTP)

 

 

DTPs/CDTs

   
1

NERC Envision 2 - Environmental sciences

 

Lancaster, Bangor, Nottingham, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) , British Geological Survey (BGS), Rothamsted

**(Applications for 2022 are now open)

2

ESRC Wales DTP in Social Sciences (built on CDT)

 Cardiff, Bangor, Aberystwyth, Cardiff Met, Gloucestershire, Swansea (pathways in  Bilingualism, Economics, Management & Business, Psychology, Sport & Exercise Science)

 

**(Applications for 2022 are now open as below)

ESRC funded Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunities are open to applicants who have completed their PhD at a research organization that is part of a DTP. Full information regarding Postdoc Fellowships and eligibility is available on the Wales DTP website.
3 NERC & BBSRC STARS Soils Lancaster, Bangor, Nottingham, Cranfield,  CEH, James Hutton Inst, Rothamsted, CEH, BGS

**(New PhD studentships for 2022 are now open as below)

2 new EPSRC CDTs announced Feb 2019
4

EPSRC CDT  in Nuclear Energy Futures

 Imperial College London, Cambridge, Bangor, Bristol and the Open University
5 EPSRC CDT in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing Swansea, Aberystwyth, Bangor, Cardiff and Bristol

**(Applications for 2021 are now closed)

Other Scholarships

6 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN) This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 956124

   

sellstem.eu

**(Applications for 2021 are now closed)

7

Hywel Dda University Health Board and Bangor University Research Partnership

Hywel Dda University Health Board provides healthcare services to a total population of 380,000 throughout Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion and Pembrokeshire.

Two Funded PhD Studentships in Public Health Economics at CHEME Bangor University

**(Applications for 2021 are now closed)

1. NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council

NERC is the leading funder of independent research, training and innovation in environmental science in the UK. Doctoral training partnerships (DTPs) provide excellent postgraduate research opportunities within the NERC science remit as well as varied professional and technical skills and personal development training.

DTP postgraduate training is delivered in collaboration with partners from a wide range of backgrounds including industry, specialist research organisations, charities, NGOs, government bodies and many more to ensure NERC DTP students are equipped with the skills and experiences to allow them to become world-leaders in their chosen careers.

DTPs are held by higher education institutions either alone or as a consortium with other eligible research organisations and partners. NERC doctoral training partnerships host NERC-funded, and potentially other, PhD students undertaking research in any area of the NERC science remit.

Bangor University is part of a NERC Doctoral Training Partnership with Lancaster and Nottingham Universities. Please visit NERC website here for more information.

Envision brings together a powerful group of UK researchers with 44 industry and NGO partners to provide a new generation of environmental scientists with the skills, knowledge and experience they need to take on the challenges of a changing world.

Funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), Lancaster University is leading the initiative which brings together the Universities of Nottingham and Bangor, the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, the British Geological Survey and Rothamsted Research. The initiative also involves large multinationals, a large number of SMEs and international research centres.

Applications for 2022 are now open.

The Envision Doctoral Training Programme will be awarding at least 16 fully-funded studentships per year from 2019-2023.

Please see details HERE.

For all projects and to apply please visit FindAPhD HERE

Bangor University Projects are listed below:

Envision DTP digital exhibition 2020

All posters are available here: http://envision.researchposter.co.uk/

2. ESRC Wales DTP

ESRC funded Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunities are open to applicants who have completed their PhD at a research organization that is part of a DTP. Full information regarding Postdoc Fellowships and eligibility is available on the Wales DTP website.

  1. Fully funded PhD Studentship (Sport and Exercise Sciences Pathway): Understanding mental health in elite women’s cricket :

    Bangor University, School of Human and Behavioural Sciences (HBS), supported by the ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership for Wales (Wales DTP), invites applications for funded PhD study. This particular studentship, known as a ‘collaborative studentship’, involves liaison with our collaborative non-academic organisations, The English and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). The above collaborative studentship is now available to apply for and will commence in October 2022.

    Deadline: May 23rd 2022

    More information about the studentship

  2. Fully-funded PhD Studentship: Examining the effects of psychological resilience interventions on recidivism in young people who offend:

           Bangor University, School of Psychology

Closing date for applications: 27th May, 2022

Applications are invited for a fully funded PhD studentship under the supervision of Dr. Stuart Beattie in the School of Human and Behavioural Sciences at Bangor University, Wales.

Hours: Full or part-time, commencing in October 2022.

Funding amount: The studentship covers the full cost of tuition fees, plus a tax-free maintenance stipend of approximately £15,609 per annum. Studentships are available as either ‘1+3’, ‘+3’, or their part-time equivalent.

Residency requirements: Both home and international (including EU and EEA) students are eligible, subject to general eligibility requirements (see UKRI web-site). Successful international applicants will receive a fully-funded Wales DTP studentship and will not be charged the fees difference between the UK and international rate.

Supervisor: Dr. Stuart Beattie

Project: This PhD project is a collaboration between Dr. Beattie and the Youth Justice Service (YJS) for Gwynedd and Môn and is part of an established research program to develop research-informed, theoretically driven psychological resilience interventions for young people, with the aim of reducing recidivism.  Psychological resilience interventions also hold promise for reducing social inequalities, increasing community cohesion, reducing unhealthy coping strategies (i.e., drink and drugs), and enhancing well-being, mental health, and positive pro-social behaviours. This PhD would extend this line of work both within Gwynedd and Môn and to all counties across North Wales, increasing both the research base and training opportunities. Dr. Beattie will provide extensive research training, while the YJS will provide access to their training resources, case workers (who will be your main point of contact), guidance in navigating the complex web of involved services, and excellent opportunities for knowledge exchange and scientific outreach.

Please read the full details here.

More details here.

  1. PhD studentship funding, supported by both the School of Human and Behavioural Sciences and the ESRC Doctoral Training Partnership for Wales is available for excellent 3rd-year or MSc students (starting in the 2022-23 school-year). Studentships are available in the areas of:

    Bilingualism [For more info please talk to Gary Oppenheim]

    Psychology [For more info please talk to Kami Koldewyn]

    Sport and Exercise Science [For more info please talk to Ross Roberts]

    Studentships are competitive and are offered on either a 1 +3 or +3 basis (i.e., including a taught MSc year, or not). To be eligible, you must have a first-class or strong upper second-class honours degree, or appropriate MSc degree. You will also need to name your proposed supervisor. Please contact the supervisor you want to work with before starting your application.Deadline for applications is 4th February and includes a written research proposal, as well as a CV, cover letter, and two letters of recommendation. We strongly recommend you work on the proposal with your proposed supervisor – thus, it is better to start the application process sooner rather than later.We encourage applications from anyone in the community - but are particularly keen to see applications from Black British, Asian British, minority ethnic British, or mixed-race British candidates (and by British, we mean home students, regardless of nationality).If you’re interested in applying for these studentships, please read the full details here.

ESRC Wales Studentships 2022

https://www.bangor.ac.uk/business/phd-studentships.php.en

3. NERC & BBSRC STARS Soils

      

  1. CDTS122: Management approaches and tools to empower fishing communities

    PhD Project Reference: CDTS122

    Lead Supervisors: Dr Shelagh Malham and Dr Natalie Hold

    2nd Academic Supervisor: Prof Michel Kaiser

    Associate Partner: Welsh Fisherman’s Association

    Project Description:

    Fisheries provide an important cornerstone to coastal economies and heritage. There is a desire from across fishers, industry, stakeholders, managers and academia that these resources are managed sustainably taking into account stock resilience and persistence for future generations, conservation of ecosystems and the sustainability and equity of livelihoods and culture. This project will co-develop whole-system management frameworks to manage these resources in an equitable and sustainable way. The PhD will integrate research and understanding across the transdisciplinary themes of; co-development; the legal and legislative framework; the tools and technology required for implementation and enforcement; and modelling of outcomes across the environment, economic and social landscape. Outputs from the project will provide important evidence and knowledge for fisheries management across the UK with opportunity to directly influence the currently fast-moving UK fisheries policy landscape.

    This PhD aims to provide co-management scenarios and solutions for inshore fisheries through the in-depth understanding of the needs, conflicts and values of actors in the system. It will also map out the legislative landscape identify evidence, data needs and investigate technology solutions to break down barriers to implementation. Potential management scenarios will be modelled using Cardigan Bay in Wales.

    Project specific training will include; Personal sea survival, fisheries assessment methods, Law and social science research methods, GDPR course, Annual Welsh Scallop survey (RV Prince Madog), ethics for surveys, internship with Welsh Government, mentoring from Seafish socio-economics team and Welsh Fisherman’s Association.

    Project Chapters:

    • Co-creation of Management Systems

    • Legislative and rights-based approaches to empower fishing communities

    • Delivering tools to enable co-management of fisheries

    • Modelling scenarios of an ecosystem-based approach

    Bangor University will host the student with the opportunity to spend time at the Lyell Centre, Heriot Watt University. The student will also be able to engage with other CDT students at Bangor and Heriot Watt working within the fisheries sector.

    For enquiries please contact : s.malham@bangor.ac.uk and/or n.hold@bangor.ac.uk

  2. Setting thresholds for good status in marine ecosystem management

    Environmental management aims to achieve good ecosystem states and avoid adverse or degraded states. Assessing ecosystem state requires indicators of condition and thresholds above which state is defined as ‘good’.  For example, the successful management of marine protected areas requires the achievement of good condition and identifying thresholds in ecosystem state, below which the system becomes degraded. The choice of such thresholds has used a wide variety of approaches and in many cases has been haphazard and subjective with varied success and associated socio-economic impacts. Different approaches may result in very different thresholds for prompting management actions, and there is therefore an urgent need to identify the most appropriate methods for identifying thresholds for desirable ecosystem states. Solving this problem requires the integration of ecosystem science, social science and marine policy.

     This PhD project will address these question:

    1. What are the strengths and weaknesses of different methods for setting thresholds for desirable ecosystem states?

    2. What can be considered as a good ecosystem state?

    These questions will be evaluated using a variety of ecological and social science techniques (literature synthesis, simulation, meta-analysis, stakeholder elicitation) and using data from a variety of marine ecosystems, including benthic and pelagic ecosystems. The student will be trained in these techniques, and will undertake placements at several organisations that provide evidence-based advice on ecosystem management to apply the outcomes of the research in different advice settings (ICES, JNCC and NIRAS).

    The project will be supervised by Prof Jan Geert Hiddink (Bangor University), Dr Abigail McQuatters-Gollop (University of Plymouth), Dr Tomas Chaigneau (Exeter University), Dr Ian Gloyne-Phillips & Sally Kazer (NIRAS, https://www.niras.com/), Dr Jörn Schmidt  & Dr Sebastian Valanko (International Council for the Exploration of the Sea) and Cristina Vina-Herbon (Joint Nature Conservation Committee).

    For enquiries, please get in touch with j.hiddink@bangor.ac.uk

      

4. EPSRC CDT  in Nuclear Energy Futures

5. EPSRC CDT in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Advanced Computing (CDT-AIMLAC)

Three fully-funded 4-year PhD scholarships are available starting in October 2021 in the area of Artificial Intelligence machine learning and advanced computing. The PhDs are suitable for graduates with an interest in AI algorithms for data analytics, visualisation and image analysis. 

The 4-year PhD scholarships, will sit within the UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning & Advanced Computing (CDT-AIMLAC, http://cdt-aimlac.org/). The students will be based at Bangor University, located within the School of Computer Science and Electronic Engineering. Funding will cover the full cost of UK/EU tuition fees and an annual stipend of £15,285.  Additional funding is available for research expenses.

Candidates must identify their preference of at least two projects from the following. Additional information of the projects can be found HERE. 

**(Applications for 2021 are now closed)

6. Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN)

Three year PhD position in Spatial Cognition in STEM Learning at the School of Languages, Literatures, Linguistics and Media, Bangor University.

The Department of Linguistics at Bangor University, Wales, UK and the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network (MSCA-ITN) project SellSTEM offers an Early Stage Researcher (ESR and PhD Student) position within the doctoral program for a PhD in Linguistics at Bangor University.

About SellSTEM

Spatially Enhanced Learning Linked to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (SellSTEM) is an international research and training network funded by MSCA-ITN under H2020. It aims to find new ways to raise the spatial ability levels of boys and especially girls across Europe so they are better prepared for the cognitive demands of STEM education.  SellSTEM has 15 ESR positions spread across three work packages.  The SellSTEM network consists of 10 universities and 8 non-academic partners in Europe.  SellSTEM will implement best practice in doctoral training through a carefully developed and comprehensive training programme and secondment of ESRs to different SellSTEM partners.  For more details visit sellstem.eu.

**(Applications for 2021 are now closed)

7. Hywel Dda University Health Board and Bangor University Research Partnership- Two PhDs in Public Health Economics at CHEME Bangor University

**(Applications for 2021 are now closed)