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 2021 are now closed)
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 2021 are now closed)
3	NERC & BBSRC STARS Soils	Lancaster, Bangor, Nottingham, Cranfield, CEH, James Hutton Inst, Rothamsted, CEH, BGS
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	**(Please see below for available Scholarships)

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 2021 are now closed.

All applicants should make their application through the Envision website online application.

All available projects are advertised here: http://www.envision-dtp.org/projects/

Envision DTP digital exhibition 2020

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

2. ESRC Wales DTP

3. NERC & BBSRC STARS Soils

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

A fully funded PhD studentship to start on 1st October 2021 (or as soon as possible afterwards) is available with the Public Health Economics Research Group at the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME) in the School of Health Sciences, and is funded by the Hywel Dda University Health Board. This PhD studentship will be closely linked with the Applied Learning for Preventative Health Academy (ALPHAcademy), funded by Welsh Government, as an action of A Healthier Wales and led by Bangor University.

The 3-year full-time studentship will cover the UK/EU tuition fee, provide a maintenance stipend (£15,609 per annum for full-time award holders) and funding for research costs. The primary supervisor will be Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards (CHEME, Bangor University).

The project

PhD Project Title: Capturing wider value creation in the local economy by the Hywel Dda University Health Board

Hywel Dda University Health Board would like to know the wider added value created in the economy of West Wales from the £1 billion spent on health and social care annually. The creation of local jobs, transport and community initiatives linked to the activities of the Health Board can help mitigate or prevent the persistence of such inequalities in health and life opportunities. This PhD will in addition reflect on the issue of inequalities. West Wales has pockets of inequality in health and socioeconomic opportunities for the local population. We know from the work of the Marmot Review (Marmot, 2020) that “place” determines life expectancy and quality adjusted life expectancy. There is a 19.2 year difference in quality adjusted life year expectancy across Wales. Local value creation can help mitigate such inequalities both in health and wider economic conditions.

In funding this PhD, Hywel Dda University Health Board is building on the Welsh Government’s Plan for Health and Social Care (Welsh Government, 2018), which sets out the need for health services to transform so they can meet the challenges of the future. The Welsh Government have for many years followed the principles of the Well-being of Future Generations Act (Davies, 2016) and of Prudent Healthcare (Bradley et al., 2014). Prudent Healthcare has provided a strong underpinning for healthcare improvement in Wales and a Value Based Health Care approach will help to make the aims of Prudent Healthcare a reality. NHS Wales spending supports significant levels of regional economic activity in terms of output, employment and gross value-added (GVA) (Morgan, Munday, & Roberts, 2017). Having regional suppliers, also spending in the local economy supports further economic output and employment. Health Board employees spend wage income in the local economy and this also supports regional economic output and jobs (Morgan et al., 2017).

In this novel PhD, the successful candidate will with work with the Deputy Director of Finance and public health / clinical staff at Hywel Dda University Health Board to develop a novel demonstration project of how the Health Board is contributing to the local economy above and beyond its spending on health and social care service provision. The student will specifically look at the impact of this wider value creation on inequalities within the Health Board with a view to mitigating or preventing future inequalities in health. We would expect findings from this PhD to bring generalisable insights across Wales and the rest of the UK.

Mixed methods will be utilised in this PhD, from systematic review of the literature to primary data collection. Secondary data analysis will also be utilised with data from Hywel Dda University Health Board. Analysis methods may include multiplier effects (Peck & Cabras, 2010), Social Cost Benefit Analysis (social CBA) (Edwards & Lawrence, 2021) and Social Return on Investment (SROI) (Nicholls, Lawlor, Neitzer, & Goodspeed, 2009).

Evidence into practice is important to ensure that NHS finances are utilised in the smartest way to ensure regional prosperity.

PhD at Bangor University, with field work at Hywel Dda University Health Board.
3 years, full-time.
University fees will be covered by the Studentship from Hywel Dda University Health Board.
The candidate would be expected to either be based at Bangor University or to travel to Bangor a few times per year for meetings and conferences.
In the event of any further COVID-19 restrictions, the student will be expected to work from home and meet with supervisors over Teams or Zoom.
Data collection will be face-to-face or over Teams or Zoom.
Secondary data will be from Hywel Dda University Health Board.

Requirements

A good degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) in Health Economics or a related subject (e.g. Population Science, Social Science, Psychology, Geography, Health and Social Care, Statistics).
A Master’s degree in Health Economics or a related discipline would also be desirable.
Excellent communication and organisational skills with some experience project completion and dissertation or project reporting.
A strong quantitative background including knowledge of statistical software packages (e.g. SPSS, STATA, R) and Excel.
An awareness of and readiness to include qualitative analysis methods in the thesis.
An interest in working in a multidisciplinary group.
A Welsh speaker or willingness to learn some Welsh (desirable).
We would welcome applications from a PhD candidate with links to or interest in life in West Wales (desirable).

Training opportunities and student support

The student will be supported for their learning needs by their supervisors and postdoctoral staff at the Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation. Additional training will include attendance to specialist short courses. There will also be opportunities for the student to undertake taught modules at postgraduate level to provide the extra skills and knowledge needed to undertake postgraduate research, as well as attend workshops and courses provided for postgraduate research students by Bangor University’s Centre for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching.

How to apply

Interested candidates are advised to discuss the project with Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk. Closing date for applications is 27th August 2021.

Start date: 01/10/2021 or as soon as possible afterwards

Annual Stipend: The award will cover academic fees, at the UK (home) tuition rate for the 2021/22 entry, plus a maintenance stipend for 3 years £15,609 tax free, paid over 36 months (October 2021 – September 2024, or from period of commencement), full-time. The studentship includes a research-related travel and equipment allowance.

Project Description: This PhD will take a mixed-methods approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods in health economics.

Supervisors and research environment:

Academic supervisors (monthly supervision)

First supervisor: Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards

Second supervisor: Dr Carys Jones

Third supervisor: Dr Llinos Spencer

Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME), School of Health Sciences, Bangor University https://cheme.bangor.ac.uk/

CHEME is one of the leading health economics centres in the UK. The Centre is active across a range of health economics and medicines evaluation research activities.

Applied Learning for Preventative Health Academy (ALPHAcademy)

The ALPHAcademy is funded by Welsh Government, as an action of A Healthier Wales and led by Bangor University.

Hywel Dda University Health Board Partner supervisors (quarterly supervision)

Huw Thomas, Director of Finance

Mark Bowling, Assistant Director of Finance

Hywel Dda University Health Board https://hduhb.nhs.wales/

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

How to apply

We welcome informal enquiries to Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk

Closing date for application is 5pm on Friday 27th August 2021. Applications are via: https://apps.bangor.ac.uk/applicant/ We welcome applications in either English or Welsh. Interviews of shortlisted applicants will be conducted during early September 2021. The successful applicant will start on 1st October 2021 or as soon after as possible.

References

Bradley, P., Willson, A., Buss, P., Harrhy, Stephen Laing, H., Shortland, G., van Woerden, H. C., … Puntoni, S. (2014). Achieving prudent healthcare in NHS Wales. Retrieved from https://pureadmin.uhi.ac.uk/ws/portalfiles/portal/1921669/Achieving_prudent_healthcare_in_NHS_Wales_paper_Revised_version_FINAL_.pdf

Davies, H. (2016). The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. Environmental Law Review, 18(1), 41–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461452916631889

Edwards, R. T. & Lawrence, C. L. (2021). ‘What you see is all there is’: The importance of heuristics in cost-benefit analysis (CBA) and social return on investment (SROI) in the evaluation of public health interventions. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy.

Marmot, M. (2020). Health equity in England: the Marmot review 10 years on. Bmj, 368.

Morgan, K., Munday, M., & Roberts, A. (2017). Local economic development opportunities from NHS spending: Evidence from Wales. Urban Studies, 54(13), 3138–3156. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098016658248

Nicholls, J., Lawlor, E., Neitzer, E., & Goodspeed, T. (2009). A guide to Social Return on Investment. Development, 3(January), 55. https://doi.org/10.1108/17508610780000720

Peck, F., & Cabras, I. (2010). The Impact of Local Authority Procurement on Local Economies. Public Policy and Administration, 26(3), 307–331. https://doi.org/10.1177/0952076709356859

Welsh Government. (2018). A Healthier Wales: our Plan for Health and Social Care. Retrieved from https://gov.wales/topics/health/publications/healthier-wales/?lang=en

The project

PhD Project Title: The economics of rural healthcare provision: Hywel Dda University Health Board

Health boards across Wales are responsible for the organisation and delivery of health care services to patients, in the case of Hywel Dda University Health Board, in West Wales, in a largely rural area. Routine finance and accounting methods record spending by service type. With the increased emphasis on health and social care delivered in community settings, the PhD student will explore cost aspects and outcome aspects of rural healthcare delivery. In this novel PhD, the successful candidate will with work with the Deputy Director of Finance and public health / clinical staff at Hywel Dda University Health Board to drill down on the costs and outcomes of rural healthcare delivery (Currie, Philip & Roberts, 215; Hollingsworth, 2008; Pitchforth et al., 2009). The PhD student, from a health economics perspective, will examine the impact of rurality across the Hywel Dda University Health Board on patient choice, public health and prevention, telemedicine, safety and risk, centralisation of services, the health and social care interface, and access to academic medicine. There is particular concern to recognise local inequalities in health and the extent to which rurality shapes or impacts on this.

PhD at Bangor University, with field work at Hywel Dda University Health Board.
3 years, full-time.
University fees will be covered by the Studentship from Hywel Dda University Health Board.
The candidate would be expected to either be based at Bangor University or to travel to Bangor a few times per year for meetings and conferences.
In the event of any further COVID-19 restrictions, the student will be expected to work from home and meet with supervisors over Teams or Zoom.
Data collection will be face-to-face or over Teams or Zoom.
Secondary data will be from Hywel Dda University Health Board.

Requirements

A good degree (minimum 2.1 or equivalent) in Health Economics or a related subject (e.g. Population Science, Social Science, Psychology, Geography, Health and Social Care, Statistics).
A Master’s degree in Health Economics or a related discipline would also be desirable.
Excellent communication and organisational skills with some experience project completion and dissertation or project reporting.
A strong quantitative background including knowledge of statistical software packages (e.g. SPSS, STATA, R) and Excel.
An awareness of and readiness to include qualitative analysis methods in the thesis.
An interest in working in a multidisciplinary group.
A Welsh speaker or willingness to learn some Welsh (desirable).
We would welcome applications from a PhD candidate with links to or interest in life in West Wales (desirable).

Training opportunities and student support

How to apply

Interested candidates are advised to discuss the project with Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk. Closing date for application is 27th August 2021.

Start date: 01/10/2021 or as soon as possible afterwards

Project Description: This PhD will take a mixed-methods approach using both quantitative and qualitative methods in health economics.

Supervisors and research environment:

Academic supervisors (monthly supervision)

First supervisor: Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards

Second supervisor: Dr Nathan Bray

Centre for Health Economics and Medicines Evaluation (CHEME), School of Health Sciences, Bangor University https://cheme.bangor.ac.uk/

CHEME is one of the leading health economics centres in the UK. The Centre is active across a range of health economics and medicines evaluation research activities.

Applied Learning for Preventative Health Academy (ALPHAcademy)

The ALPHAcademy is funded by Welsh Government, as an action of A Healthier Wales and led by Bangor University.

Hywel Dda University Health Board Partner supervisors (quarterly supervision)

Huw Thomas, Director of Finance

Mark Bowling, Assistant Director of Finance

Hywel Dda University Health Board https://hduhb.nhs.wales/

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

How to apply

We welcome informal enquiries to Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards r.t.edwards@bangor.ac.uk

Closing date for application is 5pm on Friday 27th August 2021. Applications are via: https://apps.bangor.ac.uk/applicant/ We welcome applications in either English or Welsh. Interviews of shortlisted applicants will be conducted during early September 2021. The successful applicant will start on 1st October 2021 or as soon after as possible.

References

Currie, M., Philip, L. J., & Roberts, A. (2015). Attitudes towards the use and acceptance of eHealth technologies: a case study of older adults living with chronic pain and implications for rural healthcare. BMC health services research, 15(1), 1-12.

Davies, H. (2016). The Well-being of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015. Environmental Law Review, 18(1), 41–56. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461452916631889

Hollingsworth, B. (2008). The measurement of efficiency and productivity of health care delivery. Health economics, 17(10), 1107-1128.

Pitchforth, E., Van Teijlingen, E., Watson, V., Tucker, J., Kiger, A., Ireland, J., ... & Ryan, M. (2009). “Choice” and place of delivery: a qualitative study of women in remote and rural Scotland. BMJ Quality & Safety, 18(1), 42-48.

Welsh Government. (2018). A Healthier Wales: our Plan for Health and Social Care. Retrieved from https://gov.wales/topics/health/publications/healthier-wales/?lang=en

Doctoral Training Partnerships(DTP)

DTPs/CDTs

NERC Envision 2 - Environmental sciences

2 new EPSRC CDTs announced Feb 2019

Other Scholarships

1. NERC - the Natural Environment Research Council

Envision DTP digital exhibition 2020

2. ESRC Wales DTP

3. NERC & BBSRC STARS Soils

4. EPSRC CDT in Nuclear Energy Futures

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

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

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

PhD Project Title: Capturing wider value creation in the local economy by the Hywel Dda University Health Board

PhD Project Title: The economics of rural healthcare provision: Hywel Dda University Health Board