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INTRODUCTION FUNDED DOCTORAL TRAINING


Funded doctoral training


Bristol has one of the largest concentrations of funding and support for doctoral research and training in the UK sector. Tere are more than 300 PhD studentships available each year across the whole spectrum of Bristol research.


Many of these studentships are nationally funded, with support from UK Research and Innovation and other major funders, including the Wellcome Trust and the British Heart Foundation, among others. This investment funding, coupled with our top-five position in the most recent UK-wide Research Excellence Framework*, means we can offer numerous opportunities for funded, world-class PhD research.


The studentships will often cover fees and living costs for successful candidates. Some doctoral programmes are delivered in collaboration with other universities and research organisations, or with regional and global companies, giving doctoral students access to a wealth of resources and opportunities.


bristol.ac.uk/pg-study


Centres for Doctoral Training In recent years, Bristol has led eight Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs), and was a partner in six additional collaborative CDTs. An application for continued funding for these programmes has been submitted to EPSRC and is being considered at the time of this prospectus going to press. Confirmation of funding from 2019-20 onwards will be available from December 2018. Please check bristol. ac.uk/pg-study for the most up-to-date information. CDTs that are supported by other funders in diverse areas across the sciences continue to offer research training opportunities.


Doctoral Training Partnerships Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) are funded by the other UK research councils and typically span several universities.


In 2016, the Medical Research Council awarded £4.6 million to launch the GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP), bringing together the Universities of Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter to develop the next generation of medical researchers.


The South, West and Wales Doctoral Training Partnership has been awarded £14.2 million by the Arts and Humanities Research Council. This DTP represents a collaboration with seven other universities and draws on the resources and


expertise of non-academic partners such as BBC Drama, the National Trust and English Heritage.


The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) funds the NERC Great Western Four+ Doctoral Training Partnership. This DTP is designed to train tomorrow’s research leaders in earth and environmental sciences. It brings together the four GW4 universities (Bath, Bristol, Cardiff and Exeter) and six research organisations with 24 associate partner organisations representing the full range of employers of NERC science PhD graduates.


The South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership is one of 12 DTPs funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council to provide PhD training across the UK in areas of strategic relevance. It provides training in two priority areas: Agriculture and Food Security, and World-class Underpinning Bioscience.


The South West Doctoral Training Partnership represents a collaboration between the Universities of Bristol, Exeter, Bath, Plymouth and the West of England, bringing together social science academic leaders across 17 disciplinary and interdisciplinary pathways.


More information about all these options and more can be found at bristol.ac.uk/ doctoral-college/prospective-research- students/funding.


*Times Higher Education analysis of Research Excellence Framework 2014


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