…lagship programme, making funded doctoral fellowships available across the UK’s leading professional and technical universities. At its heart, the programme is committed to being International, Interdisciplinary and Intersectoral. In the series The DTA is Intersectoral, we showcase how our funded PhDs cut across different sectors, building bridges between academia and industry, and provides students with the skills and experience required by indus…
…d 4 for Newport and UWIC respectively. The structure of the research in WIRAD comes under four over-arching themes where a broad range of exciting and internationally leading research is carried out: Design Enhanced Human Futures, Fine Art & Ceramics, Design Policy & Practice, Film, Photography & Screen Media. Unit 63 Art and Design West of England’s excellent outcome includes work Centre for Fine Print Research has enabled improvements in wide fo…
…lied Biosciences for Health programme. DTA Energy focuses on producing doctoral graduates equipped with the skills and experience to tackle the global challenge of ensuring future security and sustainability of energy supplies and the management of energy demand. Whether the communities of the future are mega-cities, urban, rural or remote, the infrastructure that supports them – including housing, manufacturing, transport and services – will rely…
…mental health. I remember friends telling me to slow down. I even recall reading advice given within the insightful resources available on the UKRI and Office for Students’ (OfS) Wellbeing Thesis. With hindsight, I desperately wish I had paid attention. But why didn’t I? A recent report from HEPI by Bethan Cornell points to systemic failings that create conditions that contribute to poor mental health and mean researchers are less likely to engage…
…flagship collaborative programme – is focusing in on the research our doctoral researchers are doing to address the global challenges of climate change. Across the DTA network, doctoral researchers are looking at how we can reduce our energy consumption and provide more sustainable societies for all to live in. Building on the applied research strengths, industry-focus and collaborative ethos of our members, the DTA supports four interdisciplinar…
…s.” University Alliance has today announced the next wave of places, with applications open between 5th September and 14th October 2019. The new opportunities created through the programme are advertised at https://www.unialliance.ac.uk/dta/cofund/. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 801604….
…onal Director of the Doctoral Training Alliance were interviewed by THE ahead of the initiative’s launch last week. Maddalaine Ansell, chief executive of the University Alliance, said she hoped that research councils would be persuaded to contribute towards the initiative if it proves to be effective. “We hope we can show to the research councils that our institutions have strengths and that, working together, they can create the critical mass req…
…s business focus is what seems to drive the partnership. Maddalaine Ansell, the group’s chief executive, said in a statement that it had been developed “in response to industry needs” and aims to deliver “highly employable researchers with knowledge, expertise and skills in a growth sector for the UK”. Harrison adds that an independent advisory board, which will include industry representatives, will oversee the training alliance. Recruitment to t…
…University Alliance in December 2022 to support the DTA team. Annie Bell Head of Communications and External Affairs Annie joined University Alliance in December 2021 as Head of Communications and External Affairs. Emma Cowley DTA3 Project Manager Emma joined the University Alliance in 2023 as the DTA3 Project Manager. Tom Creese Communications and Press Officer Tom joined University Alliance in September 2022 as Communications and Press Officer….
…lth strand of the programme. She says she was attracted to studying in the UK by the prospect of a new adventure; “up until this point, I studied my whole life in Bilbao. I needed to leave Spain to get a new perspective, to have a new experience.” The UK in particular could offer a wealth of opportunities and benefits for her career. As she put it, “It was my dream to become a scientist, hopefully working in a research centre. In the UK there are…
