PhD studentships with the South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP)

Up to 35 fully-funded 4-year PhD studentships* available to start in September 2023, across a wide range of bioscience disciplines.

To view projects on offer, and how to apply, visit the SWBio DTP website.

* Subject to eligibility requirements.

About

• Advancing the frontiers of bioscience discovery
• Bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food
• Bioscience for an integrated understanding of health

Programme overview

You will be recruited to a broad, interdisciplinary project, supported by a multidisciplinary supervisory team, with many cross-institutional projects available. There are also opportunities to:

• apply your research in an industrial setting (DTP CASE studentships).
• undertake research jointly with our core and associate partners (Standard DTP studentships with an associate partner).
• work with other national/international researchers.
• undertake fieldwork.

Our structured training programme will ensure you are well equipped as a bioscience researcher, supporting careers into academia, industry and beyond.

First year

We provide a broad awareness of the fundamental research approaches in life sciences and how they could be applied to real-life situations through:

• two rotation projects - both allied with but in different disciplinary areas related to the PhD project.
• three taught units - training in Statistics, Bioinformatics, coding, experimental design, innovation and understanding the impact of your research.

You will need to successfully complete the first year to progress into your second year of studies. An MRes exit route is available at the end of year one should this be required.

Second to fourth years

The remaining years will be more like a conventional PhD, where you will be undertaking research full-time.

The PhD thesis must be submitted within 4 years of starting the programme.

Professional Internships for Postgraduate Students (PIPS)

You will undertake a 3-month placement outside of an academic research environment*. Placements are intended to broaden you career horizons by providing you with skills, experience and knowledge that can be applied to many career sectors.

Examples include working within policy, science communication, charities, industry and scientific publishing.

About our PIPS and CASE placement schemes >>

* optional for CASE studentships as undertake an industrial placement for 3-18 months.

Cohort activities

You will have the opportunity to attend cohort activities held across the partnership, such as student conferences, workshops and outreach events. Here you will meet and interact with students across the partnership, giving you access to a multidisciplinary and supportive student network.

About our cohort activities >>

Funding and eligibility

Information about funding and eligibility >>

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Statement

We support diverse and inclusive work environments, and welcome applications from all backgrounds and communities.

Our SWBio DTP EDI statement >>

DTP virtual events

We have events available to help support bioscience applications and interviews, as well as tell you more about the DTP

Further information >>

Application deadline

Midnight, Monday 5th December 2022

How to apply >>