South, West and Wales (Doctoral Training Partnership)

South, West and Wales (Doctoral Training Partnership)

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  A new PhDexperience in the South, West & Wales James Clark 29 January 2014
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  Integration • A Consortium-wide researchenvironment including supervisory teams formed from collective subject groups • An interactive VLE • Cross-disciplinary research connections, cultivated by Consortium research clusters • Biannual 3-day events for – Research exchanges – Professional development training – Progression milestones
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  Career development A networkof partner organisations representing Arts, Heritage, Media working together with the universities to: •Supervise and / or mentor the student project •Enable placements within the registration period •Co-produce the Professional Arts & Humanities Researcher, a threeyear training programme for every DTP student including: – Research management (grant writing; managing a budget) – Digital applications for the Arts & Humanities – Knowledge exchange in practice – Approaches to public engagement
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  Open access • DTP OpenDay offering 1:1 contact with supervisor pool and partner organisations for students; inspiring cross-institutional and interdisciplinary team-working among staff; attendance supported with funding packages • Responsive mode recruitment and support driven by student-led projects • Bespoke funding for every profile, including: targeted pre-doctoral support for those progressing from UG, practice or professional routes