Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/L002558/1
E3 - Edinburgh Earth and Environment - Doctoral Training Partnership
Training Grant Award
- Lead Supervisor:
- Professor RLH Essery, University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Grant held at:
- University of Edinburgh, Sch of Geosciences
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Earth
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Atmospheric
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Global Change
- Natural Resource Management
- Pollution and Waste
- Science Topics:
- None
- Abstract:
- The Edinburgh Earth and Environment (E3) DTP, led by The University of Edinburgh (UoE), brings together 28 partners from the research, education, policy and industry sectors to deliver a world-class programme of PhD training and multidisciplinary research. E3 will attract and enable the best PhD students to address relevant environmental challenges through frontier research, by providing a flexible training programme in a multidisciplinary setting that will prepare them to become the next generation of science leaders. The distinguishing features of the E3 DTP are the: 1) outstanding research environment of world-leading researchers and supervisors and extensive research facilities which enables students to achieve their potential; 2) multidisciplinary research environment taking advantage of the scientific breadth of E3 partners; 3) promotion of transferable skills, with access to internships, facilities, training and expertise in the many and diverse partners within a 10-km radius; with collaborative access to national capability and facilities further afield; 4) concentration of partners within the Edinburgh area, facilitating a strong cohort identity. E3 builds on existing research collaboration and PhD supervision between individual partners to create a new integrated programme with significantly enhanced supervisory capabilities, and research and training opportunities. The DTP, led by the School of GeoSciences at UoE, one of the largest and most successful groupings of geoscientists in the UK, will allow PhD students to conduct world-leading research within core geosciences and at their interface with other disciplines, through the other UoE partner Schools of Chemistry, Engineering, Informatics, Mathematics, Physics & Astronomy, and Business. The non-UoE research organisation partners within E3 provide additional supervisory expertise, placement opportunities, and access to specialist training and facilities (many unique in the UK) such as laboratories, specimen collections, databases, models and computing resources, and field equipment and sites in the UK and overseas. Eight of these partners have bases in the Edinburgh area, facilitating PhD student access and co-supervision. Policy and industry partners provide DTP students with opportunities for professional internships and collaborative research. Students will be recruited from a range of academic backgrounds on the strength of their academic achievement and research potential in the geosciences. They will be embedded in a large and thriving research community, including an experienced pool of over 200 supervisors currently training around 500 PhD students. E3 will pay particular attention to maintaining supervisory excellence. PhD projects will be developed by supervisors and students and reviewed within the DTP for science quality, feasibility and NERC relevance. The progression of students will be monitored every six months, through oral and poster presentations, a first-year research proposal, and progress reports and review meetings in later years. The E3 training programme is designed to facilitate scientific and professional development of students related to current skills gaps in the UK environmental sectors, whilst maintaining a strong cohort identity. Core training delivered to all students will comprise annual residential training, addressing science excellence, creativity, and employability, and courses in "Research Planning and Management", "Frontiers in Geosciences", "Numeracy, Modelling & Data Management" and "Pathways to Impact". Core courses are designed to facilitate peer-to-peer and inter-year tutoring to support cohort development. Students will have the opportunity to personalise their further training from a portfolio of academic, research and transferable skills courses and summer schools delivered by E3 partners or elsewhere, including a three-month funded internship in a professional setting.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/L002558/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Doctoral Training
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- DTP 2013
This training grant award has a total value of £8,433,485
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - DSA | Total - Other Costs | Total - Fees | Total - RTSG | Total - Student Stipend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £2,792 | £409,276 | £1,585,426 | £990,000 | £5,445,996 |
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