Details of Award
NERC Reference : NE/L002612/1
The Oxford DTP in Environmental Research
Training Grant Award
- Lead Supervisor:
- Professor DP Marshall, University of Oxford, Mathematical, Physical&Life Sciences Div
- Grant held at:
- University of Oxford, Mathematical, Physical&Life Sciences Div
- Science Area:
- Atmospheric
- Earth
- Freshwater
- Marine
- Terrestrial
- Overall Classification:
- Earth
- ENRIs:
- Biodiversity
- Environmental Risks and Hazards
- Global Change
- Natural Resource Management
- Pollution and Waste
- Science Topics:
- None
- Abstract:
- The Oxford DTP in Environmental Research will offer a world-class, multidisciplinary training environment for the next generation of researchers working at the frontiers of Environmental Research. The annual cohort will comprise 35-40 students, 30 supported by NERC and 5-10 supported by University scholarships and industrial partners. This group will be embedded within a wider cohort of over 400 graduate students working in internationally excellent research teams, both on environmental science and on the physics, mathematics, chemistry, and biology that underpins it. Graduates from the Oxford DTP will become the scientific and research leaders of the future, tackling the leading environmental problems that will confront society over the 21st century. The DTP will offer a novel training environment across three broad science streams, each of which includes the influence of, and consequences for, human-environment interactions: a. The 'Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolutionary Processes' stream will span research into biological processes, systems and their interactions, at scales ranging from the organism to the population, in spheres ranging from human health to natural ecosystems, over all timescales. b. The 'Physical Climate System' stream will span research across all aspects of the Physical Climate System, present, past and future, with strong links to climate impacts and mitigation. c. The 'Dynamic Earth, Surface Processes and Natural Hazards' stream will span activities from theoretical seismology and isotope geochemistry to the analysis of natural resources, quantification of surface processes over all timescales, and geophysical hazards and risk. The cohort will be selected on the basis of academic excellence and research potential, and will form a diverse group of UK and international scholars. Students will receive tailored training in personal, professional and research skills through a mix of cohort-wide, streamed and individual activities, and will develop a critical understanding of the wider contexts (societal, political, economic) of their research. Our training will build on innovations that have already proved highly successful in Oxford (including paperless classrooms, online learning environments and project-partner-led problem-solving workshops). Training will address many of the critical skills gaps recently identified in NERC's 'Most Wanted' report of 2012. Graduates from Oxford's DTP will be trained in a multidisciplinary environment, including working in teams in a range of problemsolving contexts. They will become highly numerate, have modelling skills, be engaged with the protocols and practices of data management, will understand the challenges of translating research into practice, and have well-developed communication skills. We shall encourage students to develop and extend their own interpersonal, networking and leadership skills within and beyond the cohort. Each student will engage with a significant research problem, tackling cutting-edge questions that span the breadth of NERC's portfolio, and playing an integral role in setting the agenda beyond the tenure of their studentships. Research and training will be sustained by our vital relationships with, and continued commitments from nineteen Partners from research organisations, business, education and the third sector. These Partners bring important perspectives to the DTP, in helping to define the problems that will need to be addressed by Environmental Researchers of the future, and by offering insights into the world beyond the laboratory. Student engagement with our Partners is a key component in cultivating long-term sustainable partnerships, and ensuring impact. The DTP will also benefit substantially from links with Isis Innovation, Oxford's technology transfer company, who offer insight and training opportunities in the creation and development of spinouts and emerging businesses.
- NERC Reference:
- NE/L002612/1
- Grant Stage:
- Completed
- Scheme:
- Doctoral Training
- Grant Status:
- Closed
- Programme:
- DTP 2013
This training grant award has a total value of £11,019,097
FDAB - Financial Details (Award breakdown by headings)
| Total - DSA | Total - Other Costs | Total - Fees | Total - RTSG | Total - Student Stipend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| £11,946 | £482,039 | £2,050,141 | £1,320,000 | £7,154,972 |
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