Doctoral College

Our doctoral training centres and research partnerships offer opportunities for students to collaborate with industry, universities and other organisations.

Factsheet

Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) are funded by one or more Research Councils within UK Research and Innovation (UKRI). They combine the research and expertise of universities and industry partners to support and train doctoral students.

The University of Bath is a partner in the following DTPs and CDTs.

Doctoral Training Partnerships

• BBSRC South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP) in food security and bioscience
• ESRC South West Doctoral Training Partnership (SWDTP) in economic and social science
• MRC GW4 BioMed Doctoral Training Partnership
• NERC GW4+ Doctoral Training Partnership in environmental sciences

Centres for Doctoral Training

• EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science
• EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Green Industrial Futures
• EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistical Applied Mathematics (SAMBa)
• EPSRC CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training) in Sustainable Chemical Technologies: A Systems Approach (CSCT)
• EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber security
• NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems (RED-ALERT CDT)

Active DTPs and CDTs that are not currently accepting applications

• AHRC South, West & Wales Doctoral Partnership (SWW DTP) in arts and humanities
• NERC Centre for Doctoral Training in Freshwater Biosciences and Sustainability (FRESH)
• UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Accountable, Responsible and Transparent AI (ART-AI)
• EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS)

Research areas