GW4 Clinical Academic Training (GW4-CAT HP) PhD Programme for Health Professionals

About the project

Following a nationally-leading £57 million funding boost from UK Research and Innovation and its Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, the University recently celebrated nine (new and returning) EPSRC-funded Centres for Doctoral Training. This brings the total number of bodies currently offering funded, cohort-based doctoral training opportunities at the University of Bristol, covering key research areas across all faculties, to 18. The table below provides information about all organisations, programmes, partnerships and doctoral training centres open to prospective research students.

CDT/Programme/Partnership | Funder | Partners | Research areas | Faculty

Name: GW4 Clinical Academic Training (GW4-CAT HP) PhD Programme for Health Professionals Director: Professor Richard Coward and Professor Yvonne Wren Contact: Tracey Jarvis (Programme Manager) | Wellcome Trust (WT) | Cardiff University University of Exeter University of Bath | Population health Cardiovascular sciences Neuroscience Mental health Infection, immunity & repair Cancer or molecular cell biology | Health and Life Sciences

Name: GW4 Clinical Academic Training (GW4-CAT HP) PhD Programme for Health Professionals

Director: Professor Richard Coward and Professor Yvonne Wren

Contact: Tracey Jarvis (Programme Manager)

Name: BBSRC South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP) Director: Professor Jon Lane Deputy Director : Laszlo Talas Contact: Dr Samantha Southern (Manager), Hannah Silvester-Oliver (Admin Manager), Diane Hird (Collaboration Facilitator) Associate partners: Marine Biological Association (MBA), University of Plymouth, SETsquared Bristol, Swansea University, UCB Pharma and University of the West of England (UWE). | Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council | University of Bath Cardiff University University of Exeter Rothamsted Research University of Plymouth | Advancing the frontiers of bioscience discovery Bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food Bioscience for an integrated understanding of health | Health and Life Sciences

Name: BBSRC South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP)

Director: Professor Jon Lane

Deputy Director : Laszlo Talas

Contact: Dr Samantha Southern (Manager), Hannah Silvester-Oliver (Admin Manager), Diane Hird (Collaboration Facilitator)

Associate partners: Marine Biological Association (MBA), University of Plymouth, SETsquared Bristol, Swansea University, UCB Pharma and University of the West of England (UWE).

Name: GW4 BioMed2 Doctoral Training Partnership Director: Professor Emma Kidd (Cardiff) Academic Lead (Bristol): Professor David Shepphard Contact: Erica Lewis (Centre Manager), and James Ing (Administrator) | Medical Research Council | Cardiff University (lead) University of Bath University of Exeter | Infection, Immunity and Repair Neuroscience and Mental Health Population Health | Health and Life Sciences

Name: GW4 BioMed2 Doctoral Training Partnership

Director: Professor Emma Kidd (Cardiff)

Academic Lead (Bristol): Professor David Shepphard

Contact: Erica Lewis (Centre Manager), and James Ing (Administrator)

Name: Wellcome Trust PhD in Molecular, Genetic and Lifecourse Epidemiology Director: Professor Laura Howe Contact: Sharen Hockey-O'Keefe (Administrator) | Wellcome Trust | N/a | See the full list of PhD projects | Health and Life Sciences

Name: Wellcome Trust PhD in Molecular, Genetic and Lifecourse Epidemiology

Director: Professor Laura Howe

Contact: Sharen Hockey-O'Keefe (Administrator)

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Technology Enhanced Chemical Synthesis Director: Professor Jonathan Clayden Contact: Krissy Stothard (Admin Manager) or Sherry Shi (Course Manager) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | N/a | New scaffolds for medicines and agrochemicals Cleaner synthesis Design of new functional molecules Synthetic methodologies Natural product chemistry Designer ligands for catalysis | Science and Engineering

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Technology Enhanced Chemical Synthesis

Director: Professor Jonathan Clayden

Contact: Krissy Stothard (Admin Manager) or Sherry Shi (Course Manager)

Name: NERC GW4+ Doctoral Landscape Training Partnership - a consortium of excellence in innovative research training Director: Liz Bagshaw Academic Lead (Bristol): David Naafs Contact: Dr Emeliana Palk (Hub Manager, 45644) , Sara Berrow (Coordinator) | Natural Environment Research Council | University of Bath Cardiff University University of Exeter | Natural Hazards Biogeochemical Cycles Genomes and Evolution Ecology, Conservation and Biodiversity Atmospheres, Oceans and Ice Climate Change, Impacts, and Sustainability Water | Science and Engineering

Name: NERC GW4+ Doctoral Landscape Training Partnership - a consortium of excellence in innovative research training

Director: Liz Bagshaw

Academic Lead (Bristol): David Naafs

Contact: Dr Emeliana Palk (Hub Manager, 45644) , Sara Berrow (Coordinator)

Name: ESRC South West Doctoral Training Partnership Director: Professor Richard Harris Contact: Sonja Foster (Manager) or Joanna Williams (Coordinator) | Economic and Social Research Council | Bath Spa University Bournemouth University University of Bath University of Exeter Plymouth University Plymouth Marjon University University of the West of England | Various - please see the prospectus entries for particular programmes for further details of school and departmental research groups | Arts, Law and Social Sciences

Name: ESRC South West Doctoral Training Partnership

Director: Professor Richard Harris

Contact: Sonja Foster (Manager) or Joanna Williams (Coordinator)

Name: Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science Director: Professor Jonathan Reid; Dr Rachael Miles (Course Director) Contact: Kate Loutit (CDT Manager) or Yaelle Hartley (CDT Partnerships Manager) or Ka Man Kam (Administrator) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | University of Bath University of Birmingham University of Cambridge University of Hertfordshire Imperial College London University of Leeds University of Manchester University of Surrey | Basic aerosol processes Environmental aerosol Aerosols and health Measurement techniques Aerosol technology | Science and Engineering, Health and Life Sciences

Name: Centre for Doctoral Training in Aerosol Science

Director: Professor Jonathan Reid; Dr Rachael Miles (Course Director)

Contact: Kate Loutit (CDT Manager) or Yaelle Hartley (CDT Partnerships Manager) or Ka Man Kam (Administrator)

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security (Cyber Secure Everywhere) Director: Professor Awais Rashid (Bristol lead, Director) and Professor Adam Joinson (Bath lead, Deputy Director) Contact: Nell Rodman (CDT Manager) or Emily Gingell (administrator) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | University of Bath | Cyber Security | Science and Engineering

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Cyber Security (Cyber Secure Everywhere)

Director: Professor Awais Rashid (Bristol lead, Director) and Professor Adam Joinson (Bath lead, Deputy Director)

Contact: Nell Rodman (CDT Manager) or Emily Gingell (administrator)

Name: UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning and Advanced Computing Director: Henning Flaecher (Bristol PI) Contact: Rhian Melita Morris (CDT Centre Manager, Swansea), Roz Toft (CDT Research Manager, Swansea University) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | Swansea University (lead) Cardiff University Aberystwyth University Bangor University | Machine learning Uncertainty modelling Human-computer interaction Computational logic for AI Responsible innovation & enterprise in AI | Science and Engineering

Name: UKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning and Advanced Computing

Director: Henning Flaecher (Bristol PI)

Contact: Rhian Melita Morris (CDT Centre Manager, Swansea), Roz Toft (CDT Research Manager, Swansea University)

Name: UKRI CDT in Practice-Oriented Artificial Intelligence Director: Professor Peter Flach Contact: Suzanne Binding (Centre Manager) | UK Research and Innovation | n/a | Data-driven AI Knowledge-drive AI Human-AI interaction Responsible AI Interactive AI in context | Science and Engineering

Name: UKRI CDT in Practice-Oriented Artificial Intelligence

Director: Professor Peter Flach

Contact: Suzanne Binding (Centre Manager)

n/a

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies Director : Professor Antony Carrington Contact : Joanna Łucyszyn (CDT Manager) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council | University of Oxford Cambridge University | Science and Engineering

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Superconductivity: Enabling Transformative Technologies

Director : Professor Antony Carrington

Contact : Joanna Łucyszyn (CDT Manager)

Name: EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Biology Director : Dr Lucia Marucci Contact : Joanna Wakeling (CDT Manager) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) | University of Oxford | Science and Engineering

Name: EPSRC and BBSRC Centre for Doctoral Training Centre for Doctoral Training in Engineering Biology

Director : Dr Lucia Marucci

Contact : Joanna Wakeling (CDT Manager)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

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Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures Director : Professor Trevor Cox (Salford) Professor Mahdi Azarpeyvand (UoB Academic Lead) Contact : see-soundfutures@salford.ac.uk | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | University of Salford (host) University of Sheffield University of Southampton

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sustainable Sound Futures

Director : Professor Trevor Cox (Salford)

Professor Mahdi Azarpeyvand (UoB Academic Lead)

Contact : see-soundfutures@salford.ac.uk

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

University of Salford (host)

University of Sheffield

University of Southampton

Name: EPSRC Quantum Information Science and Technologies Centre for Doctoral Training Director : Carrie Weidner (interim Director) Contact : Eszter Szatmari (CDT Manager) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | University of Sussex | Science and Engineering

Name: EPSRC Quantum Information Science and Technologies Centre for Doctoral Training

Director : Carrie Weidner (interim Director)

Contact : Eszter Szatmari (CDT Manager)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

University of Sussex

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Innovation for Sustainable Composites Engineering Director : Professor Janice Barton Contact : Caroline Perkins / Joanna Łucyszyn (Centre Managers), Aisha Bello (administrator) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | University of Nottingham | Science and Engineering

Name: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Innovation for Sustainable Composites Engineering

Director : Professor Janice Barton

Contact : Caroline Perkins / Joanna Łucyszyn (Centre Managers), Aisha Bello (administrator)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

University of Nottingham

Name: EPSRC CDT in Future Innovation in NDE (FIND CDT) Director : Professor Bruce Drinkwater Contact : John Edwards (CDT Manager) | Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) | Imperial College London University of Manchester University of Nottingham University of Strathclyde University of Warwick | Science and Engineering

Name: EPSRC CDT in Future Innovation in NDE (FIND CDT)

Director : Professor Bruce Drinkwater

Contact : John Edwards (CDT Manager)

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

Confused about the differences between different types of Doctoral Training programmes, partnerships and centres? Read our guide to Doctoral Training models explained .

• Cardiff University
• University of Exeter
• University of Bath
• Population health
• Cardiovascular sciences
• Neuroscience
• Mental health
• Infection, immunity & repair
• Cancer or molecular cell biology
• University of Bath
• Cardiff University
• University of Exeter
• Rothamsted Research
• University of Plymouth
• Advancing the frontiers of bioscience discovery
• Bioscience for sustainable agriculture and food
• Bioscience for an integrated understanding of health
• Cardiff University (lead)
• University of Bath
• University of Exeter
• Infection, Immunity and Repair
• Neuroscience and Mental Health
• Population Health
• See the full list of PhD projects
• New scaffolds for medicines and agrochemicals
• Cleaner synthesis
• Design of new functional molecules
• Synthetic methodologies
• Natural product chemistry
• Designer ligands for catalysis
• University of Bath
• Cardiff University
• University of Exeter
• Natural Hazards
• Biogeochemical Cycles
• Genomes and Evolution
• Ecology, Conservation and Biodiversity
• Atmospheres, Oceans and Ice
• Climate Change, Impacts, and Sustainability
• Water
• Bath Spa University
• Bournemouth University
• University of Bath
• University of Exeter
• Plymouth University
• Plymouth Marjon University
• University of the West of England
• Various - please see the prospectus entries for particular programmes for further details of school and departmental research groups
• University of Bath
• University of Birmingham
• University of Cambridge
• University of Hertfordshire
• Imperial College London
• University of Leeds
• University of Manchester
• University of Surrey
• Basic aerosol processes
• Environmental aerosol
• Aerosols and health
• Measurement techniques
• Aerosol technology
• University of Bath
• Cyber Security
• Swansea University (lead)
• Cardiff University
• Aberystwyth University
• Bangor University
• Machine learning
• Uncertainty modelling
• Human-computer interaction
• Computational logic for AI
• Responsible innovation & enterprise in AI
• Data-driven AI
• Knowledge-drive AI
• Human-AI interaction
• Responsible AI
• Interactive AI in context
• University of Oxford
• Cambridge University
• University of Oxford
• Imperial College London
• University of Manchester
• University of Nottingham
• University of Strathclyde
• University of Warwick

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