Overview of the different types of DTP studentships – SWBiosciences Doctoral Training Partnership

Below are further details about the 3 different types of studentships available through the SWBio DTP:

Standard studentships
Standard studentships with Associate Partner
CASE studentships

	Standard studentships	Standard studentships with Associate Partner	CASE studentships
Eligible to act as main supervisor	Any Core Partner Rothamsted-based studentships: referred to as Rothamsted supervisor	Referred to as a lead supervisors; one lead supervisor based at a Core Partner + one lead supervisor based at an eligible Associate Partner Project call (intake 2023) eligible Associate Partners: MBA, Plymouth, Swansea, UWE.	Any Core Partner or UWE Rothamsted-based studentships: referred to as Rothamsted supervisor
Eligible to act as second supervisor	Any Core Partner or Associate Partner Rothamsted-based studentships: only university Core Partner eligible to act as academic supervisor	Refer above	Core Partner main supervisor: Any Core Partner or Associate Partner. UWE main supervisor: Any Core Partner. Rothamsted-based studentships: only university Core Partner or UWE eligible to act as academic supervisor
Further supervisory team guidance	If the main and second supervisors are from different institutions, a second local supervisor is needed from the main supervisor’s institution. Rothamsted-based studentships: a second local Rothamsted and academic supervisor needed.	A second local supervisor is needed for each lead supervisor institution. Two academic supervisors will be required if both lead supervisors are not based at a university.	A listed CASE supervisor needed. If the main and second supervisors are from different institutions, a second local supervisor is needed from the main supervisor’s institution. Rothamsted-based studentships: a second local Rothamsted and academic supervisor needed. Our Associate Partners, UCB Pharma (Slough) + SETsquared Bristol organisations, can act as CASE partners.
Where student predominately based	Main supervisor’s university Rothamsted-based studentships: at Rothamsted.	50% at each of the lead supervisor institutions	Main supervisor’s university Rothamsted-based studentships: at Rothamsted Will also involve a CASE placement.
Management of projects/interviews	Institution	Open competition	Open competition
Who applicants apply to	Core Partner university	Registered university	Core Partner university or UWE
Registration	Main supervisor’s university Rothamsted-based studentships: academic supervisor of collaborating university.	At the university of one of the lead supervisors Or academic supervisor at collaborating university if applicable.	Main supervisor’s university Rothamsted-based studentships: academic supervisor of collaborating university.