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FAQs

In addition to the local facilities a NLD BBSRC DTP student will benefit from additional support and cohort events. Listed below is information for current and prospective supervisors.

Information with supervisors with a current NEEDL BBSRC DTP student

NEEDL BBSRC DTP student should complete their PhD in the same way as other research students at their institution, meeting the requirements of annual review processes.

The NEEDL Studentship comes with additional benefits and support of having a co-supervisor at another institution.

NEEDL students will be offered some compulsory and some optional training and development opportunities. Students are fully funded for four years of study. So the expectation is supervisors must support and encourage students to engage in activities such as the PIPS internships and computational training.

Yes, NEEDL students can apply for funding to support training and they will be provided with a bursary in order to complete a PIPS.

Projects are scored by a panel of assessors at each institution and are awarded on both quality of the project and on broadening opportunities for staff and students.

Information for prospective supervisors

Each year a central call will be made requesting the submission of projects for the studentships starting in the following October. Following this the projects will be marked by colleagues across the DTP and NLD BBSRC DTP Management Board will meet and decide on the strongest projects submitted. From there the selected projects will all be advertised, this can be as many as 60 projects for 28 fully funded studentships (from 2020 onwards). Supervisors are asked to rank the applicants to their project and are able to put forward up to three candidates per project. Following this nomination process the NLD Management Board will create a shortlist of candidates to interview. We believe that this method always us to recruit the very best students to the very best projects. If you have any questions about the process then please discuss this with your local DTP lead in the first instance, or contact us at bbsrcdtp@liverpool.ac.uk.