Wales DTP Buddy Scheme

Thank you to everyone who registered their interest in joining the Wales DTP Buddy Scheme. There was a fantastic response, with all pathways represented! We are busy sorting participants in to groups and aim to have them ready early in the New Year.  We will be in touch via email once the groups have been allocated.
 

Applying for a Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Wales DTP recently opened its call for ESRC funded Postdoctoral Fellowships to commence in October 2022. Join us for a live one-hour session on 10 January, aimed at helping you to decide whether a Fellowship is right for you, and how to go about applying. In the session, Wales DTP Director, Professor John Harrington, will outline the benefits of a Fellowship and how to apply. You will also hear from and have an opportunity to put questions to current and former Wales DTP Postdoctoral Fellows, who will share their own experience of a Fellowship and how it has helped to further their career. ESRC funded Postdoctoral Fellowship opportunities are open to applicants who have completed their PhD at a research organization that is part of a DTP. Full information regarding eligibility is available on the Wales DTP website .

Register for this free one hour session by 5 January. Live talks will be recorded and made available after the event.
 

Science Engagement PhD Internship Opportunity at the Royal Institution

The Royal Institution (RI) is looking for a PhD student to take on an internship as Science Engagement Intern, to join the Schools Programme for a 3-month placement to gain experience of education outreach and science communication. The internship will commence from late February 2022.  The RI offers placements for students enrolled on a research degree under the DTP programme funded by Research Councils. These opportunities are only open to PhD students who are eligible for a stipend via their DTP/research council in order to undertake a 12 week professional internship.  The closing date for applications is 9.00am on 12 January.  

Further information is available on the Royal Institution website.  For  more information contact the RI recruitment team.  As a Wales DTP funded student, you should contact the Wales DTP by 7 January at the latest to discuss your application and seek our support in providing you with a 12 week funded extension to your stipend.

Next Steps and new COVID-19 variable added to CLOSER Discovery

Researchers can now search and explore over 18,000 new variables added to CLOSER Discovery – the UK’s most detailed, free-to-use search engine for longitudinal population studies. The platform enables users, including students and early career researchers, to find and assess longitudinal data that could be suitable for their research projects.  Over 9,000 variables from Next Steps, a nationally representative study which follows the lives of around 16,000 people in England born in 1989-1990 has been included in the update. This means that, for the first time, researchers can explore the complete set of variable metadata from all sweeps of the study. To mark this milestone, in CLOSER’s latest blog, Dr Morag Henderson (Next Steps PI) introduces the study and its research potential.  Over 5,000 new variables from both the Understanding Society and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children COVID-19 surveys have also been included in this latest update. Read more on the CLOSER website.