NERC Doctoral Training Partnership
ACCE: Adapting to the Challenges of a Changing Environment
University of Liverpool, PhD project proposal (Oct 2016 entry)
Application deadline: 10th September 2015
Please email completed applications to: m.g.jones@liverpool.ac.uk
Please ensure you use the email subject heading “NERC DTP application”
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Lead Supervisor[1]
Name:
Institute or School/Department:
Tel:
Email:
Co-Supervisor[1]
Name:
ACCE institute: Liverpool /Sheffield / York / CEH
Institute/Department:
CASE partner?: Yes/No/possible[2]
Tel:
Email:
Other supervisors (if any)
Name(s):
Organisation / university:
Department (if applicable):
CASE partner?: Yes/No/possible[2]
Tel:
Email:
Project title
Project outline (300 words max)
Please describe the proposed
project using the headings:
Background, Objectives, Novelty
and Timeliness.
Project advertisement (300
words max)
The text above for Project Outline
will be used in advert on FindAPhD
unless you write different text here.
Part funding / links to other
projects (150 words max)
If part funding is agreed or sought
from other sources (including CASE)
please give brief details. Please also
indicate other project link if relevant
(e.g. links to your existing NERC
grants that may benefit the PhD)
To which of the ACCE research
foci is the project aligned
(please select one)
o
o
o
o
Securing ecosystem services and environmental resources
Predicting and mitigating impacts of climate change
Understanding the dynamics of biodiversity
Investigating mechanisms of evolutionary change: genes to communities
How does the project fit to the
ACCE research foci? (150 words
max)
Please describe fit to NERC
remit (150 words max)
Key relevant publications from
supervisors (last 5 years, up to
4)[3]
Highlight any postgraduate coauthors
PhD supervision record[3]
a) Lead supervisor’s current
number of PhD students
b) Number of lead supervisor’s
students NOT submitted
within 4 years from those
finishing in the last 5 years.
NERC grant income[3]
Lead supervisor’s current NERC
grants
For each give:
A. Whether supervisor is PI, coI, or co-I that leads the
Sheffield component of a
split/consortium award
B. Start and end date
C. Project title
D. Amount of funding
Other grant income of
relevance[3]
Lead supervisors’ current other
grants of relevance.
For each give:
A. Whether supervisor is PI, coI, or co-I that leads the
Sheffield component of a
split/consortium award
B.
C.
D.
E.
Start and end date
Project title
Amount of funding
Funding body
Previous ACCE PhD students
I have been awarded an ACCE PhD before as:
Lead supervisor Yes/No
If yes, name of student and year started
Co-supervisor
Yes/No
If yes, name of student and year started
Notes:
[1] ACCE aims for 50% of its studentships to have lead and co-supervisors from different ACCE institutes
(Sheffield, York, Liverpool, CEH). All studentships should have at least 2 supervisors (whether from
different or the same institution).
Only 1 project proposal can be made per lead supervisor.
[2] If the supervisor’s organization could be a CASE partner, and you have discussed this with them, but it
has not been formally agreed or declined, please indicate “possible”. ACCE has a target of 40% CASE
studentships.
[3] If the lead supervisor is a new member of staff, the co-supervisor should be a more experienced
colleague. In such cases, please highlight this in these sections and give the track record of the experienced
co-supervisor also.