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” Box sizes on this form can be expanded as necessary 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.