BBSRC: Studentship call launch
The BRIC Doctoral Training Programme aims to improve the supply of skills to industry and academia in the bioprocessing sector, by providing a PhD programme that includes structured training that exposes students to industrial practices and needs.
At the heart of the BRIC Doctoral Programme is a research training project which will provide the student with the opportunity to make a novel contribution to research in bioprocessing, an area of cutting-edge innovation, and the opportunity to gain exposure to the challenges facing industrial companies in this sector.
The first call for studentships opened in 2010 and resulted in eight studentships being awarded. A second call opened in 2011 and resulted in 10 studentships being awarded.
***This is the third call for BRIC studentships opened on 1st August 2012 and will close on 11th October 2012. In this call a maximum of ten studentships will be awarded.***
Please follow this link for further details and for the submission forms:
http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/collaborative-research/industry-clubs/bric/bric-doctoral.aspx
Proposals must be submitted by academic supervisors (citing an industrial partner) at eligible UK universities or research institutes. Applicants are not required to have previously held a BRIC grant. However, each proposal must include an industrial partner who is a current industry member of BRIC. Proposals will be led by the academic partner.
Mary McDonagh
Knowledge Exchange & Commercialisation Unit
Innovation & Skills Group
Tel: 01793 413275
Fax: 01793 414674
BBSRC funded PhD students can apply now for this year’s Policy Placements competition: up to 18 placements available at one of a selected group of highly influential science policy organsiations. See details at: http://www.bbsrc.ac.uk/business/people-information/policy-placements.aspx.