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The South Coast Doctoral Training Partnership Professor Pauline Leonard SCDTP Director

• Overview of the new SCDTP: • Partnership Strategy and Vision • Structure of the SCDTP • Training (Prof Andrew Church, UoB) • The Selection Process (Prof Liz Twigg, UoP) • Website and Marketing (Mr Glenn Miller, SCDTP Manager)

Partnership Strategy and Vision • A step change in the nature of and capacity for postgraduate research and training along the South Coast. • A distinctive combination of broad expertise in the social sciences, community engagement and research impact, and a strong track record of widening participation. • To enable academically excellent students from diverse backgrounds to benefit from world leading methodological training and skills enhancement to make significant contributions to their own and other disciplines and achieve far-reaching impact across academic, public, commercial and third sectors.

Structure: 6 key strategic priorities • (i) Interdisciplinarity : • 5 carefully-chosen Thematic Cluster Pathways (TCPs) to: – Address pressing societal challenges – Reach out to other Research Councils – Reflect our combined research and subject expertise

TCPs • Population change, health and wellbeing (PCHW) • Sustainability, environment and resilience (SER) • Learning, knowledge and behaviour (LKB) • Global economies and business innovation (GEBI) • Citizenship, governance & security (CGS)

6 key strategic priorities • (ii) Advanced Methodological and Subject Expertise • (iii) Engagement with ESRC priorities and use of ESRC resources • (iv) Non-academic collaboration • (v) Employability and international competence • (vi) Widening participation and regional engagement

Key roles • SCDTP Director (Prof Pauline Leonard) • SCDTP Deputy Directors : • Prof Andrew Church (UoB) • Prof Liz Twigg (UoP) • Dr Amos Channon (UoS [Training]) • TBC (UoS [NAP Collaboration and Impact) • SCDTP Manager (Mr Glenn Miller) • SCDTP Admin Assistants (UoS; UoB; UoP) • Thematic Cluster Pathway Coordinators (TCPs) • Supervisors

Thematic Cluster Pathway Coordinators (TCPCs) • Teams from UoB, UoP & UoS: • Population change, health and wellbeing (PCHW) • Sustainability, environment and resilience (SER) • Learning, knowledge and behaviour (LKB) • Global economies and business innovation (GEBI) • Citizenship, governance & security (CGS) • Oversee selection; design and run thematic cluster activities; create a lively cohort; deliver MSRM module

Which disciplines are involved? Thematic Cluster Subject Area PCHW SER LKB GEBI CGS Area Studies X X X Criminology X X X X Demography X X X Economic and Social History X X Economics X X X X Education X X Gerontology X X X X Human Geography X X X X Linguistics X Management and Business Studies X X X X X Politics & International Relations X X X X Psychology X X X X Social Science Methods for Health X X Research Social Policy X X X X X Social Statistics X X Sociology X X X X X Brighton / Soton Ports / Soton Portsmouth Soton

Supervisors and supervisory teams • Supervisors can be drawn from : • any of the disciplinary areas • any of the partnering institutions • across the partnering institutions • strong relationships already in place are encouraged to collaborate for 2017 • a range of events and processes will be arranged to support collaboration from 2018 onwards

A key aim: • To create a positive and strong cohort identity to transcend institutional boundaries • an extended residential induction to encourage relationship building • regular activities to be held at each Uni in turn • annual residential addressing a specific theme • annual final year conference • international academic visits

Training and the ESRC DTP Professor Andrew Church Deputy Director SCDTP, University of Brighton

General Principles Training Needs Analysis (TNA) at start, tracked and updated • annually but training is to supplement the PhD Training across the PGR lifecourse which existing DTC students • value highly Progression from one year to the next • On completion rounded social scientists trained in full range • of methods to work in a range of sectors as well as universities ESRC training guidelines we clearly met these in the • application http://www.esrc.ac.uk/skills-and- careers/studentships/doctoral-training-centres/postgraduate- training-guidelines/

• Training Needs Analysis (TNA) at start, tracked and updated annually • Training across the PGR lifecourse • Progression from one year to the next

General and transferable – At host university e.g. computing skills, ethical and legal issues, written and verbal communication, intellectual property SCDTP – All DTP cohort and different locations Monthly events plus Residential, Annual well being event, Methods festival

1+3 – First year 5 core modules (5 ECTS each) • 2017-18 MSRM at Southampton extending • skills Quantitative methods 1 , Qualitative methods • 1, Survey design, Research design and practice, Philosphy of social science research

1+3 One intermediate methods module • Quantitative methods 2 or Qualitative methods 2 or Mixed methods research +3 PhD level Training continues through PhD • programme depending on Training Needs Analysis Advanced Research Methods Training at host or • other University depending on Training Needs Analysis

1+3 Year one - Dissertation supervised at host • University TCP Training across the PhD programme - • Bespoke interdisciplinary module for each TCPC to consolidate the TCPC DTP cohort 15 meetings per year combines 1+3 and +3 • students. Innovative delivery debates, discussion, visiting • speakers and visits

• Subject level training - At host or other University depending on subject area • Continues throughout PhD programme depending on Training Needs Analysis

Thematic Cluster Subject Area PCHW SER LKB GEBI CGS Area Studies X X X Criminology X X X X Demography X X X Economic and Social History X X Economics X X X X Education X X Gerontology X X X X Human Geography X X X X Linguistics X Management and Business Studies X X X X X Politics & International Relations X X X X Psychology X X X X Social Science Methods for Health X X Research Social Policy X X X X X Social Statistics X X Sociology X X X X X Brighton / Soton Ports / Soton Portsmouth Soton

Code Module Title ECTS* MANG6178 Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management 10 MANG6240 Social Enterprise and Entrepreneurship 7.5 For students registered at the University of Brighton the following modules will be compulsory: Code Module Title ECTS IMM05 10 Managing New Forms of Innovation MNM81 10 Political and Institutional Perspectives on Change Management 2017-18 Brighton – Social Policy and Management and Business Studies Portsmouth - Area Studies and Psychology

ECTS Location Code Module Title 7.5 Southampton ENTR6037 Innovation and Technology Transfer 7.5 Southampton MANG6054 Credit Scoring and Data Mining 3.75 Southampton MANG6059 Healthcare Modelling 3.75 Southampton MANG6091 Business Ethics 3.75 Southampton MANG6100 Game Theory 7.5 Southampton MANG6277 Global Strategies for Growth 7.5 Southampton MANG6328 Leading for sustainability 5 Brighton FNM18 Accounting and Performance Management 5 Brighton IMM06 Managing Innovation Through Strategic Projects 5 Brighton MLM12 Quantitative research methods 5 Brighton MLM55 Business research methods 5 Brighton MNM82 The Leadership of Change 5 Brighton SS7201 Social Research Practice 5 Brighton STM21 Management Environments and Economics 5 Brighton STM23 Dynamic Public Service Environment

• +4 students focus on interdisciplinary research • Conducting interdisciplinary research module compulsory in year one (optional for other students, • training from two subject pathways

The Student Selection Process Professor Liz Twigg Deputy Director SCDTP, University of Portsmouth

Two overarching principles:- 1. No institutional quotas 2. Selection is underpinned by student excellence

Stage 1 A. To apply for SCDTP Masters and/or Doctorate - STUDENT MUST complete TWO application forms Usual admissions for relevant university • Specific application for the SCDTP (available at www.southcoastdtp.ac.uk) • Applications for SCDTP advertised soon – DEADLINE FOR BOTH – 17 TH February B. 2017 Individual institutions may issue further deadlines in advance • C. SCDTP applications sent to Thematic Cluster Pathway Coordinators (TCPCs) no later than 24 th February 2017:- Standard university application • Separate SCDTP form •

D. TCPCs will then gather information from appropriate organisation (via supervisors) on:- A statement of support from the Academic Unit showing how the research • aligns with Dept/School/Unit/Faculty/University strategy (200 words) Statement of support from the proposed supervisor (200 words) • If steered award – need additional annex completed • Advanced Quantitative Methods (4) • ESRC Datasets (4) • Interdisciplinary (4) • South Coast (1), Widening Participation (1) •