South West Biosciences Doctoral Training Partnership (SWBio DTP)

<24 hours before our #PhD application deadline 😱

With a huge range of PhD projects across the biosciences we're confident you'll find a project that sparks ✨ your research interests!

A multi-institutional partnership with a structured training programme (including placements), apply today👇

To help you find that #bioscience #PhD come along to our helpful+friendly virtual support sessions😀

✅ Get help to find a PhD-with our 'Applying for a PhD' Guidance sessions

OR

✅Get some top tips for interviewing-with our 'Interview with confidence' workshops

Dates in Nov👉 tinyurl.com/5e6maux6

We have just launched our projects for #phd studentships starting in Sept 26 🙌

⏰Application deadline: Midday, Wed 3 Dec 25

Come and see the (wide!) range of #bioscience projects 👉 tinyurl.com/3m9um286

Thanks👏to our
⭐️Grand Challengers-IngeniumAI, Orli, Play Well for Life, HeadX
⭐️Trainers-@SETsquared_Br
@Future_Space_
@UWEBristol
⭐️Inspiring speakers-Albotherm,TernaryTx,AstraZeneca,Ipidapo Williams
⭐️Our many stakeholders
... all the students with their enthusiasm + hard work😁

Just back from our 4 day Grand Challenges Skills School!

@ukri.org BBSRC #PhD students from across the UK joined AI-driven health tech start-ups to tackle real-word challenges

Many skills learned in the innovation + commercialisation sphere - ending with pitching their ideas Dragon den stylee

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Our PhD Taster Summer School has just started.......

3 weeks getting to grips with a mini data science project as #interdisciplinary teams - aptly named as ggplot and shiny 😀

Supported along the way by our fabulous student mentors! 🙌

Huge congratulations Isadora!!!! 👏🎉

LESS THAN 1 WEEK to register for our Virtual FREE PhD Taster Summer School 😱

Further details + how to register below👇

Find out what it is like to do PhD research whilst also being upskilled in data science 😁

#bioscience #PhD

Only 🚨2 days🚨 left to register for our Virtual FREE PhD Discovery Event on Fri 23 May😱.....so don't miss out!

Further details + how to register below👇

Make thinking about what to do next that little bit easier🙃

#bioscience #PhD

We're excited about our FREE Virtual PhD Discovery event next week🙌

⭐️Fri 23 May 12.30-2pm⭐️

Not sure where to start or what PhD options there are out there? We are here to help!

Register by⏰22 May to join us👉http://shorturl.at/Dh9Rb

📢Open for registration📢

Our FREE PhD #biosicence Taster Summer School🙌

Try out a 3wk SELF-PACED mini-PhD #datascience project

Working as interdisciplinary teams, supported by our friendly student mentors😊

🗓️Virtual 23 Jun-11 Jul🗓️

Register today👉https://shorturl.at/IxKn6

Whether you have or never considered doing a PhD, come along to our PhD Discovery Event!😃

🗓️Fri 23 May 12.30-2pm

This FREE virtual event covers:
✅what a PhD entails
✅how a PhD can support many careers
✅life as a PhD student

Register today!👉https://shorturl.at/Dh9Rb

#bioscience #phd

Our final year celebration dinner for final-year students and alumni is coming up on June 10th. Taking place in central Bath - get in touch to reserve your place.

It was a pleasure to join the #MLSFF25 in Birmingham this week!

The very 1st European conference for Minoritised Life Scientists

The event was buzzing, with sessions galore - research showcased, thought provoking workshops + lots of connections made

Read more here: mlsfutureforum.com

Our final years have just started their 3 day #Thesis BootCamp - with Dr Peta Freestone (the creator)!

A great 2 days of innovation teaching, learning about
⭐innovation ecosystem
⭐commercialisation of an idea
⭐being an innovator
⭐creating a business plan
⭐pitching to industry
⭐working in an SME
....just to name a few!

Thank you 👏
@uwebristolofficial.bsky.social
@SETsquared_Br
@Future_Space_

Honored to be invited to speak about my career journey with the SWBio DTP as part of #InternationalWomensDay @bristoluni.bsky.social

Congratulations Victoria Armer! - and also getting best student publication by Molecular Plant Pathology 🥳

Humans love beetroot, wireworms love WHEATroot! 🌾🪱

Anusha is studying wheat root scents to understand wireworm host-finding & protect crops.

Farmers, if you have wireworm issues, we’d love samples! We can visit or you can mail them.

More info: @rothamsted.bsky.social 🌱🪱#AgriResearch

Our Students in the Spotlight 📢
Manipulating neuronal networks using light💡🧠 Akshita Jindal is developing an experimental tool using combined #optogenetics & mathematical #modelling to help us understand how network dynamics shapes network behaviour.
#Neuralnetworks

Just to let you know that the Vitae Researcher Development Framework is having a revamp

To become an even better tool to help with your development as a researcher (and beyond) 🙌

Watch out for the launch this Jan 2025 👀

Further info: www.vitae.ac.uk/news/vitae-n...

Europe's 1st conference supporting scientists from marginalised + underrepresented groups

Wherever you are in your career (or just starting), lots of ways to get involved!

Minoritised Life Scientists FUTURE FORUM Conference
📍ICC Birmingham
📅Mar 31-2 Apr

Further info👉https://shorturl.at/7g4Jh

🚨 LAST DAY TODAY FOR APPLICATIONS🚨

⏰Deadline - Midnight Wed 11 Dec⏰

For fully-funded #bioscience #PhD studentships

We warmly welcome applications from all backgrounds, communities, universities and career journeys!

So without delay, apply today🙃

Projects available 👉 shorturl.at/ptabR

Getting stuck into some biological coding as part of their group presentations

Thanks to @jgibristol.bsky.social for some excellent training!

#datascience #Python #programming #machinelearning

Our deadline for #PhD studentship applications is TOMORROW (⏰Wed 11 Dec) 😲

So don't miss out on exciting research opportunities across many #bioscience disciplines

Any❓contact us at swbio-dtp@bristol.ac.uk

We look forward to your application!😃

Projects available 👉 shorturl.at/ptabR

❓Did you know❓

We have a taught 1st year where you will learn together skills important for a #bioscience researcher + other careers!

#statistics #bioinformatics #coding #scienceinsocietybusinessindustry #rotationprojects

Find out more ➡️https://shorturl.at/1n1so

Apply today! shorturl.at/CwTgG

❓Did you know❓

With the DTP you will be part of a supportive multi-institutional #PhD student cohort😀

You will get to know each other through our great range of cohort activities👉 shorturl.at/RDcgf

Apply today to join us in Sept 25! shorturl.at/oY2MI - ⏰Wed 11 Dec

#newideas #support #phdlife

❓Did you know❓

We have #PhD studentships based at institutions across the South West, Wales+Harpenden

Many projects are cross-institutional giving you access to unique opportunities and facilities

Check out our partners below 👇

Apply today shorturl.at/6OHAz

⏰Application deadline: Wed 11 Dec

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Thinking what to do this weekend?🤔

Why not apply to @BBSRC SWBio DTP😀

A #PhD training programme in the #biosciences based mainly across the South West + Wales

>100 projects available across wide range of disciplines 👉
shorturl.at/HQCdE

Application deadline⏰Midnight, Wed 11 Dec