The London NERC DTPLondon NERC DTP Application

Please ensure you have read our eligibility guidelines before completing this application form. Applicants are encouraged to contact referees in advance of submitting their application. All applications to the London NERC DTP will be anonymised.

The deadline for applications is 11:59pm on 7^th January 2024. (This has been extended slightly to allow a little bit of extra time) The deadline for references is 5pm on 10^th January 2024.

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APPLICANT DETAILS

All applications to the London NERC DTP will be anonymised prior to evaluation.

Title *

First Name *

Surname *

Email *

Mobile number *

Date of Birth *

If you do not wish to provide this information, please just select todays date.

Address *

Address Line 2

City *

Postal Code *

Country *

Nationality

Country of Birth *

Country of Ordinary Residence *

FEE STATUS *

Home

Overseas

If you are unsure about which fee status category you fall into, please see here or contact the DTP office.

WIDENING PARTICIPATION OF UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS

Please be aware that completing this section is not mandatory, and you should only do so if it is relevant to you and you feel comfortable sharing the information. As part of our ongoing work to improve Equality, Diversity and Inclusion within the London NERC DTP, we are committed to improving access to candidates from under-represented groups. In order to address a historical imbalance, it is our ambition to offer interviews for a number of certain under-represented groups of Home-award-eligible students who meet the academic requirements. Please check as many of the below boxes that are applicable to you, and provide any further information that you think we should be aware of when we are considering your application. Please be aware that this information will be available to those reviewing your application and may be used to help support it - providing this information will not negatively impact your application. This section is separate to our equal opportunities form, which needs to be filled in separately.

I belong to an underrepresented ethnic group (Black or Mixed Black, Asian or Mixed Asian, Arab or Mixed Arab, Mixed/Multiple ethnic groups).

I have a disability.

I have significant caring responsibilities.

I am from a low socio-economic background*

Prefer not to say

*For example, you are from a low-income background or come from a neighbourhood which is classed as ACORN 4 or 5 or POLAR (4) Quintile 1 or 2.

Please provide further information here, should you wish to do so.

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

FURTHER INFORMATION

Please provide details of any relevant Prizes or Awards

Do you have any relevant work experience in environmental science? *

Yes

If yes, give details in the box below. For each employment role, please provide a brief description, with the start and end dates and whether the role was paid or unpaid. *

Please provide a brief description of your academic and professional record (250 words max) *

RESEARCH OUTCOMES

Do you have any relevant research publications? *

Yes

If yes, give details in the box below. For each publication, please provide a full citation with author list, title, year of publication, volume, page numbers and URL. *

Do you have any relevant outputs from other dissemination activities? E.g. presentations (poster/talk at research conference), other science communication. *

Yes

If yes, give details and relevant links for each item in the box below. *

Please provide details of any additional significant research outcomes here.

PHD PLANS

Which Research Theme are you applying to? *

Biodiversity, Ecology & Conservation

Earth, Atmosphere & Ocean Processes

Environmental Hazards & Pollution

Environmental Physics & Mathematical Modelling

Evolution & Adaptation

Past Life & Environments

Solid Earth Dynamics

PERSONAL STATEMENT:

Part 1: Please explain your motivation for undertaking a PhD. Describe why you are a good fit to the London NERC DTP programme and the opportunities provided by the programme’s partners. Please provide information on your research interests and your choice of research theme (no more than 400 words). Part 2: Discuss why you are a strong candidate, drawing upon evidence from your background, skills and experience. We are particularly interested to hear about your: academic performance, capacity for creative thinking, and ability to organise workload, engage with constructive feedback, and overcome challenges. Please include any other information you think may be relevant (no more than 800 words). *

Please upload a copy of your CV here (2 pages maximum). The London NERC DTP is dedicated to unbiased assessment of applications; please ensure your CV does not contain your name, gender, age, sexuality, disability, religion, marital status, date of birth, or any photos. If you upload a CV containing personal details of this nature they will be removed from your application. *

Maximum file size: 3MB

Only PDF & Word documents are accepted.

REFERENCES

Once you submit your application, a reference request will be emailed to each of your two referees. Referees will be asked to submit anonymised references. Please note institutional/organisational email addresses for referee details are preferred. Please ensure both your referees submit their reference by the deadline (10^th January 2024 at 5.00pm). Late reference submissions may not be accepted and your application may not be considered.

Title *

First Name *

Last Name *

Institution/Organisation *

Institution/Organisation website

Relationship to you *

Email Address of Referee *

Title *

First Name *

Last Name *

Institution/Organisation *

Institution/Organisation Website/URL

Relationship to you *

Email Address of Referee *

Application ID *

If you are human, leave this field blank.

London NERC DTP Application

APPLICANT DETAILS

WIDENING PARTICIPATION OF UNDER-REPRESENTED GROUPS

EDUCATIONAL HISTORY

UNDERGRADUATE STUDY

POSTGRADUATE STUDY

SECOND MASTERS COURSE

FURTHER INFORMATION

RESEARCH OUTCOMES

PHD PLANS

REFERENCES

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