Research in Practice training forms a core component of the student journey, meant to apply research skills in different contexts, to collaborate across boundaries, to develop accessible communication skills and research impacts, and to engage in personal and professional development.
This training will enrich students’ own research, by being included in the dissertation itself. Students will be required to include a chapter on knowledge exchange, perhaps reflecting learning and skill acquisition and application from the Research in Practice training and / or the placement (e.g. policy report, industry solution, accessible science communication, or reflections).
Moreover, Research in Practice will prepare the students to flourish in a wide range of careers, as well as presenting various career paths open to them.
The first year will comprise monthly webinars, which include professional and career-building skill-acquisition workshops, talks by PhDs in various non-academic fields and jobs (e.g., government, education, industry), and meetings with relevant organisations with the possibility to create links and partnerships. In the second and third year, students will be offered various options and opportunities to deepen their Research in Practice skills.