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Qualification
PhD/DPhil - Doctor of Philosophy
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Location
University of Oxford
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
23-SEP-24
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Duration
4 years
Course summary
About the course
The NERC-Oxford DTP in Environmental Research is a four-year DPhil programme which offers a novel training environment across three broad science streams. Researchers in the DTP work across and at the frontiers of environmental research, to advance knowledge and find solutions to pressing environmental challenges in collaboration with outside partners. You will carry out your research projects in one of nine departments after an initial training period.
The three streams of the NERC-Oxford DTP are as follows.
Biodiversity, ecology and evolutionary processes
Physical climate system
Dynamic Earth, surface processes and natural hazards
You will either be recruited to a research stream or to a pre-determined project, but in either case you will begin your course based with the DTP. During the first two terms, you will undergo an intensive training programme during which you will have the opportunity develop your research skills and acquire an understanding of how researchers in other disciplines operate before writing your own research proposal in collaboration with your supervisor and in most cases an external partner.
You will be trained in 'hard' skills such as mathematics, programming and scientific computing, as well as being offered a broad-brush understanding of the Earth system across all disciplines of the DTP. There will also be course modules in softer transferable skills such as project design, proposal writing, communication and problem solving to underpin the exploration of research methodologies.
Assessment
Your work will be informally assessed on the training modules throughout your degree and you will need to attain a certain number of attendance and submission credits before you begin your research project, and each year thereafter.
You will carry out your DPhil project in one of our departments and will gain your DPhil from the department in which you carry out your research project. You will follow the same milestones and assessments as a standard DPhil, so you will have Probationer Research Student (PRS) status until you confirm your status as a DPhil student by term six. By term nine you will confirm status and you will submit your thesis for assessment by the end of term 12.
Graduate destinations
You will be equipped with a wide range of skills that you will need whether you wish to pursue a career in research, government or private sector.
Tuition fees
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University information
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University League Table
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Campus address
University of Oxford, University Offices, Wellington Square, Oxford, Oxfordshire, OX1 2JD, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
2nd out of 73
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Entry standards
/ Max 211200 95%2nd
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10096.0 96%1st
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 54.25 85%9th
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