How can hosting a South Coast DTP student benefit your organisation?
Funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the South Coast DTP funds 30+ PhD studentships per year to train social scientists at its four partner institutions:
- University of Southampton
- University of Brighton
- University of Chichester
- University of Portsmouth
The South Coast DTP aims to deliver the latest training in research methods and skills to produce highly qualified and rounded social scientists, equipped to meet contemporary economic and social challenges.
As part of the South Coast DTP Training offering, students have been given scope to do a 3 month (or part time equivalent) placement.
How does your organisation benefit?
Skilled resources to focus on a project:
Having an SCDTP student means you get a highly skilled, dedicated resource to work on a specific project for up to 3 months (or part time equivalent).
Access to a broad range of research methodologies:
Our SCDTP students are supervised by leading academics in their field meaning your organisation can benefit from a broad range of methods applied to your project. This creates a positive knowledge exchange benefiting both the student and your organisation.
Access to the future talent pool:
Having a SCDTP student to work on your project means you open up your networks to future talent broadening your organisation succession planning opportunities.
What can a SCDTP Student bring to your organisation through a placement?
- Evaluation of projects and policies
- Evidence-based decision making
- Advanced quantitative techniques
- Impact assessment
- Stakeholder mapping
- Bridging research-practice gap and much, much more….
Interested in working with us?
To find out more about how we can collaborate with your organisation to host a South Coast DTP Placement.
- You only need to complete 1 form whether you have one placement opportunity or multiple placement opportunities.
Please complete this form to express your interest in becoming a SCDTP Placement Host Organisation.
Experiencing any issues with the form?
Please email scdtp@soton.co.uk for support.
What happens once you submit this form?
A member of the SCDTP Research in Practice Team will contact you within 5-7 working days to go through the next steps about becoming a SCDTP Placement Host Organisation.
