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GW4FRESHCentreforDoctoralTraining:StudentApplication2019/20

Page1:Beforeyoubegin

ThankyouforyourinterestinstudyingforyourPhDwiththeGW4FRESHNERCCentreforDoctoralTraining.

Thedeadlineforapplicationsis9amonMonday17thDecember2018.

YoucansavetheformandcompleteinstagesBUTafteryousubmityoucannotgobacktoeditorchangeyouranswers.IMPORTANT-Downloadandsaveacopyofyourapplicationformdirectlyafteryousubmityouranswers-youhaveonly15minutestodothis.

Aftertheapplicationclosingdateyouwillneedtoarrangeameetingwithyourchosen

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supervisors(inpersonorviaphone/videocall)todiscusstheprojectandyourapplication,between2ndand14thJanuary.TheLeadsupervisorofyourproject(s)willbesentacopyofthisapplicationform.ProjectsupervisorswillputforwardtheirfirstchoicecandidateforinterviewbyacentralCDTpanel,andwillshortlistcandidatesonthebasisofthisapplicationformagainstthefollowingcriteria:

provenacademicquality:normallyevidencedbyanexcellentperformanceatfirstdegreeand/orMaster’slevel,butmayalsobedemonstratedbyarecordofrelevantprofessionalpractice;researchpotential:evidencedthroughapplicationresponsesandsupportedbyperformanceinresearchprojectsatfirstdegreeand/orMaster’slevel,oranotherformofdedicatedpreparationforresearch;personalmotivationandcommitment:evidencedthroughapplicationresponses,byenthusiasmfortheprojectarea,andinrelationtocareergoals.

Allapplicantswillbeinformedoftheshortlistingoutcomebythe23rdJanuary2019.

Ifyouareshortlistedyouwillneedto:

arrangefortworefereestosendreferencestotheCDTby9amon18thFebruarysendacopyofyouracademictranscript(s)by9amon18thFebruary2019;attendaninterviewinCardiffoninw/c25thFebruary2019(actualdatetbc).

Furtherdetailswillbeincludedintheshortlistingletter.

Pleasenote:Thisapplicationisforthestudentshipknownasan'OfferofFunding'.Youwillalsoneedtoapplyforadmission,knownasan'OffertoStudy',fromyourchosenUniversity/Universitiesbycompletingtheirinstitutionalapplicationprocess(pleaseseewebsitefordetails).

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Page2:Eligibility

ThissectionwillberemovedbeforetheformissenttotheGW4FRESHSupervisorsforshortlistingbutwillbeusedbyadministratorstomonitortheeligiblityofapplicants.

StudentshipsareopentoUKNationalsandEUNationals.Internationalstudentsarenoteligibletoapply.

1. AreyouanUKNationalorEUNationalwho,bythe17thSeptember2019,willhavelivedintheUKforatleast3years? Optional

Pleasenote

-InternationalstudentsfromoutsidetheEUareineligibletoapply

-EUstudentswhohavethreeyearsresidencymustholdthisresidencyrightuptothestartdateofthePhD-breaksinresidencydonotqualify.PleaseseeUKRItermsandconditionsforfurtherdetails

1.a. AreyouanEUNationalwhodoesnotmeettheresidencyrequirementsinthepreviousquestion?

1.a.i. IfyouarenotanEUorUKnationalbutthinkthereisareasonwhyyoumightstillqualifyfor'homestudentstatus',forexampleverifedrefugeestatus,thenoutlinehere.

IfyouarenotaUKorEUstudentanddonotqualifyforhomefeesforanotherreasonthenyouarenoteligibletoapply.Pleaseexittheapplicationformwithoutsubmitting.

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2. IfEnglishisnotyourfirstlanguage,youwillneedtomeettheEnglishlanguagerequirementsoftheuniversitythatwillhostyourPhDbythestartoftheprogramme.Thiswillbeatleast6.5inIELTSoranacceptableequivalent.DoyoumeettheEnglishlanguagerequirements?

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Page3:ContactDetails

ThisinformationisbeingcollectedtoenableCDTandUniversityadministratorsandyourpotentialsupervisors,tocontactyou.

3. FirstName: Required

4. PreferredName: Required

5. LastName: Required

Pleaseenteravalidemailaddress.

6. EmailAddress: Required

Pleaseenteravalidphonenumber.

7. PhoneNumber: Required

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8. Housename/number: Optional

9. AddressLine2: Optional

10. AddressLine3:

11. Town/City: Optional

12. County/Region:

13. Country: Optional

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14. PostCode/AreaCode:

Moreinfo

yes

no

15. Isthisalsotheaddresstowhichyouwishallcorrespondencetobesent?

15.a. Ifyouhaveanalternativeaddressforcorrespondence,writeithere

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Page4:ModeofStudy

ThissectionwillberemovedbeforetheformissenttotheGW4FRESHCDTsupervisorsforshortlisting.

Itwillbeusedbyadministratorstomonitorthedemandforpart-timestudy.

16. Doyouplantostudyfull-time(3.5years)orpart-time(upto7years)? Required

Theminumumpart-timestudyallowedis50%offull-time

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Page5:ProjectInformation

TheGW4FRESHCDTareadvertising20projectsandwillawardupto12studentships.Weencourageapplicantstoapplyforupto2projects,althoughthisisnotcompulsory.Thisissothatifyourfirstchoiceprojectisallocatedtosomeonehigheruptheinterviewrankingsthanyourselfthenyoumaybeofferedyoursecondchoiceinstead.

Chooseoneprojectfromeachofthefollowingtwoquestions-question17isrequiredbutquestion18isoptional.

Projectsappearonthelistbelowininstitutionalorder-Bath,Bristol,CardiffthenExeterbased,andwithininstitutionalphabeticallybyleadsupervisorsurname.

Highresolutionmodellingoffateandtransportoforganicmicropollutantsandtheireffectonecosystemsinsmallrivers

Stereoisomerismofantimicrobialagentsandriskstofreshwaterecosystems

Talkingalgae:anearlywarningsystemforwaterqualitythreats

DiversityandspeciationofaquaticmacroinvertebratesofMalawi

Predator-preyinteractionsundernear-futureenvironmentalchange:Thecombinedeffectsofincreasingtemperatureandturbidity

Definingnutrientsourcesandfluxesdrivinglowlanddrinkingwaterreservoirecosystemresponse

Theelectricecologyoffreshwaterhabitats

aqAMR:AMRattheinterfaceoftheagriculturalandaquaticenvironments

eDNA:A21stCenturytooltolinkpeopleandecosystemhealthinSub-SaharanAfrica?

Interventionmanagementoptionsforalgalblooms:workingwiththeCanalandRiverTrust

Diagnosingthereasonsforbiodiversitydeclineinruralrivers

UsingenvironmentalDNAtounderstandtheroleofconnectivityinpondecosystems

Quantifyingtheimpactofbeaverreintroductiononaquaticecology

Quantifyingtheeffectsofbacteria-phageinteractionsondailymicronutrientcyclinginfreshwaterecosystems

Investigatingselectionforantimicrobialresistancebynon-antibioticdrugsinfreshwatermicrobialcommunities

Developmentofanext-generationbiosensorsystemfordetectingconcentrationsand

17. PleaseselectyourFIRSTCHOICEprojectfromthelistbelow

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tissuedistributionofheavymetalsinlivingaquaticanimals.

Adaptingtolifeinmetalpollutedrivers:implicationsforconservation,geneticdiversityandfisheriesmanagementinthebrowntrout(Salmotrutta)

Antibioticexposureimpactsonfishhealthinnaturalfreshwaters

VariabilityofCO2anditsimpactonbiotainnaturalandanthropogenicallyimpactedfreshwaterenvironments

Quantifyingsynergiesbetweenmultiplestressorsandbiodiversitylossonthefunctioningoffreshwatermicrobialcommunities

Cryptosporidiummovementinwater:impactofeutrophicationandclimatechangeonthezoonoticdiseaseagent

Highresolutionmodellingoffateandtransportoforganicmicropollutantsandtheireffectonecosystemsinsmallrivers

Stereoisomerismofantimicrobialagentsandriskstofreshwaterecosystems

Talkingalgae:anearlywarningsystemforwaterqualitythreats

DiversityandspeciationofaquaticmacroinvertebratesofMalawi

Predator-preyinteractionsundernear-futureenvironmentalchange:Thecombinedeffectsofincreasingtemperatureandturbidity

Definingnutrientsourcesandfluxesdrivinglowlanddrinkingwaterreservoirecosystemresponse

Theelectricecologyoffreshwaterhabitats

aqAMR:AMRattheinterfaceoftheagriculturalandaquaticenvironments

eDNA:A21stCenturytooltolinkpeopleandecosystemhealthinSub-SaharanAfrica?

Interventionmanagementoptionsforalgalblooms:workingwiththeCanalandRiverTrust

Diagnosingthereasonsforbiodiversitydeclineinruralrivers

UsingenvironmentalDNAtounderstandtheroleofconnectivityinpondecosystems

Quantifyingtheimpactofbeaverreintroductiononaquaticecology

Quantifyingtheeffectsofbacteria-phageinteractionsondailymicronutrientcyclinginfreshwaterecosystems

Investigatingselectionforantimicrobialresistancebynon-antibioticdrugsinfreshwatermicrobialcommunities

Developmentofanext-generationbiosensorsystemfordetectingconcentrationsand

18. PleaseselectyourSECONDChoiceprojectfromthelistbelow

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tissuedistributionofheavymetalsinlivingaquaticanimals.

Adaptingtolifeinmetalpollutedrivers:implicationsforconservation,geneticdiversityandfisheriesmanagementinthebrowntrout(Salmotrutta)

Antibioticexposureimpactsonfishhealthinnaturalfreshwaters

VariabilityofCO2anditsimpactonbiotainnaturalandanthropogenicallyimpactedfreshwaterenvironments

Quantifyingsynergiesbetweenmultiplestressorsandbiodiversitylossonthefunctioningoffreshwatermicrobialcommunities

Cryptosporidiummovementinwater:impactofeutrophicationandclimatechangeonthezoonoticdiseaseagent

None

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Page6:Provenacademicquality

AcademicQuality

Normallyevidencedbyanexcellentperformanceatfirstdegreeand/orMaster’slevelbutmayalsobedemonstratedbyarecordofrelevantprofessionalpractice

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19. PleaselistallofyourA-Levelsubjects.Gradesarenotrequired. Required

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20. Pleaseprovidedetailsofyourfirstdegree,e.g.UniversityofSheffield:Biology(BSc)Hons2:1.Ifyouarecurrentlycompletingafirstdegreeprogramme,pleaseprovideyouryearaveragegradestodate,e.g.UniversityofSheffield:Biology(BSc)1styr-64;2ndyr67.IfyouholdanEUdegree,pleasealsoindicateitsequivalentUKdegreeclassification-foraconversiontableclickon'moreinfo' Required

21. Ifapplicable,pleaseprovidedetailsofyourMastersdegree.IfyouarecurrentlycompletingyourMastersdegreeprogramme,pleaseprovideyouryearaveragegradestodate,e.g.UniversityofSheffield:Psychology(MSc)Averageof2modulescompletedtodate,71.IfyouholdanEUdegree,pleasealsoindicateitsequivalentUKdegreeclassification-fora

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conversiontableseeourwebsitebyclicking'moreinfo' Required

22. TheCentreforDoctoralTrainingshouldbringtogetherdifferentacademicdisciplines.Tohelpusmonitorthebackgroundofapplicantspleaseselectthemostappropriatedisciplineforyourselfbasedonrecentstudy/experience.(TakenfromHESAJACS3.0) Optional

22.a. Ifyouselected'combined'pleasespecifyusingtwoormoresubjectslistedabove.Optional

23. Pleaseoutlineanyotherrelevantacademicorprofessionaltrainingorexperienceyouhavegained**[200words].

**Thisisparticularlyimportantifyoudonotmeetthestandardacademicrequirements.TheCDT

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iskeentoattractstudentsfromarangeofbackgroundsandwillconsiderthosedemonstratingequivalentprofessionalexperience.

24. Pleaseoutlineanyrelevantprizes,awardsorfundingyouhavereceived[100words].

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Page7:ResearchPotential:

ResearchPotential

Evidencedthroughapplicationresponsesandsupportedbyperformanceinresearchprojectsatfirstdegreeand/orMaster’slevel,oranotherformofdedicatedpreparationforresearch.

25. Pleaseoutlineupto3examplesofrelevantresearchexperienceandtraining.Thiscanbefromyouracademicstudies,placementsoremployment.Pleaseincludeatitle,summary,grade/outcome(whereapplicable),relevanceandreflection[300words].

26. Pleaselistanypublishedworks,includingthetopic,journal,positioninauthorshipandyear.

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27. Pleaselistanyconferencesyouhavepresentedat,includingthepresentationformat,e.g.poster,paper.

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Page8:Personalmotivationandcommitment

Personalmotivationandcommitment

Evidencedthroughyourapplicationresponses,particularlyyourenthusiasmfortheprojectarea(s)andhowyouseeitrelatingtoyourcareergoals.

Inamaximumof300words(combined)pleaseexplainwhyyouhave:

a)appliedtostudyforaPhD

b)chosenyourspecificproject(s)

28. a)appliedtostudyforaPhD

29. b)chosenyourspecificproject(s)

30. Pleaseoutlineanyrelevantperiodsofpaidorunpaidemployment[100words].

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Page9:Anyfurtherinformation:

31. Pleaseprovideanyrelevantinformationnotpreviouslycovered(completionofthissectionisnotessential)[100words].

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Page10:EqualityandDiversityMonitoring

ThissectionwillberemovedbeforetheformissenttoGW4FRESHSupervisors.

ThefollowingisbeingcollectedforequalityanddiversitymonitoringpurposesonlyandisrequiredbytheNaturalEnvironmentResearchCouncil;anaggregatedandanonymisedsummaryofallapplicantswillbepresentedtotheManagementGroupaftertherecruitmentprocessiscomplete.Yourresponseswillbedeletedonceanalysishastakenplace.

32. Whatisyouragecategory?

33. Doyouhaveanydependents? Required

34. Doyouhaveanydisabilities? Required

35. Whatisyourethnicity? Required

36. Whatisyournationality?

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37. Whatisyourgender? Required

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Page11:Advertising

EmailfromGW4FRESHforwardedbymyUniversity

Emailfromtheprojectsupervisordirect

GW4FRESHCDTWebsite

FindaPhD.com

Vialinkfromanotherwebsite

Personalrecommendationiefromfriendorcolleague

GeneralPostgradevent

SocialMedia-Twitter/Facebook

ResearchGate

UniversityCareersService

Other

38. HowdidyoufindoutaboutthisPhDopportunity?

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Page12:DataProtection:

DataProtection:

IfyouareapplyingforaplaceonacollaborativeprogrammeofdoctoraltrainingprovidedbyCardiffUniversityandotheruniversities,researchorganisationsand/orpartners,pleasebeawarethatyourpersonaldatawillbeusedanddisclosedforthepurposessetoutbelow.

YourpersonaldatawillalwaysbeprocessedinaccordancewiththeGDPR2018.CardiffUniversity(“University”)willremainadatacontrollerforthepersonaldataitholds,andotheruniversities,researchorganisationsand/orpartners(“HEIs”)mayalsobecomedatacontrollersfortherelevantpersonaldatatheyreceiveasaresultoftheirparticipationinthecollaborativeprogrammeofdoctoraltraining(“Programme”).

ApplicationProcess

Duringtheapplicationprocess,theUniversitymayneedtosharesomeofyourpersonaldatawiththirdpartiestobeabletoadministeryourapplication,carryoutinterviewsandselectcandidates.Thesearenotlimitedto,butmayincludedisclosuresto:

theselectionpaneland/ormanagementboardorequivalentoftherelevantProgramme,whichislikelytoincludestafffromoneormoreotherHEIs;administrativestaffatoneormoreotherHEIsparticipatingintherelevantProgramme.

Suchdisclosureswillalwaysbekepttotheminimumamountofpersonaldatarequiredforthespecificpurpose.Yoursensitivepersonaldatamayneedtobesharedincertaincircumstances,butonlywherestrictlynecessary.Byapplyingforaplaceyouherebyconsenttoyourdatabeingprocessedandsharedinthisway.

IfyoubecomeastudentononeoftheProgrammes

IfyourapplicationissuccessfulandyouregisteronaProgramme,theUniversitymayneedtomakefurtherdisclosuresofyourpersonaldatathroughoutyourtimeontheprogrammetoensuretheeffectivemanagementofyourstudiesandcomplywithitsobligationstofunders.Thesedisclosuresmayinclude,butarenotlimitedtodisclosures:

withinthegroupofHEIstotheProgramme;toothercollaborativepartiestotherelevantProgramme,e.g.industrialsponsorsand/orcollaborators,supervisorsfromotherHEIs,ResearchCouncils(asfundersoftheProgramme);toexternalexaminers.

Otherdisclosuresmaybemadewhereitisnecessaryfortheadministrationofyourstudies.

Accessingyourpersonaldata

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IfyouwishtohaveaccesstoanyofyourpersonaldataasheldbytheUniversity,pleasecontactInfoRequest@cardiff.ac.uk.Theremaybeafeeof£10associatedwithsuchrequests.

Contact

Ifyouhaveanyqueriesorconcernsabouttheuseofyourpersonaldataduringtheapplicationprocessoryourtimeasastudent,pleasecontactPGRQualityandOperations(Registry)byemailingpgr@cardiff.ac.uk.

Yes,Ihavereadandaccepttheseterms

39. Pleaseconfirmyouhavereadthedataprotectionstatementandarehappyforyourinformationtobecollectedandsharedasspecifiedintheapplicationform.Ifyoudonotagreewiththeterms,exitthesurveywithoutsubmitting. Required

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Page13:NearlyFinished

Atthebottomofthispageyouareabletoselecta'FinishLater'optionandreturntothesurvey.

Onceyouclick'Finish'onthispageyourapplicationwillbesubmittedandcannotbeeditedbyyourselfortheCDThub.Thereforepleaseensureyouhavecompletedallsectionsbeforefinishing.

Youwillbeabletodownloadacopyofthisapplicationformfor15minutesaftersubmission,afterwhichyouwillnotbeabletoaccessyouranswers.

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Keyforselectionoptions

1-AreyouanUKNationalorEUNationalwho,bythe17thSeptember2019,willhavelivedintheUKforatleast3years?

YesNo

2-IfEnglishisnotyourfirstlanguage,youwillneedtomeettheEnglishlanguagerequirementsoftheuniversitythatwillhostyourPhDbythestartoftheprogramme.Thiswillbeatleast6.5inIELTSoranacceptableequivalent.DoyoumeettheEnglishlanguagerequirements?

Yes,IhavepassedthetestormeetthelevelrequiredNo,IsatthetestbutdidnotreachtherequiredlevelIneedtotakethetest

Page14:ThankYou!

Yourapplicationhasnowbeenreceived.YouwillNOTrecieveafollow-upemailoranyotherconfirmation,butpleasebeassuredthatifyouareseeingthispage,thatwehaveit.

PleaseDOWNLOADACOPYOFYOURFORMandthereceiptnumber.Youhaveonly15minutestodothis.Ifyoudiscoveryouhavemadeamistakeyouwillneedtosubmitawholenewformandletusknowsowecandeletetheoriginal.

Youapplicationwillbeforwardedtoandconsideredbythesupervisoryteam(s)oftheprojects(s)towhichyouhaveapplied.

Allapplicantswillbeinformedoftheshortlistingoutcomebythe23rdJanuary

Ifyouareshortlistedforinterviewyouwillneedto:

arrangeameetingwithyourchosensupervisors(inpersonorviaphone/videocall)todiscusstheprojectandyourapplicationbetween2ndand14thJanuary

submitacopyofyouracademictranscript(s)by9am18thFebruary2019andarrangefortworeferencestobesent,preferrablyforwardeddirectfromyourrefereestousattendaninterviewinCardiffintheweekcommencing25thFebruary

Furtherdetailswillbeincludedintheshortlistingletter.

Thankyouforsubmittingyourapplication.

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16-Doyouplantostudyfull-time(3.5years)orpart-time(upto7years)?Full-timePart-time

22-TheCentreforDoctoralTrainingshouldbringtogetherdifferentacademicdisciplines.Tohelpusmonitorthebackgroundofapplicantspleaseselectthemostappropriatedisciplineforyourselfbasedonrecentstudy/experience.(TakenfromHESAJACS3.0)

Medicine&dentistry(clinical)SubjectsalliedtomedicineBiologicalsciencesVeterinaryscienceAgriculture&relatedsubjectsPhysicalsciencesMathematicalsciencesComputerscienceEngineering&technologyArchitecture,building&planningSocialstudiesLawBusiness&administrativestudiesMasscommunications&documentationLanguagesHistorical&philosophicalstudiesCreativearts&designEducationCombined

32-Whatisyouragecategory?0-2425-2930-3435-3940-4445-4950-5455-5960-6465+Prefernottosay

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33-Doyouhaveanydependents?Youngpeople/childrenOtherrelatives/friendsNodependentsBothyoungpeople/children&otherrelatives/friendsPrefernottosay

34-Doyouhaveanydisabilities?NoneAspecificlearningdifficulty,suchasdyslexia,dyspraxiaorAD(H)DAsocial/communicationimpairmentsuchasAsperger'ssyndrome/otherautisticspectrumdisorderAlongstandingillnessorhealthcondition,suchascancer,HIV,diabetes,chronicheartdisease,orepilepsyAmentalhealthcondition,suchasdepression,schizophreniaoranxietydisorderAphysicalimpairmentormobilityissues,suchasdifficultyusingarmsorusingawheelchairorcrutchesDeaforaserioushearingimpairmentBlindoraseriousvisualimpairmentuncorrectedbyglassesAdisability,impairmentormedicalconditionthatisnotlistedabovePrefernottosay

35-Whatisyourethnicity?AsianBritishAsianotherBlackBritishBlackotherMixed/multipleethnicgroupsOtherWhiteBritishWhiteotherPrefernottosay

37-Whatisyourgender?MaleFemaleOtherPrefernottosay

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