The Henry Royce Institute is hosting a virtual training event offering doctoral students the chance to experience the “Research Sandpit” format, working in teams to develop new ideas for addressing Grand Challenges in Materials Science.
The event will be running part-time over ten days, with the intention that it can be managed alongside a research workload.
Delegates will be doctoral candidates from across the UK materials science community, bringing together a broad range of skills in order to create fresh perspectives. Previous participants have been drawn from subjects such as physics, chemistry, maths, electronic engineering, mechanical engineering, materials, and textiles design. Specific challenges will be unveiled at the event to encourage genuinely innovative thought.
Read more about our previous Royce Virtual Research Sandpit event.
To apply, please complete the application form and send to david.stanley@royce.ac.uk
Why Attend?
- Tackle a real Grand Challenge in Materials Science
- Work in teams, across disciplines to broaden students’ research horizons and thinking skills
- Learn new systematic approaches to problem solving
- Receive mentoring from Royce staff and expert stakeholders from the Grand Challenge field.
- Glowing student feedback from previous sandpit events
The experience is a realistic reflection of the sandpit format that research councils use to design and fund large-scale proposals, in which experienced academics are carefully selected and brought together in an intensive proposal-creating environment.
The event will run part-time over ten days, with a few scheduled meetings and events along the way, so can be managed in parallel with a research workload.
At the end of the workshop, each team will submit a short written proposal capturing their ideas for tackling the challenge, and then present their ideas to a distinguished review panel who will give detailed feedback.
This is a great opportunity to meet and work with students from across the materials science community on a genuinely challenging problem.
Info for attendees
- The event will take place virtually over Zoom
- Attendance is free to all successful applicants
How to Apply
There are 25 places available at the Royce PhD Research Sandpit.
To apply, please complete the application form and send it to david.stanley@royce.ac.uk
Applicants will be selected based on the quality of their application and so as to achieve a blend of disciplines and backgrounds for the event.
Your application makes you eligible to be selected for further events of this kind as different challenge areas are chosen. We will keep your information and contact you as they arise.
CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by 17:00, Friday 18th December 2020.
To enquire about the PhD Research Sandpit Scheme or any other PhD support please contact david.stanley@royce.ac.uk
