TRANS-DOC Closing Seminar 15 th October 2012 The PhD in Europe
Dr Conor OCarroll
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http://www.phdmovie.com/ Piled higher and deeper!
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Principles of Innovative Doctoral Training 1) Research
Excellence 2) Attractive Institutional Environment 3)
Interdisciplinary Research Options 4) Exposure to industry and
other relevant employment sectors 5) International networking 6)
Transferable skills training 7) Quality Assurance PhD Life
Cycle
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PIDT - Background Steering Group on Human Resources and
Mobility + Stakeholders (EUA, ESF, LERU, EURODOC) Report published
in 2011 The mapping study will continue this year with a series of
site visits looking at existing practice Pilot programmes in Marie
Curie Actions 2012-2013 European Industrial Doctorate Innovative
Doctoral Programmes
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This workforce is necessary to support our capacity to out-
innovate, out-create,and out-think the rest of the world and to
create jobs of the future for the American populace. It is people
highly skilled people that provide the competitive advantage across
industries and sectors around the world. The highly skilled
intellectual talent needed to fuel the U.S. competitive advantage
in the global economy is prepared in our nations graduate
schools.
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... yet the perceived value of a graduate degree is tied to
insufficient information about viable careers.
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Science PhD Career Preferences: Levels, Changes, and Advisor
Encouragement Henry Sauermann1*, Michael Roach21 Georgia Institute
of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America, 2
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United
States of America PLoS ONE | www.plosone.org 1May 2012 | Volume 7 |
Issue 5 | e36307
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Bottom Line Based on Salzburg I & II Principles It is
important to be clear at this point that the core component of
doctoral training is the advancement of knowledge through original
research.
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Principles of Innovative Doctoral Training 1) Research
Excellence 2) Attractive Institutional Environment 3)
Interdisciplinary Research Options 4) Exposure to industry and
other relevant employment sectors 5) International networking 6)
Transferable skills training 7) Quality Assurance PhD Life
Cycle
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PIDT in Action Structured PhDs do they work?
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Irish Universities Study Response to question, Before you began
your PhD, did you have an in depth discussion with your primary
supervisor or co-supervisor regarding your project? against year of
PhD (2010)
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Likelihood of Producing the Following PhD Outputs in a
Structured PhD Programme compared to traditional PhD Irish
Universities Study
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Bio-Analysis & Therapeutics Structured PhD Programme Bio-AT
Provision of high quality, flexible graduates for entry into
nationally significant sectors of the economy Mainstreaming of
structured graduate training at the partner institutions
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International Doctorate in Global Health (Indigo) Run by
International Doctoral School in Global Health Coordinated by
Centre for Global Health Directed by Prof Malcolm MacLachlan Centre
for Global Health & School of Psychology Managed by Dr Ogenna
Uduma Centre for Global Health
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Partners University of Malawi (Malawi) The Human Sciences
Research Council (South Africa) The Council on Health Research for
Development (Switzerland) Harvard University (USA) Columbia
University (USA) Makerere University (Uganda) Ibadan University
(Nigeria) Addis Ababa University (Ethiopia) Centre for Global
Health, TCD (Ireland) Nursing, Medicine, Computer Science, Natural
Science, Psychology Centre for Global Health, TCD (Ireland)
Nursing, Medicine, Computer Science, Natural Science, Psychology UK
Cochrane Centre/Oxford University (UK) now Queens University
Belfast UK Cochrane Centre/Oxford University (UK) now Queens
University Belfast
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- To focus on and take steps to build an explicit international
dimension into arrangements for examination, supervision and the
doctoral experience. - For the key output of the doctorate to be
the researcher themselves and for there to be an explicit focus on
personal and professional development throughout the doctoral
period. - For this to be supported by the production of a doctoral
supplement where the doctoral candidate will reflect on their
development and where broadening elements of the doctorate will be
recorded, including training and other professional development
activities *www.au.dk/doctoralexcellence Excellence in European
Doctoral Training - Towards a Common Understanding Aarhus
University University of Edinburgh
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Future Application of PIDT through Structured PhD programmes
provide a higher quuality outcome for the student, the university
and society Well established in a number of countries and aspired
to in others Already piloted in FP7 in the Marie Curie Actions
Initial Training Networks (Innovative Doctoral Programmes, European
Industrial Doctorate) Integrated into Horizon 2020
