The SWBio DTP is governed by the DTP Hub in collaboration with a number of groups across the partnership. The role and memberships of the DTP Hub and these different groups are listed below.
DTP Hub Team
As the University of Bristol is the lead organisation of the SWBio DTP, the DTP Hub is based at this university. The hub includes the Director, Deputy Director, Hub Manager and Hub Coordinator. The DTP Hub plays an active membership in each of our DTP groups, as well as acting as chairs.
Jon Lane
Director
Heather Whitney
Deputy Director
Samantha Southern
Hub Manager
Liz Elliott
Hub Officer
Management Group
This group is chaired by the Director and has representatives from each of the partners. The Management Group is responsible for strategic and operational oversight of the programme.
Adele Murrell
Bath
Mark Dillingham
Bristol
Rob Honey
Cardiff
James Wakefield
Exeter
Jason Rudd
Rothamsted
Glen Wheeler
MBA
Mick Hanley
Plymouth
Bill Griffiths
Swansea
Laura Starkie
UCB
Aniko Varadi
UWE
Implementation Group
This group is chaired by the Deputy Director and has representatives from each of the partners who host students. The Implementation Group is responsible for implementing the programme which includes delivering the taught year, PIPS/CASE schemes, training and cohort building activities.
Mark Lindsay
Bath
Pierre Buscaill
Bristol
Helen White-Cooper
Cardiff
Steve Porter
Exeter
Hari Upadhayay
Rothamsted
Glen Wheeler
MBA
Natasha Hill
Plymouth
Will Allen
Swansea
Aniko Varadi
UWE
Click on the titles below for further information about our other groups and contacts.
The SWBio DTP Operational Group is made up postgraduate support and finance members from the SWBio DTP partners and chaired by the Hub Manager. The main responsibility of the group is to support the management and co-ordination of the programme.
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| Hub Manager (Chair) | Samantha Southern |
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| Rothamsted Research |
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| Marine Biological Association (MBA) |
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| Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML) |
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| University of the West of England (UWE) |
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The External Advisory Group has both academic and industrial representatives. The External Advisory Group provides reflective input and advice to the Management Group to contribute to the strategic development of the DTP.
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| AstraZeneca UK (Chair) | Melanie Leveridge |
| Evotec | John Barker |
| Agricultural Biodynamic Microbiology and Biostimulant Consultant | Chris Gamble |
| Oxford Interdisciplinary Bioscience DTP Director (University of Oxford) | Gail Preston |
| NERC GW4+ DTP Director (University of Bristol) | Daniela Schmidt |
The role of the Research Theme Champions are to build cross-institutional cross-year group networks and to create and identify training opportunities around three research themes.
| Research theme | University/Research Organisation | |
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| Agriculture and the Environment | Hari Ram Upadhayay | Rothamsted |
| Animal Behaviour and In Vivo Studies | Emma Robinson | Bristol |
| Biomolecular and Biophysical Studies | Charlotte Dodson | Bath |
The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Group (EDIG) is to provide reflective input and advice to support Equality, Diversity and Inclusion throughout all aspects of the DTP programme. Membership includes those who play an active local EDI role, and are representative of the different types of institutions within our partnership.
| University/Organisation | |
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| Swansea University | Michael McKeever (Chair) |
| Director | Jon Lane |
| Deputy Director | Heather Whitney |
| Hub Manager | Samantha Southern |
| University of Bristol | Alex O'Driscoll |
| University of Plymouth | Feisal Subhan |
| University of the West of England (UWE) | Lynne Lawrence |
| Rothamsted Research | Donna Fellowes |
| EDI Student Champion | Chelsea Stevens |
These are the local university contacts for any PIPS queries and to initiate the SWBio DTP PIPS agreement.
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| Bath |
Dawn Hallett (dh264@bath.ac.uk) |
| Bristol |
Sue Summerill (fls-gam@bristol.ac.uk) |
| Cardiff |
Catherine Horler-Underwood (pgr@cardiff.ac.uk) |
| Exeter | |
| Swansea |
Amy Rowland (a.rowland@swansea.ac.uk) |
| University of the West of England (UWE) |
Victoria Nash (doctoralacademy@uwe.ac.uk) |