Governance

Governance structure of the SWBio DTP

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.

As the University of Bristol is the lead organisation of the SWBio DTP, the SWBio DTP Hub is based at this university. The hub includes the:

Central groups (local DTP representatives are part of these groups):

The SWBio DTP Management 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.

 

University/Research Organisation  
Director (Chair) Prof Leo Brady
Deputy Director Prof Linda Wooldridge
Bristol Prof Christiane Berger-Schaffitzel
Bath Prof Robert Kelsh
Cardiff Prof Robert Honey
Exeter Dr James Wakefield
Rothamsted Research Dr Laura Cardenas

 

The SWBio DTP Implementation Group is made up members from all five SWBio DTP partners and chaired by the Academic Coordinator. The main responsibility of the group is to implement the programme which includes delivering training and cohort building activities.

 

University/Research Organisation  
Deputy Director (Chair) Prof Linda Wooldridge
Bath Dr Chris Bailey
Bristol Dr Jill Harrison
Cardiff Prof Helen White-Cooper
Exeter Dr Steve Bates
Rothamsted Research Dr Lianhai Wu

 

The SWBio DTP Operational Group is made up members from all five 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.

 

University/Research Organisation
Hub Manager (Chair) Dr Samantha Southern
Bath Simon Gane
Bristol Cathleen Schmitke (fls-gam@bristol.ac.uk)
Cardiff Amanda Rouse (pgr@cardiff.ac.uk)
Exeter Elizabeth Noon/Christine Gifford (doctoral.college@exeter.ac.uk)
Rothamsted Research Donna Fellowes

 

Other groups:

The External Advisory Group is chaired by Dr Mike Hann and 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.

University/Organisation
GlaxoSmithKline (Chair) Dr Mike Hann
UCB Dr Tom Crabbe
Micromix Chris Gamble
Newcastle University Prof Robert Edwards
University of Oxford Prof Gail Preston

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
Agriculture and the Environment Dr Dan Bebber Exeter
Animal Behaviour and In Vivo Studies Dr Nadia Cerminara Bristol
Biomolecular and Biophysical Studies Dr Chris Pudney Bath

 

The role of the PIPS Management Team is to provide oversight of the Professional Internships for PhD Students (PIPS) scheme.

University/Research Organisation  
PIPS Director Amanda Harper
PIPS Officer / Bath Dawn Hallett
Bristol Prof Linda Wooldridge
Cardiff

Prof Rob Honey – Please cc' in Sian Steen (PGR@cardiff.ac.uk) when approving job descriptions.
Exeter

CLES PGR Support Team
Rothamsted Donna Fellowes