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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: • Initial lab training provided by myself alongside current members of my group; I will be your main point of contact throughout • Bioinformatic training provided by myself with support from other members of the supervisory team and collaborators • Field work training provided by staff at Edward Vinson 

Supervision style: Directive support: B / Training structure: 7

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: • Joint weekly lab meetings with groups of Dr DeGraaf and Dr Muller • Joint monthly meetings with all plant scientists at Cardiff (Plants@Cardiff group) • Monthly Divisional seminars where PIs and all their groups are encouraged to attend and mix over a coffee • Shared lab and office area with four other Molecular Biosciences groups (with an excellent social environment) • opportunities to interact with large plant science lab within the same building (Prof Murray, Dr DeWitte, Dr Scofield, Dr Lechon Gomez) 

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once every 3 weeks; All in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): Cardiff: Flexible working pattern to suit student and by individual agreement– 24/7 access is available if needed. Only restrictions are if being trained, in which case hours are by arrangement with trainer. Lone working is possible but discouraged. At Edward Vinson working pattern may be less flexible. 

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: Online monthly meetings At least 6-monthly in person exchange visits. More frequent visits to second supervisor lab during first rotation and by arrangement throughout project if needed.

Notice needed for feedback (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available in my office typically from 10-6pm Mon-Friday -knock on my door anytime for a short meeting. For longer meetings arrange by email – I typically check email all the time during the working week. For very urgent issues when off site, we use WhatsApp. I may email at odd hours but do not expect an instant response.

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: You will be trained in a shared lab where both supervisors conduct their research, along several PhD students and postdocs. You will have weekly meetings with Prof Murray, Dr Lechon Gomez, and other plant scientists. In addition, there will be one-to-one meetings with your supervisors once a fortnight. In the field, you will be supervised by Dr Clarkson and Dr Behzad Talle, alongside the rest of the members of the plant breeding team at Edward Vinson.

Supervision style: Directive support: B / Training structure: 7

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: - Shared lab and office area in plant science lab with five different molecular biology groups (Prof Jim Murray, Dr Tamara Lechon Gomez, Dr Simon Scofield, Dr Walter Dewitte, Dr Angharad Jones) – Joint lab meetings with other plant molecular biology groups – Opportunities to visit Cardiff collaborator's lab (Prof Hilary Rogers) – Joint monthly meetings with Cardiff Plants @ Science Community, encompassing all plant scientists at Cardiff University – Monthly Cardiff Molecular Biosciences divisional meetings, where postgraduate students and members of staff who belong to the Molecular Biosciences division in the School present their research – Opportunity to interact with researchers from the GW4 Plant Epigenetics Community, a recently created community that brings together plant scientists from all four GW4 institutions as well as external partners

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes):At least once a fortnight; All in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): We offer flexibility in working hours, but usually encourage students to work during core hours. This ensures that the student can benefit from working alongside other members of the lab. We expect the student to attend lab meetings and divisional seminars where possible. The working pattern at Edward Vinson might be less flexible.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: Both academics supervisors will supervise the student jointly and offer their expertise where relevant. The second supervisor is usually available on-site during core hours and is always happy to arrange a meeting in person or online. There will be regular meetings with the student and the primary supervisor once every fortnight during the duration of the project, with flexibility depending on student's needs. During the first rotation project, the student will join the weekly meetings of the second supervisor's lab.

Notice needed for feedback (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available in person and online, via e-mail or Zoom, during core working hours. Usually available from 9.30 to 17.30. Welcome to drop in if office door is open, especially for quick queries. Longer talks might require arranging a meeting beforehand.

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: Training will be done as a team effort by Wolf, Wilson, Priest, and Madgwick. The student will be housed in an office near to Wolf and Priest and will have regular Zoom meetings with the off-site supervisory team members. All team members are available for spontaneous meetings to ensure that the student is supported in all training needs. 

Supervision style: Directive support: A / Training structure: 4

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: The Wolf and Priest groups will meet together regularly. The student will also have frequent contact with members of the Henk, Turner, Taylor, and Urrutia research groups through either research links or physical location. 

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once per week; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): Work pattern is very flexible given the nature of the work, but when experiments are being run they may require some weekend work.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: Meetings with the second supervisor will be scheduled fortnightly, but more frequent meetings will be scheduled when needed. 

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): < 1 week

Communication: Welcome to drop in if my door is open, but encourage a meeting to be arranged first

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: Training will be provided by supervisors and members of their group / laboratories.

Supervision style: Directive support: D / Training structure: 7

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: Joint weekly meeting with Prof Grierson group. Sparkes group is part of a larger shared lab space with multiple plant research groups enabling interaction.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once per week; In person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): At least core hours (10-4) and other time to be managed around this. Due to the nature of research, there may be some weekend work.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: Meeting between both supervisors every 2-3 months, student can spend some time with the second supervisors' research group – both groups already hold joint weekly meetings.

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available to email on working days. I may contact you outside of working hours but I do not expect responses outside working hours. Meetings will need to be arranged in advance, if urgent could be same day subject to availability.

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: Both the PI and CO-PI have open door policies and will be available to the candidate as needed. The PI is an ECR and hence is up to date on the latest practical methods in this research area. Much of the training will therefore be carried out by the PI including but not limited to; experimental design in laboratory and field based experiments, data collection, statistical analysis and report writing. 

Supervision style: Directive support: A / Training structure: 6 

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: During termtime we will have a bi-weekly meeting as a lab. The candidate will also join the CO-PI’s lab meeting which will occur weekly. There are also several other departmental level groups including an Ecology research group which the candidate would be encouraged to engage with. 

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once a fortnight; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): The work pattern will be dependent on the candidate, and is flexible to suit different lifestyles and needs.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: Meeting both supervisors each month (and more if needed). 

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): < 1 week

Communication: We have standard working hours during which we are available. We can be contacted in an emergency out of working hours.

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: You will initially work alongside a post-doc who generated the wheat receptor-like kinase mutants that you will use in your research, with weekly supervision and weekly lab meetings with the rotation project supervisors. After the first year, you will have weekly or fortnightly meetings with your supervisor, and monthly to quarterly meetings with all team members. Further support is available on by e-mail or on an ad hoc basis. Regular meetings will be held between the University supervisory team, the student and the CASE partner. Full training and appropriate supervision will be provided during the student’s placement at RAGT.

Supervision style: Directive support: C / Training structure: 6

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: The supervisors share lab space with several other PIs so there is ample opportunity to meet other students and post-docs. We will have monthly meetings with the Bristol wheat team and quarterly meetings with the whole wheat team, and the student will have the opportunity to talk to wheat researchers in the Grierson and Edwards lab for coffee and other social events. New students coming into the lab will have the chance to interact with me, 3 Co-PIs and 4 post-docs involved in our HFSP project.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once a fortnight; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): The working pattern will depend on the nature of work to be undertaken at different stages of the project but will usually be a full working week with flexibility on timing to accommodate personal and experimental needs. There is likely be some work with other lab members for training purposes occasional weekend working for plant and bacterial growth.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: I will meet the student regularly and at least once a month. Joint meetings with the primary supervisor and/or a relevant collaborator would occur whenever there were important research decisions to be made. I already have an SWBio PhD student, Emily Carr, collaborating with Keith Edwards to work on wheat. Emily and the new student are very likely to be in daily or weekly contact through their links to Keith's lab and the new student would be welcome to join myself and Emily in joint meetings when appropriate to discuss the practicalities of working with wheat. 

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: I am available on e-mail during the working week and for formal supervisory meetings to be arranged in advance. I am also available for informal ad hoc meetings when using public spaces of the Life Sciences Building e.g. tea/coffee making area, lab, seminar room.

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: You will work alongside a PDRA who will provide initial lab training. You will have weekly 1:1 meetings with me to discuss experimental design/data analysis and weekly group meetings to present and discuss your work with the wider group. I am available for additional meetings if required, either online or in person.

Supervision style: Directive support: C / Training structure: 7

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: We share a lab with 5 other plant science research groups (Claire Grierson, Jill Harrison, Imogen Sparkes, Jim Fouracre, Ashley Pridgeon) and have joint lab meetings with the lab of Dr. Ashley Pridgeon (Leverhulme research fellow working on light-regulation of stomatal function). 

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once per week; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): This is flexible, but core hours (10-4) would facilitate training and mixing with other lab members. Time course experiments may require occasional weekend and evening working.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: The second supervisor will supervise rotation project 1. We share a large plant science lab so research groups mix daily. 

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): < 1 week

Communication: I check email every weekday (except while on annual leave) and try to reply within 48 hours. I usually work in the Life Sciences Building Monday-Thursday and am happy for drop in meetings if my door is open. I would, however, need to schedule a timeslot if a long discussion is required (except in an emergency).

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: For the main computational work, you will be trained by the main supervisor and his group members (in particular postdocs), who all have expertise in setting up, running and analysing molecular dynamics simulations with the Amber suite of programmes, as well as other modelling software. During the 2nd rotation, you will be trained in the experimental protein biochemistry and biophysics techniques by the second supervisor and his group members. During the industrial placements, the CASE supervisor and others in the Immunocore supervisory team will train the student on the specialized equipment available in their labs.

Supervision style: Directive support: B / Training structure: 4

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a fortnight

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: The student will be part of the Bristol Computational Biochemistry research grouping, which is due to restart holding regular (bimonthly) meetings. Alongside research and training seminars, there will be more informal meetings to encourage communication collaboration between PGRs and PDRAs in the group. Members of this group include those from research groups that are experts in techniques that will be employed in the project (e.g. protein design through Rosetta, Parmeggiani; extensive molecular dynamics simulation of proteins, Mulholland).

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once a fortnight; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): Ideally within core hours (10-4) to aid interactions within the group, but there can be flexibility around this. Periods of remote working can be accommodated. (Currently, several group members have some 'working from home' days most weeks.) No weekend or evening working is expected/required.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: The second supervisor will host the student for the 2nd rotation project, which will include training in protein biochemistry techniques. Further visits to the second supervisor's group are envisaged during the project, when evaluation of (newly predicted) TCR variants is required. Further, there will be at least 3 meetings between the full supervisory team each year.

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available every day via online messaging (email and Slack). Response usually within 12 hours, especially when urgent (apart from during annual leave). I may contact outside of working hours but I never expect responses outside working hours. Welcome to drop in in person if my door is open, but encourage a meeting to be arranged first.

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: The PhD student will be introduced to the project by Berger (main supervisor) and then trained in the key technologies required by highly experienced personnel (post-docs, fellow PhD students, lab managers) in the group. Specialist training e.g. in Cryo-EM will be provided by Prof Schaffitzel and members of her team with whom the Berger lab share a floor and works closely together. Specialist training in ADDomer technology for vaccine development will be provided by the Berger and Schaffitzel labs and by highly qualified personnel at Imophoron (Garzoni, industrial supervisor, and Gupta) and Adam Finn, also part of the supervisory team, director of the Pfizer Bristol Vaccine Excellence Centre. Day-to-day experimental support will be provided throughout the project by experienced post-docs and PhD students in the groups. 

Supervision style: Directive support: C / Training structure: 6

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a fortnight

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: The Berger team has joint weekly meetings with the team of Prof Christiane Schaffitzel focusing on protein biochemistry, biophysics and Cryo-EM, and biweekly meetings with Prof Mark Dillingham's group focusing molecular biology techniques and protein interactions. Monthly meetings are held with the Bristol UNCOVER group, established during the pandemic, discussing aspects of infectious disease and vaccine development. Ad hoc meetings are held with Anu Goenke's and Adrian Mulholland's group and also with the Max Planck colleagues at three Max Planck Institutes in Germany who are affiliated with the Max Planck-Bristol Centre directed by Berger. Personnel is frequently exchanged between the labs, and there is the opportunity to be physically based in their labs when undertaking aspects of the PhD project aligned with their research areas and technological skill-sets.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): Varies year to year as studentship progresses; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): Within core hours (10-4) and other time to be managed around this. Some rota work with other members of the research group as the need arises due to the techniques acquired. Due to the nature of the research (baculovirus./insect cell expression), there may be some limited weekend and evening working which is arranged with other members in the team.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: Schaffitzel (second supervisor) and Berger have been fruitfully collaborating for the last 20+ years. Schaffitzel would expect to have a meeting with the student on a bi-weekly basis and for the student to spend a significant time working with her group. A meeting between the student, both academic supervisors and the industrial supervisor (Garzoni) would take place once every month. Additional ad hoc meetings, including with collaborators and other members of the supervisory team (Finn, Mulholland, Goenke, Gupta) would take place as the need arises.

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): < 1 week

Communication: Berger is available to e-mail every day and in person always when Berger is in Bristol (open door policy). He may contact the student outside of working hours per e-mail, but does not expect responses outside working hours. Project meetings ideally are arranged in advance, but can be ad-hoc if needed anytime. Always welcome to drop in if the office door is open (which is most of the time). 

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: The PhD will be initially trained by their main and secondary supervisors with support from postdocs in their research groups. Further day-to-day experimental support will be provided during weekly project meetings with the main and secondary supervisors, and monthly meetings with the CASE partner, supervisors and other collaborators. During the 6-month placement, the CASE partner supervisor will meet weekly with the PhD candidate.

Supervision style: Directive support: A / Training structure: 5

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a fortnight

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: There is the opportunity to interact also with other research groups, including members of the supervisory team (e.g. Prof. Jane Memmott, Dr. Harry Siviter, and Dr Hannah Griffiths). The PhD will be immersed in a vibrant community of academics in the School of Biological Sciences, which meets fortnightly to discuss papers (e.g. journal club) or present/watch presentations from internal and external academics and postgrad students.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once per week; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): There is flexibility in the working pattern, with at least 2-3 days present in the research group's labs depending on the period of the work/PhD journey. During the fieldwork campaign, it is likely that some weekend work may be needed.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: Support will be flexible, depending on student needs. On average, fortnightly meetings across the PhD project. The student will spent time in the lab of the second supervisor for their rotation project and participate in the journal club organised by the group of the second supervisor. 

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available to e-mail every day. An initial meeting will be used to discuss supervisor and student expectations in terms of communication and meeting patterns, with action points defined for the next meeting to provide guidance to students' steps. Meetings will be arranged in advance, with drop-ins available when necessary. 

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: You will initially plan any experiments with me. You will be directed to suitable literature to come up with an initial plan, which is then discussed with me in person. Lab-based training occurs in a similar way, with initial methods suggested via the literature, which are then discussed/trained in person with extra expertise coming from other lab members. Other members of the lab also assist with trouble shooting and discussing how to solve specific method problems at weekly lab meetings.

Supervision style: Directive support: B / Training structure: 3

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: Many of my projects are interdisciplinary, so members of my lab group are supported to join the lab meetings of my collaborators/second supervisors whenever useful.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once a fortnight; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): Within core hours wherever possible (particularly if working in the lab for health and safety), other time to be managed round this.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: Students are encouraged to go to the lab meetings of second supervisors at least once a month.

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available to email everyday. Childcare commitments mean that meetings have to be in core hours and need to be arranged in advance.

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: You will initially be trained by myself alongside our Data Science PDRA.  Further day-to-day AI support to be provided by our Data Science PDRA and will be your main point of contact on a daily basis, while out Animal Scientist PDRA and Project Manager will assist with logistics and research on the farm.

Supervision style: Directive support: C / Training structure: 6

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: John Oldacre Centre AI group meetings happen weekly on Thursday mornings, this is an interdisciplinary forum open to all researchers and investigators on dairy cattle monitoring projects (approx 8 investigators, 5 PDRAs, 8 PhD students). Farm Animal Discussion Group meetings happen weekly on Thursday afternoon, this is an interdisciplinary forum open to Langforg Vets and researchers working with ruminant livestock. There is a regular seminar series in Bristol Veterinary School.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once per week; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): I do not expect a defined work pattern unless there is some necessity such as collaborative or on-farm working.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: The second supervisor will participate in regular meetings at least every month and provide support and assistance to the student as required according to their research process.

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available to e-mail every day. I may contact you outside of working hours but I do not expect responses outside working hours. Non-regular meetings will need to be arranged in advance

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: You will initially trained by me alongside an experience Grad RA (Ruth Warfield). Day-to-day experimental support will be provided by me and an experienced postdoc (Luke Lear). All supervisors will be available as points of contact on daily basis.

Supervision style: Directive support: B / Training structure: 4

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: We have a combined weekly lab meeting (Padfield, Bluckling, Hesse) to discuss any lab issues, results, papers. In addition, the student has the opportunity to work with other students based in the same building, working on related topics. We have a weekly virtual meeting with Concert Bio to discuss plans/experiments. In addition, there are seminar series specifically aimed at ECRs, including one focusing on microbiology and another one focusing evolutionary ecology more generally. These provide excellent opportunities to find out more about other peoples research, and to establish potential collaborations.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): Significantly varies depending on the student; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): Within core hours.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: We will have joint meeting every 2 months, and the student has the opportunity to spend time in the group of Tiffany Taylor (Bath).

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): < 1 week

Communication: Available to email every day. Office door open 4 days a week, so student welcome to pop by for questions. I do not expect responses outside office hours and aim to only email during core hours. 

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: Research training will be provided by the supervisor or current team members as appropriate. Generally the supervisor will provide a training framework and discuss the most appropriate methods to use. It will be most appropriate for team members to provide training in more basic lab techniques. The supervisor will provide training in theory and experimental design, and in more specific techniques that others have less experience in. Local experimental officers will support some specific techniques, including some structural methods.

Supervision style: Directive support: C / Training structure: 6

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a week

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: PI Harmer's group have a weekly lab meeting shared with Dr. Vicki Gold and Dr. Bertram Daum's groups. Our-laboratories are co-located together with those of Dr. JJ Phillips and Prof. Frank Vollmer, and students and staff from these groups frequently mix socially as well as in the lab. Our crystallisation facilities are shared with the group of Prof. Jenny Littlechild, and team members regularly interact to train one another and discuss challenges.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once a fortnight; In person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): At least within core hours (10-4), with other time managed around this according to the student's lifestyle. Due to the nature of the research, there will be some trips to synchrotrons that will require overnight stays and may include weekend work.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: The second supervisor plans to supervise the first rotation project, and will additionally support the project through regular meetings (at least monthly over the first year, approximately every 2 months thereafter) with the main supervisor. The student will also benefit from established contacts of the main supervisor withe the UK time-resolved crystallography community, in particular the UK XFEL hub based at Diamond Light Source.

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available for email every day. My working hours are usually 8.30-5 and some evening time. Other lab members are available for contact (e.g. on lab Whatsapp). I do not expect responses to email outside working hours and try to avoid contacting out of hours unless absolutely necessary. Welcome to drop in if my door is open, but encourage a meeting to be arranged first (even if for later that day).

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How day-to-day research training and support is provided: You will work closely with the supervisors and their reserch groups, receive training with them personally and other members of the group and dedicated technicians. This includes further day-to-day experimental support that will be planned and shared depending on tasks, collaborative involvement of other students and staff. Both supervisor labs are supported by dedicated and experienced technicians who in addition to postdocs who will be also a main point of contact on a daily basis. In addition to scheduled regular meetings with both supervisors, we are also committed to supporting you through demanding points in the project, during which we will discuss with you the best ways of keeping in close contact.

Supervision style: Directive support: C  / Training structure: 3

How often PhD students see you in a timetabled group meeting: At least once a fortnight

Other research groups that PhD students will have the opportunity to frequently interact with: We have frequent and regular contact and joint meetings across the year with the CASE partner and collaborator's group, in person and online. We also use shared online work platforms and chat spaces (Slack). There is opportunity to be physically based in their lab when undertaking aspects of your PhD aligned with their research area, for example developing materials and setups for experimental or physiological work, undertaking measurements using their facilities and equipment, testing ideas.

How often you meet with your PhD students 1-1 formally outside of group meetings (i.e. meetings of >30 minutes): At least once a fortnight; Mixture of virtual/in person.

Expected working pattern (based on a full-time student): At least within core hours (10-4) and other time to be managed around this. Due to the nature of the research (seasonally- dependent data collection, field work, experimental conditions, bee availability), there may be some weekend and evening working. Some not-extensive rota work shared with other members of the research group/technical services for bee maintenance.

How the second supervisor supports the PhD project: We will schedule regular meetings with both supervisors every 2 months, during intensive periods of work additional meetings might happen. We will assess this with the student on a regular basis. Student will spend time during the PhD with the second supervisor's group.

Notice needed for feedback on work (based on a 5000 word report): 1-2 weeks

Communication: Available to e-mail every working day, but not all weekends/evenings. I have odd working hours but there will be members of the team you can copy in and/or e-mail individually, depending on urgency/nature of enquiry. I may contact you outside of working hours but I do not expect responses outside working hours. Meetings will need to be arranged in advance. Welcome to drop in if urgent but consider that I share my office with another member of academic staff. I'd encourage a meeting to be arranged first (even if for later that day).