The research training programme

IHR is dedicated to training and developing its staff and students to full potential and holds 'Investors in People' status. Our structured postgraduate training programme will not only provide you with specialised scientific and methodological knowledge, but also teaches you invaluable generic skills, such as becoming a confident presenter and writing scientific papers. Throughout your PhD, you will participate in courses and workshops organised by the University, the MRC and by IHR itself.

Each year, we provide several opportunities to build on your presentation skills. In particular, we hold two events annually, where all students present and discuss their work with fellow students and supervisors, and engage in outdoor or leisure activities together.

You will also have plenty of opportunities to meet other researchers in your chosen field. We hold weekly seminars given by invited speakers. We will also actively encourage and support you to present your work to the wider scientific community at national and international conferences.

Supervision

You will have regular contact with your supervisor(s) and submit yearly reports about your progress to assist you in writing-up as you go along. You will be registered with your local university (either Nottingham or Strathclyde), where you will have an additional nominated co-supervisor from that university. We have co-supervisory relationships with the Schools of Biomedical Sciences, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Physics and Astronomy, Mathematics, Psychology and Clinical Neurosciences.