Governance and Management

Our governance and management structures are centred on strong engagement across partners to ensure that we deliver a high quality training experience for our doctoral researchers.

Leadership team is responsible for day-to-day management of the DTP
Management Committee is responsible for overseeing the planning and delivery of our activities so that we can maintain continuous improvement in delivery of our training partnership. Management committee ratifies Selection Committee decisions; engages with feedback from doctoral researchers and other stakeholders; monitors implementation of our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion plan; and approves new policies and processes.
Selection Committee is responsible for the annual project call (including peer review) and for doctoral researcher selection. It reviews our processes to ensure they are transparent and inclusive – promoting equity and diversity for doctoral researchers and academic staff.
Training Committee oversees our training programme and members are involved in planning summer schools. It regularly reviews the long-term training plan and recommends training programme amendments to the Management Committee.

Advisory Board is drawn from a diverse membership of professionals with a combined expertise that maps onto the food system. They provide direction and strategic advice, holding us to account in achieving our vision.