To find out what it’s really like to undertake a PhD with the Scenario Doctoral Training Partnership, we’ve asked past and current students to share some of their experiences.
If you are thinking of applying for a Scenario PhD, their unique perspectives will help you decide if Scenario is the right fit for your career goals and what you can expect if you are awarded a studentship or scholarship with us.
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Caitlin Lewis
Scenario supported my research directly by providing courses on coding, but what I valued most from Scenario were the opportunities ...
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Rana Ozturk
Doing my PhD with Scenario has opened up so many doors to me that would be unavailable were I not ...
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Rose Foster
Scenario offers many opportunities for personal development that extends way beyond a standard PhD experience. By engaging with these additional ...
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Pinelopi Loizou
The SCENARIO NERC DTP is a well-organised program, aiming to train the leaders of tomorrow. It does not focus only ...
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Andrea Marcheggiani
Scenario played a significant role in my professional and social growth through the many workshops and social activities that took ...
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Elizabeth Cooper
I was part of the first Scenario cohort and completed my PhD part time over 4.5 years to fit around ...
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Adam Milsom
My current work is related to what I did during my PhD and I have started to branch out into ...
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Emanuele Silvio Gentile
I firmly believe that participating in the Scenario training school will equip prospective students with the tools needed to navigate ...