Student Experience
A greener world.
Excellent career prospects.
The barley sector is facing two key problems: i) the need to produce high quality barley in a carbon neutral manner with fewer environmental impacts ii) a shortage of highly trained scientists with diverse skillsets and knowledge of the whole barley supply chain. BARIToNE aims to meet both these needs.
The 2023-2024 BARIToNE handbook can be downloaded here.
Key elements of the programme:
- Collaborative PhD projects run by internationally renowned scientists
- Work placement(s) of 3-6 months in the industry research environment
- Comprehensive skills training across the entire barley supply and value chain
- A voice in the decision making, representing your peers as BARIToNE Student Representative
All positions are fully funded, and each award covers a full UKRI stipend (currently £19,237) tuition fees, training, and travel budget. We also offer enhanced support to individuals with primary care responsibilities or disabilities.
The BARIToNE experience includes:
- Seminars and site visits to broaden students’ knowledge of the whole supply chain
- Skills training in data analysis; public engagement and communication; entrepreneurship and commercialisation
- Workshops pertaining to intellectual property and research integrity
Student support
Equity: We aim for all our postgraduate researchers to have equitable experiences.
BARIToNE researchers will be invited to let us know of any reasonable adjustments that would make your workplace more accessible, such as adjustable height lab benching or quiet office space. Those who disclose a disability during their application process will be prompted by their host organisation’s Disability Services for specialist advice, if desired. We also aim to provide enhanced stipends to our students with primary care responsibilities e.g. for those with children under 12. Further, we offer grants to support a student’s attendance at career development and training activities by providing access to children’s clubs at events we organise as well as working to family-friendly timetables.
Pastoral Support: A variety of pastoral support is available to researchers on the BARIToNE CTP.
Thesis monitoring committees have pastoral roles especially in picking up any problems in student–supervisor relationships. The heads of postgraduate studies offer monthly drop-ins that are impartial and confidential. The CTP administrative staff have mental health first aid trained staff, as they are frequently the frontline of student enquiries. Outside of your immediate academic environment, you will have access to Student Support Services including Disability Services, Mental Health Service and Counselling Service via welcoming Enquiry Hubs; multi-denominational Chaplaincies and Global Rooms/International student clubs that run social activities and enquiry desks. Each host organisation has Student Union that can provide an extensive list of societies you can join. A society is a group of students sharing the same interests. Joining one or even more societies can ensure you make like-minded friends during your PhD journey and maybe beyond!