About
Biomedical materials have advanced dramatically over the last 50 years and continue to evolve today.
With its top facilities and the chance to work with internationally leading experts, there is no better opportunity to launch my research career than this [CDT].
Davide Verdolino / Advanced Biomedical Materials student
With a rapidly growing and ageing population, there is greater demand for more effective and cost-effective healthcare interventions and this CDT is training an interdisciplinary cohort of students to compete in this global field.
Our research focuses on developing and translating smart and responsive biomaterials with a particular emphasis on higher throughput, greater reproducibility of manufacture, and characterisation, providing the opportunity for your research to make a direct contribution to future patient care.
Through the ABM CDT’s unique offering, you’ll also gain a deeper understanding of issues relating to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion including topics such as Disability, Race and Gender and through our Responsible Research and Innovation teaching, broaden your perspective on issues relating to sustainability that directly impacts on your research.
Our commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion
We want our Centre for Doctoral Training to stand out from other postgraduate research programmes and one of the many ways we’re doing this is by embedding the principles of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) throughout the entire postgraduate research lifecycle. Our work here will ensure that our graduates develop into socially responsible citizens making society a better place for all.
Our CDT has its very own EDI Committee and it is expected that student representatives will participate fully in it when it meets (at least) twice per year to review EDI strategy. We want our student representatives to join us in helping build the kind of research environment that you the student would like to see. Dr Tom Shearer currently chairs this Committee which has the following remit:
- (The EDI Committee) will adopt an active leadership role in the workings of the CDT.
- Identify and address challenges relevant to the topics and communities related to the CDT (academic and sectoral as necessary) with defined progress indicators.
- Improve the EDI culture and associated practices (adapting strategies if necessary), taking account of long-term challenges and wider associated culture change.
- Support diverse recruitment and flexible support of staff and students with a range of backgrounds and personal circumstances and integrate this into the CDT’s management and monitoring plans as well as organisational policies.
- Specifically, address and action responsible research across the board.
- Provide students with skills to progress their careers and research.
Our interdisciplinary Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) brings together PhD students from a wide variety of subject areas including chemistry, maths, physics, materials and biology.
As part of a close-knit cohort, students are able to draw on the support and camaraderie that studying at the ABM CDT offers, with its vibrant, student led research and social events taking place throughout the year to complement core activities.
After finishing their studies, we support students to make that next step through our incredibly strong links to industry and academics.