Available support
There are a wide range of support options available to you as a postgraduate student at CENTA. Some specific support available, depending on circumstances, is provided below. This information is mostly a summary from the terms and conditions specified by UKRI, and the full document is available here: https://www.ukri.org/files/funding/ukri-training-grant-terms-and-conditions-jun19-pdf/
Part-time study
Both full and part time study options are available to all students.
https://www.ukri.org/files/funding/ukri-training-grant-terms-and-conditions-jun19-pdf/
Maternity, Paternity, Adoption and Parental Leave
A range of support options for students having children during their PhD is available, a summary from the UKRI guidelines is below:
- 52 weeks maternity or shared parental leave – first 26 weeks at full stipend rate (pro-rated for part time). The following 13 weeks paid according to statutory maternity pay, and the final 13 weeks are unpaid
- Partners – 10 days full pay leave, and may be entitled to up to 50 weeks of shared parental leave including a mix of paid and unpaid leave depending on individual circumstances
- Adoption leave is on the same basis as maternity leave
Sick leave
Support is available when students are sick during their studies, students can apply for leave to be taken.
Disabled students allowance
An allowance, based on a needs assessment, is available for all UKRI students with a disability to help cover the cost of any additional support needed.
https://www.ukri.org/skills/funding-for-research-training/
In addition, each University in the CENTA DTP has a range of support services available to assist students during their PhD. Specific links to the support available at each institution is provided below:
University of Birmingham
https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/studentservices/graduateschool/pgrsupport/supportforgrs.aspx
University of Leicester
https://www2.le.ac.uk/offices/ssds
Loughborough University
https://www.lboro.ac.uk/services/student-services/
University of Warwick
https://warwick.ac.uk/services/wss
Open University
http://www.open.ac.uk/students/research/services
Cranfield University
https://www.cranfield.ac.uk/study/life-on-campus/support-services
Further information
For informal enquiries about the research projects please contact the relevant supervisors or for general queries about the DTP please contact CENTA at [email protected].