The Doctoral Training Centres (DTCs) receive funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) providing opportunities for students to undertake a PhD or EngD, with specialised training and support for the cohort. The CDTs are often a collaboration between several universities.
Some of the physics-related Doctoral Training Centres in Scotland include:
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Applied Photonics
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Algebra, Geometry and Quantum Fields
- EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Quantum Informatics
Past DTC / CDTs related to SUPA
The Scottish Doctoral Training Centre in Condensed Matter Physics (CM-CDT) was a collaboration between the Universities of Edinburgh, Heriot-Watt and St Andrews providing international-level doctoral training in the core discipline of condensed matter physics. Commencing in 2009 and ending in January 2024.
The CDT in Intelligent Sensing and Measurement was a collaboration between the Universities of Glasgow and Edinburgh spanning physics and engineering. It addressed sensing and measurement across applications that impact all areas of life, from integrated atomic clocks for GPS location through the myriad of chemical and physical sensors found in science, industry, environmental monitoring, consumer goods, biomedicine, food, energy and transport. The CDT in ISM offered 4-year studentships between 2014 and December 2023.