When applications open, we will post here some useful application resources. In the meantime, please consider:
What makes a good PhD and PhD supervisor?
In selecting potential supervisors, consider that PhDs projects and the student experience can vary a lot and students prioritise different aspects. Things to think about are:
- The research environment. You will have the UNRISK cohort and all that that offers, but you will spend a lot of your time in a particular department and in a particular research group. These will vary a lot between supervisors, so ask about the research environment and try to talk to current PhD students to find out what it will be like to work there.
- Is there a particular approach of interest to you? E.g., are you determined to be a data scientist applying machine learning to climate science or are you open to learning a range of tools and technologies?
- The breadth of the PhD. Will it offer you what you want in terms of your own academic freedom to pursue questions of interest?