Issue 5
First Students to be enrolled in ATU Under the new Postgraduate Researcher Training Programme (PRTB) initiative, 15 PhD candidates are being enrolled to pursue individual doctorates but in the same discipline area. A call for applications has recently closed and it is expected that the first students will be enrolled in April or May.
Project awards will include: • A student stipend (tax-exempt) valued at €16,000 per annum • Annual waivers of postgraduate registration fees • Support for travel, consumables and dissemination expenses
The first PRTP to be established is called the Modelling and Computation for Health and Society (MOCHAS) PRTP. This is an exciting new interdisciplinary, cohort-based research training programme. It aims to produce highlevel, multidisciplinary research graduates who can develop, communicate, and exploit modelling tools for the solution of real-world problems relevant to societal needs.
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BECOMING ATLANTIC TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
