Fawcett Charlotte, Sandilands Kathryn, Ng'ang'a Rispah, Muasya William, Budriunaite Ieva, Andleeb Humma, Gatua Winfred, de Abreu Nunes Laetitia, Oketch John, Piazza Giulia G
University of Leicester, Leicester, England, UK.
University of East Anglia, Norwich, England, UK.
Wellcome Open Res. 2024 Sep 3;8:432. doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.19561.3. eCollection 2023.
Training for PhD researchers was previously identified by the Wellcome Trust funded Emerging Research Cultures project as an area for further investigation to ensure an inclusive culture which enables PhD students to become well-rounded researchers.
The Taskforce on Training conducted a survey of 35 Wellcome Trust funded PhD students and 10 programme administrators to evaluate the provision of training in eight key areas. This survey examined a number of issues, such as availability and knowledge of training, potential gaps in training, and the perceived usefulness of training.
PhD students reported that training was generally useful and viewed as important; with technical training being particularly highly valued. However, the survey identified that students desired additional training in project management and personal development. Surveying programme administrators highlighted the wide variety in training availability for students across different Wellcome Trust programmes currently running in the UK.
In response to these findings, several recommendations were suggested. Examples include; promotion of peer mentoring for PhD students, and alternative methods for delivery of wellbeing training. However, this report only explores the views of a small number of Wellcome Trust funded PhD students and would benefit from further research into the experiences of PhD students, programme administrators, and PhD supervisors.
威康信托基金会资助的新兴研究文化项目先前将博士研究生培训确定为一个需要进一步调查的领域，以确保营造一种包容的文化，使博士生能够成为全面发展的研究人员。
培训特别工作组对35名获得威康信托基金会资助的博士生和10名项目管理人员进行了调查，以评估八个关键领域的培训提供情况。该调查研究了一些问题，如培训的可用性和知识、培训中的潜在差距以及培训的感知有用性。
博士生报告称培训总体上是有用的且被视为重要的；技术培训尤其受到高度重视。然而，调查发现学生们希望在项目管理和个人发展方面获得更多培训。对项目管理人员的调查突出了目前在英国运行的不同威康信托基金会项目中，学生培训可用性的广泛差异。
针对这些发现，提出了若干建议。例如：推广博士生的同伴指导，以及提供福利培训的替代方法。然而，本报告仅探讨了少数获得威康信托基金会资助的博士生的观点，对博士生、项目管理人员和博士导师的经历进行进一步研究将使其受益。
