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UKFS - UK Food Systems Centre for Doctoral Training
Welcome to UK Food Systems CDT at Sussex!
The (CDT) aims to develop the next generation of food system change makers who will create a healthy and sustainable food future. There are 9 partner Universities and Institutions:  (lead institute), , , , , and the ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ.
This cross-disciplinary CDT is funded by the UK Research and Innovation Council (UKRI).
As a Food Systems CDT PGR,you will have access to:
- a scholarship covering fees anda living allowance for 4 years (full-time)
- additional funding for a laptop, and up to £5000 pa for research and training costs (conferences, participant costs, fieldwork, consumables)
- subject specific training and wider professional development (summer schools; online seminars)
- associate partners from government, business and civil society organisations as part of the
- a three month placement outside academia
- Key contacts
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For questions about CDT training events, contact the CDT central admin team - admin@foodsystems-cdt.ac.uk
The ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ director for Food Systems CDT is Professor Fiona Marshall - f.marshall@sussex.ac.uk
Additionally, the Sussex PGR Scholarships team - pgr-scholarships@sussex.ac.uk - can help you with funding queries such as:
- Fee waiver and payment of stipend/maintenance allowances
- Organising your placement
- Changes to your scholarship (part-time registation, parental or sick leave, taking a break from your PhD, starting a placement)
- Claiming Disabled Student Allowance (DSA)
- Accessing additional funding for research and training or fieldwork costs, and getting your expenses reimbursed
Further information about Sussex PhD regulations can be found in our Policy on Research Degrees, while further information on the terms and conditions of CHASE scholarships can be found at the below: