This page includes key resources for current SWDTP students. This includes the Student Handbook, ESRC resources, FAQs and more.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for here, or if you have an idea for a useful resource that could be featured, get in touch with the SWDTP Hub.
ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide
– The ESRC Postgraduate Funding Guide contains full terms and conditions regarding ESRC awards and funding. If you still can’t find what you’re looking for, why not try the ESRC Resources for Postgraduate Students – a helpful list of links and resources on the ESRC website.
Student Handbook 2025-26
– This has information on allowances, skills training, placements and much more and should be your first point of reference for any queries regarding SWDTP processes.
Training / Development Needs Analysis (TNA / DNA)
You are expected to engage with training or development needs analysis as part of your funding condition. The process you are required to complete depends when you started your PhD. Click on the corresponding link to find out more.
Find training and development activities by visiting our Training and Development page
Taking an Optional Module at a Partner Institution
If your developmental and training needs cannot be met locally, or by attending external courses funded through a research training support grant (RTSG), it may, in occasional circumstances, be possible to take a module at one of our partner institutions across the South West. Please contact us if that is something you wish to discuss further.