The University of Sheffield
Department of Materials Science and Engineering

Doctoral Development Programme (DDP)

The Doctoral Development Programme (DDP) is a flexible, ongoing training plan that is an integral part of your research degree, and is tailored to your individual needs. It helps you progress through your research studies by identifying the skills you already have and providing opportunities to improve these and acquire new skills and experience. The aim of the DDP is to provide you with a range of skills and competency-based training opportunities orientated both towards your specific study and towards future employment, equipping you with transferrable skills that will make you not only a successful researcher, but also able to easily assimilate skills that have wider utility, thus extending your employability to other professions.

The DDP is student-specific, designed to complement your individual research project and is carried out in agreement between you and your supervisory team.

To find out more about the Doctoral Development Programme please visit the link below.

Doctoral Development Programme