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Enhancing research culture through PhD training: a systems approach to identifying leverage points for policy
Rebecca Martin1, Nazia Nasir2, Annamaria Carusi3
1Centre for History in Public Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
Abstract:
This article examines the role of PhD training programmes in identifying and implementing positive interventions in research culture in the biosciences. Using a data set consisting of transcripts from interviews and group discussions with 179 participants from 18 of the current 23 (78%) UK-based Wellcome-funded PhD programmes, we apply a systems theory methodology to the system of higher education and PhD training. Using system mapping as an investigative tool, this approach identifies points of leverage within the system where policy interventions might be best targeted to affect changes to research culture in the global higher education sector. The results of this investigation highlight the student-supervisor relationship as a nexus for these interventions and recommends the programme structure as a global policy for PhD training.
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