To be finalised at the end of year 1

所有学生将与英国食品系统学院合作，共同设计他们自己的研究项目，该学院是学生获得导师和核心项目想法(项目核心)的门户。在一年级之初，学生将从一个项目核心目录中进行选择，这些核心项目将构成他们与潜在主管轮换的基础。在轮换之后，论文提案将与来自食品系统学院的合作伙伴一起在为期两天的顶峰项目和论文提案密集研讨会上最终敲定。博士研究项目的主题将在第一年结束时完成，并将在第二年开始。

All students will be engaged in the co-design of their own research projects in collaboration with the UK Food Systems Academy which is the gateway for students to supervisors and core project ideas (project kernels). Early in Year 1, students will select from a catalogue of project kernels that will form the basis of their rotations with potential supervisors. Following the rotations, thesis proposals will be finalised in a capstone two-day Project and Thesis Proposal Intensive Workshop with partners from the Food System Academy. PhD research projects topics will be finalised at the end of year 1, and will initiate at the beginning of year 2.