Here we describe and evaluate the success of a multi-institutional Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT), which was established to address a UK skills shortage in Soil Science. The government-funded ‘STARS’ (Soils Training And Research Studentships) CDT was established in 2015 across a range of universities and research institutes in the UK. It recruited 41 PhD students equitably split across the institutions under four core research themes identified as being central to the national need, namely, (1) Understanding the soil–root interface, (2) Soils and the delivery of ecosystem services, (3) Resilience and response of functions in soil systems and (4) Modelling the soil ecosystem at different spatial and temporal scales. In addition, the STARS CDT provided a diverse skills programme, including: Holistic training in soils, the promotion of collegiality and joint working, strategies to promote science and generate impact, internships with end users (e.g., policymakers, industry), personal wellbeing, and ways to generate a lasting soils training legacy. Overall, both supervisors and students have reported a positive experience of the CDT in comparison to the conventional doctoral training programmes, which have less discipline focus and little chance for students to scientifically interact with their cohorts or to undertake joint training activities. The STARS CDT also allowed students to freely access research infrastructure across the partner institutions (e.g., long-term field trials, specialised analytical facilities, high-performance computing), breaking down traditional institutional barriers and thus maximising the students' potential to undertake high-quality research. The success and legacy of the STARS CDT can be evidenced in many ways; however, it is exemplified by the large number and diversity of journal papers produced, the lasting collaborations, final career destinations, and creation of a web-based legacy portal including new and reflective video material.

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某土壤学博士培养中心的教学法

在这里，我们描述并评估了多机构博士培训中心 (CDT) 的成功，该中心旨在解决英国土壤科学技能短缺的问题。政府资助的“STARS”（土壤培训和研究学生奖学金）CDT 于 2015 年在英国的一系列大学和研究机构中成立。它招募了 41 名博士生，他们在四个被确定为国家需求核心的核心研究主题下公平地分配到各个机构，即（1）了解土壤 - 根系界面，（2）土壤和生态系统服务的提供，（3）土壤系统功能的恢复力和响应； (4) 不同时空尺度的土壤生态系统建模。此外，STARS CDT 提供了多样化的技能计划，包括： 土壤整体培训，促进合作和联合工作、促进科学和产生影响的战略、与最终用户（例如政策制定者、行业）的实习、个人福祉以及产生持久土壤培训遗产的方法。总体而言，与传统的博士培训计划相比，导师和学生都报告了 CDT 的积极体验，传统的博士培训计划较少关注学科，学生与他们的团队进行科学互动或进行联合培训活动的机会很少。STARS CDT 还允许学生自由访问合作机构的研究基础设施（例如，长期实地试验、专业分析设施、高性能计算），打破传统的机构壁垒，从而最大限度地发挥学生的 进行高质量研究的潜力。STARS CDT 的成功和遗产可以从很多方面得到证明；然而，它的例子是产生的大量和多样性的期刊论文、持久的合作、最终的职业目标以及基于网络的遗留门户的创建，包括新的和反思的视频材料。