The lack of diversity in physics and astronomy PhD programmes is well known but has not improved despite decades of efforts. PhD bridge programmes provide an asset-based model to help overcome the societal and disciplinary obstacles to improving access and inclusion for students from underrepresented groups and are beginning to show some success. We describe several well-known PhD bridge programmes in the United States and discuss lessons learned from their experiences. Many of these lessons can be extended more broadly to physics and astronomy PhD programmes to increase access, diversity and inclusion.

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博士衔接计划作为获取，多样性和包容性的引擎

众所周知，物理学和天文学博士学位课程缺乏多样性，但经过数十年的努力，并没有得到改善。博士衔接课程提供了一种基于资产的模型，以帮助克服社会和学科障碍，以改善代表性不足的群体的学生的获取和包容性，并开始显示出一定的成功。我们描述了美国几个著名的博士桥梁课程，并讨论了从他们的经验中学到的经验教训。这些课程中的许多课程都可以更广泛地扩展到物理学和天文学博士学位课程，以增加获取，多样性和包容性。