Our University has received a 20% increase in funding to support doctoral training in physical sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics over the next five years.
The funds will come from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through its Doctoral Training Partnerships and will support students entering training in the academic years beginning October 2018 and October 2019.
We’ve been awarded over £10.4m to support a range of activities, bursaries and studentships to support PhD students across a range of disciplines. When combined with other sources of funding, we currently host nearly 1,100 doctoral students working within the EPSRC remit.
The University hosts and participates in a number of Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs) and Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) which are helping to train 2,600 research students with the skills they need to address some of society’s biggest challenges, including climate change, energy, our ageing population and high-tech crime and supporting the UK Industrial Strategy.
This latest round of funding is part of a £184m investment by the UK government into science and engineering research.
Business Secretary Greg Clark said:
“Doctoral Training Partnerships have an excellent record of providing universities with funding that supports doctoral students as they undertake ground-breaking research. Through our commitment to increasing research and development funding by a further £2.3b to 2021/22, we are ensuring that the next generation of engineers and scientists will continue to thrive under our modern and ambitious Industrial Strategy.”
