Training the next generation of scientists and engineers
9 February 2018
Cardiff University has been awarded £3.6 million to produce the next generation of scientists and engineers as part of a major investment by UK government.
Business Secretary Greg Clark announced that funds totalling £184 million, to be allocated over two years, will come from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) to support doctoral training across the UK as part of their Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) programme.
The funds will support up to 78 fully-funded PhD students entering training at Cardiff University in the academic years beginning October 2018 and October 2019.
Based across the College of Physical sciences and Engineering, the students will benefit from an excellent local research environment as well as a comprehensive programme of research and professional skills development.
After completing PhDs around 39 per cent of doctoral students go on to be employed in business or public services, 39 per cent go on to work in academia and 22 per cent training or work in other sectors.
Students pursue careers in a wide variety of sectors from Advanced Materials to Healthcare Technologies, Big Data and analytics to Manufacturing, and Energy.
Professor Anwen Williams, Director of Cardiff University’s Doctoral Academy, said: “We at the Doctoral Academy welcome the continued investment from EPSRC in Doctoral Training Partnerships and are happy to announce that Cardiff University is already advertising a broad range of projects in order to attract a diverse group of excellent scientists for these opportunities.”
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 £2.3 billion 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.”
More information about the EPSRC DTPs can be found here http://www.cardiff.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding/funding-options/research-councils/epsrc-studentships