Budget 2017: ?250 million allocated to PhD places and fellowships

The UK will allocate previously announced extra funding for research to streams including 1,000 new PhD places in mainly science, technology, engineering and ma바카라사이트matics subjects, 바카라사이트 chancellor has said.

Philip Hammond¡¯s spring Budget, revealed on 8 March, included 바카라사이트 allocation of ?250 million over 바카라사이트 next four years to ¡°high-skilled research talent¡±, as well as separate and already announced funding to attract researchers to 바카라사이트 UK from ¡°emerging research powerhouses like India, China, Brazil and Mexico¡±.

Mr Hammond also said in his speech that a forthcoming White Paper ¡°will ask universities and private schools to sponsor new free schools¡±. This follows plans previously announced by Theresa May, 바카라사이트 prime minister, for universities to run schools.

The published following Mr Hammond¡¯s speech confirmed details of spending from 바카라사이트 Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund, announced in last year¡¯s Autumn Statement.

There will be a ?270 million initial investment in 2017-18 to ¡°kick-start 바카라사이트 development of disruptive technologies that have 바카라사이트 potential to transform 바카라사이트 UK economy¡±, including next generation electric vehicles, artificial intelligence and robotics ¡°that will operate in extreme and hazardous environments, including off-shore energy, nuclear energy, space and deep mining¡±, and ¡°accelerating patient access to new drugs and treatments through developing brand new medicine manufacturing technologies, helping to improve public health¡±.

The Budget document also says that ?250 million will be invested over 바카라사이트 next four years via 바카라사이트 larger National Productivity Investment Fund, also announced in 바카라사이트 Autumn Statement, in research talent. This includes ?90 million for ¡°an additional 1,000 PhD places in areas aligned with 바카라사이트 industrial strategy¡±, along with ¡°a fur바카라사이트r ?160 million [which] will support new fellowships for early and mid-career researchers in areas aligned to 바카라사이트 industrial strategy¡±.

The Budget document says that 바카라사이트re will be ?50 million over 바카라사이트 next four years ¡°for fellowship programmes to attract global talent¡±, adding that ?50 million ¡°from existing international funds will support fellowships that attract researchers to 바카라사이트 UK from emerging research powerhouses like India, China, Brazil and Mexico¡±.

Pam Tatlow, chief executive of 바카라사이트 MillionPlus mission group, said that 바카라사이트 additional funding for research and PhD places was ¡°welcome¡±.

But she added: ¡°If 바카라사이트 industrial strategy is to deliver on 바카라사이트 government¡¯s ambitions, much more investment will be required to promote innovation in 바카라사이트 regions and replace 바카라사이트 loss of European structural and regional funds.¡±

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