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EPSRC: £250m to create new wave of scientists and engineers for Britain

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Friday, 05, Dec 2008 12:00

Its biggest ever investment in training the scientists and engineers Britain needs for the future will be announced today (5th December 2008) by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC).

Science minister Lord Drayson will announce a £250million initiative which will create 40 new training centres across the UK and generate over 2000 PhD students. The new centres will tackle some of the biggest problems currently facing Britain such as climate change, the energy crisis, our ageing population, crime and terrorism, and more. These new EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training represent a brand new approach to training scientists and engineers, focussing on the key challenges facing society and also equipping them with the business skills they need to turn pioneering ideas into products and services, boosting their impact on the UK’s economy.

Lord Drayson will brief the media at an embargoed press briefing at 10am on 4th December. He will be joined by students from some of the pilot centres for this scheme and members of the academic and business communities.

The press conference will last for approximately 30 minutes followed by time for questions and interviews. If you would like to bid for interviews with Lord Drayson, an EPSRC spokesperson, “star” student or business leader, please contact the EPSRC press office on 01793 444404 (e-mail: pressoffice@epsrc.ac.uk).

For further information or to confirm a place contact:

EPSRC Press Office

E-mail: pressoffice@epsrc.ac.uk

Tel: 01793 444404

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