£45m to train the next generation of global problem solvers

The University of Nottingham has won new funding for five centres that will train the brightest postgraduate researchers to tackle pressing global challenges, and keep the UK at the cutting edge of scientific research. The Centres of Doctoral Training (CDTs) are funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council ( EPSRC ), with partners in industry adding to the overall investment. Two of the CDTs have received funding from Science Foundation Ireland. The University is also involved in a further three new centres led by other institutions, enabling Nottingham's expertise to be shared with more than 450 students who will have access to an outstanding research environment and unrivalled opportunities. The announcement, made today (4 February) by Universities and Science Minister Chris Skidmore, takes Nottingham's portfolio of cohort-based doctoral training programmes to 43 - thought to be one of the largest in the country. Professor Dame Jessica Corner, Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Research and Knowledge Exchange at the University said: "This is an outstanding result for Nottingham and once again testament to the quality of our research. "We are committed to investment in world-leading discovery and in a highly competitive field we have shown that our teaching, research and training environment offers unparalleled opportunities for us to help solve global problems.