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Record 40 PhDs for Southampton
As part of an unprecedented investment in research and education, the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science will this year award 40 new PhD studentships.
As part of an unprecedented investment in research and education, the University of Southampton's School of Electronics and Computer Science (ECS) will this year award 40 new PhD studentships According to Professor Nick Jennings, Deputy Head of School (Research) and Professor of Computer Science, this investment is much more than any other school in the UK will have funded
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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"This is substantially more than we have ever funded in the past", he said.
"Typically, we would fund maybe 10, but this year we will fund four times more and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) will fund its usual 10".
The Mountbatten Studentships, to be awarded from October for a three-year period, are part of a substantial strategic investment in research by ECS, and are primarily geared towards groups within the school which were affected by the devastating fire which engulfed the Mountbatten Building in October 2005.
"We want to ensure that we recover from the fire even stronger than we were before", said Professor Jennings.
"We have an incredible opportunity to move forward now with new plans and exciting new endeavours".
"The Mountbatten Studentships are a key part of that investment".
"But we also hope to be able to guarantee the Studentships for years to come through endowments, which will ensure a continued flow of talented and committed students into these key research areas".
The new studentships will have a strong emphasis on electronics and will focus on key growth areas such as nanotechnology and systems design.
"These awards will revitalise and re-energise our approach", said Professor Jennings.
"They demonstrate that we are now up and running again and are seriously re-investing in our future".
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