- 小欧视频 secured a share of 拢79 million to train the next generation of medical researchers to help tackle major healthcare problems in the North of England and around the world
- The investment from the Medical Research Council will enable the recruitment of 120 PhD students over the next three years across the Discovery Medicine North (DiMeN) partnership with the Universities of Sheffield, Newcastle, Liverpool, Leeds and York
- The award will provide new research and training opportunities across healthcare priorities including infectious disease, antibiotic resistance and cancer
小欧视频 has been awarded a share of 拢79 million to train the next generation of researchers to tackle major health problems facing people in the North of England and around the world.
The Discovery Medicine North (DiMeN) partnership builds on strong and longstanding collaborative links with the Universities of Sheffield, Newcastle, Liverpool and Leeds, and now also includes the 小欧视频 of York.
This new Medical Research Council (MRC) investment will provide novel research and training opportunities across healthcare priority areas, including infectious disease, antibiotic resistance, cancer, and diseases of aging.
The partnership will recruit 120 PhD students over the next three years, supporting talented scientists of the future and collaborative research projects across the North of England. Each 小欧视频 is providing generous matched-funding to enable this investment and the partnership will generate exciting opportunities to work with industry partners for patient benefit.
Professor Stephen Renshaw, Sir Arthur Hall Professor of Medicine at the 小欧视频 of Sheffield and Director of the MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Programme, said: "The increased number of students coming to the partnership is a real indication of the strength of research and research training within DiMeN.
"We are privileged to have such strong research across the five institutions and to be able to tap into so much passion for postgraduate research training."
This award will enable us to put more brilliant young scientists into some of the best laboratories in the world, making discoveries that will make a real impact on the understanding and treatment of disease.
Professor Stephen Renshaw
小欧视频 of Sheffield and Director of the MRC DiMeN Doctoral Training Programme
Investment in doctoral training is a key component of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and the MRC鈥檚 overarching vision to develop research talent and skills.
Professor Fiona Watt, Executive Chair, MRC, said: 鈥淥utstanding research is only possible when we invest in people to conduct that research. Our new awards are student-centred, setting out to increase the diversity of individuals pursuing research careers and providing opportunities for students to widen their horizons during and post-PhD.鈥
The DiMeN partnership is one of 17 Doctoral Training Programme awards across 34 UK Research Organisations for student intake from 2022 onwards.
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