University of Sheffield receives funding boost
The University of Sheffield is set to receive a share of £350m funding recently released by the Government. The funding aims to train post-graduate students in engineering and physical sciences, boosting the UK's economy and ensuring links between academia and industry.
The funding, announced by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts in November 2013, will see the launch of a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDTs) at the University of Sheffield. The students will work in a specialist area, namely Integrated Tribology, Polymers, Soft Matter and Colloids. A major part of the CDTs will involve collaboration with both national and international companies to bring both insight and relevance to the students’ training and reduce the gap between academic theory and industrial practice.
The new CDT's are amoungst 70 centres being established, across 24 UK Universities, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Further information on the University of Sheffield Centre can be found here.
The University of Sheffield also forms part of the METRC Group of Northern Universities, which also includes Sheffield Hallam, Durham and York.
The METRC University Grouping looks to establish closer links between academia and industry, pro-actively helping companies finding sources of funding, whilst solving real-world issues for companies.
Tim Marsden, Snr. Projects Executive at the British Plastics Federation, commented that 'this is further evidence of academia looking to bridge the age-old gap between University and industry, whilst providing essential training & experience to the UK's future engineers. These Centre's will, I'm sure, help play a central role in developing not only the students, but also supporting the UK's manufacturing heritage in the polymer industry.'
The funding, announced by Universities and Science Minister David Willetts in November 2013, will see the launch of a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDTs) at the University of Sheffield. The students will work in a specialist area, namely Integrated Tribology, Polymers, Soft Matter and Colloids. A major part of the CDTs will involve collaboration with both national and international companies to bring both insight and relevance to the students’ training and reduce the gap between academic theory and industrial practice.
The new CDT's are amoungst 70 centres being established, across 24 UK Universities, funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)
Further information on the University of Sheffield Centre can be found here.
The University of Sheffield also forms part of the METRC Group of Northern Universities, which also includes Sheffield Hallam, Durham and York.
The METRC University Grouping looks to establish closer links between academia and industry, pro-actively helping companies finding sources of funding, whilst solving real-world issues for companies.
Tim Marsden, Snr. Projects Executive at the British Plastics Federation, commented that 'this is further evidence of academia looking to bridge the age-old gap between University and industry, whilst providing essential training & experience to the UK's future engineers. These Centre's will, I'm sure, help play a central role in developing not only the students, but also supporting the UK's manufacturing heritage in the polymer industry.'
