University Alliance responds to Budget 2015
…of Research Council-funded studentships has decreased by 18 per cent since 2009 and welcome the fact that these new loans will make it possible for more people to study at doctoral level. And it is important that we develop new ways to fund and deliver this important training – including through universities working in partnership with each other and industry. “For example, last week, we launched our new Doctoral Training Alliance. Alliance unive…