Cambridge risks losing ‘unbelievable talent’ amid PhD funding cut
by Sally Weale Education correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6V506)
Warning by vice-chancellor Deborah Prentice comes as Silicon Valley' planned between Oxford and Cambridge
The University of Cambridge risks losing unbelievable talent" owing to a drop-off in funding for PhDs, the vice-chancellor has cautioned.
Prof Deborah Prentice, who took over as vice-chancellor in 2023, described PhD students as the lifeblood" of the university's research and innovation work, and expressed concern that funding from research councils had dropped off significantly".
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