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Education, Training, Careers

Education, Training, Careers. STUDENTSHIPS (£11.5M) total 597 (quota allocation 530) FELLOWSHIPS (£5M) total 125 (40 PDF, 57 AF, 28 SRF) SUMMER SCHOOLS (£250K) CAREERS, WOMEN IN SET. PhD Studentships. Increase in Numbers: 188 -> 260 (2007)

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Education, Training, Careers

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  1. Education, Training, Careers • STUDENTSHIPS (£11.5M) total 597 (quota allocation 530) • FELLOWSHIPS (£5M) total 125 (40 PDF, 57 AF, 28 SRF) • SUMMER SCHOOLS (£250K) • CAREERS, WOMEN IN SET

  2. PhD Studentships • Increase in Numbers: 188 -> 260 (2007) • Variable Length PhDs: 3 or4 year • Stipends: £7,060 (1998) -> £12,000 (2005) • Broader Skills Training • RTSG • Summer Schools & Short Courses • Questionnaires

  3. Fellowships • Postdoctoral and Advanced Fellowships PDF: 2001 Appls (Awards) 100 (14) 2004 175 (14) AF: 2001 90 (13) 2004 155 (13) • Restrictions on nominations early contact with host institute necessary! • Returners

  4. Summer Schools & Courses 2005 • Introductory Astronomy (Edinburgh) • Introductory Solar Terrestrial (Warwick) • Advanced Solar Physics (Leeds) • Advanced MIT (Aberystwyth) • National Astronomy Meeting (Birmingham) • BUSSTEPP (Sheffield) • International UGrad Summer School • Exploring Entrepreneurship

  5. Careers • RCUK (Roberts) Fellowships Awarded to institutes • Women in SET Focus Group Why fewer women in science in UK than Europe?

  6. Questions 4 U • Innovations? • PhD Numbers? • PhD Length: 3 or 4 year? • Training: academic/research, supervision, RTSG, summer schools, broader skills. • Stipends • Fellowships: increase in application numbers?? number of awards, PDF or PDRA. • Careers: can PPARC / Universities help? • Women: initiatives?

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