£4.5m boost for University of Leicester
The University of Leicester has been awarded £4.5m for postgraduate training in research areas such as food security, bio-energy and mathematical biology.
The university, in partnership with the University of Warwick and University of Birmingham, has been chosen for the award by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC).
The Midlands Integrative Biosciences Training Partnership is set to offer up to 90 four-year studentships over the next three academic years as a result of the award by the BBSRC and match funding from the universities.
BBSRC doctoral training partnerships are part of a £67m nationwide investment in bioscience training announced by the universities and science minister David Willetts recently.
David Wynford-Thomas, pro-vice-chancellor and head of the college of medicine, biological sciences and psychology, said: "This award recognises the very high quality of biological research across these three Midlands universities and their important role in this nationwide drive to improve biosciences skills and training for future generations of scientists."
