Cambridge awarded EPSRC funding for doctoral training centres in sensing and analysis

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̽��ֱ��two new centres providing postgraduate training are the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) CDT in Sensor Technologies and Application and the EPSRC CDT in Analysis.

̽��ֱ��CDT in Sensor Technologies and Application builds on CamBridgeSens, the ̽��ֱ��'s strategic network in sensor research. Professor Clemens Kaminski of the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and Director of the CDT said: “Sensors are a pervasive technology now, impacting on every aspect of our lives, and markets are already thought to exceed £300bn globally. There is enormous potential here for UK industry and academia to capitalise on these developments, but there are challenges too. Sensor innovation requires foundations in incredibly diverse fields. Traditional, single-discipline PhD programmes are not suited for this task. ̽��ֱ��CDT will act like a ‘virtual superdepartment’ in sensor technologies to educate the next generation of sensor champions.”

̽��ֱ��Cambridge Centre for Analysis also comes on the back of previous high achievement in this area. “We are happy to be able to build on the success of the last four years – and look forward to training some of the best mathematical talent around in the next five cohorts of our CDT,” said Director of the CDT, Professor James Norris of the Department of Pure Maths and Mathematical Statistics.

̽��ֱ��EPSRC and other research councils have been able to fund these new Centres, a total of 22 across the country, following a £106 million investment announced in the Budget. ̽��ֱ��support of industry, universities and charitable partners, on top of the funding for 91 centres previously announced by EPSRC, now brings the total investment in training for future scientists and engineers to over £950m.

Chief Executive of the EPSRC, Professor David Delpy, commented: “ ̽��ֱ��CDT model has proved highly popular with universities and industry and these new Centres will mean that the UK is even better placed to maintain the vital supply of trained scientists and engineers.”

Two new Cambridge ̽��ֱ�� Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs) are to be funded as part of a package unveiled by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, ̽��ֱ��Rt. Hon George Osborne MP, today (March 28 2014).

̽��ֱ��CDT model has proved highly popular with universities and industry and these new Centres will mean that the UK is even better placed to maintain the vital supply of trained scientists and engineers.

Chief Executive of the EPSRC, Professor David Delpy

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One of the CDTs focuses on sensor technologies and their applications (laboratory of Clemens Kaminski shown here)

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Cambridge awarded EPSRC funding for doctoral training centres in sensing and analysis