UK to launch new PhD awards（ZZ）
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发信人: RolandGarros (梦*幻影**当音乐响起的时候...), 信区: AdvancedEdu 标 题: UK to launch new PhD awards 发信站: BBS 水木清华站 (Thu Nov 20 09:30:37 2003) UK to launch new PhD awards Dorothy Hodgkin scholarships designed to attract PhD students from overseas | By Stephen Pincock The UK government said on Monday (November 17) it was launching a £10 mi llion “brain gain” scheme to attract science PhD students from other countri es to study in top British universities. Prime Minister Tony Blair said the new Dorothy Hodgkin Postgraduate Awards—f u nded partly by BP, Hutchison Whampoa, Scottish Power, and Vodafone—will allow over 100 PhD students from India, China, Hong Kong, Russia, and the developin g world to study here. “This is a good example of industry and government working together to help i mprove UK competitiveness and quality of life around the world,” he said in a statement. Two million pounds of the money are coming from the Hong Kong-based, multinati onal Hutchison Whampoa, and funds provided by the companies will be matched by Britain s Research Councils. The first intake in October 2004 will provide fu lly funded scholarships for over 100 students, who will be given fully funded places for 3 years. The winners will also benefit from recent visa changes put in place that allow PhD students to work in the United Kingdom for 12 months after graduating. Dorothy Hodgkin was a crystallographer awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry i n 1964 for her work in determining the structure of important biochemical mole cules. The awards have been named in her honor in recognition of the work she did abroad and in helping overseas students studying in the United Kingdom. The scheme will be administered on behalf of the Office of Science and Technol ogy, by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), who wi ll act as a conduit for funds from all contributors and coordinate placement o f students. The nitty-gritty of the scholarship program has not yet been worked out. A spo keswoman for the Department of Trade and Industry told The Scientist that deta ils of eligibility for the scholarships and the process of applying will be fi nalized and made public in January of next year. onal Hutchison Whampoa, and funds provided by the companies will be matched by Britain s Research Councils. The first intake in October 2004 will provide fu lly funded scholarships for over 100 students, who will be given fully funded places for 3 years. The winners will also benefit from recent visa changes put in place that allow PhD students to work in the United Kingdom for 12 months after graduating. Dorothy Hodgkin was a crystallographer awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry i n 1964 for her work in determining the structure of important biochemical mole cules. The awards have been named in her honor in recognition of the work she did abroad and in helping overseas students studying in the United Kingdom. The scheme will be administered on behalf of the Office of Science and Technol ogy, by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), who wi ll act as a conduit for funds from all contributors and coordinate placement o f students. The nitty-gritty of the scholarship program has not yet been worked out. A spo keswoman for the Department of Trade and Industry told The Scientist that deta ils of eligibility for the scholarships and the process of applying will be fi nalized and made public in January of next year. Links for this article Funding Schemes and Initiatives, Office of Science and Technology http://www.ost.gov.uk/research/funding_schemes.htm “New postgraduate scheme,” Department of Trade and Industry press release, N ovember 17, 2003. http://www.wired-gov.net/EDP8203R7W/WGArticle.asp?WCI=htmArticl eView&WCU=ARTC L%5FPKEY%3D20972 Research Councils UK http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/ Dorothy Hodgkin, Nobel Prize in Chemistry 1964 http://www.nobel.se/chemistry/laureates/1964/ Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/website/index.aspx
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