Oxford University has been awarded a grant worth approximately £3m to train at least 30 doctoral students in tackling “the most important challenges in bioscience research.”
The funding, from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, aims to support a new generation of researchers.
The four year DPhil programme will see students take on some of the most important areas in scientific research. Among other challenges, participants will focus on the development of new sources of bioenergy and cleaner industries, and ensuring everyone has access to sufficient, safe and nutritious food.
India Stephenson, a first year biologist, expressed her “delight” at the new programme, stressing the “importance” of “continually funding research in the most important areas of scientific study”.
She explained that the provision of safe and nutritious food is “one of the most important issues facing mankind today,” and added, “I am sure the research produced as a result will more than justify the investment.
