University Of St Andrews Receives UKRI £5 Million Investment To Support Doctoral Students

The funding aims to hire and train new generation of doctoral students who will be skilled to provide solutions to the world's most pressing environmental challenges.

UK Innovation and Research (UKRI) announced a Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) Award under which the University Of St Andrews' doctoral students will be supported.

Dr Chris Sutherland, a reader in the School of Mathematics and Statistics and an affiliate of the Center for Research into Ecological and Environmental Modelling (CREEM) will lead this project to support the doctoral students through a collaborative proposal titled NETGAIN: Developing the science and practice of nature markets for a net positive future.

Commenting on this, Chris said, “Our vision is of a collaborative doctoral training programme integrating diverse disciplinary and sectoral perspectives to directly address critical training needs and knowledge gaps associated with net gain and the design and implementation of nature markets. Central to this is an emphasis on multidisciplinary co-creation. NETGAIN will support new environmental solutions, disseminate those directly into practice via industry partnerships, and hence contribute to securing productive, healthy, and resilient environments and societies.”

UKRI Chief Executive, Professor Dame Ottoline Leyser, said, “UKRI’s investments in Doctoral Training are pivotal for the UK’s research and innovation endeavour. The awards provide funding for Universities across the UK to nurture a cadre of creative, talented people to develop their skills and knowledge, to build partnerships and networks, and to peruse the discoveries that will transform tomorrow, with diverse benefits for society and economic growth.”

University Of St Andrews Support To Doctoral Students Details

The funding is a collective investment of around £5 million from NERC and the Universities of Durham, Aberdeen, St Andrews, and Glasgow towards a minimum of 36 PhD studentships.

‘King Arthur’s Hall’ Is Five Times Older Than Earlier Estimate, Says Research

Researchers at the University Of St Andrews found that the historic site in Cornwall linked to King Arthur is much older than what was earlier believed. It was found that the site is 4,000 years older than the previously thought age of the site.

Dr Tim Kinnaird from the School of Earth and Environmental Science also participated in the survey.

"It’s extremely exciting that we’ve finally been able to date the construction of this enigmatic monument, previously grounded in myths and legends. The first insight into the construction of the monument came much earlier though. Myself and my colleague Professor Sam Turner from Newcastle University visited the excavations undertaken by the Cornwall Archaeological Unit. We were able to demonstrate that the buried soil beneath the bank was disturbed at construction – resetting the luminescence signals, and providing the opportunity to date the monument," said Dr Tim Kinnaird.

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