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UK Report: Extend PhDs, Support Talented Researchers

Mar 02, 2010

Tim Wogan at ScienceInsider blogs about a report from the UK’s Council for Science and Technology, “A Vision for UK Research,” which suggests redesigning PhDs to last four years instead of three, with the first year or two “focused on entrepreneurial skills and management as well as research,” to round out a researcher’s education for potential careers in industry. Wogan writes that the report also suggests that research investment should be focused on retaining talented researchers who are able to work across several disciplines, rather than funding particular research areas.

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