The postgraduate funding problem and three possible solutions

By Bob Burgess. Existing routes into postgrad study need refreshing if we're to sustain our world-class academic workforce, says Bob Burgess. Britain is in a quandary. Decades after the decline of its heavy industry, it remains one of the intellectual powerhouses of the world – generating new ideas to solve new global problems and developing new technology to keep the economy growing. To maintain this position, however, our workshop needs a steady supply of raw material in the shape of well-educated postgraduate students. As recent reports have shown, this supply is in danger of drying up. What can be done? Read more...