CDTs Industrial Doctorate Centres (IDCs)Dr Jim FlemingSenior Industrial Doctorate Manager, EPSRC

The context EPSRC Centres for Doctoral Training are a new approach to training PhD students, creating communities of researchers working on current and future challenges. 19 of the centres will be industrial training centres that will equip their students with the business skills they need to turn pioneering ideas into products and services, boosting their impact on the UKs economy. The multidisciplinary centres bring together diverse areas of expertise to train engineers and scientists with the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle todays evolving issues. They also create new working cultures, build relationships between teams in universities and forge lasting links with industry. This approach to training has been extensively piloted by EPSRC through a number of Engineering Doctorate Centres and Doctoral Training Centres in Complexity Science, Systems Biology and at the Life Sciences Interface. This increased investment builds on the success of these and will establish a strong group of centres which will rapidly establish a pre-eminent international reputation for doctoral training.

Purpose of Industrial Doctorate Centres

Doctorate level education for UK's leading researchers aiming for a career in industry The Research: relevant to the needs of industry in partnership with, industryinnovative make a significant contribution to the performance of the industrial partner. The taught component aims to enhanceprofessional development transferable skills specialist technical subjects

CDT launch event 5 December 2008

Key Messages..CDTs will create a large wave of new scientists and engineersStrong user engagement in the development and delivery within Centres.Centres will be tackling some the biggest problems currently facing the UK.Centres will equip these students with the skills they need to turn research into business, helping to boost the UK economy It is a new approach to training our scientists and engineers Centre should / are broad in outlook, inclusive and outward-looking. Strong leadership with real drive to overcome institutional issues etc

Overall student numbers and balance

The importance of high level skillsEngineering Doctorates (EngDs)Introduced 1992, 1200 Research Engineers500 companies collaboratingIndustrial Doctorate Centres (IDCs) & Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs)Start Oct 2009; will train over 2000 new students; 250M commitmentIncludes 19 IDCs all with significant industrial collaboration; e.g.Industrial Doctorate Centre: Sustainability for Engineering and Energy Systems; Industrial Doctorate Centre: Formulation Engineering; Industrial Doctorate Centre: Systems; Industrial Doctorate Centre: Micro- and NanoMaterials and Technologies

The importance of high level skills (contd.)Difference between an EngD & PhD1+3 model; 75% time in industry (2 supervisors)Good employment rates (esp. with collaborating company) and high starting salaries; skills trainingPublication records equivalent to PhDHigh TechVisualisation, Electronics Design, Systems, Medical Systems, Nano, Fuel Cells, Healthcare & Pharma, Bioprocessing, Web Science etc etcFuture Opportunities - Strategic Partnerships/Areas, Gap-filling

Distribution of IDC Funding by Programme Area113Mwww.epsrc.ac.uk/funding/students/centres/Pages/indd.aspx

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Figure 4 : Industrial Support for CDTs (only companies "supporting" five or more CDTs are shown)

Data

General Subject Area

General AreaNumberValueNumber : PercentageValue : Percentage

Complexity Science314,648,3744.8%3.9%

Digital Economy638,193,4709.7%10.0%

Energy637,877,7039.7%10.0%

Industrial Doctorate Centre19108,657,54730.6%28.6%

Life Science Interface1591,163,55624.2%24.0%

Nanoscience through engineering to application318,814,0904.8%4.9%

Securing the Future Supply of People1070,764,87116.1%18.6%

Totals62380,119,610100.0%100.0%

Programme AreaProgramme Area (IDC only

Programme AreaNumberValueNumber : PercentageValue : PercentageValue

Cross Disciplinary Interfaces1799,517,37527.4%26.2%5,648,706

Digital Economy637,403,0419.7%9.8%6,358,107

Energy847,513,11112.9%12.5%9,635,408

Healthcare425,715,0926.5%6.8%6,623,296

Information and Communications Technology635,912,0949.7%9.4%13,992,892

Materials, Mechanical and Medical Engineering426,488,7266.5%7.0%6,600,172

Nanoscience through engineering to application424,978,7796.5%6.6%6,164,689

Physical Sciences428,957,1166.5%7.6%0

Process, Environment and Sustainability953,634,27814.5%14.1%53,634,278

Totals62380,119,610100.00%100.00%108,657,547

Research Organisation (lead)

Research OrganisationNumberValueNumber : PercentageValue : Percentage

University College London960,893,33914.5%16.0%

Bristol531,288,6958.1%8.2%

Imperial College427,969,4366.5%7.4%

Oxford426,242,1356.5%6.9%

Manchester419,528,0556.5%5.1%

Southampton317,461,9284.8%4.6%

Birmingham317,071,1744.8%4.5%

Warwick315,972,8024.8%4.2%

Bath213,844,8513.2%3.6%

Sheffield213,429,4083.2%3.5%

Strathclyde213,156,7743.2%3.5%

Nottingham313,015,5524.8%3.4%

Surrey212,205,2833.2%3.2%

Edinburgh18,717,2961.6%2.3%

Cambridge16,749,7701.6%1.8%

St Andrews16,668,4551.6%1.8%

Leeds16,521,7491.6%1.7%

Newcastle16,426,0281.6%1.7%

Cranfield16,423,6361.6%1.7%

Glasgow / Edinburgh / Dundee16,269,3891.6%1.6%

Loughborough / Keele / Nottingham16,119,5041.6%1.6%

Reading15,967,5281.6%1.6%

QMUL15,923,3831.6%1.6%

Lancaster15,915,4611.6%1.6%

Leeds / Sheffield /York15,897,3171.6%1.6%

Loughborough15,832,0911.6%1.5%

Sheffield / Leeds15,568,6851.6%1.5%

Heriot-Watt14,940,6011.6%1.3%

York14,099,2871.6%1.1%

Totals62380,119,611100%100%

Industrial Doctorate Centres : Sectors

SectorNumberValueNumber : PercentageValue : Percentage

Aerospace and Defence420,157,58121.1%18.6%

Chemicals16,600,1725.3%6.1%

Construction317,826,28415.8%16.4%

Electronics15,648,7065.3%5.2%

Healthcare16,623,2965.3%6.1%

Manufacturing / Environment16,040,5945.3%5.6%

Media16,358,1075.3%5.9%

Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology318,393,75015.8%16.9%

Power29,635,40810.5%8.9%

Transport14,950,0145.3%4.6%

Water16,423,6365.3%5.9%

Totals19108,657,547100.0%100.0%

Centres for Doctoral Training : Industrial Involvement (five or more CDTs)

CompanyNumber of CDTs

Unilever11

Rolls Royce11

Ove Arup Ltd11

Microsoft10

National Physical Laboratory8

British Telecommunications Plc8

GlaxoSmithKline7

DSTL7

Pfizer Global R and D6

Johnson Matthey Plc6

BBC6

BAE6

Thales UK5

QinetiQ5

Pilkington Technology5

A W E Plc5

Buro Happold Ltd5

Various

ClassificatonNumberValuePercentage number

Framework39239,919,06662.9%

19941272,473,15919.4%

Russell Group48295,142,26177.4%

Scotland532,475,5238.1%

England57347,644,08891.9%

Wales000.0%

These include consortia which have contain at least one university of this type in the group

Importance to Industry

Creating a High-Value EconomyIt involves what I call deep knowledge; It has a high research and technology content; It requires a profound understanding of the customer; It exploits both scientific and experiential intellectual property; It involves the definition of solutions that meet complex requirements; It requires well-developed systems integration skills; Sir John Rose, Chief Executive, Rolls-Royce plc10 November 2009

EPSRC Strategic Plan Goals from 2010

Delivering Impact to ensure excellent research and talented people deliver maximum impact for the health, prosperity and sustainability of the UKShaping capability to shape the research base to ensure it delivers high quality research for the UK, both now and in the futureDeveloping leaders to commit greater support to the world-leading individuals who are delivering the highest quality research to meet UK and global priorities

SummaryRE ViewpointsAccelerated Career DevelopmentKnowledge & skill used by Industry or GovernmentDeveloping transferable skills enhancing employment valueBenefits are delivered during the EngD as well as after.Industry ViewpointsFilling skill shortages for competitive advantageDeveloping products and processesAdding value to the businessImproving outcomes through collaborationStimulating and managing changeSupported in Manufacturing Theme Day Report

OngoingIDC AdvocatesSpread best practice in the management, operation and development of centresAct as champions for the scheme Patrick Godfrey, Chris France, William PowrieAssociation of EngDsRaise awareness AccreditationAlumniCase Studieswww.aengd.org.uk

What Industry says

Extreme shortage of quality candidates which is quite simply hampering many companies expansion plans.US based games development company

This is an excellent programme which will benefit our industry significantly. Currently there is a big need for high calibre technical people and the proposed Centre will address this shortage effectivelyCommunications Company

.produce a pool of people with the skills necessary to competeGlobal Computer System ManufacturerBenefit: Filling skill shortages for competitive advantage

What Industry says. enables development of products and services of real value to the construction industry.International Consulting EngineersThe research completed will help us to implement technologies that can make a substantial contribution to the reduction in carbon emissions from warehousing and logistics in global supply chains.Global Market leaderI would consider the development of neurological control of exoprostheses to be of significant importance..step forward in the quality of life of amputeesRapidly-growing orthopaedic company Benefit: Developing products and processes

What Industry saysthe EngD allows for activities to be undertaken that deliver significant benefit to the supporting Company during the course of the EngD programme.Global aerospace company

We have extracted real value out of the formal supervision sessions, and from the academic rigour which (our RE) has added to some of our research.A UK electricity company

The research findings from these projects have been extremely valuable . yielded a number of recommendations that were accepted in full.Motor car manufacturerBenefit: adding value to the business

What Industry says. EngD Programme where not only the needs of industry become the main research question, but also the research rigor of academia is maintained, providing credibility to the research findings. The outputs will be applicable to consultancy practice and immediately relevant to the industry.Global Construction Consultants

We strongly benefit from our long term collaboration with (the University) who provide excellent supervision of our joint PhD and EngD students.USA Laboratory

Benefit: Improving outcomes through collaboration

What Industry saysOur two current research engineers are already contributing strongly to (Company) strategic thinking and are in close and frequent communication with Board members. They are already quite literally changing the way the Company thinks International Company > 7000 staff

The EngD . has contributed enormously to the changes that have and are taking place in (our company) and their Partners.One of the largest UK Building Companies

Benefit: Stimulating and managing change

Adding Value - Faster to marketNew Research Method or Topic

New industry product needSay 10 yearsResearch Engineerdevelops ability to deliver needSay 4 years

Centre ValueNew Research MethodBenefits:Faster to marketWider exploitationNetworking knowledge

*IDCs are a specific type of industrial involvement (most CDTs will have industrial collaboration)*International reviews concerns over the next generation of researchers

EngD Review/LSI DTC renewal positive about the concept, training individuals in cohorts, employers recruit postgraduates enthusiastically

Ability to target training in areas where capacity is important e.g. mission programmes*Engineering Doctorates (EngDs)EngDoc centres were introduced 1992; a number of subsequent calls established 25 Centres with over 1200 Research Engineers trainedEngineering Doctorate (EngD) is an alternative to the traditional PhD for students who want a career in industry. A four-year programme combines PhD-level research projects with taught courses, and students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company 500 companies collaborating, dominated by 28 different companies (e.g. Rolls Royce, Unilever, BT, GSK, Arup, HP)Industrial Doctorate Centres (IDCs) & Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs)Start Oct 2009; will train over 2000 new students. Each Centre will train 10 new students a year for next 5 yearsThis approach to training has been extensively piloted by EPSRC through a small number of thriving Engineering Doctorate Centres and Doctoral Training Centres in Complexity Science, Systems Biology and at the Life Sciences Interface. This new investment builds on the success of these and will establish a strong group of centres which will rapidly establish a pre-eminent international reputation for doctoral training. The multidisciplinary centres bring together diverse areas of expertise to train engineers and scientists with the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle todays evolving issues. They also create new working cultures, build relationships between teams in universities and forge lasting links with industry.Students in these centres will receive a formal programme of taught coursework to develop and enhance their technical interdisciplinary knowledge, and broaden their set of skills. Alongside this they will undertake a challenging and original research project at PhD level. Includes 18 IDCs;Centre DirectorInstitution (lead)Centre for Doctoral Training : TitleSnape, C. Professor(Nottingham) -Efficient Power from Fossil Energies and Carbon Capture TechnologiesAwbi, H. Professor (Reading) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Technologies for Sustainable Built EnvironmentsBillowes, J. Professor (Manchester) - Industrial Doctorate Centre : Nuclear EngineeringBouchlaghem, N. Professor (Loughborough) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Innovative and Collaborative Construction EngineeringDe Leeuw, NH. Professor (University College London) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Molecular Modelling & Materials ScienceElghali, L. Dr(Surrey) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Sustainability for Engineering and Energy SystemsFryer, P. Professor (Birmingham) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Formulation EngineeringGavaghan, D. Professor (Oxford) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Systems Approaches to Biomedical ScienceGodfrey, P. Professor (Bristol) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: SystemsHarvey, AR. Professor (Heriot-Watt) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Optics and Photonics TechnologiesMartin, EB Professor (Newcastle) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Biopharmaceutical Process DevelopmentParson, S Professor(Cranfield) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Skills Technology, Research, and Management (STREAM) for the UK Water SectorPowrie, W. Professor (Southampton) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Transport and the EnvironmentSteed, A. Dr (University College London) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Virtual Environments, Imaging and VisualisationTitchener-Hooker,N Professor (University College London) - Industrial Doctoral Centre: Bioprocessing Engineering LeadershipWillis, P. ProfessorBathIndustrial Doctorate Centre : Digital Media, Special Effects and AnimationYeomans, Ja. Professor SurreyIndustrial Doctorate Centre: Micro- and NanoMaterials and TechnologiesZiebart, M. DrUniversity College LondonIndustrial Doctorate Centre: Urban Sustainability and ResilienceWith 223 different companies, with total contributions in kind totally 58M

Difference between an EngD & PhD also applies to difference between a CDT and a 3yr PhD1+3 model 4 year course with taught courses; 75% time in industry (2 supervisors)Good employment rates (esp. with collaborating company) and high starting salaries (see http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/Centres/EngD/EngD-EngineeringTomorrow.htm for one example; skills training (management, presentation etc etc) is highly valued by students & industryPublication records equivalent to PhDHigh TechExamples include Visualisation, Electronics Design, Systems, Medical Systems, Nano, Fuel Cells, Healthcare & Pharma, Bioprocessing, Web Science etc etcFuture OpportunitiesStrategic Partnerships/Areas (e.g. Doctoral Training Partnership with Rolls Royce at Birmingham/Swansea/Cambridge), Gap-filling (e.g. Maths Call for CDTs)

Examples of Support from Industry see http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/Centres/EngD/EngD-EngineeringTomorrow.htmBAE Systems requires senior managers with excellent engineeringunderstanding, business skills and market awareness; I believe the EngDprogramme satisfies these needs and should be encouraged. Richard Blockley, Head of Technical Programmes at BAE Systems

**Engineering Doctorates (EngDs)EngDoc centres were introduced 1992; a number of subsequent calls established 25 Centres with over 1200 Research Engineers trainedEngineering Doctorate (EngD) is an alternative to the traditional PhD for students who want a career in industry. A four-year programme combines PhD-level research projects with taught courses, and students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company 500 companies collaborating, dominated by 28 different companies (e.g. Rolls Royce, Unilever, BT, GSK, Arup, HP)Industrial Doctorate Centres (IDCs) & Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs)Start Oct 2009; will train over 2000 new students. Each Centre will train 10 new students a year for next 5 yearsThis approach to training has been extensively piloted by EPSRC through a small number of thriving Engineering Doctorate Centres and Doctoral Training Centres in Complexity Science, Systems Biology and at the Life Sciences Interface. This new investment builds on the success of these and will establish a strong group of centres which will rapidly establish a pre-eminent international reputation for doctoral training. The multidisciplinary centres bring together diverse areas of expertise to train engineers and scientists with the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle todays evolving issues. They also create new working cultures, build relationships between teams in universities and forge lasting links with industry.Students in these centres will receive a formal programme of taught coursework to develop and enhance their technical interdisciplinary knowledge, and broaden their set of skills. Alongside this they will undertake a challenging and original research project at PhD level. Includes 18 IDCs;Centre DirectorInstitution (lead)Centre for Doctoral Training : TitleSnape, C. Professor(Nottingham) -Efficient Power from Fossil Energies and Carbon Capture TechnologiesAwbi, H. Professor (Reading) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Technologies for Sustainable Built EnvironmentsBillowes, J. Professor (Manchester) - Industrial Doctorate Centre : Nuclear EngineeringBouchlaghem, N. Professor (Loughborough) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Innovative and Collaborative Construction EngineeringDe Leeuw, NH. Professor (University College London) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Molecular Modelling & Materials ScienceElghali, L. Dr(Surrey) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Sustainability for Engineering and Energy SystemsFryer, P. Professor (Birmingham) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Formulation EngineeringGavaghan, D. Professor (Oxford) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Systems Approaches to Biomedical ScienceGodfrey, P. Professor (Bristol) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: SystemsHarvey, AR. Professor (Heriot-Watt) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Optics and Photonics TechnologiesMartin, EB Professor (Newcastle) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Biopharmaceutical Process DevelopmentParson, S Professor(Cranfield) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Skills Technology, Research, and Management (STREAM) for the UK Water SectorPowrie, W. Professor (Southampton) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Transport and the EnvironmentSteed, A. Dr (University College London) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Virtual Environments, Imaging and VisualisationTitchener-Hooker,N Professor (University College London) - Industrial Doctoral Centre: Bioprocessing Engineering LeadershipWillis, P. ProfessorBathIndustrial Doctorate Centre : Digital Media, Special Effects and AnimationYeomans, Ja. Professor SurreyIndustrial Doctorate Centre: Micro- and NanoMaterials and TechnologiesZiebart, M. DrUniversity College LondonIndustrial Doctorate Centre: Urban Sustainability and ResilienceWith 223 different companies, with total contributions in kind totally 58M

Difference between an EngD & PhD also applies to difference between a CDT and a 3yr PhD1+3 model 4 year course with taught courses; 75% time in industry (2 supervisors)Good employment rates (esp. with collaborating company) and high starting salaries (see http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/Centres/EngD/EngD-EngineeringTomorrow.htm for one example; skills training (management, presentation etc etc) is highly valued by students & industryPublication records equivalent to PhDHigh TechExamples include Visualisation, Electronics Design, Systems, Medical Systems, Nano, Fuel Cells, Healthcare & Pharma, Bioprocessing, Web Science etc etcFuture OpportunitiesStrategic Partnerships/Areas (e.g. Doctoral Training Partnership with Rolls Royce at Birmingham/Swansea/Cambridge), Gap-filling (e.g. Maths Call for CDTs)

Examples of Support from Industry see http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/Centres/EngD/EngD-EngineeringTomorrow.htmBAE Systems requires senior managers with excellent engineeringunderstanding, business skills and market awareness; I believe the EngDprogramme satisfies these needs and should be encouraged. Richard Blockley, Head of Technical Programmes at BAE Systems

*Engineering Doctorates (EngDs)EngDoc centres were introduced 1992; a number of subsequent calls established 25 Centres with over 1200 Research Engineers trainedEngineering Doctorate (EngD) is an alternative to the traditional PhD for students who want a career in industry. A four-year programme combines PhD-level research projects with taught courses, and students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company 500 companies collaborating, dominated by 28 different companies (e.g. Rolls Royce, Unilever, BT, GSK, Arup, HP)Industrial Doctorate Centres (IDCs) & Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs)Start Oct 2009; will train over 2000 new students. Each Centre will train 10 new students a year for next 5 yearsThis approach to training has been extensively piloted by EPSRC through a small number of thriving Engineering Doctorate Centres and Doctoral Training Centres in Complexity Science, Systems Biology and at the Life Sciences Interface. This new investment builds on the success of these and will establish a strong group of centres which will rapidly establish a pre-eminent international reputation for doctoral training. The multidisciplinary centres bring together diverse areas of expertise to train engineers and scientists with the skills, knowledge and confidence to tackle todays evolving issues. They also create new working cultures, build relationships between teams in universities and forge lasting links with industry.Students in these centres will receive a formal programme of taught coursework to develop and enhance their technical interdisciplinary knowledge, and broaden their set of skills. Alongside this they will undertake a challenging and original research project at PhD level. Includes 18 IDCs;Centre DirectorInstitution (lead)Centre for Doctoral Training : TitleSnape, C. Professor(Nottingham) -Efficient Power from Fossil Energies and Carbon Capture TechnologiesAwbi, H. Professor (Reading) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Technologies for Sustainable Built EnvironmentsBillowes, J. Professor (Manchester) - Industrial Doctorate Centre : Nuclear EngineeringBouchlaghem, N. Professor (Loughborough) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Innovative and Collaborative Construction EngineeringDe Leeuw, NH. Professor (University College London) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Molecular Modelling & Materials ScienceElghali, L. Dr(Surrey) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Sustainability for Engineering and Energy SystemsFryer, P. Professor (Birmingham) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Formulation EngineeringGavaghan, D. Professor (Oxford) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Systems Approaches to Biomedical ScienceGodfrey, P. Professor (Bristol) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: SystemsHarvey, AR. Professor (Heriot-Watt) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Optics and Photonics TechnologiesMartin, EB Professor (Newcastle) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Biopharmaceutical Process DevelopmentParson, S Professor(Cranfield) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Skills Technology, Research, and Management (STREAM) for the UK Water SectorPowrie, W. Professor (Southampton) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Transport and the EnvironmentSteed, A. Dr (University College London) - Industrial Doctorate Centre: Virtual Environments, Imaging and VisualisationTitchener-Hooker,N Professor (University College London) - Industrial Doctoral Centre: Bioprocessing Engineering LeadershipWillis, P. ProfessorBathIndustrial Doctorate Centre : Digital Media, Special Effects and AnimationYeomans, Ja. Professor SurreyIndustrial Doctorate Centre: Micro- and NanoMaterials and TechnologiesZiebart, M. DrUniversity College LondonIndustrial Doctorate Centre: Urban Sustainability and ResilienceWith 223 different companies, with total contributions in kind totally 58M

Difference between an EngD & PhD also applies to difference between a CDT and a 3yr PhD1+3 model 4 year course with taught courses; 75% time in industry (2 supervisors)Good employment rates (esp. with collaborating company) and high starting salaries (see http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/Centres/EngD/EngD-EngineeringTomorrow.htm for one example; skills training (management, presentation etc etc) is highly valued by students & industryPublication records equivalent to PhDHigh TechExamples include Visualisation, Electronics Design, Systems, Medical Systems, Nano, Fuel Cells, Healthcare & Pharma, Bioprocessing, Web Science etc etcFuture OpportunitiesStrategic Partnerships/Areas (e.g. Doctoral Training Partnership with Rolls Royce at Birmingham/Swansea/Cambridge), Gap-filling (e.g. Maths Call for CDTs)

Examples of Support from Industry see http://www.epsrc.ac.uk/PostgraduateTraining/Centres/EngD/EngD-EngineeringTomorrow.htmBAE Systems requires senior managers with excellent engineeringunderstanding, business skills and market awareness; I believe the EngDprogramme satisfies these needs and should be encouraged. Richard Blockley, Head of Technical Programmes at BAE Systems

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