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FOI2026/00004: PhD Completion Times and Programmes

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Case reference FOI2026/00004

Received 2 January 2026

Published 30 January 2026

Request

Request Received: 2 January 2026

Under the Freedom of Information Act, I would like to request the following information:

1. Data on time-to-completion for UKRI-funded PhD candidates, at the lowest level of resolution possible.

2. Total CDTs and DTPs funded by UKRI with a breakdown of which research councils they belong to.

I would like you to provide the information in the following format:

- Electronically,

- For n2, in a spreadsheet with the column titles: CDT/DTP name, research council, start date of first cohort, end date of last cohort, average completion time (if available).

Response

Response Sent: 30 January 2026

Full details of this response are provided in the attached documents.

Documents

• FOI2026__00004 - Annex 1.xlsx (189.6 KB)
• FOI_Response_Letter - FOI2026_00004_Redacted.pdf (153.6 KB)

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