FOI release

FOI2023/00731: International PGRs funded by UKRI

Case reference FOI2023/00731

Published 11 December 2023

Request

Request Received: 27 September 2023

Clarification Received: 3 October 2023

In the recent New Deal for Postgraduate Research, the following reference occurs; "Currently the overall number of international students funded by UKRI appears to be rising though the trend is not universal, with a reduction in EU PGR students. We will keep our overall support for international students under review."

I would like to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act.

Can you please provide me details with how many international doctoral students were funded by UKRI for each of the following financial years: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22 and 2022-23.

For each year, please also state how many doctoral students were funded at each research council.

Response

Response Sent: 24 October 2023

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