Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 23355

UK Research and Innovation: Postgraduate Education

Tabled: 23 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, how many and what proportion of PhDs funded (a) in whole and (b) in part by UKRI are allocated to Chinese nationals.

Answer

Andrew Griffith
Rounded to the nearest 5, in Financial Year 2022-23, 28,190 doctoral students received full or partial funding through UKRI training grants. 560 of these students were recorded as Chinese nationals.