1. Education, Training, Careers STUDENTSHIPS (£11.5M) total 597 (quota allocation 530) FELLOWSHIPS (£5M) total 125 (40 PDF, 57 AF, 28 SRF) SUMMER SCHOOLS (£250K) CAREERS, WOMEN IN SET

2. PhD Studentships Increase in Numbers: 188 -> 260 (2007) Variable Length PhDs: 3 or 4 year Stipends: £7,060 (1998) -> £12,000 (2005) Broader Skills Training RTSG Summer Schools & Short Courses Questionnaires

3. Fellowships Postdoctoral and Advanced Fellowships PDF: 2001 Appls (Awards) 100 (14) 2004 175 (14) AF: 2001 90 (13) 2004 155 (13) Restrictions on nominations early contact with host institute necessary! Returners

4. Summer Schools & Courses 2005 Introductory Astronomy (Edinburgh) Introductory Solar Terrestrial (Warwick) Advanced Solar Physics (Leeds) Advanced MIT (Aberystwyth) National Astronomy Meeting (Birmingham) BUSSTEPP (Sheffield) International UGrad Summer School Exploring Entrepreneurship

5. Careers RCUK (Roberts) Fellowships Awarded to institutes Women in SET Focus Group Why fewer women in science in UK than Europe?

6. Questions 4 U Innovations? PhD Numbers? PhD Length: 3 or 4 year? Training: academic/research, supervision, RTSG, summer schools, broader skills. Stipends Fellowships: increase in application numbers?? number of awards, PDF or PDRA. Careers: can PPARC / Universities help? Women: initiatives?