The University of Plymouth has been awarded significant funding by the UK Government to expand opportunities for students in programmes including science, engineering, computer science and artificial intelligence.
The investment, through the Office for Students' Defence-Related Skills Funding Competition, includes a commitment of up to £1.7 million that will enable the University to enhance teaching facilities across its campus.
It also provides up to £5.3 million, to be invested between now and 2031, to increase the numbers of students on programmes that are key to defence, security and resilience at a regional and national level.
With more than 2,500 Plymouth graduates already working in those sectors, it will further bolster the University's contribution to the UK defence workforce.
The announcement builds on a number of recent successes for the University and the wider community, which are reinforcing Plymouth's status as a city on the up and a place where people can come to live, work, study and succeed.
Many of these are being driven through Team Plymouth, the city-wide consortium in which the University is a core partner, and they include the investment of £50 million in Plymouth through the Defence Growth Deal and the city's designation as the UK's National Centre for Marine Autonomy.
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