EPSRC to deliver £184m in doctoral funding over two years

Forty-one UK universities will share in the money that will support doctoral training over a four-year period, with funds allocated to students entering training in the academic years beginning October 2018 and October 2019.
According to the EPSRC, it supports 9,000 post-doctoral students each year either via DTPs, Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTS) and Industrial Case studentships. After completing PhDs around 39 percent of doctoral students go on to be employed in business or public services, 39 percent go on to work in academia and 22 percent training or work in other sectors.
“This year we are allocating £184 million to universities via Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs),” said EPSRC’s chief executive, Professor Philip Nelson. “These will cover a two-year period, giving institutions certainty and time to plan their DTP programmes, and support excellent doctoral students. The DTPs have produced some outstanding examples of new thinking and helped further the careers of a new generation of researchers who will be the leaders of the future.”

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Comfort Systems USA Announces Acquisition

Business Wire | February 01, 2024

Comfort Systems USA, Inc. today announced that it has closed its previously announced transaction to acquire Summit Industrial Construction, LLC (“Summit”) headquartered in Houston, Texas. As previously disclosed, Summit is a specialty industrial mechanical contractor offering engineering, design-assist and turnkey, direct hire construction services of modular systems serving the advanced technology, power, and industrial sectors. Summit’s capabilities encompass a wide range of modular and site-based construction, including process piping, equipment setting, large pipe rack trestles, and related steel erection and specialty concrete work. Summit is a trusted supplier to some of the world’s largest advanced technology, power and industrial companies and is currently deployed on several major chip fabrication projects. Initially, Summit is expected to contribute annualized revenues of approximately $375 million to $400 million, and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization of $35 million to $40 million. In light of the amortization expense, Summit is expected to make a neutral to slightly accretive contribution to earnings per share in 2024 and 2025. Brian Lane, Comfort Systems USA’s Chief Executive Officer, commented, “We are delighted to announce the closing of our agreement to acquire Summit, an extremely capable provider of modular and other complex mechanical services. Summit brings a stellar reputation as a modular technology leader in growing end markets, including multiple ongoing and large semiconductor projects. We are happy to welcome Summit’s wonderful leadership team and excellent production and craft workers across many states, and we are confident Summit will continue to innovate and grow as a part of our network of world-class contracting companies. We are grateful that Summit has chosen to become part of Comfort Systems USA.”

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