Diversifying the PhD

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Making courses fit for different purposes

PhDs are evolving. There’s an increasing acknowledgement that most PhD graduates will not move into an academic career, or even a non-academic research position. Funders and institutions are therefore providing students with more training and opportunities to help them develop skills that will be useful in any future career.