Increasing numbers of UK graduates are turning away from postgraduate training, according to new government data. Engineering and the physical sciences are worst hit, with financial reasons apparently at the root of the recruitment problems. Over the past three years, the proportion of unfilled masters' and PhD studentships offered by Britain's research councils has more than doubled, from 4.8 to 11.0 per cent (see table). The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has the most empty places; this year 558 postgraduate training opportunities were unfilled.
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