We must rethink PhDs to smash barriers and ensure bioscience success

21/01/2022

Redesigning PhD training will help develop commercially savvy researchers, address skills gaps in UK bioscience and bolster innovation, say Simon Cook and Derek Jones.

How do we ensure the researchers of tomorrow are equipped for the challenges of the future and that the all-important training process meets the strategic needs of the UK economy? As individuals with a combined 69 years of experience spanning academic and commercial life sciences research, we have witnessed the powerful benefits of what happens when the two come together.