Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many PhDs in mathematics (1) were funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) from 2019–22, and (2) will be funded by UKRI in 2022–25.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), within UK Research and Innovation, funds Mathematical Sciences from its core budget, typically spending c£25-30 million/per annum for grants, fellowships, and studentships. In addition, they have committed a further £124 million which will spend out to 2028-29 as part of the Additional Funding Programme for Mathematic Sciences (AFPMS) commitment.

The main route through which EPSRC usually funds PhD students is through a doctoral training block grant, allocated to Universities who then allocate funds as appropriate. In addition, the discipline received funding for approximately an additional 400 PhD positions through the AFPMS.