The Doctoral Training Centre for Nuclear Fission Research, Science and Technology (FiRST) was established in January 2009, with a £6.3M investment from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), to provide a national training centre for doctoral scientists and engineers in nuclear fission science and technology. Nuclear FiRST is a collaboration between The University of Sheffield and The University of Manchester, with ISL as the Sheffield hub.