Offshore Renewable Energy (Industrial Doctorate Centre) EngD

The University of Edinburgh

The EPSRC Industrial CDT for Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) is a partnership of the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde, Exeter and Swansea University, together with the Scottish Association for Marine Science. IDCORE’s four-year engineering doctorate programme is a doctoral-level research and training programme, equivalent in academic standing to a conventional PhD, but achieved through research that is much more industrially focused. Who this programme is for We recruit students from across: engineering science technology mathematics other numerate disciplines The integrated training programme in the first year will ensure all students are trained in electrical, offshore and mechanical engineering. Why Edinburgh IDCORE addresses future challenges to develop leading technologies and train the world-class scientists and engineers essential for the UK to sustain its global lead in the ORE sector. It takes an integrated approach to the whole ORE system from the wind and oceans to the end user, with experts from many disciplines contributing to a taught programme delivered in a research environment using state-of-the-art facilities. Strong engagement with industry allows us to train the next generation of researchers and innovators to develop and deliver the necessary new technologies, know-how and capacity. IDCORE delivers: a strong, focus on engineering, science and inter-disciplinary training to address the need to supply sustainable, affordable, and resilient energy contributing to industrial and economic growth while reducing carbon emissions impact from excellent research in integrated vertical and cross-cutting inter-disciplinary themes from ocean to the end-user including: resource analysis offshore energy generation and delivery technologies data science and technology materials science marine science and environment deployment and O&M strategies autonomous technologies bioenergy energy storage complementary energy vectors energy policy socio-economic impact and blue-energy literacy training throughout the full life cycle of research by providing an academic and industrial environment, spanning theory to practice and including responsible research and innovation, ethical engineering, data management, commercialisation, entrepreneurship, leadership and societal engagement skills Project You will be undertaking a project, based entirely with your sponsor, that tackles a genuine commercial problem in a real-world environment, offering the chance to develop both research and commercial skills. Projects are proposed by offshore renewable energy companies in areas agreed between the sponsoring companies and the IDCORE management in order to ensure that your work meets the standards needed for the award of an EngD. You are matched with a research project part way through the second semester of the teaching programme (in February). Your sponsoring company may be based anywhere in the UK and you are likely to be required to move away from Edinburgh, from June of the first year. Being immersed in work environment of the sponsoring company provides a hugely valuable industrial experience, while simultaneously studying for the Doctorate.