Recruitment to funded PhD Scholarships with the EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience, are now open until the 4th December 2024 for a September 2025 enrolment. There are 15 funded PhD scholarships including four projects to be based at Durham University.
The offshore wind industry is vital to UK and global net zero ambitions. It is already providing over 15% of the UK’s electricity and is growing at an unprecedented rate. By 2030, it is expected to provide 30% of the UK's energy needs. With this growth come opportunities for career progression for graduates from broad STEM backgrounds.
We’re looking for the world’s brightest minds to join us in developing cutting edge research and find solutions to the environmental and engineering challenges the offshore wind industry is facing.
The ESPRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience is an exciting partnership drawing on the specialisms of its academic partners, the universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield, and over 40 international industry partners. The Offshore Wind CDT invites applications for a 4-year taught and research doctoral scholarships, starting September 2025.
Your research could make a real impact to the exciting challenges in the offshore wind industry. You apply for a specific research project, developed to directly meet industry need, and hosted by either Durham, Hull, Loughborough or Sheffield. We bring you up to speed with the challenges and opportunities facing the sector, through our intensive 6-month taught programme, drawing on the facilities and expertise of our four academic partners.
Research Challenges for the ESPRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience are:
- Push the frontiers of offshore wind technology - Accelerate consent and support environmental sustainability- Achieve a sustainable wind farm lifecycle- Build and support a sustainable workforce- Develop a resilient net-zero energy system
The four projects offered at Durham University are advertised on the CDT website:
Bilateral wind flow interactions with floating offshore wind turbines
Development and validation of physics-based models for wakes of large offshore wind farms
Post installation sediment evolution in dynamic seabed conditions: impact on offshore wind cable installation, protection and performance
Optimisation of wind farms power production using AI
Over five years we will offer at least 65 funded PhD opportunities to attract exceptional graduates to this pioneering industry. Recruitment for enrolling in September 2025 is open until 4th December 2024.
Find out how to apply and more at www.auracdt.hull.ac.uk
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