Apply before: 16 August 2020
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Position: PhD Scholarship
Apply before: 16 August 2020
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Run in partnership with the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, the fully-funded scholarships include a year’s postgraduate diploma training, followed by three years of PhD research. The Aura Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy and the Environment is led by the Energy and Environment Institute at the University of Hull, alongside academic partners Durham, Newcastle and Sheffield Universities and over 20 industry partners. Details of the Seven scholarships available – each developed alongside industry partners to meet a specific challenge facing the offshore wind sector – are below:
• ORE Catapult: Array scale sediment transport dynamics • ORE Catapult: Hydrodynamic loading of offshore wind infrastructure • ORE Catapult: Fibre optic sensors for cable lifetime performance monitoring • ORE Catapult: The future of global offshore natural capital with climate change • ORE Catapult: Evaluating the impact of motion travel on cognitive ability of offshore workers: a VR experience • Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy: Wind Turbine Blade Infusion Modelling • Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy: Individual Blade Digital Twins for Recording and Analysing Production Parameters
The seven scholarships are open for applications now. The deadline for entry is Sunday, August 16.
Students who undertake the new industry scholarships will complete their postgraduate diploma alongside other Aura CDT students, before progressing onto a 2-4-year PhD research project, supported by their industry sponsor.