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Seven Scholarships in Offshore Wind
University of Hull, , United Kingdom
Apply before: 16 August 2020


Seven scholarships which hope to help nurture future talent in the UK’s burgeoning offshore wind sector are being offered at the University of Hull. The scholarships, announced by the Aura Centre for Doctoral Training, led by the University’s Energy and Environment Institute, will start in September this year, and each look to address a challenge facing the sector.

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.

Of interest for:
  • Marine Working Group
  • Geodynamics Focus Research Group
  • Ecosystem Dynamics Focus Research Group
  • Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Initiative