PhD Studentships: EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Propulsion and Power

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Loughborough University, School of Aeronautical, Automotive, Chemical and Materials Engineering

Applications are invited for PhD study in the Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Propulsion and Power located within the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre at Loughborough University.

The CDT in Future Propulsion and Power is a four year programme.  Year one comprises of study at the University of Cambridge for an MRes in Future Propulsion and Power. The MRes provides a platform to the PhD phase in years 2 to 4, where students undertake an industrially-focused PhD project at Loughborough University.  PhD topics will be developed during the first year but will be relevant to current and future technologies being developed by, for example, Rolls-Royce. See more details

Several four-year studentships are available with EPSRC funding for UK students and EU students only covering tuition fees and an annual tax-exempt stipend of £18,846 (2020/21 rate) plus p.a plus fees for the duration of the 4 year programme. However, a number of places are also available to those who fall outside this category. Please refer to EPSRC for further information on student eligibility.

Eligibility

Entry into this exciting new programme is competitive and will take account of qualifications, aspirations and experience. Successful applicants are likely to have an engineering background with some specialisation in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics; students from related fields will also be considered. Students are normally expected to have a 2.1 or 1st class honours degree from a UK University or an equivalent standard from an overseas university. 

The majority of successful applicants must be eligible for EPSRC funding but a number of places are also available to those who fall outside this category.

To find out if you need to take a language test as part of your application, please see the Graduate Admissions site here.

Students must partake in the MRes year even if they have a Master’s qualification already.  The MRes is specially designed for the Future Propulsion and Power CDT and is an integral part of the course.

How to apply

Applications for starting in October 2020 are now closed. Applications for October 2021 will open in Autumn 2020. Places are very limited and will be allocated throughout the year, so early application is advised.

Applications for this programme should be made on the standard graduate admissions form, stating course code EGEGR8 (EPSRC CDT MRes + PhD Future Propulsion and Power).

The MRes in Future Propulsion and Power is only available as part of the CDT in Future Propulsion and Power. On successful completion of the MRes, students will begin the PhD phase of the CDT.

In the Research Proposal section of the form, please enter Loughborough University as the university at which you would like to study for the PhD phase of the CDT.

The deadline by which applications must be submitted June 2021.

Enquiries about the CDT at Loughborough University should be made to:

Sharon Hayward-Fryer
CDT Administrator, Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre
National Centre for Combustion and Aerothermal Technology (NCCAT)
Holywell Park
Loughborough University
LE11 3GR

E-mail: S.E.Hayward-Fryer@lboro.ac.uk

Information about Loughborough University and the Rolls-Royce University Technology Centre can be found at: www.lboro.ac.uk/departments/aae/research/utc