Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy

The North East’s reputation for renewable energy research has received a major boost, with confirmation that the UK’s next generation of doctoral researchers in this field will train in the region.

The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council has announced that £5.2 million has been awarded to Northumbria, Newcastle and Durham Universities to open a new national Centre for Doctoral Training in renewable energies. Industry partners have contributed further, taking the total project value to approximately £11 million.

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Renewable Energy Northeast Universities will be known as ReNU. It will train 65 PhD students across the three universities over the next five years. 

The full press release is here.‌

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Last modified: Tue, 12 Feb 2019 11:07:55 GMT