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Thursday, November 12, 2009

UK: EPSRC Fully Funded Studentships: Technologies for a Low Carbon Future Dual Award Integrated PhD & Masters Degree - University of Leeds

Overview

We have been awarded funds from the EPSRC to create a Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) in Low Carbon Technologies. The DTC brings together a cohort of postgraduate research students and their supervisors to develop innovative technologies for a low carbon future based around key interlinking themes:

-Low Carbon Enabling Technologies
-Transport & Energy
-Carbon Storage
-Climate Change & Energy Systems Research

This is an opportunity for you to study for a 4 year fully funded 'Integrated PhD and MSc' in Low Carbon Technologies within an established campus wide interdisciplinary Institute ‘Earth, Energy & Environment: E³’ and be the first to study within the new £14.8m energy research building.

8 places available for September 2010 entry (see application instructions below).

Includes full fees and a maintenance grant of £15,500 per annum (tax free) for UK students. EU candidates will be eligible for a fees-only award.
Each student will develop high-level expertise in a particular topic but with the excitement of working in a multidisciplinary environment stretching across science, technology, economics, business and policy.


Value and Eligibility

UK students will be eligible for a full award, covering the cost of academic fees (UK/EU rate) and a maintenance grant of £15,500. EU candidates will be eligible for a fees-only award.

Entry Requirements

A Master’s degree or at least an upper second class (2i) honours degree in engineering or a physical science or related discipline degree. (e.g. Engineering; Chemistry; Maths; Physics; Computing; Transport; Environmental Science/Management). Applicants must have been resident in the United Kingdom for at least 3 years in order to be eligible for full funding.

Application Dates for September 2010 Entry

Closing date: 5th February 2010

Formal applications for Integrated PhD study should be made online at the University's Research Student Administration pages (click on ‘Apply online’)Instructions for filling out the form:-Select ‘Research Postgraduate’ for type of form

-The course is ‘Integrated PhD with MSc in Low Carbon Technologies FT’-Start date is 1st October 2010-To enter a research interest, please refer to the 4 themes at the top of this page and check that the area you are interested in is appropriate to the DTC.-You may include a research proposal if you have a specific project you wish to follow, however this is not required at this stage. Successful applicants will be sent a list of potential PhD topics later.

How to apply

For further information and an application form, please contact:

Mr James McKay
DTC Research Administrative Officer
Room 4.13 Houldsworth Building
School of Process, Environmental and Materials Engineering
University of Leeds
Leeds LS2 9JT
t: +44 (0)113 343 2556
f: +44 (0)113 246 7310
e: j.mckay@leeds.ac.uk



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