PGR Studentships in Green Energy – Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)

The Green Energy initiative at Queen Mary University of London supports and link up academics through a range of initiatives aimed at accelerating the transition to a zero-carbon world.

Bringing together the collective expertise of the University to tackle the grand technical and intellectual challenges that must be overcome to achieve a global transition to a zero-carbon future, this initiative is to be launched in early 2022 with more than 45 academic members of staff across four schools within the Faculty, whose research is focused on driving the energy transition away from fossil fuels. Working with universities, research institutions, industry, funding agencies, UK and foreign government departments, benefactors, and other organisations, our mission is to support research in energy transitions. We will establish a central role in supporting energy research across the University, fostering new connections between exciting energy research areas.

As part of the launch of the Green Energy initiative, we are excited to announce the support of 38 PhD studentships, to start in October 2022. The students will benefit from a cutting edge cohort-based training, comprising of formal lectures and practical training in the sciences and the broader social sciences/humanities, within a university, external provider and industrial setting. Application deadline is 30th January 2022, and applicants should follow the application procedures outlined in each School.

We have 9 EPSRC/Principle studentships open to all UK and international students shown below, and a large number of Chinese Scholarship Council, CONACtyT and Colfuturo studentships supported by the Faculty, only available to eligible students from these country-specific schemes.

Funding:

Fully funded via the UKRI EPSRC Doctoral Training Programme for 3.5 years and includes a stipend (currently £17,609 in 2021/2022) and Fees.

Eligibility:

International applicants are encouraged to apply but should note that studentship awards will be subject to eligibility and the availability of funding.

To be classed as a home student, applicants must meet the following criteria:

– Be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
– Have settled status, or
– Have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
– Have indefinite leave to remain or enter

If a candidate does not meet the criteria above, they would be classified as an international student.

The minimum requirement for this studentship opportunity is a good Honours degree (minimum 2(i) honours or equivalent) or MSc/MRes in a relevant discipline.
If English is not your first language, you will require a valid English certificate equivalent to IELTS 6.5+ overall with a minimum score of 6.0 in Writing and 5.5 in all sections (Reading, Listening, Speaking).
How to Apply

For detailed project descriptions of the Green Energy PhD positions and for details of how to apply please go to the link below:

https://www.qmul.ac.uk/spcs/collaborative-research-centres/green-energy/

Deadline:

The application deadline is January 30, 2022, for a PhD start date in September 2022