Centres for Doctoral Training
Doctoral Training Centres (DTCs) and Industrial Doctorate Centres (IDCs) supply skilled people able to address science and engineering research related problems for the benefit of the UK economy. The Centres provide a radical alternative to the traditional 'lone scholar' PhD route, with a cohort of 10 PhD students undertaking activities, projects and transferable skills training together each year.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has invested £250million in establishing 44 Centres, with the aim of rapidly establishing a pre-eminent international reputation for doctoral training embedded within excellent research environments. The University of Sheffield has secured 5 Centres for Doctoral Training.
Professor Mike Hounslow, Pro Vice Chancellor for Engineering at the University of Sheffield, said: Securing funding for 5 Centres confirms our excellent reputation for engineering research. These Centres will enable us to deliver truly world-class training in line with our aspiration to provide the best research experience for doctoral students and our strategic vision to address global challenges facing society, today and in the future
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World-leading Research Training Environments
The innovative and exciting training programmes within each Centre will draw on established research excellence to produce highly skilled and talented researchers.
The EPSRC received 91 proposals from the UK's leading universities. In securing 5 of the 44 Centres which have been funded, the University of Sheffield has confirmed its reputation for research excellence and environment in the field of energy research, metallurgy, nuclear energy and advanced engineering for the water sector.
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E-Futures DTCThis £9million Centre covers a broad range of energy-related topics to produce skilled researchers with a thorough grounding in technical and social issues of 'sustainable power generation' and 'demand reduction'. |
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Advanced Metallic Systems DTCThe Universities of Sheffield and Manchester have secured £5.7million from the EPSRC for a Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Metallic Systems to ensure that the UK remains globally competitive in manufacturing capability. The Centre will provide world-class training for a new generation of metals specialists. |
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Nuclear Fission Research, Science and Technology (Nuclear FiRST) DTCThe focus of this £6.3million Centre, co-led by the Universities of Manchester and Sheffield, will be research into nuclear fission science and technology, an area with important implications in terms of nuclear waste disposal, environmental contamination and defence. |
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Water Research: Skills, Technology, Research and Management (STREAM) IDCThe University of Sheffield, along with 4 other UK universities led by Cranfield, is offering a virtual Centre for advanced engineering skills for the UK water sector. This £6.3million Centre will tackle some of the most pressing global, regional and national challenges faced by the water industry. |
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Nuclear Engineering IDCLed by the University of Manchester, in partnership with 5 universities including Sheffield, the £7.1million Nuclear EngD programme will deliver expert, industry-related training to the next generation of nuclear engineers. |
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Molecular-Scale Engineering CDTIn partnership with the University of Leeds, this EPSRC-funded Centre seeks to train researchers in the development and application of technologies for the control and interrogation of matter at molecular length scales. |
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Social Sciences Doctoral Training Centre (DTC)
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Existing Doctoral Training Centres in the Life Sciences Interface
- The White Rose Doctoral Training Centre: Physical Methods and Life Sciences
- Doctoral Training Centre in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine