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Projects: Projects for Region Projects in Northern Ireland involving Queen's University Belfast: EP/T518074/1
Reference Number	EP/T518074/1
Title	DTP 2020-2021 Queen's University of Belfast
Status	Started
Energy Categories	Renewable Energy Sources 5%; Energy Efficiency 5%; Not Energy Related 90%;
Research Types	Training 100%
Science and Technology Fields	ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Electrical and Electronic Engineering) 50%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Civil Engineering) 30%; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY (Mechanical, Aeronautical and Manufacturing Engineering) 20%;
UKERC Cross Cutting Characterisation	Not Cross-cutting 90%; Other (Energy technology information dissemination) 10%;
Principal Investigator	Mr M Kelly Research and Enterprise Queen's University Belfast
Award Type	Standard
Funding Source	EPSRC
Start Date	01 October 2020
End Date	30 September 2025
Duration	60 months
Total Grant Value	£2,096,214
Industrial Sectors
Region	Northern Ireland
Programme	EPSRC Training Grants
Investigators	Principal Investigator	Mr M Kelly , Research and Enterprise, Queen's University Belfast (100.000%)
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Objectives
Abstract	Queen's University Belfast aims to create a world-class postgraduate research environment to realise the vision of: making Queen's the global choice for postgraduate researchers who are addressing global challenges; creating a postgraduate community built on excellence, intellectual challenge, and inclusiveness that will transform lives and inspire futures, and developing the Queen's postgraduate to be a leader and innovator.Our Graduate School has been ranked 'the best in the world' as it provides an enriched environment of learning, research and innovation for our PGT/R communities. All students engaged in the EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership will be fully integrated into the Graduate School. The Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences acknowledges that the research student population is an important driver for research and for the future of academy in its broadest sense, and is committed to working with the Graduate School to ensure students receive a world-class experience. The last wave of technological innovation was characterised by E-commerce but the fourth industrial revolution will be founded on interconnected networks, data analytics and digital transformation. Researchers that rely on narrow expertise are unlikely to flourish in the economies of the future. Therefore, Queen's offers an innovative model of engineering and scientific development for inter-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration.The EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership at Queen's will provide support for 15 PhD positions in 2020-21 and 15 places in 2021-22. Queen's recognises the need to provide broad support for research excellence and as such distributes studentships across a number of disciplinary areas. Awards will principally be allocated in the Engineering and Physical Science disciplines in areas of strategic importance for the University such as Advanced Manufacturing, Cyber Security, Green Chemistry, Healthcare Technologies, Analytical Science, Intelligent Infrastructure and Sustainable Energy. The University has also committed to support our Early Career Researchers (ECRs) and, with the support of more experienced PGR supervisors, a number of the DTP studentships have been ring-fenced for our new start ECRs.Details of the DTP doctoral opportunities can be found on the Faculty homepage https://www.qub.ac.uk/about/Leadership-and-structure/Faculties-and-Schools/Engineering-and-Physical-Sciences/, the respective EPS School websites at www.qub.ac.uk/schools and potential supervisors' homepages within the PURE research portal at Queen's https://pure.qub.ac.uk/portal/.Queen's is committed to supporting the strengthening of existing and building of new industrial collaborations. As such, we will offer a number of PhD projects which involve collaboration with industry. These are allocated via a cross-faculty panel and details of these CASE studentships can also be found on the School websites. A small number of international studentships will also be available principally linked to the EPSRC active research groups and aligned to the EPS strategic areas in the 350M Belfast City Deal namely, Advanced Manufacturing, Digital Information Technology and Medical Technology. Queen's is committed to supporting and developing the next generation of researchers and has a strong track record of doctoral training and progression. Queen's has recognition under the Concordat to Support the Career Development of Researchers and under the European Commission HR Excellence in Research Award (January 2019). A holistic approach to supporting students (from essential skills training through to pastoral care) is adopted. Over the duration of the PhD programme, all DTP students will have the opportunity to engage in a wide range of different training and development opportunities delivered through a combination of formal training and integrated learning experiences
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Added to Database	08/10/21