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UCL Engineering Doctorate in Urban Sustainability and Resilience
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Our annual EngD Fair will take place on 20 January 2012 and we will be holding a dedicated session to enable prospective students to find out more about the programme and to network with leading academics and representatives from innovative companies with a passion for research . This is an invitation only event and prospective students wishing to attend should email their CV ASAP to Jane Doogan j.doogan@ucl.ac.uk.
There are ten places available in this four year EngD programme starting in September 2012. To receive funding for both fees and a stipend, students will need to meet the EPSRC criteria.
More information about the programme and the EPSRC criteria can be found at:
http://engd-usar.cege.ucl.ac.uk/info/page/title/infoforprospectivestudents/
The UCL Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Urban Sustainability and Resilience investigates current and future challenges facing our urban environments as well as the opportunities presented. It will enable you to integrate business skills from the world-renowned London Business School and technical skills from University's other centres of excellence, providing you with the necessary tools to give form to the next stage of our urban environment. The EngD is an enhanced concept in PhDs created specifically to develop a new class of engineer with a broad range of interdisciplinary skills and a clear understanding of the business context.
Around 40% or more of your time, over the four years, will be spent working on-site with a company or organisation. Together, and with guidance from UCL's renowned academics, you will develop a research project addressing the real-life challenges faced by industry. You will gain practical exposure to and an understanding of industry, as well as useful contacts!
While on campus, you will work at a dedicated EngD centre - a critical mass of problem solvers and intellectual resources. You will have access to expertise from a wide cross-section of specialist UCL groups and departments. UCL is ranked one of the world's top ten universities. The University is described by the Sunday Times newspaper as 'an intellectual powerhouse with a world-class reputation'. 20 Nobel Prize winners are UCL alumni and former staff.
The EngD lasts
four years and includes a taught component. This component usually consists of a customised combination of MSc course units. Including for example, Systems Engineering Management, Sustainability and Resilience modules. The central topic of your EngD research programme is agreed between you,
UCL and the sponsoring company or organisation. You will be assigned two project
supervisors: one academic and one industrial. Examination is by thesis and viva
voce, and leads to the qualification of Engineering Doctorate, and the title of
Doctor.
You will receive a generous annual tax-free stipend of around £18,000 per year. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) awards each EngD project circa £85,000 over the four years. This sum will cover your fees; research resources, including equipment and desk space at UCL; and your living costs. The company or organisation you will work with will contribute a tax deductible £10,000 per year over the same period to help support your research costs, such as equipment and travel.
More information about the programme and the EPSRC criteria can be found at:
http://engd-usar.cege.ucl.ac.uk/info/page/title/infoforprospectivestudents/
The UCL Engineering Doctorate (EngD) in Urban Sustainability and Resilience investigates current and future challenges facing our urban environments as well as the opportunities presented. It will enable you to integrate business skills from the world-renowned London Business School and technical skills from University's other centres of excellence, providing you with the necessary tools to give form to the next stage of our urban environment. The EngD is an enhanced concept in PhDs created specifically to develop a new class of engineer with a broad range of interdisciplinary skills and a clear understanding of the business context.
Around 40% or more of your time, over the four years, will be spent working on-site with a company or organisation. Together, and with guidance from UCL's renowned academics, you will develop a research project addressing the real-life challenges faced by industry. You will gain practical exposure to and an understanding of industry, as well as useful contacts!
While on campus, you will work at a dedicated EngD centre - a critical mass of problem solvers and intellectual resources. You will have access to expertise from a wide cross-section of specialist UCL groups and departments. UCL is ranked one of the world's top ten universities. The University is described by the Sunday Times newspaper as 'an intellectual powerhouse with a world-class reputation'. 20 Nobel Prize winners are UCL alumni and former staff.
The EngD lasts
four years and includes a taught component. This component usually consists of a customised combination of MSc course units. Including for example, Systems Engineering Management, Sustainability and Resilience modules. The central topic of your EngD research programme is agreed between you,
UCL and the sponsoring company or organisation. You will be assigned two project
supervisors: one academic and one industrial. Examination is by thesis and viva
voce, and leads to the qualification of Engineering Doctorate, and the title of
Doctor.
You will receive a generous annual tax-free stipend of around £18,000 per year. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) awards each EngD project circa £85,000 over the four years. This sum will cover your fees; research resources, including equipment and desk space at UCL; and your living costs. The company or organisation you will work with will contribute a tax deductible £10,000 per year over the same period to help support your research costs, such as equipment and travel.
