Funded PhD Studentships at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience supports exceptional graduates into exciting research projects that aid the sustainable growth of the offshore wind industry.

Join a growing industry

The UK is committed to the use of offshore wind energy to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. The Offshore Wind CDT enables delivery of this target by developing environmental and engineering solutions to key offshore wind sector challenges, supporting a sustainable future.

Supportive research environment

The Offshore Wind CDT is a partnership between the universities of Durham, Hull, Loughborough and Sheffield. It integrates the core strengths of each institution in environment, engineering, economics and energy, providing training, as well as benefitting from the support of industry-based supervisors.

Impactful research with strong industry links

Your research could make a real impact to the environmental and engineering challenges facing the offshore wind industry. The CDT works closely with over 40 international industry partners and many of the available research projects have industry sponsors. We seek high quality, innovative people whose backgrounds, experience and identity broadens and enhances the diversity of our existing team and the offshore wind sector.

Qualifications

Our students are drawn from a wide range of academic and working backgrounds including Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Earth Science, Economics, Engineering, Environmental Science, Exercise Science, Geography, Geology, Marine Science, Mathematics, Physics, Psychology and Statistics.

Funding and eligibility

Offshore Wind CDT scholarships cover fees plus a stipend set at UKRI nationally agreed rates, £19,795 pa in 2025/26 for full-time students (subject to progression). Click for eligibility information.

Applications

Recruitment is currently closed. Please check back for updates on recruitment for September 2025 entry. Please visit our CDT website for more information.