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Prof C Ó Brádaigh No more applications being accepted Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Edinburgh United Kingdom Acoustics Engineering Civil Engineering Dynamics Electrical Engineering Electronic Engineering Fluid Mechanics Marine Engineering Mechanical Engineering Offshore Engineering Structural Engineering

School of Engineering, University of Edinburgh

About the Project

This is an exciting opportunity to join the research team at FASTBLADE (https://www.fastblade.eng.ed.ac.uk/). This is the world’s first test facility that uses regenerative hydraulic technology to offer high-quality, low-cost fatigue testing of tidal turbine blades and other composites structures for research and product development.

This PhD or EngD is part of the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Wind and Marine Energy Systems and Structures (CDT WAMSS), which is jointly led by the Universities of Strathclyde, Edinburgh and Oxford. In the first year of study, you will attend several courses in wind and marine energy equivalent to a master-degree. This training will give you a broad background which will complement the in-depth research phase of the PhD/EngD.

Thereafter there is an opportunity to develop a research topic in the design and testing of tidal turbine blades.

To apply and for further information

Please visit here: https://www.eng.ed.ac.uk/studying/postgraduate/research/phd/design-and-testing-composite-tidal-turbine-blades-fastblade

Funding Notes

EPSRC funded. Tuition fees + stipend available for applicants who qualify as Home applicants. (International applicants not eligible).
To qualify as a Home student, you must fulfil one of the following criteria:
- You are a UK applicant.
- You are an EU applicant with settled/pre-settled status who also has 3 years residency in the UK/EEA/Gibraltar/Switzerland immediately before the start of your programme.
Applications are welcomed from self-funded students, or students who are applying for scholarships.

Where will I study?

University of Edinburgh

One of the world''s top universities, consistently ranked in the world top 50 and placed 20th in the QS World University Rankings 2020. We provide a stimulating working, learning and teaching environment with access to excellent facilities and attract the world''s best, from Nobel Prize winning laureates to future explorers, pioneers and inventors.