(Masters by Research) Studentship in Centre for Waste Management School of Engineering
Reference Number: RS/21/09
Applications are invited for a master’s by Research studentship in the Centre for Waste Management as part of the ERDF Eco I North West Project, within the School of Engineering. The studentship is tenable for 12 months full time [subject to satisfactory progress] and will starting in July 2021. All costs associated with the programme are covered by ERDF Eco-I NW funding. The successful candidate will be paid a stipend of £15,411.00 per annum. Both Home/EU and International applicants may apply, however International applicants will be required to pay the difference between the UK and International tuition fee rate.
The research project will commence 1st July 2021.
Reducing the Carbon impact within the Ceramics Industry
The 12-month research project will explore practices and technological solutions to reduce the carbon impacts within the ceramic manufacturing sector. This will be carried out in partnership with Darwen Terracotta Limited, based in Blackburn who will be used as the case study organisation. The research will investigate the carbon footprint and energy use associated with the company’s current processes and practises. The outcome from the project will assist the business to identify and prioritise the key areas in order to reduce their carbon footprint and eventually looking towards becoming carbon neutral. The main area of research will concentrate on maximising energy efficiency through the heat recovery and waste heat utilisation. The main source of waste heat is from their firing kilns and research will look at other heating processes that could potentially benefit from this heat. The project will adopt a life cycle thinking approach and will explore other areas for reducing carbon impacts including electrical energy loads and resource use in their products. A business approach to evaluating the outcomes from the study will be used which will: (i) incorporate risk perceptions; (ii) consider financial implications to the business for new processes or products and (iii) impact of any changes to the businesses current operating procedures. The overall aim of the project is to help the business lower their carbon footprint and work towards being carbon neutral.
Further information
Informal project related enquiries about the post can be made to Professor Karl S Williams ([Email Address Removed])
For the application form and full details go to: https://www.uclan.ac.uk/research/research-degrees/studentships
Completed application forms should be returned to the Research Admissions email [Email Address Removed] quoting the studentship reference number RS/21/09
Closing Date: 17th May 2021
Proposed Interview Date: 24th May 2021
CURRENT UCLAN RESEARCH STUDENTS WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO APPLY FOR THIS RESEARCH STUDENTSHIP
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