The University’s partnership with Team GB was announced in January 2019 and includes the Tokyo 2020 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and the Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games. The partnership is borne out of a synergy between the University’s ambitions and values, and those of Team GB, and is built on the belief that there is the extraordinary in everyone.
Elite sport has many benefits for global society, including its ability to promote an environmental message to those who are hard to reach by other routes. However, it has its own significant environmental footprint which should be recognised and minimised.
One of Team GB’s strategic goals is to understand and reduce its carbon footprint, and this PhD project will work in partnership with Team GB and two of the University’s research institutes – the Energy and Environment Institute and the Logistics Institute – to further this goal. This will achieved by performing a carbon audit of the team’s activities, informed by a series of interviews, to build understanding of which parts of its operations are the most carbon-expensive and where there is potential for improvement. In collaboration with Team GB we will develop recommendations for change, and produce a data-driven decision support tool to help them optimise an area of their operations. Where appropriate, our findings will be generalised to allow other similar units to benefit from the new understanding.
Submission of thesis
Submission of your final thesis is expected within three years and three months from the start of your PhD scholarship if studying full-time and within five years and six months if studying part-time.
If you need to move into a fourth year (full-time) or sixth year (part-time) to complete your thesis, please note that you will not receive a tuition fee waiver or maintenance grant during this period.
Who can apply
Please refer to the University of Hull’s webpage for eligibility criteria.
Supervisory team
Dr. Simon Waldman leads the University’s MSc in Renewable Energy and will be principal supervisor. A large proportion of the team’s carbon footprint is likely to relate to energy in all its forms, and Simon has a broad background in related topics with which he will support the project.
Prof. Nishikant Mishra is a logistics and supply chain expert and will bring expertise in carbon mapping, and the design and development of decision support systems to the project.
Prof. Dan Parsons is a geoscientist with a broad range of experiences on climate change and low carbon transitions. He is on the steering board of the COP26 Universities Network and leads relevant decarbonisation work that the university is doing with a number of other organisations.
How to apply
This scholarship is available on a part-time or a full-time basis. You can apply via the University’s webpage.
Closing date for applications and interviews
Applications will close at 17.00 on Friday 5th November 2021. Interviews will take place during week commencing 29th November 2021.
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