Cranfield University
Stream - Engineering Doctorate
Duration: 4 year full time
Overview:
Stream is the Industrial Doctorate Centre (IDC) for the water sector funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). The centre offers a four year postgraduate programme, leading to the award of an EngD degree, which allows talented researchers to develop their specialist skills and knowledge, and transferable skill sets, to enhance their career prospects.
The programme is delivered by five collaborating universities; Cranfield University, Imperial College London, The University of Sheffield, The University of Exeter, and Newcastle University.
The programme’s structure and content are informed by the knowledge and skills needs of the water sector with students (known as Research Engineers) tackling industry driven research topics
The following research projects are available for October 2010 start:
Project title |
Project supervisor |
Alternative accounting methods for engineering project appraisal |
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Meeting the water and energy use aspirations of sustainable communities |
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For further details on the individual projects click on the project title above or contact the relevant supervisor directly.
Course Structure:
Postgraduate level training stream
Research Engineers spend the first semester of their four year programme (October-December) attending the following taught modules at Cranfield University:
- Engineering Sustainability
- Water & Wastewater Treatment Principles
- Process Science & Engineering
- Asset Stewardship
- Principles of Hydraulics & Water Distribution
- Research design & group design project
These provide Research Engineers with the skills needed to survive within an industry environment and to get started on their research activities. Lectures and seminars are delivered by staff from the collaborating universities as well as by industry experts.
A group design project provides an opportunity to develop team working skills and utilise knowledge gained during this first taught element of the programme. Group design project presentations are delivered during the annual inter-cohort symposium in December.
Transferable Skills and Engineering Leadership (TSEL)
The TSEL element of the stream programme comprises five thematic components:
- Research Skills
- Business Environment
- Personal Development
- Communicating, and
- Project Delivery
This includes attendance at one course at Cranfield during the induction semester plus one course at each of the other four partner institutions. The TSEL components at Imperial, Sheffield, Exeter and Newcastle will take place between January and May in each year.
Research
Research Engineers may tackle one or several research activities and can expect to spend around 75% of their time on this component of the programme, working directly with the sponsoring organisation and typically being located there.
Entry requirements
Applicants should be able to demonstrate enthusiasm, resourcefulness, a mature approach to learning, creativity, a sound understanding of one or more branches of science or engineering and possess a first or upper second class honours degree
Funding
Applicants receive a bursary of £19,000 p.a. for the first two years of registration rising to £20,000 p.a. on successful transfer to the third year of the programme. To be eligible for funding applicants must demonstrate a relevant connection with the UK, usually through being ordinarily resident for a period of 3 years immediately prior to the date of application for the award. Eligibility details are available at: www.epsrc.ac.uk/funding
Want to find out more?
Please contact stream@cranfield.ac.uk or visit www.stream-idc.net
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Location
Contact
Cranfield Campus
Cranfield University
Cranfield
Bedfordshire
MK43 0AL
Telephone: +44 (0) 1234 758008
Fax: +44 (0) 1234 750875
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