Open University - Open University / Imperial College London and Cambridge University
| Qualification type: | PhD |
| Location: | London, Milton Keynes |
| Funding for: | UK Students, EU Students, International Students |
| Funding amount: | EU students will receive an approximate stipend of £13,726 |
| Hours: | Full Time |
| Placed on: | 20th March 2015 |
| Closes: | 30th June 2015 |
Open University / Imperial College London and Cambridge University
Based for 1 year in London and then 3 years in Milton Keynes
Full time – 4 years from 1 October 2015
Nuclear Structural Integrity CDT Studentships
The Open University is working with Imperial College London and Cambridge University, in delivering a new EPSRC-funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) aimed at building civil nuclear skills for global markets. The Imperial-Cambridge-Open CDT (ICO-CDT) is supported with almost £4 million from the EPSRC and with the backing of a large range of companies. The ICO-CDT is led by Imperial College London and will train a large number of PhD students over the next nine years.
The primary objective of the ICO-CDT is to train a cohort of PhD students of international quality who are prepared to operate in the competitive global nuclear business and technology arenas, in addition to delivering high-impact research. Students will spend the first year of a four-year programme based at Imperial College in South Kensington, London, studying towards a Master’s degree. The OU PhD students will then transition to research with The Open University. Successful students following that path will emerge with a PhD degree from the OU and an Imperial College Master’s degree.
The Open University can offer several industry (Rolls-Royce, AREVA, EDF Energy) co-sponsored structural integrity related research projects this year (2015) including:
- Preventing Failure of Weldments at High Temperature
- Creep Studies using 2D and 3D Digital Image Correlation
- Stresses Developed upon Precipitation of a Hydride Phase in Cerium
- Near Surface Residual Stresses from Manufacturing
- Post Weld Heat Treatment of Nuclear Pressure Vessels & Pipework
A full list of projects can be found on the ICO-CDT website with contact details for further information.
Applications should be made through the ICO-CDT websitehttp://www3.imperial.ac.uk/nuclearcdt/apply
Deadline for applications is midnight on 30 June 2015
Equal Opportunity is University Policy.
