Swansea University's College of Engineering, in association with Cer Cymru, invites applications for a fully-funded PhD studentship.

The project will look into the application of water splitting devices for the implementation of renewable energy storage in the form of hydrogen gas. Alkaline electrolysers will be engineered and modified with Matlab modelling used to guide the process.

This scholarship is funded by Cer Cymru and will be hosted in the brand new facilities of the Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI).

Swansea University’s College of Engineering provides a fantastic study environment for around 3,000 undergraduate and postgraduate students. We offer a lively multidisciplinary approach to research that has seen over £100 million of research income generated since 2008: www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering.

The Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014 ranks Engineering at Swansea as 10th in the UK for the combined score in research quality across the Engineering disciplines: www.swansea.ac.uk/engineering/research/ref-2014/.

Our brand new Bay Campus (opening 1st September 2015) has a fantastic beachfront location near to Swansea City Centre and Marina. The Bay Campus is part of a £450 million development project at Swansea University. View the latest videos here: www.swansea.ac.uk/campus-development/. 

Academic Requirements:

Candidates should have a first class or upper second class honours degree in engineering, mathematics or science.

Residency Criteria:

This position is open to all, but please note that only UK/EU tuition fees will be covered by the scholarship. International students are welcome to apply, but will be required to pay the difference between the UK/EU fee level and the international fee level.

Additional Funding Information

The studentship covers the full cost of UK/EU tuition fees, plus a tax free stipend of £14,562 p.a.

Additional funds will be available for research expenses e.g. conference attendance, fieldwork.

These positions are open to all, but please note that only UK/EU tuition fees will be covered by the scholarship. International students are welcome to apply, but will be required to pay the difference between the UK/EU fee level and the international fee level.