The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Gas Turbine Aerodynamics is currently recruiting for postgraduate students to start in October 2015.

Our CDT is an exciting new partnership that brings together internationally-recognised universities and global industry partners to create a unique consortium for turbomachinery training and research. The training programme involves the Whittle Laboratory at the University of Cambridge, the Osney Laboratory at the University of Oxford and the Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering Department at the University of Loughborough. These three universities have been specifically chosen because of their track record of research excellence in the aerodynamics of the three major components of a gas turbine (compressor, combustor and turbine).

The CDT has further assembled a group of companies which span the entire gas turbine products range including Rolls-Royce, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Siemens UK and Dyson.

The CDT in Gas Turbine Aerodynamics follows a "1+3" model. In year one, all students study for a University of Cambridge MRes degree in Gas Turbine Aerodynamics. However, while students are based in Cambridge, the MRes also makes full use of the unique partnership between academia and industry that is at the heart of the CDT.

The MRes provides a springboard to the PhD phase in years two-to-four, where students undertake industrially-focussed PhD projects at one of the three partner universities. Each university provides an internationally recognised environment for turbomachinery research, but CDT students also benefit from the network of experts, and the portfolio of skills, that they have built up during the MRes phase.

Entry into this exciting programme is competitive and will take account of qualifications, aspirations and experience. Successful applicants are likely to have an engineering background with some specialisation in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics; students from related fields will also be considered. Students are normally expected to have a 2.1 or 1st class honours degree from a UK University or an equivalent standard from an overseas university. The majority of successful applicants must be eligible for EPSRC funding but a number of places are also available to those who fall outside this category. EPSRC funding currently offers stipends of £13,863 plus fees, additional industrial contributions may be available.

Please visit http://www.cdt-turbo.eng.cam.ac.uk for more information and to apply.

Application deadline is 30 June 2015 for entry in October 2015 but places will be allocated throughout the year so early application is advised.

Applications should be made on-line via the Cambridge Graduate Admissions Office before the deadline: http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/students/gradadmissions/prospec/apply/

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