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The Industrial Center for Doctoral Training in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) has secured £6 million (around $7.5 million) from the UK’s funding body, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), allowing the program to continue delivering education and expanding the partnership for another five years. The importance of ORE research and cooperation between academia and industry was fortified following the UK’s investment in centers for doctoral training (CDT). This funding allows CDTs such as the University of Edinburgh’s IDCORE program to continue and expand its reach and impact in ORE.
UK’s Science, Innovation, and Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan recently announced that £1 billion had been allocated to 65 different CDTs, focusing on doctoral training in engineering and physical sciences.
“I am delighted that the new IDCORE program has been funded, and that we will be welcoming Swansea University into the partnership which delivers the UK’s leading Engineering Doctorate training program in Offshore Renewable Energy,” said David Ingram, Academic Director of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering and Director of the IDCORE program.
The increased funding prompts an additional £3 million contribution from industry, alongside £480,000 pooled through collaboration between the University of Edinburgh, the University of Exeter, Strathclyde University, the Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS), and Swansea University. This funding is said to be utilized to train 50 students.
More about the IDCORE program
The IDCORE program enables students to apply their training to practical situations and facilitates entry into competitive industries upon completion of their four-year doctoral training.
The program focuses on multidisciplinary study and provides industry exposure to offshore wind, wave, and tidal technologies.
Program students collaborate on industry projects to address challenges in the sector. For instance, Dr. Alyona Naberezhnykh partnered with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Orbital Marine Power to study the impact of turbulence on Orbital’s turbine, using data collected from the EMEC test site. |
