The UK water sector is entering a period of profound change and requires a new cadre of engineering leaders with the skills and competencies to tackle pressing challenges driven by issues such as climate change and energy efficiency.
stream is an Industrial Doctoral Centre (IDC) for the Water Sector funded through the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. Launching the centres, Professor D Delpy, Chief Executive of EPSRC, called for them to "meet the challenges of tomorrow by investing in talented people and inspiring the next generation of scientists and engineers".
The stream programme is delivered by five universities, coordinated by Cranfield University and including Imperial College London and the universities of Sheffield, Newcastle, and Exeter. It provides opportunities for industry to sponsor research projects and allows talented researchers to develop their skills and careers within an industrial environment and obtain an Engineering Doctorate (EngD) degree.
A list of projects being undertaken by Research Engineers in Cohort I of the stream programme is available here. Industrially funded projects for the next cohort of stream Research Engineers (REs) to tackle are currently in development. If you are interested in sponsoring a research project or would like to apply for a place on the programme as a Research Engineer, please contact the stream office.
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