Based within the leading UK offshore energy research Universities and Institutes, the IDCORE programme will train world-class industrially focussed research engineers who will, with the help of sponsoring companies, accelerate the deployment of offshore wind, wave and tidal-current technologies in order to meet the UK's ambitious offshore renewable energy targets.
This EngD is a four-year full time course initially based in Edinburgh and then at a sponsoring company. Potential applicants should be able to demonstrate: enthusiasm; resourcefulness; a mature approach to learning; creativity; a sound understanding of one or more branches of science or engineering; and possess either a first or upper second class honours degree. A scholarship that provides a student stipend and covers the tuition fees is available for suitably qualified applicants.
What is an EngD? The Engineering Doctorate (EngD) is a doctoral level research and training programme equivalent in academic standing to a conventional PhD but is achieved through research which is much more industrially focused and which is designed to produce graduates who have a sound understanding of the business implications of industrial research activity. It is a four year programme. which combines PhD-level research projects with taught courses, and students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company.
The research projects are identified by sponsoring companies and concern a topic related to business activities of the industrial sponsor.
Industrial Doctorate Centres (IDCs) are a subset of EPSRC’ Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs). These user-oriented Centres provide the same training environment and features as CDTs whilst also incorporating a strong industrial focus.
The broad training programme for EngD in Offshore Renewable Energy has been developed specifically for the IDCORE.
The Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) is a partnership of the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde and Exeter, the Scottish Association for Marine Science and HR-Wallingford. IDCORE was set up by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and is funded by the ETI and the EPSRC RCUK Energy programme.
IDCORE's four-year EngD (Engineering Doctorate) programme is a doctoral-level research and training programme, equivalent in academic standing to a conventional PhD, but achieved through research that is much more industrially focused. It is designed to produce graduates who have a sound understanding of the business implications of industrial research.
As an IDCORE student you will be primarily based within your sponsoring company, spending around 75% of your time there, following a 4 year programme leading to the award of an Engineering Doctorate (EngD). The real difference between Phd and EngD is that you will be undertaking a project which tackles a genuine commercial problem in a real-world environment, and offers the chance to develop thorough research and commercial skills. This broad training will make you (along with other EngD graduates) extremely employable. Project areas are agreed between the sponsoring companies and the IDCORE management in order to ensure that your work meets the standards needed for the award of an EngD.
The taught component comprises of 180 credits, amounting to 25% of the student effort on the EngD. There are three strands to the taught component;
- an intensive, two-semester phase of 12 courses delivered in attendance in university (120 credits)
- summer schools delivered in Oban, Wallingford and Falmouth (30 credits) and
- integrated studies in management, business, innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship, delivered during the research phase to maximise relevance and utilisation of gathering experience with company (30 credits).
Application procedure
Applications are made online using the Edinburgh University degree finder. Please select the year of entry you wish to apply for and click on the Apply button.
Please note that in place of the “Research Plan” document requested, you are required to submit a single A4 page explaining why you think IDCORE should offer you a place. We also require two references: Ideally one should be an academic reference and the other a recent employer reference. References must be dated within the last year, signed and on letter-headed paper.
Grant opportunities
Full EPSRC/NERC funding, which includes fees and an enhanced stipend, is available for UK students and EU students who have lived in the UK for 3+ years. If you are a UK or EU student and you have questions about your eligibility, then please contact idcore.admin@ed.ac.uk.
If you are an international student (i.e. from out with the UK/EU) then you will not be eligible for EPSRC/NERC funding. As an international student, you could still be accepted on to the IDCORE programme, but you must demonstrate that you could secure full funding for your studies from an alternative source. For example, your home Government may have funding opportunities. Please note that the funding you secure must cover Overseas tuition fees plus your living costs in the UK for at least 4 years. Please indicate the source of funding in your application.
Learning outcomes
Objective:
Rationale of the Taught Programme. The taught programme has been designed specifically for IDCORE starting with a set of necessary technical learning outcomes (based on a needs analysis from the roadmaps) and the following guiding principles:
- The core taught components in IDCORE will be bespoke to the programme, and will embody the programme ethos of innovative and integrated industry involvement.
- The taught component is an integral part of a Bologna 3rd-cycle (doctoral level) qualification, with outcomes principally at or above Masters level (i.e. SCQF Level 11 / FHEQ Level 7) or above. Students should complete the taught programme more knowledgeable, up-to-date and versatile than any one of the contributing teaching staff.
- The taught component will differ from previous undergraduate study. Delivery will be in short, intensive blocks, many of which will feature direct industry input or will be industry expert-led. Assessment will not be via traditional, closed book (memory-testing) examination. Alternatives such as open book / open internet exams; take-away exams; oral exam and of course coursework will be encouraged and indeed required.
- The taught programme will be prescribed and common for all, reflecting the Centre's ethos of the essential interdisciplinary nature of the industry. Initial "baseline reinforcement" happens within a 10-credit course at the outset, whose content will be prescribed individually, reflecting student's qualifications and knowledge base on entry. Students should emerge with multi- and inter-disciplinary expertise with experience beyond that of their first degree direction.
- Teaching will be in attendance throughout the first two semesters, and in the residential summer schools. The best video-conferencing facilities may be used for taught material integrated into the research phase.
- Transferable skills and research methodologies will be closely integrated into the taught courses.
- The diversity of the cohort's previous academic experience will be acknowledged and celebrated. The programme will be structured to make it accessible to physical scientists with appropriate backgrounds as well as engineers. Baseline material (and associated workload) will be acknowledged and credit awarded. The programme should be accessible to suitably-qualified entrants holding other Bologna 2nd cycle (Masters) qualifications. Assessment practice (pass/fail rather than grades and marks) will be equitable across courses for the entire cohort. The diversity of expertise brought to the programme by the cohort will be utilised in group working.
- Exit routes will be built into the design and progression routes of the programme to provide credit and qualification for material completed successfully.
Prerequisites
Based within the leading UK offshore energy research Universities and Institutes, the IDCORE programme will train world-class industrially focussed research engineers who will, with the help of sponsoring companies, accelerate the deployment of offshore wind, wave and tidal-current technologies in order to meet the UK's ambitious offshore renewable energy targets.
This EngD is a four-year full time course initially based in Edinburgh and then at a sponsoring company. Potential applicants should be able to demonstrate: enthusiasm; resourcefulness; a mature approach to learning; creativity; a sound understanding of one or more branches of science or engineering; and possess either a first or upper second class honours degree. A scholarship that provides a student stipend and covers the tuition fees is available for suitably qualified applicants.
What is an EngD? The Engineering Doctorate (EngD) is a doctoral level research and training programme equivalent in academic standing to a conventional PhD but is achieved through research which is much more industrially focused and which is designed to produce graduates who have a sound understanding of the business implications of industrial research activity. It is a four year programme. which combines PhD-level research projects with taught courses, and students spend about 75% of their time working directly with a company.
The research projects are identified by sponsoring companies and concern a topic related to business activities of the industrial sponsor.
Industrial Doctorate Centres (IDCs) are a subset of EPSRC’ Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs). These user-oriented Centres provide the same training environment and features as CDTs whilst also incorporating a strong industrial focus.
The broad training programme for EngD in Offshore Renewable Energy has been developed specifically for the IDCORE.
The Industrial Doctorate Centre in Offshore Renewable Energy (IDCORE) is a partnership of the Universities of Edinburgh, Strathclyde and Exeter, the Scottish Association for Marine Science and HR-Wallingford. IDCORE was set up by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) and is funded by the ETI and the EPSRC RCUK Energy programme.
IDCORE's four-year EngD (Engineering Doctorate) programme is a doctoral-level research and training programme, equivalent in academic standing to a conventional PhD, but achieved through research that is much more industrially focused. It is designed to produce graduates who have a sound understanding of the business implications of industrial research.
As an IDCORE student you will be primarily based within your sponsoring company, spending around 75% of your time there, following a 4 year programme leading to the award of an Engineering Doctorate (EngD). The real difference between Phd and EngD is that you will be undertaking a project which tackles a genuine commercial problem in a real-world environment, and offers the chance to develop thorough research and commercial skills. This broad training will make you (along with other EngD graduates) extremely employable. Project areas are agreed between the sponsoring companies and the IDCORE management in order to ensure that your work meets the standards needed for the award of an EngD.
The taught component comprises of 180 credits, amounting to 25% of the student effort on the EngD. There are three strands to the taught component;
- an intensive, two-semester phase of 12 courses delivered in attendance in university (120 credits)
- summer schools delivered in Oban, Wallingford and Falmouth (30 credits) and
- integrated studies in management, business, innovation, enterprise and entrepreneurship, delivered during the research phase to maximise relevance and utilisation of gathering experience with company (30 credits).
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