Over the summer, the Henry Royce Institute has engaged with the national student community at a number of events hosted by the Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)’s Centres for Doctoral Training. These events included the Advanced Metallic Systems CDT’s Postgraduate Research Conference in Manchester and the Tissue and Cell Engineering Society’s Joint CDT Conference in Glasgow.
This engagement follows the announcement that Royce would host a new EPSRC CDT in Materials 4.0, which will will train over 70 researchers with the knowledge, understanding and skills required to ensure national capability in Materials 4.0 – a scientific discipline which aims to radically advance the rate and responsiveness of materials innovation, increasing the impact it has on both society and the economy.
Advanced Metallic Systems
Royce engagement at the Advanced Metallic Systems CDT Postgraduate Research Conference, hosted at the University of Manchester, included keynotes from Royal Academy of Engineering Fellow and Henry Royce Institute Researcher Dr Beatriz Mingo and Royce Senior Technical Specialist Dr Jack Donoghue. The Royce Data Curation team were also on hand throughout the event to support students working on the CDT with digital approaches to research, including sample tracking and lab workflow with a new web application developed by Royce and partners.
Tissue and Cell Engineering
At the Tissue and Cell Engineering Society’s Joint CDT Conference, the Royce team engaged and delivered presentations on themes crossing multiple areas such as bioengineered models, mechanobiology, enabling technologies and biomaterials. Dr Lisa Hearty, Research and Business Engagement Manager for the theme of Biomedical Materials presented on Royce research and capability related to the Institute’s Bioprinting Technology Platform led by Dr Marco Domingos. Students from the EPSRC-SFI lifETIME CDT were also able to engage with the Royce team to understand more about how the institute can provide access to cutting edge equipment and experimental support across the UK.
Materials 4.0
The new Royce Materials 4.0 Centre for Doctoral Training will train a new generation of PhD-level researchers in all aspects of digital materials science, including robotics, data science, machine learning, and sensing and control.
Learners will join a cohort of like-minded PhD students and will have a home in one of seven world leading UK research universities. They will undertake a research project supervised by a leading researcher and sponsored by industry.
The CDT will offer a range of exciting projects, involving all aspects of Materials 4.0 and will offer flexible and inclusive pathways, including part-time study and the opportunity to study whilst at work and sponsored by an employer.
The £16.5 million CDT – comprising £9.1 million from EPSRC, £5.5 million from partners and £1.9 million from Universities – will develop over 70 digital pioneers who will be recruited over the next 5 years.
To enquire email doctoral-training@royce.ac.uk
