The Sustainable Energy Materials Innovation PhD course will train diverse cohorts in science and engineering to drive the materials innovations needed to accelerate the global energy transition.

This PhD course will comprise training elements alongside the PhD research Project. This interdisciplinary programme aims to train researchers to have a broad understanding of different energy technologies and how they interrelate.

The objectives of the course are to:

i) impart students with diverse research skills to work effectively in cross-sector materials development.

ii) prepare them for careers in research, industry, government, policy, and financial organisations.

iii) overcome traditional compartmentalised training, giving researchers a broad understanding of different energy technologies and how they interrelate.

iv) create an academic-industrial alumni network for cross-fertilisation and collaboration to continue well after students graduate.

Learning Outcomes

Knowledge and Understanding

The PhD in Sustainable Energy Materials Innovation course has training, research, and innovation elements. Graduates of the course will have developed knowledge and understanding in the following broad areas:

1. The physics, chemistry, materials science, and engineering aspects of different zero-carbon energy technologies.
2. The societal, economic, and political context of deploying these technologies.
3. Critical evaluation of energy materials sciences and technologies.

By the end of the PhD, successful students will have produced original research work making a significant contribution to knowledge in the area of sustainable energy materials innovation.

Skills and other attributes

At the end of the first year, the student will have developed skills to understand energy materials devices across different technologies including the ability to perform life-cycle and environmental assessments.

Open Days

The University hosts and attends fairs and events throughout the year, in the UK and across the world. We also offer online events to help you explore your options:

• Discover Cambridge: Master’s and PhD study webinars - these Spring events provide practical information about applying for postgraduate study.
• Postgraduate Virtual Open Days - taking place in October/November each year, the Open Days focus on subject and course information.

Departments

This course is advertised in the following departments:

Applicants for this course should have achieved a UK High II.i Honours Degree. If your degree is not from the UK, please check International Qualifications to find the equivalent in your country. Degree must be in a relevant discipline, with sufficient elements of physics, chemistry, materials or engineering sciences. Normally a high II.i UK four-year 'Undergraduate Master's' (honours) degree or a UK three-year Bachelor's (honours) degree plus a relevant one- or two-year Master's degree or equivalent is expected. This requirement can be waived if students who have completed a 3-year Bachelor's degree can demonstrate at least one year of additional relevant experience. University Minimum Academic Requirements Language Requirement

Listening: 7.0, Writing: 7.0, Reading: 7.0, Speaking: 7.0, Total: 7.5, Listening: 25, Writing: 25, Reading: 25, Speaking: 25, Total: 107