Friday, May 15, 2026 Competition Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
About the RAINZ CDT
The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Robotics and Artificial Intelligence for Net Zero is a partnership between three of the UK’s leading universities (The University of Manchester, University of Glasgow and University of Oxford).
Robotics and Autonomous Systems (RAS) is an essential enabling technology for the Net Zero transition in the UK’s energy sector. However, significant technological and cultural barriers are limiting its effectiveness. Overcoming these barriers is a key target of this CDT. The CDT’s research projects will focus on how RAS can be used for the inspection, maintenance and repair of new infrastructure in renewables (wind, solar, geothermal, tidal, hydrogen) and nuclear (fission and fusion), and to support the decarbonization of existing maintenance and decommissioning of assets.
We are seeking motivated and curious graduate scientists and engineers who are interested in developing new skills and have a desire to help increase use of RAS to support the decarbonisation of the energy sector. RAINZ CDT students will play an important role in advancing this rapidly growing area of science and engineering.