Steel Training Research and Innovation Partnership STRIP

 

 

The STRIP programme announced on August 19th 2009 is a new initiative aimed at developing high level skilled personnel and novel materials for the steel supply chain in Wales and is supported by the Assembly Government through the ESF convergence programme.  STRIP will deliver high quality, trained personnel and knowledge transfer for regional wealth creation within the convergence regions. World leading clusters of academic groups will be the focus of an expanded network of Academic and Industrial partners required to meet increasingly diverse needs of the industry helping towards creating a sustainable Welsh steel sector.  These academic clusters will help to support the industry into the next decade, a time period which will be dominated by innovation, exploitation and technology in both process development and metals technology.  Central to this philosophy will be the supply of high skilled, research active and driven personnel will continue to be the product of the STRIP postgraduate programmes.

Over the first phase of 6 years STRIP will deliver:

·      48 high quality Masters graduates (typically 8 per year from year 1)

·      30 high quality Doctorate graduates (typically 10 per year from year 4)

·      Thematic collaboration in areas of Process/Energy, Automotive, Construction and Packaging.

·      Major new sustainable project themes on carbon capture, renewable energy and process modelling leading to a sustainable steel industry for Wales.

·      Expanded collaboration from the initial 22 large company partners to a wider SME base covering the steel supply chain in Wales and Welsh HEIs and FEs

·      Conversion courses bringing talented graduates to Wales and up-skilling opportunities for existing workers

 

STRIP will support both doctorate and masters opportunities

 

 

The Engineering Doctorate in Steel Technology

The élite Engineering Doctorate degree equips ambitious science and engineering graduates with the knowledge, skills and experience needed for career success in modern industry. The EngD is Welsh Universities' premier Doctorate programme with stipends of almost £17,000 per year. 

The Materials Research Centre at Swansea is partnered by the Engineering Schools at Swansea, Bangor University, Cardiff and Glyndwr, and co-sponsored by the business of Corus in Wales, companies in their customer/supplier chain (including Akzo Nobel, BASF,  Cogent Power, Dulas Engineering) and specialist companies in the steel product sector (including Stein Heurtey, R Tech Engineering Services and Rockfield Software).

The programme is run from a Centre based in the School of Engineering at Swansea

Essential Details

Entry for 2009/10
Duration 4 Years Full-Time
Start date October 2009
How to apply (Click here for application form) Please send completed forms to the EngD Administrator
Structure

The EngD is a four-year research degree leading to a doctorate qualification. The majority of the student's work consists of an industry-based research project conducted in conjunction with a partner company. About twelve months of institute accredited training on a diverse range of topics covering technical, professional and managerial skills is included within the 48 months of study.

Entry Requirements A 2.i or equivalent honours degree is required. There is a wide range of options for research topics and we look to recruit graduates from almost all the science and engineering disciplines. We invite applicants from all EU countries (you MUST be a resident of an EU country to qualify for funding).
Financial

EU students, receive a stipend of over £16,600 per annum which is free from tax and national insurance. In addition, all costs such as fees, training costs etc. are covered by the industry partners. The details of current stipends and allowances are available here.

EngD Director Professor David Worsley      d.a.worsley@swansea.ac.uk   tel 01792 295285
EngD Co-ordinator Dr James Sullivan      j.h.sullivan@swansea.ac.uk   tel 01792 602495
EngD Administration Mrs Beverley Williams    b.j.williams@swansea.ac.uk   tel 01792 295242  

Mrs Michelle Rees  y.m.rees@swansea.ac.uk    tel 01792 295699

Further Information Please contact the course administrator, or engineering recruitment j.r.holness@swansea.ac.uk .
 

General Information

The four-year EngD programme includes:

Ten  funded places are available each year.  In addition to having all fees paid, graduates selected for the EngD programme receive:

  • A tax-free stipend, currently rising from £13,000 in Year 1 to £14,200 in Year 4.
  • A stipend supplement from the industry partners, currently rising from £3,600 in Year 1 to £4,100 in Year 4
  • A travel/subsistence expenses allowance, currently totalling £600 over the four-year period, plus a contribution of up to £600 for approved attendance at an international conference.

The benefit package (including fees) is equivalent to taxable earned income from employment of over £24,000 per annum.  Moreover, other all-expenses-paid activities enjoyed by research engineers appointed to the EngD include:

  • A five day tour of Corus plants in Wales and a five day tour of other manufacturing plants across the UK in Year 1
  • A five day tour of metal intensive manufacturing plants in Europe (e.g. Holland, France and Germany) in Years 2 and 3
  • An Annual Seminar and Dinner attended by senior industrialists and academics at which research engineers present research highlights of their work
     
    In 2009 we will also be starting a one year Masters (MRes) degree in Steel Technology for which EU applicants are invited.  8 places will be available and the stipend will be £12,500.  The projects for this year will be defined in the period October to January while the students are sitting the same course modules as year 1 EngD delegates.
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