EPSRC Doctoral Training Account Studentships

Carbon Reduction in Buildings

UCL Bartlett School of Graduate Studies
Faculty of the Built Environment
University College London


Applications are invited for PhD studentships funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, tenable for three years at the Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, University College London. The studentships are associated with the “Carbon Reduction in Buildings” (CaRB) project, a major research programme on energy use in the built stock. Suitable subject areas for the studentships include building energy modelling, stock energy modelling, user impact on energy use, relationship of national energy use to construction, life styles, employment and other subjects pertinent to the CaRB project. For details of the Bartlett’s activities, see www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk. For further information on the CaRB project see www.carb.org.uk. A briefing paper describing the studentships, and further information about making an application may be obtained from the Bartlett at www.bartlett.ucl.ac.uk/graduate/scholarships.

Candidates must be from Britain or the EU (fees only, depending on residency status). Applications will close on 1 April 2008 or when all positions are filled. Completed forms, together with outlines of the candidate’s proposed research topic, should be returned to Graduate Faculty Office, Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, Faculty of the Built Environment, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT.