Centres for Doctoral TrainingCo-I centres
These centres are funded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and, while the University of Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå is a partner in the centre, the lead academic institution will be a partner UK university.
We currently have CO-I centres with:
- University of Edinburgh
- University of Glasgow
- Cranfield University
- Heriot-Watt University
- Loughborough University
- University of Lincoln
- University of Bristol
- University of Salford
Some of these centres will have projects which are delivered by Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå, however most applications will be directed through the lead institution.


Current Centres for Doctoral Training
Lead institution: University of Manchester
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor Bradley Wynne
Currently recruiting.
Lead institution: Loughborough University
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigators: Professor ​William Leithead & Dr James Carroll
Currently recruiting.
Lead institution: University of Bristol
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor ​Gareth Pierce
Lead institution: University of Glasgow
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor Anthony Gachagan
Lead institution: Cranfield University
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor ​Graeme Burt
Currently recruiting.
Lead institution: University of Glasgow
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigators:
Lead institution: University of Edinburgh
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor ​Julie Race
Currently recruiting
Lead institution: University of Salford
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Dr Arjan Buis
No longer recruiting students.
Lead institution: University of Edinburgh
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor ​Vivien Kendon
Lead institution: University of Manchester
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor Rebecca Lunn
Currently recruiting.
Lead institution: University of Lincoln
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor ​Christos Tachtatzis
Lead institution: Heriot-Watt University
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Dr Gordon Flockhart
Currently recruiting with Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå-specific opportunities
Previously awarded Centres for Doctoral Training
Lead institution: University of Edinburgh
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor Duncan Graham
Lead institution: University of Warwick
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Martin Dawson
Non-Destructive Evaluation
Lead institution: Imperial College London
Å·ÃÀ¸ßÇå Principle investigator: Professor Anthony Gachagan