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4-year UCL PhD studentship in Urban Climate and Energy System Resilience and Adaptability
UCL’s Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering in partnership with Hoare Lea are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in “Urban Climate
ERBE/LoLo Annual Conference 2022
The 9th annual Energy Resilience and the Built Environment Conference will be taking place in Galway, Ireland and online on the 25th of May 2022. This year’s
4-year UCL PhD studentship: Planning to meet the resilience requirements of a mid-Century, net-zero UK energy system: direct and indirect role of the UK and Irish buildings sectors
UCL’s Energy Institute are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in “Planning to meet the resilience requirements of a mid-Century, net-zero UK
Recruitment Open: UCL 4-year PhD Studentships – Five Projects Now Live
UCL’s Energy Institute are seeking applications for five fully funded Studentships, starting September 2022. For more information on each project, click the below links.
4-year UCL PhD studentship: Planning to meet the resilience requirements of a mid-Century, net-zero UK energy system: direct and indirect role of the UK and Irish buildings sectors
UCL’s Energy Institute are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in “Planning to meet the resilience requirements of a mid-Century, net-zero UK
4-year UCL PhD studentship in Physics-informed Machine Learning Modelling for Multi-scale Building Energy Systems with Enhanced Accuracy and Interpretability
UCL’s Energy Institute and Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in “Physics-informed Machine Learning Modelling
4-year UCL PhD studentship in Smart Buildings Design and Digital Engineering
UCL’s Energy Institute and Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering in partnership with AHMM are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in
4-year UCL PhD studentship in Dynamic Holistic Life Cycle Assessment: Integrating Embodied and Operational Carbon, Energy, Water and wider ecosystem impacts
UCL’s Energy Institute and Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering in partnership with Buro Happold are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic
4-year UCL PhD studentship in Demand profiles and flexibility insights from smart meter data
UCL Energy Institute are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in “Demand profiles and flexibility insights from smart meter data” The electrification
ERBE-LoLo Conference 2022 – Call for Abstracts
The 9th annual Energy Resilience and the Built Environment Conference will be taking place in Galway, Ireland and online on the 25th of May 2022. This year’s
International Women’s Day: ERBE Spotlight – Dr Vanda Dimitrou
‘I was very lucky to have strong female role models in my career so far. What I would really like to see more of is women encouraged and supported to pursue higher profile positions, both within the University and outside, in the industry.’
Multiple awards for LoLo alumni and academic staff at the CIBSE President’s Awards dinner
LoLo CDT congratulates four alumni and numerous academic staff winning multiple awards at the CIBSE President’s Awards dinner earlier this month. The awards celebrated the
ERBE marks the start of LGBT+ History Month
LGBT+ History month is an annual event which is observed in a number of countries across the world, including the UK and Ireland during the
ERBE CDT Block Teaching Week- September 2021
The ERBE CDT hosted the annual block teaching week at Loughborough University in September 2021. It welcomed the new CDT PhD students and introduced them to key themes within the topic of ‘Energy Resilience in the Global Built Environment’.
ERBE/LoLo Annual Colloquium 2021 – Registration OPEN
Registration is now OPEN to our next Annual Colloquium happening on the Thursday 11 November 2021. This in-person event held at The Building Centre 26
ERBE Team Member, Dr. David Allinson | “Life is about the people you meet and the things you achieve together”
Name & Institution Dr David Allinson, Building Energy Research Group, School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering, Loughborough University. What is your research area?
8th ERBE-LoLo Student Led Conference to be held 27 May 2021
We are pleased to announce that the ‘8th Annual ERBE-LoLo Conference for Early Career Researcher will be held online on Thursday 27th May. The ‘8th
The Socio-Technical Context of Building Energy Research
On 3rd February 2021, doctoral researchers from the Centre for Marine and Renewable Energy (MaREI), University College London (UCL) and Loughborough University (LU) on the
ERBE Block Week – Students Perspective
Shahnewaz Siddiqque, ERBE CDT Student in University College Cork, MaREI: “It’s been a year since I became a part of ERBE CDT and the journey
ERBE Recruitment 2021 is Open
Applications for entry to the CDT in Energy Resilience and the Built Environment in September 2021 are now open. The ERBE Centre for Doctoral Training
ERBE/LoLo Annual Colloquium 2020
Date: Thursday, 12th November 2020 Online Event: 10.00 – 15.00 REGISTER HERE Our next ERBE/LoLO Annual Colloquium will be held on the 12th November 2020 as a
Orlaith McGinley, wins Best Student Paper in Energy at the recent Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020 conference
Orlaith McGinley, MaREI ERBE PhD Student in NUI Galway won an Award for Best Student Paper in Energy at the recent Civil Engineering Research in Ireland 2020 conference.
LoLo ERBE Student Conference 2020 – a one of a kind online conference
The 7th Annual LoLo ERBE Student Conference took place on Tuesday 26th May, held this year on Zoom rather than at UCL as planned due
4-year UCL PhD studentship in Data driven approach to identifying building retrofit pathways in the context of rapid energy system decarbonisation
UCL Energy Institute in partnership with PassivSystems are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in Data driven approach to identifying building retrofit
4-Year PhD Studentship in Investigating the performance of solid walls with water-repellent surface treatments
The Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering in partnership with Safeguard and the Society for Protection of Ancient Buildings, are seeking applications for a fully
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University: Sleep in a warming world
Good quality sleep is important to our productivity, well-being and health. As the earth warms, elevated night-time temperatures threaten our ability to sleep. The problem
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University in “Radiant Cooling Systems with Reversible Heat Pumps”
Achieving the UK’s legally binding target of net zero emissions by 2050 in a warming climate requires development and adoption of cooling technologies which can take advantage
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University in “Intelligent Control for Energy Flexible Buildings”
Decarbonisation. Electrification. Coordination. These items are key to achieving the UK’s new climate target of net zero by 2050. To decarbonise our buildings, we will
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University in “Ventilation Effectiveness and Coronaviruses”
It is now widely accepted that the spread of coronaviruses such as Covid-19 is exacerbated by poor ventilation. Increasing ventilation rate may help but it
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University in “Passive Heat Exchanges in Natural Ventilation”
Natural ventilation is now well established as a low energy cooling and ventilation strategy in both residential and non-residential buildings. However, in temperate climates where
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University in “Low Energy Cooling and Ventilation in Hot Climates”
Reducing the cooling demand of the domestic sector in developing countries is an essential step in reducing the unsustainable increase in the use of portable
4-year PhD Studentship in Climate Responsive Building Design
UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering in partnership with FCBS are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in Climate Responsive Building
LoLo-ERBE Annual Student-Led Conference on the 26th of May 2020
The 7th annual ERBE LoLo joint student conference will explore the global energy future and its challenges and opportunities. It will bring together some of
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University in “Low Energy Personal Cooling Systems for Future Climate Resilience”
The UK’s housing stock needs to be prepared for increased incidences of warm spells and heatwaves. It is projected that by 2050, thermal comfort cannot
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University in “Closing the Energy Gap”
The latest evidence from field measurements suggests that energy demand of UK homes is significantly greater than intended. This energy gap is in part because
Fully-funded four-year PhD studentship at Loughborough University in “Reducing the Energy Demand of UK Housing”
Reducing the energy demand of the UKs existing housing stock is essential for achieving emissions targets and alleviating fuel poverty. The highest levels of heat
4 year PhD studentship in Local indicators and potential for Electrification of heat with a focus on multi-vector integration including hydrogen
UCL Energy Institute in partnership with EDF Energy are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in Local indicators and potential for Electrification
4 year UCL PhD studentship in Localised high resolution forecasting for energy demand based on smart meter data
UCL Energy Institute in partnership with Igloo Energy are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in Localised high resolution forecasting for energy
ERBE at Loughborough welcomes its new Academic Manager
ERBE staff at Loughborough, UCL and at MaREI are pleased to welcome back an old friend, Dr Arash Beizaee, as the new Academic Manager for
New 4 year UCL PhD studentship Digital Characterisation of the Building Stock
UCL Energy Institute in partnership with Bentley Systems are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in Digital Characterisation of the Building Stock
Welcoming the new ERBE cohort
The brand new ERBE CDT kicked off on the 23rd September, initiated by the very first cohort of PhD students coming together for an introductory week away in Loughborough. The week acted as an opportunity for a highly multidisciplinary team to get to know one another before starting this exciting new venture together.
