Join us for the inaugural lecture of Cliff Elwell, Professor of Building Physics at UCL Energy Institute. 3 December 2025, 6 PM at the Sir Ambrose Fleming Lecture Theatre G06, UCL Roberts Building, Torrington Place, London WC1E 7JE [click for campus map location] BOOK NOW TO ATTEND (free event) About the speaker Cliff Elwell is …
ERBE Colloquium – 5 Nov 2025
Join us for the free, in-person ERBE Colloquium on the 5th of November 2025 at The Building Centre in London. Find more about this year’s event and how to join.
ERBE PhD Success – UCL student Eleni Davidson passes viva
Thesis title: A life-cycle approach to optimise Higher Education building design strategies for future UK climate projections Tell us about your work and time with the ERBE CDTBeing part of the ERBE CDT was one of the most rewarding parts of my PhD journey. Being surrounded by such diverse, interdisciplinary perspectives constantly pushed me to …
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ERBE PhD Success – Loughborough University student JD Bhadra passes viva
Thesis title: Evaluating the Potential of Personal Cooling Bed Systems for Sleep Thermal Comfort and Sleep Quality in Overheated Bedrooms Tell us about your work and time with the ERBE CDTFrom the very beginning, I was fortunate to have an excellent supervisory team who supported me throughout my PhD journey. The CDT provided the resources …
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Great presentations and networking skills: ERBE Summer School 2025
The annual ERBE Summer School Event took place on 26th–27th June at Cardiff University Students’ Union/Undeb Myfyrwyr Caerdydd, bringing together 29 students from across the CDT, along with CDT staff and members of the ERBE Advisory Board. This year’s event was centred around developing presentation and networking skills — two frequently requested topics — with …
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ERBE PhD Success – Loughborough University student George Dawes passes viva
Thesis Title: Exploring the Thermal Demand Response Potential of English Households Using Electric Heating Systems Tell us about your work and time with the ERBE CDTBeing part of the ERBE CDT has been a hugely rewarding experience. The programme provided a structured and supportive environment to develop my research alongside training in systems thinking, stakeholder engagement, …
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Celebrations in London as three LoLo PhD students graduate
We were delighted to recently celebrate the graduation of Dr Minnie Ashdown, Dr Rayan Azhari and Dr Duncan Grassie. PhDs are always highly challenging, but for this group of students, Covid lockdowns and associated restrictions were put in place just as the PhD researchers were about to undertake, or in the process of undertaking, their …
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ERBE PhD success – MaREI student Talie Tohidi Moghadam passes viva
Thesis title: Energy Efficient Achievement of Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Using Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery and Solar-Energy Pre-Heating Tell us about your work and time with the ERBE CDT I joined the ERBE CDT and MaREI Centre at University College Cork (UCC) in January 2021, just as the COVID-19 pandemic began. Coming from …
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ERBE PhD success – MaREI student Shahnewaz Siddiqque passes viva
Thesis title: Leveraging Data-Driven Decision Support to enhance flexibility resources adoption in Industrial Energy Systems Tell us about your work and time with ERBE CDT Working with ERBE CDT was a unique experience. The program is designed to train the next generation of energy researchers who can make a positive impact in the sector through …
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Collaborating with industry for impact: 12 March 2025
Loughborough and UCL ERBE students had a useful session together on 12th March 2025, thinking about collaboration between industry and academia and how this can lead to impactful work for academics and viable commercial outcomes for businesses. For PhD students and academics there are several different ways of working with industry, including Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, …
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