A team of ERBE students put on an excellent student-led conference in April 2024, hosted by Loughborough University. The theme, how models can inform policy, both showcased the span of modelling approaches used by ERBE students and challenged us in how we use, critique and communicate the results of our models. George Dawes and Marlena …
ERBE PhD success – MaREI student Nima Najafi Ziarani passes viva!
ERBE is delighted to congratulate our first PhD viva success! Nima Najadi Ziarani who studied at Munster Technological University (MTU) in Cork, Ireland passed his viva in December 2023. We spoke to Nima about his experiences studying for a PhD. What was your Thesis title: “Improving the Performance of Single-Sided Natural Ventilation Using Airflow Guiding …
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Key highlights from the ERBE-LoLo Annual Colloquium 2023
Our largest event of the year, showcasing our research, innovation and promoting knowledge exchange, the much-anticipated ERBE-LoLo Annual Colloquium 2023 took place on 9th November 2023, preceded by an insightful pre-Colloquium training session on policy engagement, which was led by recent LoLo alumna, Dr Nicole Watson, who now works as a Senior Energy Researcher at …
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Programme for upcoming Colloquium available now
The 14th annual LoLo – ERBE Colloquium will take place this year on Thursday 9th November 2023 at The Building Centre, 26 Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT. The whole day in-person conference showcases the Centre’s research, which focuses on the latest findings in energy demand, to an audience of over 100 stakeholders across industry, government …
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ERBE welcomes the fifth and final cohort of PhD researchers
At the end of September, we welcomed our new cohort of ERBE CDT students to Loughborough, to commence their PhD journey with a weeklong residential course in Energy Resilience and the Global Built Environment. In addition to setting the scene for the training they will undertake during their time with the CDT, this immersive “block …
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Registration now open for the 2023 Colloquium in London
Please join us in London for this years in-person conference to showcase our research. Register your attendance for free here to secure your place. Thursday 9th November 2023, 10:00 – 19:00 The Building Centre, Store Street, London, WC1E 7BT Keynote speaker: Julian Leslie – Chief Engineer, National Grid ESO What is the Colloquium? The annual Colloquium …
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Clean energy that doesn’t cost the earth – Loughborough University leading the way
Loughborough University has been ranked first in UK and 15th globally for advancing affordable and clean energy. The Times Higher Education (THE) Impact Rankings have placed Loughborough University first in the UK and 15th globally for advancing Affordable and Clean Energy – the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7. The Impact Rankings are an international measurement …
4-year UCL PhD studentship: ‘Exploring the performance gap between real buildings and their energy labels’
Why don’t residential Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) predictions agree with metered energy consumption and what impacts could this have on the design of the future energy system? Applications are now open for a studentship at UCL in collaboration ETH Zurich and the Lab for Energy Systems Analysis at the Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland. Supervisors: Professor Tadj Oreszczyn and Dr Jessica Few of UCL Energy …
4-year UCL PhD studentship: ‘The crow and the pitcher: towards decarbonisation and energy resilience of the museum sector’
Applications are now open for a studentship at UCL in collaboration with the V&A Museum to explore technical solutions for how museums can decarbonise and become more energy resilient in the face of climate change. Supervisors: Dr Scott Orr of UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage, Dr Sung-Min Hong of UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, Melissa Painter of V&A Museum …
4-year UCL PhD studentship in: ‘Transforming our energy system: energy demand flexibility from smart meter data’
UCL’s Energy Institute is seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship in: ‘Transforming our energy system: Energy demand flexibility from smart meter data’ Do you want to make a difference tackling climate change and energy costs? Interested in how electric vehicles and heat pumps affect the energy system and its flexibility? Apply for this exciting PhD opportunity …