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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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 in: ‘Empirical assessment of health and wellbeing in low energy buildings’
UCL’s Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering in partnership with Architype are seeking applications for a fully funded Studentship on topic in ‘Empirical assessment of health and wellbeing in low energy buildings’ This project will research key relationships between occupant health and wellbeing and low energy buildings. Firstly, how active building monitoring can ensure ongoing performance-gap-free energy performance. Secondly, …