Centres for Doctoral TrainingCo-I centres
These centres are funded by the Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and, while the University of Â鶹ŮÓÅ 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 Â鶹ŮÓÅ, however most applications will be directed through the lead institution.


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