EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Developing National Capabilities for Materials 4.0, with the Henry Royce Institute

Lead the digital revolution in materials science!
Right now, society faces huge, urgent challenges. From the imperative to achieve net-zero, to the need to build a resilient, circular economy in an uncertain world, to the drive for increased productivity as fellow nations embrace the digital revolution. To tackle these challenges, we need new materials and new materials systems, and we need them fast. But it can take 20 years to develop a new material with current methods. We need to innovate faster, as the pace of global change accelerates.
Globally, companies are racing to adopt a materials informatics framework, combining capabilities from risk management, materials modelling, AI/machine learning, manufacturing informatics, and life-cycle simulation. We are seeking scientists and engineers keen to acquire new skills and work in new ways, to help us realise the potential of the digital and data revolutions in materials science. This is Materials 4.0.
Recruits will join a cohort of like-minded Postgraduate Researchers (PGRs) as part of a new CDT in Materials 4.0, led by the Henry Royce Institute, the UK’s national institute for advanced materials research. They will have a home in one of seven leading UK research universities and undertake a research project supervised by a leading researcher and sponsored by industry. PGRs will be trained in all aspects of digital materials science, including robotics, data science, machine learning, and sensing and control. They will become pioneers and leaders in this exciting new way of doing science.