Connect - Engage - Support - Collaborate

The UKCRIC Doctoral Skills Network offers an opportunity for postgraduate researchers from UKCRIC institutions to meet and exchange ideas, support each other and gain skills to develop their careers as engineers of the future.

The UKCRIC Doctoral Skills Network is supported by a UKCRIC project grant.

Aims of the Doctoral Skills Network

Offer developmental opportunities to doctoral researchers based in UKCRIC institutions focusing on research in infrastructures and cities
Create a vibrant doctoral community and promote collaborations and ideas exchange
Support the development of research-minded leaders that can address national and international priorities
Coalesce the collective expertise and capabilities of the UKCRIC universities and partners in support of the activities of the doctoral network

Skills Events

The UKCRIC Doctoral Skills Network is a collaborative project and we encourage members to suggest training and development ideas that would benefit others in the network.

Suggestions include:

Seminars lead by industry and academic researchers on key current topics (online or in person)
Networking events, with industry partners, universities, policy makers
UKCRIC Laboratory exchange programme including collaborative short-term research projects
Sandpit projects with industry partners
UKCRIC Doctoral Skills Network conference

Upcoming Events Schedule

9th Feb 2023	12.30-13.30	Smart Energy Research Lab (SERL) Webinar hosted by C-DICE This lunchtime webinar will introduce researchers to the Smart Energy Research Lab (SERL) project. REGISTER HERE
14th Feb 2023	10:00-11:30 online	Indo-UK Local Energy Systems Webinar Series hosted by C-DICE Local energy systems have been the subject of intensive research and development in recent years, leading to a need to update the research community with the latest developments. REGISTER HERE
3rd March 2023	12.00-13.00 online	Digital Task Force for Planning webinar hosted by C-DICE The talk will introduce the Task Force’s first stage report, A Digital Future for Planning – Spatial Planning Reimaged (Batty & Yang, 2022), and will share its future plans and opportunities to be engaged. REGISTER HERE
8th March 2023	8th March 202312.00-13.00 online	System Dynamics for Transport Webinar hosted by C-DICE System Dynamics is the study of the dynamic behaviour of systems, in order to improve understanding and therefore address problems or improve efficiencies. The method discussed will be of relevance to those working across all aspects of cities, infrastructure, transport and energy. REGISTER HERE
9th April to 31st August 2023	online programme	Full Switch consultancy & project management programme hosted by C-DICE 6-month project management/consultancy programme for late stage PhDs and post docs. REGISTER HERE
24-25 May 2023	In person PGR conference: Southampton University	Sustainable Infrastructure & Cities conference hosted by EPSRC CDT in Sustainable Infrastructure Systems. The conference is FREE to attend and open to all postgraduate students, early career researchers, academics and industry partners. REGISTER and more information

24-28 July	in person full week event	Birmingham Decarbonisation Summer School - C-DICE More information on C-DICE Website

For more information about all of our upcoming UKCRIC events please visit the Events page.

Previous Events

If you were unable to attend our previous events, materials such as slides and webinar recordings can be found by clicking on the relevant link below.

31st Jan 2023	10.00 - 12.00 online	Developing a Publication Strategy for Net Zero Researchers hosted by C-DICE This workshop will enable you to explore some of these issues including open research practices, new forms of research evaluation, and publication ethics. REGISTER HERE
16 Nov 2022	12:30-13:30	Net Zero Heroes - Decarbonising Heating & Homes
10 Nov 2022	10:00 - 19:30	LoLo-ERBE Annual Colloquium - in-person event in London hosted by ERBE CDT and LoLo Keynote speaker: Chris Stark - Chief Executive, Committee
27 Oct 2022	12:00 - 13:30	ERA Skills Virtual Writing Retreat If you research area pertains to Energy or the transition to a net zero carbon future join ERA for a virtual writing retreat. You can attend the retreat irrespective of the current stage of the writing project, idea generation, planning, writing, editing, proofing, rewriting. Register here.
21 Oct 2022	09:00 - 15:00	Success on Screen workshop online with VOX Coaching Learn about communicating your research to an audience on film.
Starts 12 Oct 2022	13:00 - 15:00	Sustainable Construction Masterclass series hosted by C-DICE 7 sessions The lectures and Q&A sessions will cover fundamental issues in construction. See website for more details.
11th Oct 2022	12:00 - 14:00	Infrastructure & Wellbeing in Cities webinar by Prof Nick Tyler, UCL & PEARL details to follow
20 Sept 2022	All Day	Net Zero Futures Conference University of Loughborough hosted by C-DICE for Early Career researchers
13-15 July	All day	International Conference on Evolving Cities University of Southampton
21-22 June 2022	All day	1st Water-WISER Early Career Researcher Conference Loughborough University
17 June 2022	09.15-13.00	Communicating Confidently - Excellence at Grant and Job Interviews
15 June 2022	12.30 – 13.30	Net Zero Heroes- Decarbonising Heating & Homes
01 June 2022	12:00-13:30	UKCRIC Doctoral Skills Network webinar - Nuclear Energy GREEN CDT
20 May 2022	09.15-13.00	Communicating Confidently - Managing Research Relationships
16 May 2022	12.30 – 13.30	Net Zero Heroes – Integrating Energy Storage with Renewable Energy Generation
29 April 2022	09.15-13.00	Communicating Confidently - In the Spotlight: Excellence at Presentations
5-6 April 2022	All day	Multi CDT Conference - Clean Energy & Sustainable Infrastructure With CDTs ESA, SIS, SIC & PV
6 April 2022	12.30-13.30	Net Zero Heroes - Energy Transitions: A Policy and Politics Perspective Webinar hosted by Energy Research Accelerator (ERA)
2nd March 2022	13.00 – 14.00	UKCRIC & Energy with CDT Energy Storage and its Applications, Webinar hosted by Universities of Sheffield & Southampton
23 February 2022	12.00-16.00	Power Trader hosted by Energy Research Accelerator (ERA)
16 February 2022	12.30 – 13.30	Net Zero Heroes - Decarbonisation of Transport Part 2 Webinar hosted by Energy Research Accelerator (ERA)
02 February 2022	12.00 – 13.30	Introduction to UKCRIC and CDT Sustainable Infrastructure Systems, Webinar hosted by University of Southampton
19 January 2022	12.30 – 13.30	Net Zero Heroes - Decarbonisation of Transport Part 1 Webinar hosted by Energy Research Accelerator (ERA)

Public Engagement

Engaging with the public including policy makers, academics, industry partners including local business and enterprise, school children and students is an important way to disseminate research findings to the world outside of academia. The Doctoral Skills Network will support public engagement training and attendance at events to promote UKCRIC and our partner institutions.

Doctoral Skills Network Leadership Team

Professor Sergio Cavalaro

UKCRIC Doctoral and Postdoctoral Training Lead (Loughborough University)

William Powrie

UKCRIC Convenor, (University of Southampton)

Jennifer Knight

UKCRIC Skills Manager (University of Southampton)

Sign Up to the Network

Sign up to the UKCRIC Doctoral Skills Network to receive our regular updates on UKCRIC activities.

We will contact you by email to inform you of training and networking events. Please use your University email address when you register and agree to us contacting you with the email address provided.

From time to time we may also ask you to take part in surveys to gather information about the research being conducted in the UKCRIC Network of Institutions.

To join the UKCRIC Doctoral Skills Network please complete this form.