Residentials
Cohort 1 (students starting 2024/2025)
| Course | Location (residential) | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon Solutions | Heriot-Watt University | 31st Oct-15th Nov 2024 |
| Whole Systems and Transformative Change | University of Bath | 3rd Mar-14th Mar 2025 |
| TERC Pilot Scale Facilities Practical Training | University of Sheffield | 20th Oct-24th Oct 2025 |
| Business Models & Investor Pitching Carbon Capture Pilot Plant | Imperial College London | 23rd Mar-2nd Apr 2026 |
| Industry Challenge Project (incl. industrial visit) | tbc | tbc |
| International (either NCCC or ECCSEL) | tbc | tbc |
Cohort 2 (students starting 2025/2026)
| Course | Location (residential) | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon Solutions | Heriot-Watt University | 10th Nov-21st Nov 2025 |
| Whole Systems and Transformative Change | University of Bath | 2nd Mar-13th Mar 2026 |
| TERC Pilot Scale Facilities Practical Training | University of Sheffield | Oct 2026 (dates tbc) |
| Business Models & Investor Pitching Carbon Capture Pilot Plant | Imperial College London | Mar/Apr 2027 (dates tbc) |
| International (either NCCC or ECCSEL) | tbc | tbc (likely May/Jun 2027) |
Cohort 3 (students starting 2026/2027)
| Course | Location (residential) | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Carbon Solutions | Heriot-Watt University | tbc |
| Whole Systems and Transformative Change | University of Bath | tbc |
| TERC Pilot Scale Facilities Practical Training | University of Sheffield | tbc |
| Business Models & Investor Pitching Carbon Capture Pilot Plant | Imperial College London | tbc |
| International (either NCCC or ECCSEL) | tbc | tbc |
Frontiers Forum
The aims of the Frontier Forum are:
- to bring together our cohort of students from across our university partners on a biweekly basis to foster community-building.
- to spark multidisciplinary discussion and enquiry around all aspects of industrial decarbonisation
- to develop knowledge of various aspects of industrial decarbonisation (and the wider net zero landscape)
- to expose students to a range of career pathways through inviting leaders in their field to speak with our students.
| Date | Location | Topic/Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 8th Jul 2026, 3.30-4.30pm | Online | Student-led session – Julian Black and Thomas Gray |
| 24th Jun 2026, 3.30-4.30pm | Online | Student-led session – Lisa Zhang, Kayleigh Hepburn, and Fatemeh Salmanpour |
| 10th Jun 2026, 3.30-4.30pm | Online | Discussion: Why is electricity so expensive in UK compared to comparable economies? Led by Antigoni Theocharidou, Efsion Andre, Iliana Dimitrova, and Michael Ownsworth |
| 27th May 2026, 3.30-4.30pm | Online | Training: PhD Survival Toolkit: Practical Strategies That Actually Work. Led by Jainaba Conteh and Gift Udoh |
| 22nd Apr 2026, 2.30-3.30pm | Online | Speaker: Janette Wark, Head of Regional Engagement (Scotland) EPSRC |
| 15th Apr 2026, 3.30-4.30pm | Online | Discussion: Green Hydrogen & Sustainable Fuels. Led by Michal Ciesielka and Grace James |
| 18th Mar 2026, 3-4pm | Online | Speakers: Camilla Hurst, Capucine Mamak and Lawrence Bruce – translating research into policy insights |
| 4th Feb 2026, 3-4pm | Online | Training: How to create an effective academic poster |
| 3rd Dec 2025, 3-4pm | Online | Speaker: Environment Agency |
| 5th Nov 2025, 3-4pm | Online | Tesselle Development: Assertive conversations in research environments/ better conversations with PhD supervisors |
| 15th Oct 2025, 3-4pm | Online | Discussion: journal discussion on 1) Place-based, Just Transitions 2) Industrial hydrogen demand. Led by Prof. Marcelle McManus |
| 17th Sep 2025, 3-4pm | Online | Discussion: Sheffield residential (Cohort 1 only). |
| 25th June 2025 3-4.30pm | Online | Discussion: UK Gov’s Comprehensive Spending Review. What does it mean for net zero, industrial decarbonisation and future research funding. Led by Keith MacLean (Providence Policy). |
| 14th May 2025 3-4pm | Online | Discussion: Global Pressures, Local Impacts: UK Steel and the impacts of tariffs. Led by Prof. Charles Larkin, University of Bath |
| 30th Apr 2025 2-4pm | Online | Training: ‘Engaging an audience’ workshop. Led by Duncan Yellowlees |
| 9th Apr 2025 3-4pm | Online | Training: How to create an effective academic poster |
| 27th Mar 2025 3-4pm | Online | Speaker: Prof. Dani Strickland (Loughborough University and Sustainable Hydrogen CDT Director). Battery-electrolysers – a solution to the high cost of green hydrogen electrolysis. |
| 26th Feb 2025 3-4pm | Online | TBC |
| 12th Feb 2025 3-4pm | Online | Speaker: Jessica Briggs (Head of Sustainability, Edinburgh Airport) |
| 29th Jan 2025 3-4pm | Online | Speaker: AI in net zero: A review & discussion Led by Prof. Susana Garcia (HWU) and Prof Berend Smit (EPFL) |
| 15th Jan 2025 3-4pm | Online | Discussion: UK Skills policy for industrial decarbonisation Led by IDRIC Policy team |
| 11th Dec 2024 3-4pm | Online | Discussion: COP29 review & discussion |
| 27th Nov 2024 3-4pm | Online | Speaker: Dr. Lorraine Ferris (Fellow, Henry Royce Institute) |