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) |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 27th Nov 2024 3-4pm | Online | Speaker: Dr. Lorraine Ferris (Fellow, Henry Royce Institute) |
| 11th Dec 2024 3-4pm | Online | Discussion: COP29 review & discussion |
| 15th Jan 2025 3-4pm | Online | Discussion: UK Skills policy for industrial decarbonisation Led by IDRIC Policy team |
| 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) |
| 12th Feb 2025 3-4pm | Online | Speaker: Jessica Briggs (Head of Sustainability, Edinburgh Airport) |
| 26th Feb 2025 3-4pm | Online | TBC |
| 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. |
| 9th Apr 2025 3-4pm | Online | Training: How to create an effective academic poster |
| 30th Apr 2025 2-4pm | Online | Training: ‘Engaging an audience’ workshop. Led by Duncan Yellowlees |
| 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 |
| 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). |