Aura Centre for Doctoral Training

EPSRC Centres for

Doctoral Training in
Offshore Wind Energy

Doctoral research for a sustainable future
for offshore wind energy

Shaping a resilient future through impactful research

Our Centres for Doctoral Training are unique in their transdisciplinary approach to meeting the research and innovation needs of the offshore wind industry. Our commitment to best practice in equality, diversity and inclusion, our cross-cohort training and industry mentoring programme is helping to create the next generation of offshore wind leaders. 

We ensure our cutting-edge academic research is tackling offshore wind industry challenges, today and tomorrow, by co-developing our research priorities directly with the sector. 

Watch our short video to hear from CDT students, academics and industry partners.

Recruitment is currently closed. Please check back for updates on recruitment for September 2025 entry. 

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Please contact auracdt@hull.ac.uk if you have any queries or would like to discuss any elements of the programme with the Aura CDT Team