Second year PhD student, Aidan Wrethman, from the University of Dundee has been awarded best oral presentation at Bournemouth University whilst attending the Young Coastal Scientist and Engineers Conference 2022. The presentation provided an overview of Aidan’s PhD project, the tsunami risk from submarine landslides to near-coastal energy infrastructure in the UK – including his […]
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GeoNetZero CDT project titles for 2022 cohort entry announced at COP 26, November 2021
View the Geoscientist announcement of the GeoNetZero CDT project titles to commence study in September/October 2022 here.
PETEX November 2021 – Oil & Gas Authority stresses the importance of CDT research and training
Tim Eggar, current Chairman of the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) and UK government Energy Minister from 1992 – 96, used the opportunity of the combined PROSPEX and PETEX conference in London on 24 November 2021 to give a speech in which he highlighted the vital role being played by the Centres of Doctoral […]
Role of Geoscience in achieving low-carbon sustainable solutions to ease the climate emergency
As the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow in November draws nearer, the GeoNetZero (GNZ) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)’s Academic Executive Director, Professor John Underhill, continues to broaden discussion on how research and innovation in different disciplines can assist emerging climate actions, and highlights the key role that geoscience can play […]
“Geoscientists Will Be the Backbone of the Energy Transition” says AAPG Explorer
The August 2021 edition of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists’ monthly tabloid magazine, Explorer, carries an article by the CDT’s Academic Director, Professor John Underhill, which highlights the opportunities and leading roles that geoscience professionals will play in progressing the Energy Transition. Read the full article here.
The UK Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) GeoNetZero (GNZ) and the GeoLogica GeoEnergy Transition (GET) Programme – a natural partnership
The UK’s Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in GeoNetZero (GNZ) and GeoLogica are delighted to announce further collaboration in training for geoscience doctoral students. The newest link-up between the two organisations will strengthen their partnership to provide valuable learning opportunities for a new generation of students specialising in the energy transition. The initial funding […]
GeoNetZero CDT mentioned in UK Government’s North Sea Transition Deal
We are delighted to report that the GeoNetZero (GNZ) Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) forms a key part of the UK Government’s North Sea Tradition Deal (NSTD) that was announced on 24th March 2021. Inclusion of the GNZ CDT in the Deal demonstrates the success and relevance that the program has for the Energy Transition […]
GeoNetZero Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT)’s 2021 Research Projects announced at the Geological Society Careers Day, 22nd October 2020
New PhD […]
Research studentships to be announced at the Geological Society Careers Day
Thanks to a £2.5m funding award the original HWU-led NERC CDT in Oil and Gas has been repurposed to face Geoscience and its place in the Low Carbon Energy Transition.