UKRI CENTRE FOR DOCTORAL TRAINING IN ENVIRONMENTAL INTELLIGENCE
Harnessing the power of data science and AI to provide actionable insight into environmental challenges
Training in Environmental Intelligence
Meeting the demand for digital and artificial intelligence solutions to 21st century environmental problems
The Centre for Doctoral Training in Environmental Intelligence represents a step change in Environmental and Data Science education and research.
A fast-growing discipline, Environmental Intelligence integrates cutting-edge data science and technology with the latest environmental and climatic research, to provide meaningful insight into key environmental challenges and mitigate the effects of climate change.
The CDT is an eight year programme, funded by UKRI, which aims to meet the demand for expertise in this area and deliver over 50 Environmental Intelligence PhDs by 2027. The programme takes a holistic approach to deliver diverse, interdisciplinary instruction and supervision, training multi-skilled
environmental data scientists able to lead sustainable change.
Students on the CDT programme will not only develop a deep understanding of the environmental domains involved in their research, but also the technical knowledge to apply advanced computational and data analytics techniques to environmental datasets, providing novel insight into these ecosystems.
We are working with organisations to leverage this insight, providing policy and decision makers with the critical information needed to enable a smooth low-carbon transition, reducing our emissions and impacts on the planet.
Environmental Intelligence in Action
We work on studentships with several partners, including Ordnance Survey, Microsoft and the Met Office, who have realised the value of environmental intelligence. IBM, for example, are currently working with the CDT on a studentship to pioneer new forms of climate modelling. Find out more here.
Professional development with a difference
In addition to studying towards and delivering a collaborative studentship project, postgraduate researchers in the CDT will:
Develop valuable professional and soft skills through engagement with leading industrial and research organisations.
Develop an advanced Data Science and Environmental Science skillset.
Have access to diverse training modules covering: data science; environmental science; data, governance & ethics; GIS and remote sensing and statistics, to name a few.
Attend annual Grand Challenge events delivered in collaboration with industry, providing opportunities to network and develop and apply skills across a variety of environmental use cases.
Develop valuable academic and business connections.
Quick facts about the University of Exeter
Between 100—200 industry studentships in progress at any one time
Up to 50 industry studentships in development for each academic year
Top 50 in THE Global Rankings for impact against UN Sustainable Development Goals
99% of our research is ranked Internationally Excellent
Why Partner with the CDT?
No one organisation is able to provide the solutions to the complex environmental and climatic problems we face. But working together, through engaged collaborative research, we can make a real contribution to the issues facing our society.
By partnering with the CDT, your organisation will have access to some of the brightest interdisciplinary researchers, working at the cuttingedge of Environmental Intelligence research.
Quick Facts about Studentships
Developed in response to industry challenge
4 years in length (typical studentship)
Cost approx. £25k per/annum*
Interdisciplinary training programme
What is a Studentship?
The term ‘studentship’ is used when referring to funded postgraduate PhD research. A studentship will arise where a university and an external partner identify an opportunity for novel research and
collaboratively develop a studentship project to address this need, with funding provided by the partner. Studentships typically take 3 to 4 years and cost approximately £25k per annum*.
The Benefits of a Studentship
• They provide a cost-effective way for businesses and organisations to engage in long term, cutting edge research projects.
• They provide opportunities for organisations to work closely with high-calibre students and leading academics, for an extended period, without the need to invest in inhouse R&D infrastructure.
• They can often result in the recruitment of high calibre staff or additional long term collaborations, such as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership.
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• Access to cutting-edge knowledge and experise can increase business competitiveness in markets, and create opportunities to enter new markets.
• They offer a clear route for knowledge transfer from academia, embedding world leading research expertise into an organisation through the collaborative delivery of a studentship project over a number of years.
At the University of Exeter, we have a long history of delivering high value, high impact studentships in collaboration with industry.
Contact Russell to arrange an introductory call and discuss how a studentship with the EI CDT can support your research needs!
Russell Etherington
Partnership Manager, Environmental Intelligence r.b.etherington@exeter.ac.uk
*in various instances the Centre is able to offer cash match or reduced fees. Please get in touch to discuss in more detail.
