Building world-class skills for a net-zero society
The Centre for Postdoctoral Development in Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (C-DICE) programme tackles two distinct but interrelated urgent challenges that are central to the delivery of the UK’s Industrial Strategy (IS), and a prosperous and resilient UK more generally, and which demand a collaborative model for Research Development and Innovation.
1. How we build and sustain the advanced skills base required to create a pipeline of world-class talent for the Infrastructure, Cities and Energy (IC&E) sectors.
2. How to accelerate progress towards a net-zero society by 2050.
Led by Loughborough University in partnership with the Universities of Birmingham and Cranfield, C-DICE brings together 18 higher education institutions from across the Energy Research Accelerator (ERA) and the UK Collaboratorium for Research in Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC), as well as industry and other stakeholders including Engie UK, the Building Research Environment (BRE) Trust, Manufacturing Technology Centre, HS2, Severn Trent Water and many more.
The C-DICE partners, together with others, have pledged a further £3.4 million in cash and in-kind contributions, making the programme the biggest investment in postdoctoral development in the UK.
C-DICE will establish a diverse pipeline of talent with the skills and knowledge to address the critical challenges in delivering sustainable infrastructure, cities and energy supply. There is currently an unprecedented demand for such individuals with over 220,000 vacancies expected over the next decade.
The 4 strands of the programme
There are four main strands to the C-DICE programme:
- The Training Strand - bespoke training and development activities linked to the UKRIC and ERA facilities
- The Development Strand - providing funded placements and secondments with academic and industry partners
- The Sandpit Programme - placing researchers in multi-disciplinary teams to generate novel solutions to the net zero-carbon challenge
- The Impact Strand, which delivers knowledge exchange events to maximise and disseminate the outcomes and benefits.
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Job Opportunities at C-DICE
C-DICE is currently recruiting staff to join the team. Visit the Loughborough University job pages and search for 'C-DICE' to find the latest jobs.
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