Funding Opportunities

Global Cement and Concrete Association launches Low Carbon Innovation Challenge

Transforming Foundation Industries Investor Partner Programme – KTN

ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries : Demonstrators EoI

Deadline 1st December 2021 Innovate UK, part of UK Research…

The Sustain Future Steel Manufacturing Research Hub ECR Funding

The Sustain Future Steel Manufacturing Research Hub is offering funding…

Circular economy for SMEs – innovating with the NICER programme

UK registered businesses can apply for a share of up…

Adam Neville Prize for the Best National PhD in the field of Cement and Concrete

The Adam Neville Prize for the best national PhD in the field of…

Foundation Industries Lab to Lab India Collaboration

Deadline: 25 August 2021 UK research organisations can apply for…

Transforming Foundation Industries Investor Partner Programme – KTN

The Transforming Foundation Industry Investor Partner programme is now offering…

KTN resources

KTN have a number of resources on their webpage collating…

PHD OPPORTUNITIES

Effect of cooling rates on the properties of Portland cement clinker and in the presence of unconventional/minor elements

Deadline: 30 September 2021 Location: University of Sheffield Dr Theodore Hanein Cement is the most manufactured commodity worldwide and is…

Learning from historical cement sample stores

Deadline: 1 September 2021 Location: University of Sheffield Prof J Provis The Cements@Sheffield group in the Department of Materials Science…

Tomographic Imaging Of Transport In Cement-based Materials

Applications accepted all year round Location: University of Sheffield Dr D Smyl The resistance or conductance of moisture and ions…

The impact of microbial metabolism on cement properties during radioactive waste disposal

Deadline: 31 August 2021 Location: University of Manchester Prof J Lloyd The UK nuclear fuel cycle has generated large quantities…

Physical properties of belitic calcium sulfoaluminate cements with/out addition of calcined clay

Deadline: 30 September 2021 Location: University of Sheffield Dr Theodore Hanein Cement is the most manufactured product on the planet…

Durability of belitic calcium sulfoaluminate cements

Deadline: 30 September 2021 Location: University of Sheffield Dr Theodore Hanein The challenges facing clean economic growth in the UK…

PhD in glass and glass-ceramic materials for solar energy and environmental applications

Applications accepted all year round Location: Sheffield Hallam University Prof Paul Bingham PhD candidates with a passion for materials science,…

Development of corrosion-resistant ceramic coatings by the Aerosol Deposition method

Applications accepted all year round Location: University of Manchester Dr D Hall, Dr B Mingo Applications welcome from candidates to…

EPSRC DTC funded – Radiation and Corrosion Resistance of Nuclear Ceramics

Deadline: 8 October 2021 Location: University of Huddersfield Dr AH Mir Several types of ceramics are being researched around the…

Sustainable paper making using foam

Applications accepted until 31 January 2022 Location: University of Strathclyde Dr P Grassia, Dr L Lue Despite the advent of…

PhD in glass and glass-ceramic materials for solar energy and environmental applications

Applications accepted all year round Location: Sheffield Hallam University Professor Paul Bingham PhD candidates with a passion for materials science,…

PhD in glass and glass-ceramic materials for waste immobilisation applications

Applications accepted all year round Location: Sheffield Hallam University Professor Paul Bingham PhD candidates with a passion for materials science,…

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