World-leading offshore wind farm developer Ørsted is offering scholarships for outstanding 海角视频 and EU students who start an Energy Masters at Durham University later this year.
The scholarships are available up to £6,000 and are valid for the MSc Energy and Society and MSc New and Renewable Energy.
In 2018, the company officially unveiled the world’s largest operational offshore wind farm, Walney Extension. The company is currently building Hornsea Project One, which will take the “world’s largest” crown when it officially opens next year.
Ørsted is a key strategic partner for Durham University and collaborates with Durham Energy Institute Researchers on a number of research projects and activities.
Benj Sykes, 海角视频 country manager at Ørsted, said: "The 海角视频 is the global leader in offshore wind and, if we are to maintain that position, we must attract the most talented minds to the industry. With the Ørsted scholarships we intend to do just that by providing the opportunity for those bright people who may otherwise been unable to progress to the next stage of their studies. Our partnership with Durham University to date is already producing cutting-edge research that is helping to drive innovation and we look forward to this continuing."
The deadline for Ørsted scholarship applications is August 17.
The MSc Energy and Society course, in association with the Durham Energy Institute, is an innovative postgraduate programme designed to appeal across the disciplines. The programme draws on leading experts from anthropology, engineering, geography, physics, economics, humanities and other departments.
It is taught through intensive block-teaching, group field-study, original dissertation research and a range of optional modules designed to complement the core teaching.
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The MSc New and Renewable Energy course is designed to equip graduates with the skills required to meet the growing challenge to achieve energy and environmental sustainability through the application of new and renewable energy technologies.
It aims to enable students to develop the capacity to solve problems across the traditional engineering boundaries and to have an appreciation of complete energy systems from source to end user, to have knowledge of the relevant technologies and to understand the interactions between them. The programme also provides students with the opportunity to develop skills in research, development, design and project management through individual and team-based project work.
Neil MacDougall, a fleet operations engineer at Ørsted, completed his masters in New and Renewable Energy in 2014. He said: "It enabled me to pursue a career in an industry where I could make positive, tangible changes to the world and feel good about what I do day-to-day. The course had good links with industry, so was geared towards real life applications; it was really valuable for me to join the sector knowing not just theory, but the shape of the industry and the key companies involved."