Imperial Cambridge Open Centre for Doctoral Training (ICO CDT)

The Imperial Cambridge Open CDT preceded the NEF CDT. The ICO CDT began in 2014 and will finish in 2022, during which time it will train over 50 students across 5 cohorts to become leaders in the nuclear energy industry.

With projects ranging from improving the efficiency of fuel and reactors to decommissioning and geological disposal, the students have produced high-quality research across a range of areas. The programme started with £4 million in funding from the EPSRC, as well as additional funding from industry sponsors such as Rolls Royce, EDF and Sellafields.

The ICO CDT is still active with several cohorts yet to finish, although it is no longer open to new applicants.

Engineering student in the lab
 

ICO CDT MPhil plus 3-year PhD

Applications are now closed

In this section, you can find out more about the previous CDT, the achievements of its students and the memorable events from the time it ran. We hope this will help give you a better picture about what life in a CDT is like.