Objective
TERRE aims to develop novel geo-technologies to address the competitiveness challenge of the European construction industry in a low carbon agenda. It will be delivered through an inter-sectoral and intra-European coordinated PhD programme focused on carbon-efficient design of geotechnical infrastructure. Industry and Research in the construction sector have been investing significantly in recent years to produce innovative low-carbon technologies. However, little innovation has been created in the geo-infrastructure industry, which is lagging behind other construction industry sectors. TERRE aims to close this gap through a network-wide training programme carried out by a close collaboration of eleven Universities and Research Centres and three SMEs. It is structured to provide a balanced combination of fundamental and applied research and will eventually develop operational tools such as software for low-carbon geotechnical design and a Decision Support System for infrastructure project appraisal. The research fellows will be involved in inter-sectoral and intra-European projects via enrolment in 8 ‘Joint-Awards’ and 7 ‘Industrial’ PhDs. The research fellows will be trained in low-carbon design by developing novel design concepts including eco-reinforced geomaterials, ‘engineered’ vegetation, engineered soil-atmosphere interfaces, biofilms, shallow geothermal energy and soil carbon sequestration. Distinctive features of TERRE are the supervision by an inter-sectoral team and the orientation of the research towards technological applications. Training at the Network level includes the development of entrepreneurial skills via a special programme on ‘Pathways to Research Enterprise’ to support the research fellows in establishing and leading spin-out companies after the end of the project.
Fields of science
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringwaste management
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringgeological engineering
- engineering and technologycivil engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringcarbon capture engineering
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsrenewable energygeothermal energy
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training Networks
Coordinator
G1 1XQ Glasgow
United Kingdom
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Participants (13)
G12 8QQ Glasgow
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64000 Pau
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03043 Cassino
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DH1 3LE Durham
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80138 Napoli
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75007 Paris Cedex 07
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2628 CN Delft
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75016 Paris
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08034 Barcelona
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S1 4DP Sheffield
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64600 Anglet
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22587 Hamburg
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1015 Lausanne
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Partners (7)
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Uttoxeter
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20149 Milano
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Naples
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Aberdeen
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Kampen
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S10 2TN Sheffield
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Ramonville-saint-agne
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