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.
Field of science
- /natural sciences/computer and information sciences/software
- /social sciences/other social sciences/social sciences interdisciplinary/sustainable development
- /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/carbon capture engineering
- /engineering and technology/civil engineering
- /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/geological engineering
- /engineering and technology/environmental engineering/energy and fuels/renewable energy/geothermal energy
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
H2020-MSCA-ITN-2015
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Funding Scheme
MSCA-ITN-ETN - European Training Networks
Coordinator
G1 1XQ Glasgow
United Kingdom
Participants (13)
G12 8QQ Glasgow
64000 Pau
03043 Cassino
DH1 3LE Durham
80138 Napoli
75007 Paris Cedex 07
2628 CN Delft
75016 Paris
08034 Barcelona
S1 4DP Sheffield
64600 Anglet
22587 Hamburg
1015 Lausanne
Partners (7)
Uttoxeter
20149 Milano
Naples
Aberdeen
Kampen
S10 2TN Sheffield
Ramonville-saint-agne