CIWEM accredited course
WELCOME TO THE WISE CDT
Awarded “Good” – the highest possible assessment – in EPSRC’s 2017 Mid-Term Review
Up to 20 four-year fully funded PhD studentships per year
Taught Programme in Exeter for Year 1
Research project in Years 2-4 in an internationally-renowned water research centre
Annual residential summer-school, research seminars and social events
Transferable Skills Training
Recent News
PhD SUCCESS: STEPHANIE MÜLLER
Congratulations to Stephanie Müller (Cohort 4, Cardiff) for successfully defending her thesis on 25th April 2022. Stephanie’s PhD is entitled “Impact of leaky barriers and hydrokinetic turbines on the riverine ecosystem”. Well done, Stephanie!
PHD SUCCESS: NEFELI MAKRYGIANNI
Congratulations to Nefeli Makrygianni (Cohort 4, Cardiff) for successfully defending her thesis on 25th April 2022. Nefeli’s PhD is entitled “Evaluation of the Performance of the Wave Boundary Layer Model with the OpenIFS”. Well done, Nefeli!
PhD Success: Sabrina Draude
Congratulations to Sabrina Draude (Cohort 3, Exeter) for successfully defending her thesis on 21st February 2022. Sabrina’s PhD is entitled “Optimised Maintenance Scheduling for Wastewater Systems”. Well done, Sabrina!
PhD Success: Giulia Giani
Congratulations to Giulia Giani (Cohort 4, Bristol) for successfully defending her thesis on 1st February 2022. Giulia’s PhD is entitled “On the objective characterization of the rainfall runoff transformation”. Well done, Giulia!
Research visit to Harvard University: Stephanie Müller
This is something we haven’t been able to report for a long time due to COVID-19 ! Stephanie Müller (Cardiff 4, Cardiff) has recently returned from a successful overseas research visit. Stephanie travelled to the USA in October-December 2021 and was hosted by Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where she joined Professor Petros Koumoutsakos’ research group […]
PhD SUCCESS: ANDY BARNES
Congratulations to Andy Barnes (Cohort 4, Bath) for successfully defending his thesis on 11th January 2022. Andy’s PhD is entitled “Machine learning methods for the analysis of precipitation patterns”. Well done, Andy!
WISE CDT provides a unique opportunity for students to participate in shaping their own research topic. This, coupled with the wide range of skills they will acquire by completing all that the postgraduate school offers, makes them very attractive prospective recruits for the Water industry.
WISE CDT exemplifies our aim to build a highly skilled workforce with industry partners through doctoral training.
Wessex Water is seeing the emergence of skills and knowledge gaps in common with other companies in the water sector…. The WISE CDT helps address these gaps by providing leading interdisciplinary training across the subject areas of water engineering and informatics which are vital for the future of this industry and highly pertinent to our company.
It’s immensely satisfying that WISE students continue to support the economic, environmental and social strategies of business with their cutting edge bespoke research
