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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World

 
Read more at: Industry talk with John Saffell
Industry talk with John Saffell

Industry talk with John Saffell

24 April 2024

This month, we resumed our series of Industry Lectures with a talk by John Saffell, a long-term supporter of the Sensor CDT and Director of Nosmotech . He guided our students through the maze of industry and academic options in sensors and answered their questions about their future career directions.


Read more at: Sensor CDT students win Robin Paul research paper prize

Sensor CDT students win Robin Paul research paper prize

29 March 2024

Congratulations to Sarah Barron (2018 cohort) and Sophie Oldroyd (2020 cohort), who have been awarded the 2024 Robin Paul Research Paper Prize . Their paper ' A Conformable Organic Electronic Device for Monitoring Epothelial Integrity at the Air Liquid Interface ' won the award for the best research paper published by a...


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MRes students after the mini-research project presentations

Mini-research project presentations

26 March 2024

The MRes students gave their mini-research project presentations this week. Their presentations were on an array of different disciplines, showcasing the variety of research that happens within the Sensor CDT. Each student demonstrated remarkable dedication, creativity, and expertise in their respective fields.


Read more at: March Sensors Cafe - Liam Self and Sophie Oldroyd
Liam Self and Sophie Oldroyd's Sensors cafe

March Sensors Cafe - Liam Self and Sophie Oldroyd

25 March 2024

In this month's Sensors Cafe, we enjoyed presentations by 2020 cohort PhD students Liam Self and Sophie Oldroyd . Liam presented his research on indoor positioning, which explored the augmentation of manual data collection with GAN-generated radio maps and the utilization of graph-based ML models for accurate localization...


Read more at: Sensor CDT renewed by UKRI
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Sensor CDT renewed by UKRI

12 March 2024

We are pleased to announce that the Sensor CDT's funding has been renewed by UKRI. Our new theme is Sensor Technologies and Applications in an Uncertain World. This funding will support five cohorts of students, starting in October 2025. Further information about admissions will be published in Summer 2024. More...


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Academic writing workshop with Prof. Karen Ottewell

Academic writing workshop

11 March 2024

We were delighted to host Prof. Karen Ottewell for an academic writing workshop especially curated for our MRes students. During this session, Prof. Ottewell covered three key areas of written texts our students are currently engaged with: Presentation skills for the Mini Research Project. Strategies for the PhD Proposal's...


Read more at: IP workshop with Mathys&Squire
IP workshop run by Mathys&Squire

IP workshop with Mathys&Squire

27 February 2024

This month, a collaborative workshop on Intellectual Property (IP) was organised with students from the MPhil in BioScience Enterprise (MBE) programme . Dr. James Pitchford and Dr. Craig Titmus, partners at Mathys&Squire , provided a comprehensive presentation on IP topics. After the presentation, the students were...


Read more at: February's Sensor Cafe - PhD project choice
Students at the PhD project choice sensors cafe

February's Sensor Cafe - PhD project choice

25 February 2024

This month's Sensors Café was different as we had a panel discussion about choosing a PhD project with representatives from various Sensor CDT cohorts. These PhD students shared their insights and experiences regarding choosing a project to our MRes cohort. Additionally, we were joined by Dr. Amanda Brunton from the...


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Royal Society of Chemistry publishing workshop

RSC publishing workshop

15 February 2024

On February 14th, we hosted Natalie Cotterell, Development Manager from the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) , who delivered a talk focussed about navigating the publishing process and the other initiatives at the RSC. Natalie introduced the RSC and shared valuable insights and tips on how to publish in RSC journals...


Read more at: Sensor CDT Students present 'Lifetime'
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Sensor CDT Students present 'Lifetime'

24 August 2023

Yesterday, the 2022 cohort of Sensor CDT students presented their Team Challenge project 'Lifetime' at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology. The hour-long presentation demonstrated a solution to the extremely wasteful practices that surround rechargeable lithium-ion battery packs when they reach the end...