Early Career Support - Offshore Renewable Energy - Supergen ORE

Early Career Support for those involved in offshore renewable energy:

Commercial roles (we suggest first 6 years in sector)

Post Doctoral Researcher Assistants (PDRAs)

Early career Academic Staff within the first three years of their academic appointment.

PhD Students within 12 months of completion

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What Does the Early Carer Network Offer

The aim of the Network is to connect and guide those interested in offshore renewable energy in their early careers.

Collaborate and Innovate: Connect with experts at the forefront of offshore renewable energy development. We facilitate research-industry collaborations that address real-world challenges.
Keep pace: Stay up to date with the latest research and share your own innovative projects, keeping you at the forefront of this rapidly evolving sector.
Build a Strong Network: Join a welcoming community and create connections that could open doors for future collaborations.
Shape the Future of Offshore Renewables: Help influence the direction of offshore renewable energy research and address emerging challenges.
Professional Development: Join sessions focused on career development, skills-building, and knowledge exchange.

What Activities Can I Expect

Opportunities to learn and connect:

Masterclasses
Webinars
Mentoring
Events

Our Events include:

Research updates; share your research and innovative projects
Networking
Talks from senior colleagues on sector opportunities
Skills and training sessions

Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub

The Supergen ORE Hub is EPSRC-funded to drive ground breaking research in offshore wind, wave, and tidal energy.

We serve as a bridge between academia, industry, and key stakeholders, working to develop innovative solutions and address critical challenges in the ORE sector. Our work supports collaboration, ensuring that industry professionals are aware of the exciting research driving progress and that the research community are attuned with industry needs.

Meeting the Sector's Challenges

The offshore renewable energy sector needs professionals who are not only experts in their fields but are connected, with the necessary breadth of knowledge to seize the opportunities the sector presents.

Our activities are designed to connect people and spotlight the latest innovations, offering insights from across the sector that support a knowledgeable, forward-thinking community. Join a community of innovative professionals and benefit from connections and cross-sector collaboration practices that will support you for the rest of your career.

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Opportunities within our network:

All of our activities are free, except for the Masterclasses (funded places are free for eligible Early Career Researchers)

Events

Our events and activities – explore recent activities
Mentoring scheme

Reciprocal and intergenerational mentoring framework.
Webinars

The latest insights and innovations in offshore renewable energy research. Explore the webinars.
Masterclasses

Expert-led 1 or 2-day Masterclasses held at research and testing facilities across the UK.
PhD Directory

Add your offshore renewable energy project to the directory.

Research Funding

The Early Career Researcher Research Fund is designed to be a flexible fund to support small activities that develop existing research activities or career skills further. Funded research activities should be aligned with the objectives of the Supergen ORE Hub and be directed at offshore wind, wave or tidal energy research. Multi-disciplinary or multi-sectoral proposals to the fund are welcomed.

Explore the ECR research projects

Early Career Forum

Each year we hold at least one Early Career Forum (previously the Early Career Researcher Forum). This is an opportunity to support the Early Career Researcher community and typically includes sessions focused on professional development and industry-research panel discussions along with plenty of time to network with fellow early career professionals, along with senior colleagues and keynote speakers.

Find out more about the previous Forums

News from the Early Career Representatives

Representatives from the Early Career Network help to shape and develop activities

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Masterclass Programme

A series of 1 or 2-day, highly specialised masterclasses covering key themes across offshore renewable energy. Hosted by leading research centres, these masterclasses provide in-depth knowledge and practical insights for professionals and academics in the offshore renewable energy field.

Modelling

Advanced Experimental Fluid Mechanics for Offshore Renewable Energy. Read more.
Real-Time Hardware-in-the-Loop Experiments for Grid Integration of Offshore Renewable Energy Systems. Read more.
Flow Modelling for Offshore Wind Turbine Loading & Farm Yield. Read more.
Virtual Prototyping of Offshore Renewable Energy Technologies. Read more.

Survivability, Reliability and Design

Offshore Structural Integrity. Read more.

Sensing

Sensing for Offshore Renewable Energy Structures. Read more.

Resource and Environment

Offshore Geotechnics. Read more.
Environmental Contours & Extreme Value Analysis. Read more.
Optimising Offshore Renewable Energy Array Design and Locations for Safety, Fisheries Colocation and Environmental Aspects. Read more.

Policy and Economics