Zero-Carbon Energy University of Oxford

Overview

At the Zero-Carbon Energy programme offered by University of Oxford you will participate in a structured, staged training programme coordinated by the ZERO Institute. This embeds the interdisciplinary ethos of the course and mirrors the supportive cohort environment normally associated with a doctoral training centre. 

Features

You will pursue an individually defined research project supervised by academics across participating departments. Research may involve cross-departmental collaboration, engagement with industrial partners or input from policy and governance experts. The programme’s coordinated cohort structure supports students in situating their research within wider system-level challenges, benefiting from specialist seminars, peer interaction and the interdisciplinary community fostered by the ZERO Institute.

ZERO Institute training includes lectures, seminars, summer schools and networking events, and provides structured enrichment throughout the DPhil but is designed to complement your primary focus on independent research. This balance ensures you gain both disciplinary depth and interdisciplinary breadth without compromising research progression.