Practical Environment and Energy Efficiency CPD course launched

15 May 2013

UCL, in collaboration with GL Reynolds and Lloyd's Register, is pleased to announce a new CPD course "Practical Environment and Energy Efficiency", 18-20th June. The aim of the course is to to aid companies in identifying strategies for complying with current and future environmental and energy efficiency legislation in ...

Recruitment reopens - 2 fully funded LoLo CDT PhD studentships available

02 May 2013

For 2013-14, the UCL Energy Institute is offering 2 further fully funded studentships  (enhanced stipend of approx. £17,000 per annum tax free plus UK/EU fees) to eligible applicants, to be part of a total CDT year group of 6 students at UCL.  These four year studentships comprise both ...

UCL-Energy Professor joins Airports Commission’s External Advisory Panel

Professor Andreas Schafer, Chair of Energy and Transport at the UCL Energy Institute, has accepted an invitation to join the Airports Commission’s External Advisory Panel. The Airports Commission was established in the ...

UCL-Energy Honorary Researcher publishes 'The Burning Question'

Duncan Clark, Honorary Researcher at the UCL Energy Institute, has published his latest book with the help of staff and students of the UCL Energy Institute.

UCL-Energy Social Sciences Group present at DECC

A group of students from the UCL-Energy Social Sciences Group recently had the opportunity to present their work to representatives from DECC’s social research, heat policy, strategy and technical energy analysis workstreams ...

Apply now for 2 new PhD studentships available in energy

The UCL Energy Institute has two fully funded PhD studentships available for the next academic year (September 2013 start) for the following exciting energy related projects.

UCL-Energy and UCL ISR blog for Climate Week 2013

To celebrate Climate Week 2013 (4-10 March), staff and students of the UCL Energy Institute and UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources will be contributing to a special Climate Week blog - http://blogs.ucl ...

UCL-Energy student named one of top ten sustainability Tweeters

UCL-Energy PhD student Sofie Pelsmakers has been named in the top ten sustainability experts on Twitter most useful to UK architects by Building Design Magazine. Nominated by other specialists and sustainability professionals, Sofie ...

Bartlett Postgraduate Open Day - 27th March 2013

The Bartlett Postgraduate Open Day is an opportunity for prospective students to meet course directors, faculty academics and current students to find out more about what it's like to study at The ...

UCL-Energy and UCL ISR professor to brief MPs on energy future

Professor Paul Ekins, Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources and Professor of Resources and Environment Policy at the UCL Energy Institute will today (Tuesday 26 February) join other academics to brief ...

UCL-Energy lecturer discusses energy bills on Five News

Dr Mark Barrett, Senior Lecturer at the UCL Energy Institute, was interviewed on Five News on Tuesday 19 February 2013.The piece, broadcast on the 5pm and 6.30pm news bulletin, was in ...

UCL-Energy researcher wins Sustainable Resources for Sustainable Cities Catalyst Grant

Dr. Catalina Spataru, Senior Researcher at the UCL Energy Institute, has won one of the Sustainable Resources for Sustainable Cities Catalyst Grants with a project called 'Common Road to 2050: Energy Networks and ...

UCL-Energy student comments on Green Deal launch

UCL Energy Institute PhD student Sofie Pelsmakers has commented on the Green Deal following the launch on Monday 28 January. Sofie's comments were also published in the Architect's Journal.

UCL-Energy lecturer named as member of DECC's Smarter Heating Controls Research Program Steering Group

Michelle Shipworth, Lecturer in Energy and Social Sciences at the UCL Energy Institute, has been appointed as an external member on the Department for Energy and Climate Change's Smarter Heating Controls Research ...

Recruitment now open for 2013/14 - up to 15 fully funded PhD studentships available at UCL-Energy and UCL ISR

As part of the London- Loughborough Centre for doctoral research in Energy Demand, UCL Energy Institute is offering up to 6 four year studentships (comprising MRes +  PhD)  in energy demand. Work alongside experienced ...

UCL-Energy students blog on current energy issues

UCL Energy Institute PhD and MRes students have been complementing their studies by blogging on the latest topics in energy. The blogs cover a wide range of topics within energy, including: heat pumps ...

Join us: Opportunities at the UCL Energy Institute and UCL ISR

The UCL Energy Institute and partner institute the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources are advertising for the following posts:

UCL-Energy PhD student named 'one of 12 women influencing sustainable architecture today'

UCL-Energy PhD student Sofie Pelsmakers has been named as one of the 12 women influencing sustainable architecture by respected publication The Architect's Journal.

Skype Session for Prospective Postgraduate Students - Wednesday 16 January

UCL-Energy is offering two postgraduate programmes for 2013-14; the MRes in Energy Demand Studies and brand new MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and the Environment.

UCL-Energy collaborates on Low Carbon Networks Fund project

Project Falcon is a major Low Carbon Networks Fund (LCNF) project led by Western Power Distribution. It aims to explore methods for coping with increased demand for electricity. Traditionally, increased demand for electricity ...

UCL-Energy collaborates with Islington Council to understand fuel poverty

A small team from UCL-Energy, led by Professor Paul Ekins and Dr Paolo Agnolucci, has recently completed a project in collaboration with Islington Council to increase understanding of fuel poverty and how it ...

Join us: Lecturer in Energy Systems Modelling

The UCL Energy Institute is seeking to appoint a Lecturer in Energy Systems Modelling. We are seeking to appoint a Lecturer to lead a multi-disciplinary research team in energy systems modelling (including models ...

UCL-Energy welcomes 12 new members of staff

The Autumn term at the UCL Energy Institute has been busy with twelve new roles being filled. We would like to welcome:

Professor Paul Ekins joins UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources

Professor Paul Ekins was appointed Professor of Resources and Environment Policy and Director of the UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (UCL ISR) in August 2012 and will lead on the Institute’s research ...

International Energy Epidemiology Network launched by UCL-Energy at two day workshop at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, California

Building on an emerging interest in the analysis of 'big data' relating to energy use in buildings the UCL Energy Institute and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory collaborated to host a workshop on ...