IDCORE Stakeholder case studies

IDCORE’s impact extends far beyond the students who complete the programme. Our collaborative, industry-embedded approach creates meaningful benefits for a wide range of stakeholders, from our staff who deliver the programme, our academic supervisors, our industrial colleagues and our academic partners. The following case studies highlight how IDCORE’s model delivers value across this broader ecosystem, supporting the transition to a more sustainable energy future.

Dr Callum Guy

‘Working with IDCORE researchers is a real privilege, and the opportunity to mentor them as they learn, has been a real highlight for me of my time in the organisation. The researchers are inclusive and collaborative, not just with their industry partners but also with one another, which increases their capability.'

Callum's CASE STUDY - click to view

Dr Sally O'Brien

‘By working closely with industry, IDCORE is delivering more effective collaborations, and I am seeing this delivering value across multiple engagements, not just those with IDCORE. I have been really impressed by what their research engineers are achieving, and I was delighted to accept when IDCORE asked me to become a member of their Independent Advisory Board.'

Sally's CASE STUDY - click to view

Prof David Ingram

‘It has been a fantastic privilege and a great pleasure to lead IDCORE. We set the Centre up in the belief that the sector needed the training and research support we have been able to deliver. We have succeeded in creating real impact, the sort that only comes from working on industry led projects.'

David's CASE STUDY - click to view

Dr Christophe Peyrard

EDF R&D have been engaging with IDCORE since the beginning, and Christophe has always been part of that engagement. IDCORE has delivered expertise, tools and capability that are not typical of academic partners.

Christophe's CASE STUDY - click to view

Dr Wini Obande

‘By appealing to diverse cohorts who are as interested in working with industry as they are in an academic career, IDCORE attracts high-quality, resilient and self-motivated candidates. As I build my own research career, I am keen to work with talented engineering researchers looking to work on sustainable composite materials and manufacturing, especially for energy-related applications. I was delighted when I was approached to join the IDCORE supervision team - it is having a positive influence on my own research.’

Wini's CASE STUDY - click to view

Dr Thomas Davey

FloWave, the facility that Thomas runs, came into existence at a similar time to IDCORE. They have been engaging with each other from the start. This has helped to shape a culture of collaboration within FloWave. The strong networks formed within the IDCORE cohorts are invaluable, providing access both to academic institutions and industrial partners.

Thomas' CASE STUDY - click to view

Prof Philipp Thies

‘The highlight of my involvement with IDCORE has been to follow the journeys of our students, seeing them mature as researchers and then come back as colleagues and professionals. For me this demonstrates that the programme is bearing fruit.'

Philipp's CASE STUDY - click to view

Dr Katina Tait

Katrina believes that the sort of training offered by CDTs accelerates progress towards a more sustainable future, but she also knows that this will only be possible if the researchers passing through these programmes are given the support needed to ensure their well-being and effective development.

Katrina's CASE STUDY - click to view

Prof Julia Race

‘The first IDCORE project I supervised was delivered by a researcher whose background was in biology rather than engineering. It was a project focused on corrosion and fouling, and it opened up a whole new area of application for my own research.'

Julia's CASE STUDY - click to view

Prof Ian Masters

Ian has always been impressed by the quality of the IDCORE researchers - talent that has to be attracted into the sector if it is going to deliver its full potential as a solution to climate change. It would be so easy to lose them to other sectors if their first experience was not a good one.

Ian's CASE STUDY - click to view

Dr Beth Dickens

Beth first became involved with IDCORE as the industry supervisor for a researcher in the Centre’s first cohort. She was so impressed by this experience that she was keen to find opportunities to bring other IDCORE researchers onboard when setting up her current company.

Beth's CASE STUDY - click to view

Andrew Aveyard

‘IDCORE inspires me. Seeing the next generation of offshore renewable engineers coming through the system and developing innovation and impact convinces me that we will be able to get to net zero, with the majority of our energy coming from renewable sources.'

Andrew's CASE STUDY - click to view

Dr Ajit Pillai

As a former IDCORE student and now a Senior Lecturer in Autonomous Systems and Robotics at the University of Exeter IDCORE continues to help Ajit build relationships that keep him fully aware of the challenges facing the sector and the specific research needs these create.

Ajit's CASE STUDY - click to view

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