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The National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC)

Founded in collaboration with The Welding Institute (TWI) Ltd

Skilled People for Safer Engineering

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NSIRC PhD students

Duration

This project's duration was 2014 – 2027

Value of grant

14mil

Partner info

NSIRC is a postgraduate engineering facility in the UK focussed on research and development in structural integrity.

Creating a global cohort of experts in materials science, structural mechanics and safety.

Overview

Founded by Lloyd’s Register Foundation and The Welding Institute (TWI), the National Structural Integrity Research Centre (NSIRC) is a postgraduate engineering facility in the UK, focussed on research and development in structural integrity. Established in 2012, NSIRC collaborates with industry partners, academic institutions, and research organisations to develop solutions to real-world engineering challenges related to materials science, structural mechanics, and safety.

NSIRC’s industrial PhD programme is designed to train the next generation of engineers and researchers to support science and innovation around the world. Many Foundation-funded NSIRC graduates have gone on to create significant impact in their respective fields, working with historic and current Foundation grant holders, in new and emerging industries such as AI and Data-centric Engineering, and helping support the design, maintenance, operation, and decommissioning of safe and resilient critical infrastructure around the world.

Since its inception, the Foundation’s funding has supported over 83 NSIRC engineering graduates. In 2022, NSIRC launched its international programme, bringing their model of industry-focused academia to university partners across the globe.

To learn more about NSIRC’s industrial PhD programme, visit their website. To explore future collaborations, get in touch with our Programme Manager using the contact details below.

“In setting up NSIRC, what the Foundation and TWI created is the template for a new kind of University, one that swiftly reacts to calls from industry for fundamental research, and at the same time provides the highest standards of academia with resulting industrial impact.”

Paul Woolin Research Director, TWI

Contact our Programme Manager

Muntasir Hashim

Programme Manager

Muntasir has a background in Engineering and Materials Science, with extensive experience leading R&D and product development across hardware, software, and semiconductors.

 

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