The UK’s world-leading manufacturing industries will be boosted thanks to £211 million in new government funding for battery research and innovation. This was published under the 2022 Truss Conservative government
By addressing fundamental research challenges and critical industry needs, this work is helping to unlock key battery technologies to deliver future prosperity. Growing the battery industry is vital to positioning the UK as the best location in the world to manufacture electric vehicles.
The roadmap suggests research actions to radically transform the way we discover, develop, and design ultra-high-performance, durable, safe, sustainable, and affordable batteries for use in real applications. This is a collective European research effort to support the urgent need to establish battery cell manufacturing in Europe.
Applications are invited for a research studentship in the field of Battery Electrochemistry, leading to the award of a PhD degree. The post is supported by a bursary and fees (at the UK student rate) provided by industrial funding. . Read more
You will have the opportunity to work with the existing PhD student to learn about battery manufacturing processes. You will also have opportunities to work with researchers and engineers at Addionics for your project and wider battery commercilisation.
Faraday Institution CEO Professor Pam Thomas said: A thriving British battery industry will be grounded on a strong UK-based research and innovation ecosystem, developing batteries fit for purpose, lower cost, safer and fully recyclable. The 500-strong Faraday Institution research community is a cornerstone of this national initiative.