EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS)

We train the next generation of industrial, research and policy leaders in Automotive Propulsion Systems.

Study with us

Find out more about our AAPS CDT and how you can apply for a fully-funded studentship.

Join our EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS)

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Combine distinctive training with doctoral research in automotive propulsion to equip you to become the research and technology leaders of the future.

Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems projects

We offer a range of fully-funded research projects in our CDT. Find out about our latest opportunities.

Applying to the Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS)

You can apply to AAPS from 1 October to 30 June each year. Find out more about our application process and whether our CDT is the right fit for you.

Collaborate with us

Find out about how your organisation can benefit from collaborating with our students and academics.

Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems projects available for funding

We are looking for industrial support for the following projects.

How you can collaborate with AAPS

There are many ways you and your organisation can work with our Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems.

Our people

Find out more about our academic and professional staff and their areas of expertise and experience.

Core staff in the Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems

We are academic staff with expertise in mechanical and automotive engineering.

Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems supervisors

Our CDT draws on a pool of potential PhD supervisors from academics with a range of research expertise across the University.

AAPS students starting in 2019

PhD students who started at the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS) in 2019.

News

Read about our activities, research and projects.

AAPS Students Swedish Travels

CDT Students stood sightseeing in Sweden

AAPS Cohort 1 student, Thomas Barthelay, blogs about his and fellow student, Rob Gray, travelled to Sweden to visit collaborators.

CDT students on the Rolling Road!

CDT Students stood by the car testing on

AAPS CDT Student, Catherine Naughtie, blogs about how her cohort spent a week testing a Toyota Prius on the Chassis Dyno.

AAPS CDT students attend catapult training session

CDT Students explore catapult results and data analysis

AAPS CDT student, Thomas Barthelay, blogs about how his class used toy catapults to see if they could measure multiple variables in one experiment.

AAPS CDT Training Future Leaders Today

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Our Centre for Doctoral Training in Automotive Propulsion Systems brings together students to support the transition into a smarter, more sustainable future

Centre for Doctoral Training in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS) Launch Event

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Academics, industry partners and students have come together to celebrate the launch of the new CDT in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (AAPS).

Bath launches Centre for Doctoral Training to develop next generation of automotive engineers

Bath will train a cohort of high quality research leaders through intensive research projects within its new £60 million automotive propulsion research facility – the Institute for Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems (IAAPS).

The University of Bath has been awarded significant funding to establish a new Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems.

About us

We offer a four-year doctoral training programme in Advanced Automotive Propulsion Systems. Students train in the skills needed to take the automotive sector in a new direction.

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If you have any questions about working with us or our PhD programme, please get in touch.

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