Renewable Energy
Entry requirements
Learn more via the course page.
Months of entry
January, April, September
Course content
Our research is organised around the following research areas:
- Offshore renewable energy
- Solar energy
- Energy storage
- Exeter Energy, Environment and Economy (4E)
- Energy policy
- Electrical power systems
Our expertise lies in
- energy policy
- marine renewables
- bio-fuels
- electrical power and networks
- wind, photo-voltaic and thermal technologies.
Based at the University’s Penryn Campus near Falmouth, we are a unique multidisciplinary department offering a range of specialised programmes, drawing upon our research expertise in mining and minerals engineering, applied geology and mineralogy, surveying and renewable energy. We offer postgraduates an outstanding research environment with state-of-the-art analytical facilities and laboratories and have excellent rates of graduate employment.
Superb research facilities include a renewable energy laboratory and wind turbine. Our research is funded by the UK Energy Research Centre, UK Research Councils, UK Government Departments, the European Union and private institutions. We have a leading role in the £15 million PRIMaRE research institute to support the development of marine energy in the South West.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- MSc by research
- part time24-36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- full time12-24 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MPhil
- full time24-36 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time48-60 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PhD
- full time36-48 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- part time72-84 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Research Admissions
- emps-pgr-ad@exeter.ac.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)1392 722730