Welcome to GENIUS – the Doctoral Network on Energy Geostructures Integration: Buildings, Infrastructure and Underground Storage.

Funded by the European Union as a part of the Horizon Europe Programme, Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks 2024, GENIUS will train fifteen Doctoral Candidates as the next generation of researchers to become pioneers in integrating energy geostructures within urban systems—contributing directly to Europe’s climate-neutral future.

Coordinated by Dr. Melis Sutman (University of Edinburgh), GENIUS brings together a great team of academic beneficiaries: Prof. Hussein Mroueh (Université de Lille), Prof. Rao Martand Singh (Norwegian University of Science and Technology), Prof. Diana Salciarini (L’Università degli Studi di Perugia), Prof. Marco Barla (Politecnico di Torino), Dr. Alice Di Donna (Université Grenoble Alpes), and Prof. Christopher Sansom (University of Derby). Together with valued associate partners, GENIUS will bridge the knowledge gap in shallow geothermal energy technologies, to unlock the full potential of energy geostructures for heating, cooling, and storage.

- The GENIUS Consortium

Shape the future of sustainable cities with GENIUS!

Join a world-class doctoral network funded by the European Union under the Horizon Europe Programme.

GENIUS will train 15 Doctoral Candidates to become pioneers in integrating energy geostructures into urban systems.

Help unlock the full potential of shallow geothermal energy for heating, cooling, and storage—and drive Europe toward a climate-neutral future.

Apply now and become part of the next generation of energy innovators!

Latest News

First Recruitment Round Successfully Closed with Over 450 Applications

18 December 2025
The first recruitment round for the GENIUS Doctoral Network project officially closed on 30 November 2025, and we are thrilled to share that we received an extraordinary level of interest. In total, m...

Successful GENIUS Doctoral Network Kick-Off Meeting Brings Partners Together

18 December 2025
The GENIUS Doctoral Network consortium held its official two-day Kick-Off Meeting at the end of October 2025, bringing together all project beneficiaries for the first time to align on objectives, wor...
Project Start

GENIUS Doctoral Network Officially Launched

18 December 2025
The GENIUS Doctoral Network officially began on 1 October 2025, marking the start of an exciting four-year initiative funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe programme, Marie Skłodo...

This project is funded by the European Union as part of the Horizon Europe programme, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks (MSCA-DN) 2024 and under the Agreement number 101226708