The GENIUS Doctoral Network is delighted to welcome its 15 Doctoral Candidates, marking an exciting new chapter in the project.
Funded through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks programme, the GENIUS Doctoral Network brings together academic beneficiaries and associated partners to advance research into energy geostructures and their integration into buildings, infrastructure and underground thermal energy storage.
Bringing together the next generation of researchers
Our Doctoral Candidates bring diverse academic and professional backgrounds and fresh perspectives to the network. Hosted across partner universities, they will undertake individual yet interconnected research projects addressing scientific and technological challenges associated with the wider adoption of energy geostructures.
Their work will investigate how underground infrastructure can serve not only structural functions but also support sustainable heating, cooling and energy storage.
Exploring innovative research areas
Research topics include thermo-mechanical behaviour and soil-structure interaction; numerical modelling and machine learning; energy tunnels; geothermal integration with district heating; underground thermal energy storage in former mines and quarries; and applications in existing buildings, cities and industrial settings. For more information on the research areas visit the project pages here: Projects – GENIUS DN
An international research and training experience
Alongside their research, candidates will participate in scientific and transferable-skills training, network events, workshops and academic and industrial secondments. Working with supervisors, industry partners and fellow researchers will help them develop specialist expertise and professional connections.
Looking ahead
Welcoming the researchers marks a significant milestone as GENIUS Doctoral Network moves into active research, training and collaboration. We look forward to sharing their progress and achievements.
Meet our researchers: People – GENIUS DN
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
