Industry collaboration

We collaborate with industrial partners ranging from world-leading multi-national companies such as Unilever, Rolls Royce, Cargill, Johnson Matthey, Imerys and Procter & Gamble, through to SMEs such as Green Biodiesel, Tornex and Mast Carbos.

Ongoing engagement with the CDT from our industry partners is crucial to the success of the programme.  Year-on-year we see a growth of industry collaboration – with internships and sponsorship of projects – that allows the work of the CDT to remain at the forefront of tackling real-life issues and allows our research engineers a unique opportunity to provide much needed solutions.  In the past twelve months we’ve received additional industry collaboration from the following companies: DSTL, British Aerospace, IFPRI, Lonza, Mondelez, GSK and Calgavin.

What our industrial partners say about our programme

"The …[CDT] is vital in delivering the doctoral skill level individuals require to maintain the competitive strength of both Mondelez and the UK globally."
- Kraft/Mondelez/Cadbury

"JM is especially supportive of the initiative …to strengthen the process measurement and control aspects, inherently involving a drive to a more data-driven approach to formulation."
- Johnson Matthey

"The unique combination of industrial and academic experience that the CDT provides…align well with the needs and future direction of the Fibrelean and future Imerys business."
- Imerys/Fibrelean

"The nature of the EngD programme is that the research is always current and relevant."
- Dupont Teijin Films

"We are excited by the cross-industry focus of the CDT."
- Astra Zeneca