RESEARCHER Programmes
Fuel the future with green hydrogen innovation
Blended, online learning, fully funded for academics, researchers and policy makers.
TRAINING:
RESEARCH IMPACT TRAINING:
Hydrogen
Green hydrogen has the potential to transform how we live, work, and power our world, but realising this future requires fresh thinking and innovation.
If you're an early career researcher in green hydrogen or sustainable energy, this EPSRC-funded training programme, delivered by SETsquared as part of the GW-SHIFT initiative, offers the skills, knowledge, and connections to turn your research into real-world impact.
You'll explore commercialisation pathways, develop leadership skills, and learn to bring your ideas to life through co-creation and spin-out ventures, all while joining a dynamic network driving the hydrogen transition across South Wales and the South West.
Next cohort dates:
You can apply for the training at any time. Once accepted, you’ll get immediate access to the online training materials so you can begin learning straight away. Then, you’ll join the next available series of live sessions to put your learning into practice.
Upcoming live sessions will run on Wednesdays in November (5th, 12th and 19th).
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES:
HY IMPACT
Hy Impact focuses on high-impact projects that accelerate the journey of hydrogen technologies to market. This initiative enables scalable R&D with potential for additional funding and market alignment.
As part of the High Impact strand of the GW-SHIFT programme, HY IMPACT projects will support the cluster to build on emerging innovations and test opportunities where there is anticipated growth potential.
These projects should be focused towards commercial potential of delivering technologies or services that will grow the green hydrogen economy in the region, and with anticipated high reward. There should be clear potential for the region to benefit and a route to developing jobs and growth where projects offer demonstrable success and larger scale transition.
Next cohort dates:
At least two rounds of HY IMPACT projects will run over the course of GW-SHIFT, from 2025-2027. Please submit proposal forms, found by clicking the button below, by 31st March 2026 5pm to GW-SHIFT@bath.ac.uk.
SECONDMENTS
As part of the Network Building strand of the GW-SHIFT programme, SECONDMENTs will develop key partnerships across the region to support the cluster to build on emerging innovations and test opportunities where there is anticipated growth potential.
These SECONDMENTs could lead to high impact, co-created collaborative projects from within GW-SHIFT or grant funded projects with Innovate UK or other grant funding bodies. There should be clear potential for the region to benefit and a route for progression from the SECONDMENTS.
Next cohort dates:
At least four rounds of SECONDMENTs will run over the course of GW-SHIFT, from 2025-2027. Please submit proposal forms, found by clicking the button below, by 31st October 2025 5pm to GW-SHIFT@bath.ac.uk.
SPRINT
As part of the High Impact strand of the GW-SHIFT programme, SPRINT projects will support the cluster to build on emerging innovations and test opportunities where there is anticipated growth potential.
These projects could be relatively high risk and proof-of-concept, but with anticipated high reward. There should be clear potential for the region to benefit and a route for progression where projects offer demonstrable success and larger scale transition.
Next cohort dates:
At least three rounds of SPRINT print projects will run over the course of GW-SHIFT, from 2024-2027. Please submit proposal forms, found by clicking the button below, by 31st October 2025 5pm to GW-SHIFT@bath.ac.uk.