Courses
ETCbrunel provides short training courses for postgraduate students, staff members and external delegates. Our courses in Scanning Electron Microscopy are endorsed by the Institute of Physics. See Training Courses below.
ETCbrunel is an active research centre and a number of doctoral (EngD and PhD) and research masters students benefit from the facilities and expertise of the staff. See more information on our research pages.
The Centre also provides teaching for various masters courses for Brunel University and international partners, we are also in the process of developing a new MSc course “Nanomaterials Processing” in association with the Wolfson Centre for Materials Processing.
See Postgraduate Courses below for more details of MSc courses and current research vacancies, including Isambard Scholarships.
Training Courses
In addition to providing teaching for postgraduate courses, ETCbrunel run a number of short training courses in the use of surface and materials analysis for a diverse range of applications.
The Centre’s Scanning Electron Microscopy courses, endorsed by the Institute of Physics for continuing professional development (CPD), give delegates theoretical and practical knowledge of scanning electron microscopy (SEM); including imaging techniques, high resolution SEM, and energy dispersive X-ray analysis. Courses make use of both standard scanning electron microscopes and the ETCbrunel’s state-of-the-art variable-pressure, field-effect SEM. A combination of lectures, demonstrations and practicals explore the theory, practice and application of these powerful analytical tools.
These courses run in one-day and three-day guises: the one-day course is popular with commercial and industrial clients, and provides an overview of the techniques and information obtainable, including in failure analysis. The three-day course is a must for researchers across many scientific disciplines who wish to obtain the best quality data available from these exciting techniques.
Because of its emphasis on practical skills, the number of delegates will be limited to 12 per course so early booking is recommended. However, these small sizes mean we are able to tailor our courses to the delegates’ specific requirements - recent and upcoming courses have included a specific focus on SEM applications to biology or metallurgical samples.
E-mail bj.jones@brunel.ac.uk for a printed brochure, or download course summaries:
Left: FEG-SEM image of 3D collagen matrix from trypsin-purified porcine dermal collagen (PermacolTM)
Centre: SEM image of fatigue failure showing elemental distribution
Right: Compositional map showing elemental distribution
Fees for 2013
- 3 Day Courses: £895 per delegate (full rate)
- 1 Day Courses: £345 per delegate (full rate)
- £50 early booking discounts (see courses below)
- 10% Discounts on full rates available to Institute of Physics members
- As an educational institution, we don’t charge VAT on training courses.
Upcoming Courses
"Practical Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)"
3-day course, ETCbrunel Introduction to theory, applications and practice of SEM, with lectures, demonstrations and hands on practicals.
Next courses:
29, 30 April and 1st of May 2013 and
18, 19 and 20th of November 2013.
Save £50 on course fees with the early booking discount available until 30th March 2013 for course in April and 15th of October for the November session.
If you wish to attend one of these courses, or would like ETC to organize a training course specifically for your institution, please contact Dr Benjamin Jones, bj.jones@brunel.ac.uk or +44 (0)1895 255793. Or contact any of our staff.
Postgraduate Courses
ETCbrunel provides teaching services in the form of lectures and modules for MSc courses across a spectrum of University Schools, including Engineering and Design and the Institute for the Environment. MSc, EngD and PhD students, as well as staff members, can also take advantage of our short training courses in experimental techniques.
There are openings for postgraduate research students in our varied areas of investigation, with funded places available in some instances. Details will be posted here as the positions become available.
See below for more information, or contact any of our staff.
Research Degrees
No funded positions are available at the moment.
