Corrosion of engineering alloys and its mitigation measures cost a developed economy ~4% of their GDP (~$300b to the USA). This one-week block course is framed as a set of lectures on the basics of corrosion cracking and hydrogen embrittlement, followed by specialised topics.

This course sensitises doctoral students to ethical issues that may occur during their doctorate. After an introduction to ethics and good scientific practice, students are familiarised with resources that can assist them with ethical decision-making. Students get the chance to apply their knowledge in a discipline specific context.

This course helps doctoral students gain guided first-hand experiences about the scientific writing process. Working in groups, participants work through the phases of planning, drafting, revising, and publishing a paper.