{"id":7812,"date":"2026-08-05T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/?p=7812"},"modified":"2026-08-05T13:47:31","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T12:47:31","slug":"rainz-cdt-phd-student-experience-ibrahim-aromoye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/2026\/08\/05\/rainz-cdt-phd-student-experience-ibrahim-aromoye\/","title":{"rendered":"RAINZ CDT Year One: Ibrahim Aromoye on Sustainable Robotics, AI and English Weather"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b774bb0d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\">Sarah Beeken<\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-2aa4ec05\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u00b7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-2aa4ec05\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2026-07-20T15:52:37.375Z\">20 July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-2aa4ec05\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u00b7 <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px;width:6px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer wp-container-content-2aa4ec05\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-time-to-read\">5\u20138 minutes<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Current postgraduate researcher <a>Ibrahim<\/a>&nbsp;Aromoye reflects after his first year on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainz-cdt.ac.uk\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.rainz-cdt.ac.uk\/\">Robotics and AI for Net Zero (RAINZ)<\/a> Centre for Doctoral Training, from building green robots to preparing for his PhD research in Human-AI collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a7667b9a364c&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a7667b9a364c\" class=\"wp-block-image is-style-shadow-light wp-lightbox-container\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" 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height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sustainable robotics and AI for net zero<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The RAINZ CDT focuses on sustainable robotics, and the role robotics and AI can play in supporting net zero. For Ibrahim, that means thinking carefully about how robots are designed, built, used and reused. He is aware that building robots can have an environmental impact, so reducing carbon at every stage matters. That includes reusing and recycling parts, lowering the carbon involved in design and build, and writing \u201cgreen\u201d software. As Ibrahim explains, \u201cThis means you only write the lines of code that are necessary for the robot to function.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sustainability is not something Ibrahim sees as separate from robotics. It is something he factors into everything he does. After his bachelor\u2019s degree in Computer Engineering, he worked for two years in Nigeria and became more aware of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.undp.org\/sustainable-development-goals\">UN Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> (SDG). \u201cI started to become conscious of whatever was being built \u2013 you have to look at it from the view of SDG, you have to be conscious of that,\u201d he says, and this awareness grew during his master\u2019s in electronic engineering in Malaysia. \u201cDuring my master\u2019s, I thought, this is not even debatable. It&#8217;s one of the things you must factor in.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But for Ibrahim it all started with a focus on energy saving; having completed his final year project during his bachelor&#8217;s degree on electricity saving, and even as a child, he remembers going around switching off lights to save energy. \u201cI&#8217;ve always been conscious of energy saving, power saving, unconsciously knowing there was a need for that,\u201d he says. \u201cBack then, I didn\u2019t really have much knowledge about SDG, I was just doing it to save money, but during my master\u2019s, I came to realise that everything you\u2019re doing has to follow some sort of SDG goal.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Building confidence through robotics training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile is-image-fill-element\" style=\"grid-template-columns:41% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"473\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/20260515_133429-1-473x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7904 size-full\" style=\"object-position:50% 50%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/20260515_133429-1-473x1024.jpg 473w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/20260515_133429-1-138x300.jpg 138w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/20260515_133429-1-768x1664.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/20260515_133429-1-709x1536.jpg 709w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/20260515_133429-1-945x2048.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/20260515_133429-1-scaled.jpg 1181w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 473px) 100vw, 473px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving to the UK brought new experiences, from adjusting to a different culture to getting used to the weather after living in the hot climates of Nigeria and Malaysia. Ibrahim reflects, \u201cit could be daunting moving from one place to another\u201d, but he has approached the move as part of the experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having completed two semesters of taught modules from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.manchester.ac.uk\/study\/masters\/courses\/list\/20967\/msc-robotics\/\">MSc in Robotics<\/a> programme during his first year on the RAINZ programme here at The University of Manchester, Ibrahim says he has gained valuable robotics experience after coming from a background in computer engineering and electrical\/electronics engineering.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen I signed up for the PhD, I knew there would be challenges \u2013 I have the engineering background, but it\u2019s good to have a taste of robotics before actually going for that PhD.\u201d Because robotics is a multidisciplinary field, the training he has received during this first year has helped him build confidence and technical know-how across areas he had not studied in depth before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hands-on robotics training and cohort support<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[The CDT] has a lot of training embedded in it beyond just getting the PhD,\u201d Ibrahim says. His cohort has received technical and non-technical training, including training in EDI, mental health and ethical AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He has particularly enjoyed the hands-on experience and working with actual robots, not just simulations. \u201cSo far, every one of our courses, they have corresponding lab work to support your learning, so it&#8217;s not just about theory. You get to go into an actual lab, to implement what you think.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A robotics systems project also gave him a real-world taste of collaborative research. Stakeholders acted as clients, proposing a problem that needed a solution. Ibrahim and researchers from different subject areas worked together to respond to the brief, giving him confidence that he could build a future career in robotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Ibrahim, one of the biggest benefits of the CDT is the cohort. \u201cIf you look at the conventional PhD, it&#8217;s only you and most likely your supervisory team, you don&#8217;t have any other person to look at your problem from a different perspective or other different viewpoint.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular touchpoints with his cohort have helped him feel supported, from weekly in-person meetings to a WhatsApp group and multiple group sessions during the summer school here in Manchester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s one of the good things about this cohort-based manner, you\u2019re building that network.\u201d He also benefits from a wider network of academics within and beyond the CDT, including a mentor from an EU Doctoral Network at the University of Bristol. Soon, he will become a mentor himself for someone in the next cohort: \u201cWe&#8217;re looking forward to being a mentor to the second cohort, so they&#8217;re trying to build that network as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a7667b9a3d1f&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a7667b9a3d1f\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border is-style-shadow-light wp-lightbox-container\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1439\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/RAINZ-CDT-PhD-students-talking-networking-at-an-event-1-edited-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"RAINZ CDT PhD researchers networking after an event\" class=\"wp-image-7831\" style=\"border-style:none;border-width:0px;border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;box-shadow:var(--wp--preset--shadow--light)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/RAINZ-CDT-PhD-students-talking-networking-at-an-event-1-edited-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/RAINZ-CDT-PhD-students-talking-networking-at-an-event-1-edited-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/RAINZ-CDT-PhD-students-talking-networking-at-an-event-1-edited-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/RAINZ-CDT-PhD-students-talking-networking-at-an-event-1-edited-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/RAINZ-CDT-PhD-students-talking-networking-at-an-event-1-edited-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.sites.se.manchester.ac.uk\/science-engineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/07\/RAINZ-CDT-PhD-students-talking-networking-at-an-event-1-edited-2048x1151.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PhD research in Human-AI collaboration and nuclear robotics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ibrahim is now moving to the University of Glasgow to begin the research component of his PhD, where his research will focus on Human-AI collaboration and remote teleoperation within nuclear facilities. His project is sponsored by the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He is interested in creating \u201ca space where humans and robots work together where the robots could trust the human and the human could trust the robot\u201d, with \u201csome sort of a shared autonomy\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In hazardous environments such as nuclear facilities, robotics can help keep human operators safe. But when an operator has to control a robot remotely, the process can create a lot of mental strain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will be looking at building a safe system where the robot could do the picking and handling of those delicate objects itself, where we have reduced cognitive overload for humans,\u201d Ibrahim explains. \u201cThat way humans could focus on more higher-level thinking, rather than being stressed over picking up an object.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Advice for future PhD students in robotics and AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ibrahim\u2019s dream is to become an expert in robotics, either by starting his own robotics company or working as a consultant. He also wants to give back to communities in Nigeria and the UK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI will definitely want to give back to the UK community because we are publicly funded, so we have a mission to give back to the community,\u201d he says. \u201cIt\u2019s continuous that way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBe audacious,\u201d is Ibrahim\u2019s advice to future PhD students. \u201cYou have nothing to lose.\u201d He explains that he took a chance applying to the RAINZ programme as an international student, as it was mainly for home students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He says he would not be where he is today if he had not taken that step.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote has-base-color has-accent-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-91a463f7a943e87c0c4fe65f76c5a053\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);margin-right:0;margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);margin-left:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--x-small)\"><blockquote><p>\u201cThe staircase leads somewhere; it doesn&#8217;t end midway. Of course, you don&#8217;t have the full picture, but for every step you take it becomes clearer, so just keep going.\u201d<br><\/p><cite><em>Ibrahim Aromoye, RAINZ CDT postgraduate researcher<\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ibrahim\u2019s first year on the RAINZ programme has given him the confidence, skills and connections he needs for his PhD research. With his supervisory team at Glasgow already helping him shape the next stage, he is ready to embrace his research journey, his work in robotics and AI, and the weather in Scotland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learn more about PhD opportunities in robotics and AI<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you are interested in robotics, AI, sustainability or research that supports net zero, explore PhD opportunities through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rainz-cdt.ac.uk\/\">RAINZ CDT<\/a> and discover how you could help shape the future of sustainable robotics.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-c7ebd8d6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex 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