School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering

A wide variety of opportunities are available for postgraduate research within a School with a well established research record

Being selected for a studentship at the School of Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, means benefitting from state-of-the-art research facilities.  You will be supervised by established researchers, some of whom are internationally renowned.  The work undertaken by successful candidates will normally extend over a period of 3 years and is expected to lead to the award of a PhD.

*New PhD scholarship announced*

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Planning, rebranding and identity and contestation in a city of culture

Anticipating that further studentships may become available, candidates who are eligible for DEL funding with appropriate qualifications are invited to submit applications for projects from the themes below:

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Those who have already applied will be retained on reserve lists so need not submit further applications.

Further projects for candidates with their own source of funding

Our Research

• Affiliated Research Centres
• School Research Ethics Committee
• Studentship Opportunities
  • Advanced Structural Materials
  • Intelligent Infrastructure
  • Marine Renewable Energy
  • Hydraulic Modelling
  • Groundwater Management
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Projects for own funding
  • Leverhulme Trust PhD