School of the Built Environment PhD Opportunities

The Built Environment Research Institute (BERI)

Application Deadline: 26 February 2016

Awards are available funded through the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and by the University (VCRS) for the 2016/17 intake. Applications for DEL awards are welcomed from those holding UK/EU residence and for VCRS awards from all international applicants. In addition applicants for self-funded PhD studies are invited to come forward with their own projects.

The Built Environment Research Institute (BERI) is keen to receive applications addressing topics in our Research Centres, as follows:

1) Centre for Sustainable Technologies (CST)

CST carries out multi-disciplinary research to create, develop, improve, demonstrate and evaluate emerging, existing and alternative sustainable renewable energy, building design, construction materials and environmental modification technologies.

See here for detailed descriptions of topics.

2) Fire Safety Engineering Research & Technology Centre (FireSERT)

The FireSERT Centre seeks to improve building practices and reduce the human and economic costs of unwanted fires.

See here for detailed descriptions of topics.

3) Hydrogen Safety Engineering & Research (HySAFER)

The HySAFER Centre is an international team of researchers working in an emerging multidisciplinary area of hydrogen safety science and engineering. The thrust in research is on computational fluid dynamics (CFD), in particular on development and validation of large eddy simulation (LES).

See here for detailed descriptions of topics.

4) Centre for Research on Property & Planning (RPP)

The RPP centre focuses upon the evaluation of property market performance, investment decision-making and analysis, computer-assisted valuation models, the application of GIS, the reform and modernisation of planning policy, strategic spatial planning, land use planning and urban sustainability, the appraisal of urban regeneration initiatives, housing and land use policies, systems of land and property taxation, econometric analysis, user-requirements and facilities management.

See here for detailed descriptions of topics

5) Studies Allied to Built Environment Research (SABER)

SABER, a new research centre formed in January 2015, was created to stimulate a research environment across a wide range of areas within the Built Environment.

See here for detailed descriptions of topics.

Further Information

Applicants should be aware that the competition for funded entry is very high and we advise applicants to discuss their application with the staff noted within the topic descriptions prior to submission. Contact details for University staff can be found at this here.

Applicants are encouraged to compose their proposal using our proposal guidance – see here.

All applications for studentships will be considered on a competitive basis and with regard to the candidate's qualifications, skills, experience and interests.

The application process can be found here.

Further information on funding opportunities and PhD study, can be found at our PhD/Research degrees website.

Further details of Research Opportunities and Research Institutes/ Centres can be found within Ulster University’s PhD Prospectus.