city PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

AI-Driven Digital Cities for Crime Modeling and Economic Analysis

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

AI-Driven Digital Cities for Crime Modeling and Economic Analysis. Project description. The project aims to develop a methodology for designing AI-driven digital twins of real cities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Alexiadis, Dr T Abadie

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Walking, Observing, Connecting, Belonging: Propositional Map Making in the City

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

This research project focuses on the development of a new form of map I have termed the Propositional Walking Map (PWM). This form of map may act as a stimulant to critical evaluation of the everyday, to wellbeing in the city and, more generally, to new ways of assimilating the city. Read more

Supervisor: Dr O Froome-Lewis

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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AI Driven Urban Planning for Clean, Sustainable, Inclusive, and Efficient Cities

University of Edinburgh School of Informatics

Summary. This project is under the Edinburgh Earth, Ecology and Environment Doctoral Training Partnership (E4 DTP). E4 DTP, led by the School of GeoSciences at the University of Edinburgh, is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council to recruit and train 5 cohorts of PhD students annually between 2019 and 2023. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F He, Prof D van der Horst, Prof S.T. Waller

4 January 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing a novel Modelling Frameowork for Modelling fifteen minute cities with application on a Seaside Town (Ref: RDF24/EE/MCE/MALIK)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

As the world's population continues to urbanise at an unprecedented rate, urbanization's challenges, such as congestion, pollution, and social inequality, are more critical than ever. Read more

Supervisors: Dr FA Malik, Prof L Dala

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Scholarship in Self-Supervised Deep Learning for Medical Video Analysis

City, University of London Department of Computer Science

One of the downsides of common supervised deep learning algorithms is their substantial dependency on large volumes of manually labeled data to ensure optimal performance. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Tarroni

30 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD Scholarship in Machine Learning for Medical Images with Noisy Labels

City, University of London Department of Computer Science

Recent deep learning techniques provide unprecedented accuracy in most medical image analysis tasks (for instance, detecting pathology in medical scans), but they typically require large datasets annotated by medical experts. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Tarroni

30 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Hot in the city: The influence of extreme weather events on avian foraging and productivity (CENTA 2024-B40)

University of Birmingham School of Biosciences

Global environmental changes are having a pressing impact on birds though the combined impacts of humans on climate and land use (Rurangwa et al., 2021). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S J Reynolds

10 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Spatial decision support analysis for sustainable mobility policies

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This PhD project aims to develop a spatial framework to integrate sustainable mobility into current urban transport planning policies. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof I Kenawy

3 December 2023 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Advancing Sustainable Transportation in Nottingham: Towards Inclusive and Safer Micromobility for All

Nottingham Trent University School of Social Sciences

Whether residents choose to cycle, walk, or use e-scooters for their daily commutes or short journeys, the introduction of e-bikes, in addition to the ongoing e-scooter trial, aims to enhance mobility and accessibility within Nottingham. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PP Petrova

15 December 2023 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fully funded 3-year Ph.D. Position in Transportation Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

University of Canterbury Civil and Natural Resources Engineering

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Supervisor: Dr W Wong

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Masaryk University

Masaryk University is one of Central Europe's most prestigious and respected higher education institutions. With over 31,000 students, it is also the second-largest university in the Czech Republic. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Czech Republic PhD Programme

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Identity construction and life-planning in the unequal and divided city (Ref: RDF24/BL/EIS/DILAVER)

Northumbria University Faculty of Business and Law

Identity construction is a conceptual and experiential journey that we cannot forgo. Read more

Supervisors: Dr O Dilaver, Dr A Pearce

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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City of Watchers. Sousveillance and policing the urban environment (Ref: IDRT24/ADSS/UF/ROWE)

Northumbria University Faculty of Arts, Design and Social Sciences

We live and participate in a culture of surveillance. Control and protection as well as care and comfort converge as drivers of increasing capacities for watching and being watched. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Rowe, Dr M Wienroth

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Building-resolved large-eddy simulations of wind and dispersion over a city scale urban area

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Zhengtong Xie, Lois Huggett @metoffice. Project description. Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Xie

31 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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PhD Studentship - Reducing the Population Impact of Hip Fractures in Aberdeen

Robert Gordon University Institute for Health & Welfare Research

As one of the most common reasons for people requiring unscheduled hospital care in Grampian, with about 600 cases a year, hip fractures have a significant impact on the achievement of the Community Plan Stretch Target 11, healthy life expectancy. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Cooper

29 February 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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We have 247 city PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

city PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 247 city PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

AI-Driven Digital Cities for Crime Modeling and Economic Analysis

Walking, Observing, Connecting, Belonging: Propositional Map Making in the City

AI Driven Urban Planning for Clean, Sustainable, Inclusive, and Efficient Cities

Developing a novel Modelling Frameowork for Modelling fifteen minute cities with application on a Seaside Town (Ref: RDF24/EE/MCE/MALIK)

PhD Scholarship in Self-Supervised Deep Learning for Medical Video Analysis

PhD Scholarship in Machine Learning for Medical Images with Noisy Labels

Hot in the city: The influence of extreme weather events on avian foraging and productivity (CENTA 2024-B40)

Spatial decision support analysis for sustainable mobility policies

Advancing Sustainable Transportation in Nottingham: Towards Inclusive and Safer Micromobility for All

Fully funded 3-year Ph.D. Position in Transportation Engineering at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand

Choose from a wide range of doctoral programmes that will take your academic, scientific, and research career further

Identity construction and life-planning in the unequal and divided city (Ref: RDF24/BL/EIS/DILAVER)

City of Watchers. Sousveillance and policing the urban environment (Ref: IDRT24/ADSS/UF/ROWE)

Building-resolved large-eddy simulations of wind and dispersion over a city scale urban area

PhD Studentship - Reducing the Population Impact of Hip Fractures in Aberdeen

We have 247 city PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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