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housing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 37 housing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Poor Quality Housing, Domestic Fire Risk and the Prevention Agenda: The Role of the Fire and Rescue Services in Cross-Sector Housing Safety (HHS-2026-06)

Poor quality housing is widely recognised as a key determinant of health and wellbeing, yet its relationship with domestic fire risk remains underexplored. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Simcock
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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How Distributed Energy Systems Influence Housing Affordability and Rental Market Participation

This research project will investigate the impact of distributed energy resources (DER), such as rooftop solar panels and small-scale batteries, on housing accessibility and participation in the private rental market. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr P E Akhgar, Prof MS Soderberg
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrating spatial econometrics, machine learning, and GIS for predictive housing price modelling

Housing markets are inherently spatial, shaped by location, neighbourhood characteristics, accessibility, and environmental factors. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr CM Moobela, Dr T O Osunsanmi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Housing Affordability

This Scholarship has been established to provide financial assistance to a student enrolled to study full-time in a PhD program within the School of Architecture, Design and Planning at the University of Sydney, to undertake research in housing affordability in NSW Australia. . Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof S Maalsen
 7 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Enabling Community-Led Affordable Housing

This research proposes to investigate how progressive local authority policies and practices enable community-led development, particularly focusing on affordable housing. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof C Cerulli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Pain management for people living with dementia in Extra Care Housing

Background. There is plenty of research and a large body of evidence that shows that, for older people living with dementia, pain assessment and management is suboptimal as compared to other older people with similar health conditions in hospitals, residential care, nursing care and in their own homes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Barrett, Dr MO O’Malley
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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A Comprehensive Framework to Enhance Existing Housing Design and Sustainability

This PhD project aims to develop a comprehensive framework to enhance the energy performance and overall livability of the existing housing stock. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P E Akhgar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Thermal Comfort and Energy Behaviour in Net zero Housing

This PhD project will investigate how net-zero (off-grid) homes in regional Australia perform as living environments, with a focus on thermal comfort, household energy behaviour, and climate resilience. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr FZ Zhang, Dr P E Akhgar
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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AI-Human Co-Working Models for City-Scale Energy-Saving Transformation in Existing Building Stock

The decarbonisation of the built environment presents a major challenge for local governments, particularly in cities with large, aging housing stocks and diverse community needs. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Z Zhu
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Addressing Edinburgh and South East Scotland's Construction Skills shortfall

The proposed research will support the development and delivery of the Housing Construction and Infrastructure Skills Gateway. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr KL Leitch
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Net zero housing retrofits - assuring a sustainable low-carbon transition in the domestic sector

The UK has committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. The UK's 29 million houses represent 14% of total emissions (CCC, 2019), with nearly 90% of these built more than 20 years ago before stricter energy efficiency standards came into force (Ince & Marvin, 2019). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Mohareb
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Extending an Integrated Urban Simulation Model for Healthy, Sustainable Cities (Ref: SSEHS/JW26)

The challenge. Cities are at the heart of some of the most pressing challenges of our time. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Woodcock
 29 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Experiencing Transitions Under Probation Supervision (HHS-2026-19)

This PhD will explore how individuals experience the transitions that shape individual journeys throughout probation supervision, focusing on the social, emotional, and structural transitions that occur as they move between different stages of the criminal justice process. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr V Barrett
 30 October 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Research opportunities in Social Policy and Social Work

We draw on research excellence and expertise in social policy, social work and public management. Our key research areas cover the following themes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  Social Sciences Research Programme
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Indoor air pollution and respiratory health in children and young people

  Research Group: Respiratory Sciences
Background and importance. In the UK, air pollution is the largest environmental risk to public health (1). Nearly 30% of preventable deaths in England are attributed to air pollution (2). Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Gaillard, Dr LC Cuthbertson
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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