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sustainable urban development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 52 sustainable urban development PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Developing multi-scale remote sensing methods with neural networks for climate risk assessment in built environments (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-6)

University of Greenwich

Faculty of Engineering and Science

Built environments need sustainable cooling, as they are increasingly vulnerable to global warming, yet little is known about assessing and predicting urban heat risk in buildings. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Kadhim, Dr C Jimenez-Bescos

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Sustainability Ph.D.

Rochester Institute of Technology USA

RIT’s Ph.D. in sustainability solves real-world challenges and optimizes sustainable systems across tech, business, energy, and more. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) PhD Research Programme

Research Opportunities in Built Environment

Northumbria University

Department of Architecture and Built Environment

Built Environment at Northumbria University is recognised for its research excellence. In the most recent Research Assessment Framework (2021), the School of Architecture and Built Environment was ranked 11th in the UK, with over 75% of its outputs considered world leading or internationally excellent. . Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

Fully Funded PhD Positions in Renewable Energy Systems, Climate Modeling & Carbon Neutrality

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham

Centre for International Programs

Are you passionate about accelerating the global transition to renewable energy systems, improving climate predictions, and designing science-driven pathways to a net-zero world?. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) India PhD Programme

Digital Intelligent Conservation and Adaptive Use of Urban and Rural Heritage

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

Our project investigates how artificial intelligence and digital intelligence technologies can advance the conservation and adaptive reuse of urban and rural heritage in China. Read more

Supervisor: Prof MA Schnabel

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

Co-producing Climate Resilience: Participatory Urban Interventions in Vulnerable Communities

University of Reading

School of the Built Environment

This project proposes to investigate the efficacy and processes of co-produced regenerative and climate-resilient interventions within vulnerable urban communities following climate-related disasters. Read more

Supervisor: Prof C Cerulli

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

Project 4 - Finding the best mix of solutions to the chemical cocktails polluting UK rivers (Alistair Boxall, University of York)

University of York

Department of Environment and Geography

Not a single river in England currently achieves good chemical status. We now know what is polluting rivers. metals from old mines, tyre-wear chemicals from roads, pharmaceuticals and veterinary medicines. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Boxall, Dr I Douterelo, Dr Matt Hill, Dr H Jensen, Dr X Fang, Dr Martha Villamizar Velez

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Research Opportunities in Architecture

Northumbria University

Department of Architecture and Built Environment

Architecture and Interior Architecture at Northumbria University is recognised for its research excellence. In the most recent Research Assessment Framework (2021), the School of Architecture and Built Environment was ranked 11th in the UK, with over 75% of its outputs considered world leading or internationally excellent. . Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only PhD Research Programme

Working with farming families to build resilience when living with dementia

University of Worcester

School of Health and Wellbeing

Although there is no cure for dementia, the experience can be shaped by the individual’s’ coping style, life history, health, neurological impairments and social environment. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CHJ Jones

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

GW4+ DLTP PhD Project - Rewilding the Built Environment: A Framework for Enhancing University Campus Biodiversity

University of Bath

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

This project is in competition for funding from the GW4+ Doctoral Landscape Training Partnership (DLTP) for entry in September 2027. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Holley

7 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

Adapting to heatwave. A workflow blending outdoor and indoor environments (Ref: FS-ES-04-2027-3)

University of Greenwich

Faculty of Engineering and Science

This research focuses on providing an adaptation workflow for residential properties to cope with the events of heatwaves blending an outdoor/indoor integration. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Jimenez-Bescos, Dr I Kadhim

30 November 2026 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

ECOSOLUTIONS PhD Programme

UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Lancaster

Are you passionate about solving complex environmental challenges?. Do you want to help create non-toxic environments that benefit society and nature alike?. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) NERC Doctoral Training Partnership

ECOSOLUTIONS PhD Programme

University of Sheffield

Are you passionate about solving complex environmental challenges?. Do you want to help create non-toxic environments that benefit society and nature alike?. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) NERC Doctoral Training Partnership

ECOSOLUTIONS PhD Programme

University of York

Are you passionate about solving complex environmental challenges?. Do you want to help create non-toxic environments that benefit society and nature alike?. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) NERC Doctoral Training Partnership

Research opportunities in the Department of Environment and Geography

University of York

Department of Environment and Geography

At the University of York Environment and Geography department we supervise a wide range of PhDs in the natural, economic and social sciences that address many of the current, pressing environmental issues of the day. Read more

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding Social Sciences Research Programme

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