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We have 144 urban PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
urban PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
We have 144 urban PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships
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Investigating perceptions of nature-based solutions in urban and peri-urban environments
Throughout the history of nature conservation there has been major conflicts of interest between different stakeholders, for instance, between national governments and local communities. Read more
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Biodiversity and sustainable food production in urban Ghana
This fully funded PhD place provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate research and join an international, interdisciplinary team of researchers as part of the “COMMONPATHS. Read more
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How do people relate to, perceive and understand urban biodiversity in Switzerland and Ghana?
This fully funded PhD place provides an exciting opportunity to pursue postgraduate research and join an international, interdisciplinary team of researchers as part of the “COMMONPATHS. Read more
Developing an urban canopy model for improved weather forecasts in cities
Most of the world’s population now experiences an urban version of weather extremes and climate change. Accurate forecasting of weather and air quality in cities relies on correctly representing the physics of turbulent exchange of heat between the surface and the overlying atmosphere. Read more
Exploring the Role of Digital Technology (Microsoft Cloud for Sustainability) in Promoting Sustainable Urban Development
This project is part of a 4-year Dual PhD degree programme between the National Tsing Hua University (NTHU) in Taiwan and the University of Liverpool in England. Read more
Modelling urban development to satisfy the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
The UK requires significant new housing and related physical and social infrastructure to accommodate population growth and changing household composition. Read more
Optimisation for Wireless Powered Infrastructure
Introduction. We are investigating future adoption pathways for novel wireless charging infrastructure where electric vehicles can charge wirelessly while stationary or even driving. Read more
SCENARIO: Air quality, thermal effects and micro-climate in urban areas (SC2023_16)
Poor urban air quality and the threat of terrorist attacks by spreading a hazardous substance in cities are a real concern for public safety and health. Read more
Data Science for Multiscale Urban Climate Modelling and Projection
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Atmospheric Science
Although just 1%–3% of the Earth's land surface is urbanized, more than half of the world's population lives in urban areas, and this proportion is expected to reach 70% by 2050. Read more
Urban Facilities Management in the Smart Places Ecosystem
Growing areas of academic and policy interest in the built environment consider the role of cities as homes to the majority of the world’s population and key drivers for health and wellbeing, resilience and sustainable development. Read more
Shaping healthy urban environments: from the microbiome to the metropololis
An opportunity to apply for a funded full-time PhD in the College of Health and Social Sciences, UWE Bristol. The studentship will be funded by UWE Bristol. Read more
SCENARIO: Improving urban air quality measurement with artificial intelligence (SC2023_32)
It is more important than ever for us to be able to understand how wind and the built environment interact to distribute emissions around densely-populated cities. Read more
Postgraduate Research Scholarship in Urban Resilience in the Asia-Pacific
This. Scholarship. aims to support a student undertaking a PhD in Geography within the School of Geosciences, Faculty of Science. Read more
Valuing green and blue urban landscapes
During this prolonged period of neo-liberal development our discourse in the West has become fragmented between a growing concern for climate change/sustainability and a continued need to promote intensive growth and prioritise the needs of capital. Read more
Spatial decision support analysis for sustainable mobility policies.
This PhD project aims to develop a spatial framework to integrate sustainable mobility into current urban transport planning policies. Read more