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urban planning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 43 urban planning PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Data-driven urban aerodynamics for net-zero cities

University of Southampton

Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisors. Dr John Lawson and Professor Zheng-Tong Xie. This project combines cutting-edge 3D particle tracking, machine learning and fluid mechanics to measure and predict urban airflow around buildings. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Lawson

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

Techno-Economic and Whole-Life Costing Analysis of Data Centre Waste Heat Integration into UK Urban Heat Networks

University of Portsmouth

School of Civil Engineering and Surveying

Applications are invited for a self-funded, 3 year full-time or 6-year part-time PhD project. The PhD will be based in the School of Civil Engineering and will be supervised by Dr Ayokunle Olanipekun. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Olanipekun

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

AI-Integrated Urban Flood Modelling with Adaptive Building Design for Climate-Resilient UK Cities.

Edinburgh Napier University

School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

Urban flooding is becoming increasingly frequent and severe across the UK due to climate change, ageing infrastructure, and intensified land use. Read more

Supervisors: Dr ND Dan-Jumbo, Dr MJ Jowkar

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

YES-27-A-27: Green Space, Young People, and Climate Justice: Enhancing Access, Adaptation and Wellbeing through Nature-Based Solutions

University of Leeds

School of Earth & Environment

Expected climate change in the UK is going to result in hotter, drier summers and an increase in the frequency and severity of heatwaves. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Thew , Dr SL Lorenz, Assoc Prof CE Scott

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

Environmental Planning: ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS)

Swansea University

Research, Engagement & Innovation Services

Key Information. Open to. UK and international applicants. Funding Providers. ESRC Welsh Graduate School for the Social Sciences (WGSSS). Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Ladd

6 December 2026 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

The role of bridge infrastructure in urban liveability: The case of Northern Ireland

Ulster University - Belfast Campus

Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment

Research Group: Architecture, Built Environment and Planning

Bridges are incredibly important, nonetheless their design, function, publics, locations, usefulness, and main users remain little understood in urban liveability studies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Balsas, Prof N J Hewitt

8 January 2027 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

Valuing green and blue urban landscapes

Kingston University

Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

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

Supervisor: Dr P Garside

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

Projective Cities: MPhil in Architecture and Urban Design

Architectural Association School of Architecture

The MPhil in Architecture and Urban Design (Projective Cities) is an 18-month research and design programme that examines questions at the intersection of architecture, urban design and planning. Read more

Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding PhD Research Programme

Social Innovation in Urban Development: Designing Win-Win-Win Negotiation Tools

Franklin Hudson - The International School of Management

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

Large-scale urban development projects often involve competing economic, political, environmental, and social interests. Traditional negotiation models may fail when developers, public authorities, local residents, and community stakeholders define value differently. Read more

Supervisor: Prof B Kölmel

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

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: Dr J Carlos Dall'Asta

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

Bath Engineering & Design Studentships: Machine learning for early warning of debris screen blockage in urban rivers

University of Bath

Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering

This project is one of a number in competition for a studentship from the Faculty of Engineering and Design at the University of Bath. Read more

Supervisor: Dr T Kjeldsen

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

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

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

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

UNBURNT: UNcertainty from wildfire hazard to BUilt-environment Response, adaptatioN and insurabiliTy

University College London

Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction

Background. When wildfire reaches a city, it stops being a wildfire problem. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T S Sun, Dr R Cremades

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

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