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Living with Floods Across Generations: Memory, imagination, and young people’s place-based understandings of risk

University of Reading
Department of Geography and Environmental Science
Floods leave more than watermarks on walls; they become embedded in the social memory of communities, shaping how risk is understood and acted upon over time. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof H Cloke
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Heat demand characterisation for heat pump retrofit

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
Utilising heat pump technology is one of the main recognised solutions for transition to cleaner heat in the UK (DESNZ, 2023). By switching from natural gas boilers to electrical heat pump technologies, questions of performance (e.g., efficiency, comfort expectations, lifespan) are raised. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Shahrestani, Prof S Smith
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Modelling the Impact of Air Conditioning Demand on the Future UK Electricity System

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
The UK electricity system is currently undergoing significant transformation as the country moves towards a low-carbon and more sustainable energy future. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr R Jones
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Decoding Vaccine Evasion in Neisseria gonorrhoeae

University of Sheffield
School of Clinical Dentistry
The Project. Addressing a Global Health Emergency. Global cases of gonorrhoea are rising sharply, complicated by a crisis of multidrug resistance (MDR) within the causative organism, Neisseria gonorrhoeae. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Green, Prof G Stafford
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QG-CANE (Quantum Gravity for detection of CAvities from Nuclear Explosions)

University of Birmingham
Department of Civil Engineering
Nuclear explosions are forbidden by the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), with on-site inspection (OSI) forming the final verification regime for determining breaches. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr D Boddice
 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 project marks the latest phase in the development of the 'Propositional Walking Map' (PWM), a new form of city walking map that I have created. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr O Froome-Lewis
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The Role of Cities in Decarbonised Biobased Food Systems

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
As the world transitions to low carbon systems across all sectors, dramatic changes will be required across our society to reach our net zero targets. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof E Mohareb
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Photochemical synthesis of new drug-like scaffolds

University of Reading
School of Chemistry
Our laboratory is interested in the application of enabling technologies, such as continuous flow[1] and photochemistry,[2] for the synthesis of useful functional molecules such as drugs, agrochemicals and materials. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Smith
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PhD studentship in organic / supramolecular chemistry: Membrane-bound molecular machines

University of Reading
School of Chemistry
Project Overview. We have a vacancy for a PhD student working in the area of organic / supramolecular chemistry. This role offers an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic student who wants to conduct research in synthetic supramolecular chemistry, physical organic chemistry, or lipid membranes. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr J Cooper
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Net zero housing retrofits - assuring a sustainable low-carbon transition in the domestic sector

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
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: Prof E Mohareb
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Moving beyond oil from below through creative practice and urban artivism for the transition to post-fossil fuels cities

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
As many countries grapple with the transition towards a regime of renewable energies, fossil fuels continue to determine the daily existence of the majority of the world’s population. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr P Plaza
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Managing Hypermasculinity in Construction

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
Construction remains one of the most male-dominated industries in the UK, with men making up 85% of the total workforce, including 98% of all manual workers. This picture is often reflected globally, with women accounting for 11% of construction sector employment (RICS, 2022). Read more
 Supervisor: Dr Dylan Tutt
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Enabling Community-Led Affordable Housing

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
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
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Improving community engagement in renewable energy developments

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
Many of UK’s renewal energy developments that obtain government sanctioned approval to proceed, but not ’community approval’, are compounding the NIMBY oppositions that often lead to protracted conflicts between communities, industries and governments which in turn results in significant social, political and economic costs to the interests of all concerned. Read more
 Supervisor: Assoc Prof F Phua
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Heat Networks and Infrastructure-Practice Dynamics

University of Reading
School of the Built Environment
Heat networks are set to aid the replacement of natural gas boilers across the UK as part of national decarbonization efforts. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr M Green
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