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Binks Institute for Sustainability: Practical and theoretical approach to sustainable urban, suburban, and rural densities.

University of Dundee Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art and Design

The aim of this research is to develop prototypes for the city edge, comprising new high density communities that create more housing and more greenbelt at the city edge. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Holm, Dr H Al Waer

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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AI-Driven Digital Cities for Crime Modeling and Economic Analysis

University of Birmingham School of Chemical Engineering

AI-Driven Digital Cities for Crime Modeling and Economic Analysis. Project description. The project aims to develop a methodology for designing AI-driven digital twins of real cities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Alexiadis, Dr T Abadie

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Identification of tree species based on UAV captured images

University of Reading Department of Computer Science

Computer Computer vision technology has been found to be an important application in remotely sensed data understanding. This research exploits high‐resolution images captured by UAV payload cameras to identify tree species. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Wei, Prof J Ferryman, Dr G DiFatta

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

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Radical place-making: folk counter-geographies and cultural representations of opposition to power in Aberdeen, Scotland

Aberdeen University School of Geosciences

The University of Aberdeen is an internationally recognised centre for excellence for research addressing the global challenges of energy transition, environment and biodiversity, social inclusion and cultural diversity, health, nutrition and wellbeing, and data and artificial intelligence. Read more

Supervisors: Prof E Belfiore, Dr J Pierce

13 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Leverhulme Doctoral Programme for Regenerative Innovation (Regnr8-i): Designing Just and Resilient Urban Landscapes - A Framework for futures and strategic decision-making for Blue and Green Infrastructure (BGI)

University of Dundee UNESCO Centre for Water Law, Policy & Science

Many cities have a significant amount of grey infrastructure (paving and asphalt) and dysfunctional green or blue spaces. Access to and use of green and blue space are disproportionately limited in areas of deprivation, and further affected by poor air quality, heat stress, and flooding. Read more

Supervisors: Prof M Woods, Dr H Al Waer, Prof S Dawson

3 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Spatial decision support analysis for sustainable mobility policies

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

This PhD project aims to develop a spatial framework to integrate sustainable mobility into current urban transport planning policies. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof I Kenawy

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

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PhD Studentship (3 years): Developing a Digital Twin for Designing Disaster-Resilient Smart Cities

Aston University College of Business and Social Sciences

Applications are invited for a three-year PhD studentship, supported by the College of Business and Social Sciences to be undertaken within the Department of Operations and Information Management at Aston University. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Sajadi

3 June 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Improving patient outcomes following mandibular reconstruction after oral cancer: novel finite element methods for better surgical design

University of Liverpool Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences

Within Cheshire & Merseyside over 1,000 individuals a year are diagnosed with head and neck cancer, with some central city wards having 4 times the UK average. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Sharp, Prof AS Schache

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

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Security and Privacy in Vehicular Ad-hoc Networks

Edinburgh Napier University School of Computing, Engineering & the Built Environment

The great leap forward in wireless communications technology drives the recent advancements of Vehicular Ad hoc NETworks (VANETs). Read more

Supervisor: Dr Z Tan

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

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Developing the next generation of pedestrian behaviour models for revival of high streets and sustainable transport [Self-Funded Students Only]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Data and Knowledge Engineering

Modelling the behaviour of pedestrians in city centres is of practical importance not only for sustainable transport (reducing reliance on motor vehicles addresses issues of carbon emissions, congestion and health) but also can help inform planning for town centres in a post-COVID world. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Cooper, Dr C Mumford

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

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Green cities: how our decisions affect landscape biodiversity

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Life Sciences

Research Group: Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG)

Research Group. Applied Ecology Research Group (AERG). Proposed supervisory team. Dr Alvin Helden. Dr Tom Ings. Theme. Smart Cities. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Helden, Dr T Ings

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Quantification, characterisation, source and fate of past and present carbon storage in coastal and offshore sediments for effective marine management

Dublin City University School of Chemical Science

Project description: . Ireland's expansive marine resource has the potential to sequester and store significant amounts of carbon in seafloor sediments and the habitats they support. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Kelleher

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Controlling exotic magnetic order and frustration in 2D materials

University of Birmingham School of Physics and Astronomy

Joint programme between the Institut Laue Langevin (ILL) research nuclear reactor, Grenoble and the University of Birmingham. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M C Coak, Dr A Wildes

30 April 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Making Sport Safer: Investigating Protective Metamaterials in Helmets to Prevent Brain Injury

Sheffield Hallam University Materials and Engineering Research Institute

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SU Urquhart, Dr EC Carter, Prof RS Saatchi

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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A Smart Ecosystem Monitoring Platform for Long-term, Multifunctional Landscape Climate Adaptation Research

Sheffield Hallam University Computing and Informatics

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CDS Da Silva, Dr SB Basu, Dr JB Bridge

10 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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