The School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering aims to be the world’s leading integrated centre for built environment research, education, and learning. It is committed to investing in the next generation of exceptional researchers.
The School boasts world-class facilities, with a dedicated Research Hub for all researchers to work in, a 3,000m2 research laboratory, and one of the fastest High-Performance Computing clusters in the UK. Our award-winning doctoral researcher-led Research Hub Committee works within the School to ensure researchers have everything they need to conduct and deliver world-leading research.
A key part of our ethos is our extensive links with world-leading universities, industry, governments, and NGOs, making our graduates highly sought after in academia, industry, and commerce worldwide.
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds. The School is dedicated to supporting an equitable, diverse, and inclusive research environment – to create a better world, together. The diverse backgrounds, characteristics and opinions within our research community are one of our great strengths and are key to our pursuit of research and educational excellence. In the past ten years, we have averaged a successful PhD completion every two weeks, with doctoral graduates coming from 48 different countries.
We are committed to providing a unique doctoral experience for all our researchers, and welcome applications in the following areas:
Academics in the School of Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering have advertised projects that they would like to supervise, and suitable applicants for these projects can be considered for an ABCE23 studentship.
Entry requirements for United Kingdom
Applicants should have or expect to achieve a 2:1 or first-class honours degree (or equivalent international qualification) in a relevant discipline. A relevant master’s degree and/or employment experience will be an advantage.
English language requirements
Applicants must meet the minimum English language requirements. Further details are available on the International website.
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How to apply
All applications should be made online and must include a research proposal. Under programme name, please select 'Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering or 'Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering (Built Environment)'. Please quote reference number ABCE23. To avoid delays in processing your application, please ensure that you submit the minimum supporting documents. See studentship assessment criteria.
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