Reference number: HOME-CDT-TRANSIENT
Start date of studentship: 1 April 2021 or 1 July 2021
Closing date of advert: 5 March 2021
Interview date: March/April 2021 TBC
- Primary supervisor: Dr Val Mitchell
- Secondary supervisor: Dr Stuart Cockbill
- Tertiary supervisor: Dr Ksenija Kuzmina
Homelessness in the UK is a complex, multi-faceted and systemic societal problem. In design terms, homelessness is a ‘wicked problem’, steeped with complexity, which cannot be solved by a single approach or discipline. Transdisciplinary thinking across academic disciplines with extensive stakeholder, community and policymaker involvement is urgently needed. The new Loughborough University funded Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Harnessing Opportunities for Meaningful Environments (HOME) is a transdisciplinary centre which brings together creative approaches from design, creative arts, innovation, urban planning, disaster risk management and architecture to tackle homelessness. Our game-changing approach uses a creative lens to build empathy and understanding from new, under-represented perspectives and under-researched contexts across different types of homelessness.
Loughborough University is a top-ten rated university in England for research intensity (REF2014). In choosing Loughborough for your research, you’ll work alongside academics who are leaders in their field. You will benefit from comprehensive support and guidance from our Doctoral College, including tailored careers advice, to help you succeed in your research and future career.
Find out more: http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/supporting-you/research/
Full Project Detail: meaningofhome.uk
Transient HOME: An investigation into how to support displaced people and their surrounding community through the transition of vacant properties and disused urban spaces into temporary safe places. With an emphasis on appreciative inquiry, a service design for social innovation approach utilising transdisciplinary theories of space and place will bring together diverse stakeholders to explore barriers and enablers to the creation of temporary homes. Outcomes will challenge the status quo regarding derelict properties and urban regeneration trends, reframe the issue of the transient home, and enable dignity for those who are or may become displaced.
Entry requirements:
Applicants should have, or expect to achieve, at least a 2:1 Honours degree (or equivalent) in design, psychology, social science, systems thinking, architecture, experience or service design or related subject. A relevant Master’s degree will be an advantage.
How to apply:
All applications must be made online at http://www.lboro.ac.uk/study/apply/research/. Under Programme name, select School of Design and Creative Arts, and quote reference HOME-CDT-TRANSIENT.
All applications must be accompanied by a written statement (approximately 500 words), including your motivation for wanting to study for a PhD in this area, an outline of your research interests, detail on your initial thoughts about the topic, and your ideas about the methodology and general approach you wish to take. The statement should include some references to previous work.
Continue with Facebook
