The University of Bath is inviting applications for the following PhD project commencing in September 2021.
Funding is available to candidates who qualify for ‘Home’ fee status. Following the UK’s departure from the European Union, the rules governing fee status have changed and, therefore, candidates from the EU/EEA are advised to check their eligibility before applying. Please see the Funding Eligibility section below for more information.
Project team: Dr Daniel Maskell, Dr Richard Ball
Informal queries should be directed to Dr Dan Maskell ([Email Address Removed])
Project:
This PhD project will work collaboratively with industry and a range of stakeholders including Historic England, conservation architects, manufacturers and building owners to develop modern terracotta for conservation of historic buildings. Current practices involving replacement are expensive, time consuming and the modern substitutes often have poor compatibility and uncomparable performance compared to the original terracotta. This has a significant negative impact to the building itself and also the building owner and occupants. Based on an understanding of the historic material and modern constraints a new approach will be developed for conservation and repair.
This PhD is ideally suited for a highly motivated student, with a degree in a physical sciences or engineering discipline, that enjoys working in an industry focused academic environment. The project will follow an approach centred on materials science within an engineering context and will seek to utilise various characterisation techniques as well as larger scale engineering testing. The research will uniquely combine these two approaches for a project that will have real impact. Bath is well placed to provide the necessary training to enable the student to take full advantage of the world class facilities available to undertake this project.
For further information and informal enquiries, please contact Dr Dan Maskell (Tel: +44 (0)1225 384472; email: [Email Address Removed]).
Candidate:
Applicants should hold, or expect to receive, an undergraduate First or Upper Second Class UK Honours degree or MSc distinction (or non-UK equivalent) in Civil Engineering, Material Science, Chemistry or a similar field. English language entry requirements must be met at the time of application to be considered for funding, see Postgraduate English language requirements for international students (bath.ac.uk)
Application:
Formal applications should be made via the University of Bath’s online application form for a PhD in Architecture and Civil Engineering. Please ensure that you state the full project title and lead supervisor name on the application form.
https://samis.bath.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app&code1=RDUAR-FP01&code2=0016
More information about applying for a PhD at Bath may be found here:
http://www.bath.ac.uk/guides/how-to-apply-for-doctoral-study/
Expected start date: 17 January 2022
Funding Eligibility:
In order to be considered for a studentship, you must qualify as a ‘Home’ student. The UK Government has not yet published the relevant Fee Regulations for courses commencing in 2021/22; however, our current understanding is that the main categories of students likely to qualify for ‘Home’ fees are (subject to confirmation by the UK Government):
· UK nationals (meeting residency requirement*)
· Irish nationals resident in the UK/Ireland since at least September 2018
· EU/EEA applicants with settled or pre-settled status in the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme (meeting residency requirement*)
· Applicants with indefinite leave to enter/remain in the UK (meeting residency requirement*)
*Residency requirement: in most cases applicants must have lived in the UK, EU, EEA or Switzerland continuously since September 2018.
EU/EEA citizens who live outside the UK are unlikely to be eligible for ‘Home’ fees and funding.
Up-to-date information may be found on our fee status guidance webpage and on the UKCISA website.
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