Surveying PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

We have 15 Surveying PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

Examining the impacts of human factors on carbon emissions in sustainable buildings (Ref: RDF24/EE/ABE/GOH)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

The project will examine the key human factors affecting the performance of sustainable buildings and assess how human factors impact the whole-life carbon emissions of sustainable buildings. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Goh, Prof RL Laing

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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The role of private developers within the built environment in the provision of suitable housing for older people in the UK (Ref: RDF24/EE/ABE/HATCHER)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

The UK is an ageing population and with this comes a demand on the built environment to adapt the provision and offering of housing for older people (RTPI, 2022; LGA, 2022). Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Hatcher, Dr K Muldoon-Smith

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Medical Real Estate: planning the built environment for dealing with future infectious diseases (Ref: RDF24/EE/ABE/GIBBESON)

Northumbria University Faculty of Engineering and Environment

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, medical real estate decisions have become every more important and will continue to have interesting ramifications and bio-spatial effects. Read more

Supervisors: Dr C Gibbeson, Dr K Muldoon-Smith

26 January 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Development of framework to promote model-drive practice that would enhance “collaborative costing” approach across value chain in construction.

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Although collaboration has been recognised as a necessary component of success in the construction industry, concepts like building information modelling (BIM), integrated project delivery (IPD) and target value design (TVD) are still emerging. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Ahmed, Prof M Limbachiya

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

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Assessing and improving the productivity of construction labour through resilient interventions against stagnation (in respect of the evolving perspectives of the impacts of pandemics like the coronavirus)

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

The construction sector, covering other professional services, accounts for a substantial value addition of every economy globally and generates substantial incomes in export earnings, especially in advanced economies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Missa, Dr H Haroglu, Dr H Kew

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

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Circular economy and sustainable materials management at airport terminals

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The global air transportation market was valued at $125.9 billion in 2020 and is projected to reach $334.5 billion by 2028, growing at a CAGR of 2.80%% from 2021 to 2028. Read more

Supervisors: Dr JA Ferriz-Papi, Dr SP Coates, Dr W Wang, Dr V Myroniuk

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

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Development of Informational Systems to support the Circular Economy

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

With the increasing demand for the provision of buildings and infrastructure and at the same time reducing material and energy supplies available usage, the adoption of a circular economy offers one viable solution to address these challenges. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SP Coates, Dr JA Ferriz-Papi

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

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Optimising Sustainable Construction with Artificial Intelligence: Integrating Machine Vision, Natural Language Processing, and Predictive Analytics

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

This PhD research focuses on exploring the applications of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to optimise and enhance sustainable construction practices. Read more

Supervisors: Dr SP Coates, Dr A Alameer

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

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Considering how the risks, lessons learnt, stakeholders, and practicalities of mega-projects impact and influence project success and failure. Considering views of UK and African construction industries.

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The aim of the PhD is to explore mega-projects in greater detail from both a UK and African perspective. Read more

Supervisor: Dr G Watts

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

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A computer vision model to detect black mold

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

The goal of this PhD project is to develop cutting-edge computer vision models that can effectively detect black mold in various environments. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Mansouri, Dr A Alameer

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

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Exploitation of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Quantity Surveying Practice: Using AI as an opportunity to improve Cost Certainty

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) often tends to go hand in hand for its propensity to mimic human cognitive functions such as problem solving, pattern recognition and respond to certain actions accordingly. Read more

Supervisor: Dr U Madanayake

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

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Performance criteria for passive housing systems using nanostructured behaviours for energy harvesting and environmental comfort

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

In the context of wider goals towards Sustainable Development Goals SDGs through Net Zero Energy Building nZEB. A combination of sustainable design and renewable energy harvesting strategies is a promising path to sustainable development in the construction sector. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LK Khaddour, Dr NS Sellami, Dr F Kahwash

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

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Data-driven blockchain system implementation for effective project delivery and built asset management.

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

Blockchain is a distributed ledger containing a growing list of blocks that include records of data and transactions that are cryptographically linked together to enhance its immutability. Read more

Supervisors: Dr TO Olawumi, Assoc Prof S Jaradat, Dr NF Fernando

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

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Construction materials and products. Investigation about embodied carbon assessment methods and solutions

University of Salford School of Science, Engineering and Environment

Buildings consume 40% of energy produced in the world. This percentage increases to over 60% in the UK. In European countries, existing regulations limit operational energy consumption/carbon emissions and have brought to considerable savings. Read more

Supervisor: Dr JA Ferriz-Papi

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

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Modular and industrialised solutions for building retrofit

University of Reading School of the Built Environment

More than 85% of the 2050 building stock is already built and almost all will require some form of retrofit/renovation in order to meet global carbon emissions reductions goals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Fuertes

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We have 15 Surveying PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

Surveying PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships for Self-funded Students in the UK

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