Civil and Building Engineering
Research information PhD or MPhil, EngD
PhD: 3 years full-time; 5 years part-time MPhil: 2 years full-time; 3 years part-time EngD: 4 years full-time
Entry Qualification
Good degree or equivalent experience.
Departmental Support and Training for Research Students
All research students ‘hot desk’ in the state-of-the-art Centre for Collaborative Construction Research (CCCR) Hub and are provided with:
- School laptop computers
- printing, photocopying and Inter-library loan facilities
- supervisor(s) with expertise in the selected research area and a Director of Research Programmes to provide additional guidance and pastoral support; research students can also consult any other member of academic staff if appropriate for their research.
All research students:
- attend regular departmental research seminars attended by academic staff and research students
- are expected to attend training courses throughout their PhD to support their research and professional/ personal development
- may help support undergraduate teaching through employment as tutorial/lab assistants
Research Groups and Centres
The School has an excellent record in attracting research funds. The research grant and contract income portfolio currently stands at over £23M, supporting around 200 research staff and students.
The School hosts the Centre for Innovative and Collaborative Engineering (CICE), an EPSRC funded Engineering Doctorate Centre, the UK Centre for Doctoral Training in Energy Demand Reduction and the Built Environment and has been awarded an EPSRC funded Innovative Manufacturing and Construction Research Centre (IMCRC).
The School is also home to the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), one of the world’s leading research, education and training institutes for improving access to infrastructure and services for the poor in developing countries. The
European Construction Institute (ECI) is Europe’s only transnational network of construction excellence and is also based in the School. Research within the School is organised within two broad units – Built Environment and Civil Engineering (incorporating Water and Waste Management, and Transport and Infrastructure Research).
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