Built Environment 2025 PhD Projects

In the Built Environment group, we have excellent architectural technology, computing, engineering and construction lab facilities. The group houses leading UK research centres exploring a wide range of topics such as Digital Design and Architectural Technology, Sustainable Construction, Transport, Offsite Construction and Innovative Structures, Energy and Building Performance, Interactions between Buildings and People, Timber Engineering and Wood Science, Smart City Strategies, Net Zero Strategies and much more.

The influence of particle characteristics on the field-scale geomechanical behaviour of soils (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Daniel Barreto

Environmental Impact of Construction on Peatlands (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Juan Bernal-Sanchez

Geotechnical Seismic Isolation Technology for Global Earthquake Resilience and Environmental Sustainability (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Juan Bernal-Sanchez

The effectiveness of School Street Closures: Impact evaluation (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Adrian Davis

Exploring the mechanisms of shear wave propagation in granular materials using DEM (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Vasiliki Dimitriadi

Exploring the mechanisms of wave propagation in granular materials (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Vasiliki Dimitriadi

An agent-based modelling approach to assess the decision-making strategies in community-scale flood resilience (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Nirodha Fernando

Optimising Building Morphology Parameters and Lowering Embodied Carbon in Buildings Through Multi-Objective Optimisation (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Nirodha Fernando

Machine Learning Approach to managing Facilities Management (FM) Supply Chain Risks (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Dubem Ikediashi

A Framework for Implementing Material Passports in the UK Construction Industry (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Mina Jowkar

Innovative Building Services Renovation in Scottish Zero Emission Neighbourhoods (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Mina Jowkar

Personalised Workstations in Open Plan Office Using ML and AI/ Digital Twin (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Mina Jowkar

Spatial decision support analysis for sustainable mobility policies (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Inji Kenawy

Digitally twinned rating systems for low energy housing in Scotland (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Inji Kenawy

Assessment Framework for Inclusive Sustainable Public Places (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Inji Kenawy

Digitalising Decarbonisation: Exploring the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Enhancing Energy Efficiency and Circularity of Building Materials (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Lina Khaddour

Evaluating the Efficiency and Sustainability of Modern Methods of Construction Timber-based (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Lina Khaddour

Building back better: Integrated assessment for post-disaster housing configuration mitigation and resilience (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Lina Khaddour

A new model for information literacies of community representatives (Self funded)

Supervisor – Prof. Pat Langdon

Are rural e-bike routes manageable and cost-effective? (Self funded)

Supervisor – Prof. Pat Langdon

Can car sharing schemes work in rural areas of Scotland and can this achieve sustainable transport? (Self funded)

Supervisor – Prof. Pat Langdon

Developing a hybrid twin cycling safety interaction model in a naturalistic environment (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Faheem Ahmed Malik

Developing a novel Modelling Framework for Modelling fifteen-minute cities (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Faheem Ahmed Malik

New Cycling Safety Framework Developing a novel framework for modelling Cycling Safety using Data Driven Engineering Sciences (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Faheem Ahmed Malik

From 3D Digital Documentation to Structural interventions for historic masonry structures (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Aikaterini Marinelli

Challenges and opportunities of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the real estate services sector (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Cletus Moobela

Intervention without violation of natural order: A complex adaptive systems (CAS) perspective of sustainable urban development (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Cletus Moobela

A Unified Model for Incorporating Metaverse Technologies into Maintenance Management Processes (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Temidayo Osunsanmi

Integrated Machine Learning Model for Predicting Emotional Responses to Real Estate Listings (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Temidayo Osunsanmi

A Framework to Use Parallel Computing and Simulations for Low Carbon Design and Refurbishment (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Masoud Sajjadian

Urban Facilities Management in the Smart Places Ecosystem (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Andrew Smith

Fuel Poverty and the Fabric First Strategy: Drawing on the Analytic of an Innovation System-based Solution (Self funded)

Supervisor – Prof. Mark Deakin

Smart Cities 4.0 (Self funded)

Supervisor – Prof. Mark Deakin

Engineered Timber Solutions for Circularity (Self funded)

Supervisor – Prof. Robert Hairstans

The Impact of Climate Change on Timber in Construction (Self funded)

Supervisor – Prof. Robert Hairstans

Decarbonising the Construction Industry through Supply Chain Optimisation and Circular Economy Strategies (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Timothy Olawumi

Design for environmental comfort school in classrooms for full inclusion of students with special and behavioural needs (Self funded)

Supervisor – Dr Elena Prokofieva

Advancement of Innovative Engineered Bamboo, Timber and Hybrid Construction Elements (Self funded)

Supervisor – Prof Hexin (Johnson) Zhang