PhD Studentship: Intelligent automation of low-carbon offsite construction delivery

With the rising demand for sustainable buildings to reduce carbon emissions in the construction industry, there is systemic shift from tradition construction to offsite construction. This is due to the increase in quality and productivity offered by offsite construction to improve construction delivery.Recent studies have identified offsite construction as...

Transport infrastructure is vital for economic development and societal well-being. However, its operability and functionality are continuously challenged by aging, increasing demand, and interdependencies with other networks. The climate crisis, which leads to an increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events, poses an additional critical threat....

Transport infrastructure is vital for economic development and societal well-being. However, its operability and functionality are continuously challenged by aging, increasing demand, and interdependencies with other networks. The climate crisis, which leads to an increasing frequency and intensity of extreme events, poses an additional critical...

This collaborative PhD opportunity is supported by the 3Pillars Project which is a not-for-profit Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). 3Pillars Project launched a new 5-year strategy to grow and share their work in summer 2024. In addition, they were granted £300,000 by the National Lottery Community Fund to deliver their GAMEPLAN intervention over...

Warmer temperatures, extreme droughts, and more intensive convective storms are accelerating deterioration of earthworks, degrading resilience. Climate change is a major national security risk. UK critical infrastructure faces a climate adaptation deficit that will cost up to £1 billion/year by 2050. There is an urgent need to understand why, and anticipate...

Warmer temperatures, extreme droughts, and more intensive convective storms are accelerating deterioration of earthworks, degrading resilience. Climate change is a major national security risk. UK critical infrastructure faces a climate adaptation deficit that will cost up to £1 billion/year by 2050. There is an urgent need to understand why, and anticipate...

Engineered timber products have greatly increased the scope of structural projects that can be realised in timber; however, revised building regulations post-Grenfell, based on perceived risks surrounding fire safety, further restricted the allowable scale of timber buildings, thus impeding efforts to decarbonise construction.This project addresses knowledge...

The UK's built environment is responsible for around 25% of the UK's greenhouse emissions. Still, as a sector, it offers credible opportunities to mitigate the impact of climate change by applying net zero strategies, circular economy principles and other measures. However, the term net zero is very broad in its scope implying the integration of a wide range...

The UK’s built environment is responsible for around 25% of the UK’s greenhouse emissions. Still, as a sector, it offers credible opportunities to mitigate the impact of climate change by applying net zero strategies, circular economy principles and other measures. However, the term net zero is very broad in its scope implying the integration of a wide...

Calls from both research and practice emphasise the inability of traditional construction methods to meet the government's housing goals. Meeting the set goals exacerbates the need to change the ways places are delivered. By changing the longstanding traditional construction methodologies onto a more controlled environment; circular, societal, and...

Calls from both research and practice emphasise the inability of traditional construction methods to meet the government’s housing goals. Meeting the set goals exacerbates the need to change the ways places are delivered. By changing the longstanding traditional construction methodologies onto a more controlled environment; circular, societal, and...

The total UK consumption of constructional steel in 2021 rose by 16.9% to 803,000 tonnes. Progressive collapse, a catastrophic event with devastating consequences for human life, economic stability, and societal well-being, has been highlighted in several incidents, including the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers in 2021. The rotational capacity of...

The total UK consumption of constructional steel in 2021 rose by 16.9% to 803,000 tonnes. Progressive collapse, a catastrophic event with devastating consequences for human life, economic stability, and societal well-being, has been highlighted in several incidents, including the partial collapse of the Champlain Towers in 2021. The rotational capacity of...

Number of Opportunities Available: 12 – 15 opportunitiesReaching global net-zero emissions targets, to tackle climate change and pollution, needs rapid growth in sustainable hydrogen technologies. This rapid growth needs many existing challenges, including production cost, supply chain development and social requirements to be addressed.Our fully funded...

Number of Opportunities Available: 10 opportunities Reaching global net-zero emissions targets, to tackle climate change and pollution, needs rapid growth in sustainable hydrogen technologies. This rapid growth needs many existing challenges, including production cost, supply chain development and social requirements to be addressed. Our fully...

More than half of the world’s population is urban, with projections indicating a rise to 68% by 2050. In alignment with this, the UK aims to boost housing supply of 300,000 homes per year. However, existing sustainability standards have been deemed insufficient in mitigating the impacts of climate change-induced overheating and lack the necessary...

More than half of the world's population is urban, with projections indicating a rise to 68% by 2050. In alignment with this, the UK aims to boost housing supply of 300,000 homes per year. However, existing sustainability standards have been deemed insufficient in mitigating the impacts of climate change-induced overheating and lack the necessary...

Engineered timber products have greatly increased the scope of structural projects that can be realised in timber; however, revised building regulations post-Grenfell, based on perceived risks surrounding fire safety, further restricted the allowable scale of timber buildings, thus impeding efforts to decarbonise construction. This project addresses...

Start date: January 2025 Project details We are excited to offer a fully funded PhD position at the intersection of machine learning and transportation. The transport sector, both in the UK and globally, faces critical challenges, including severe congestion—which costs London alone £5 billion in lost productivity annually and accounts for 5% of the...

The British Energy Security Strategy (HM Government, 2022) has earmarked public investment to fund a range of green technology projects, including small modular reactors (SMR), hydrogen, wind and solar. To date, decarbonisation programmes that had been successfully delivered have required minimal engagement with the public. However, projects on the...