Architecture (Science) (PhD in)
This PhD addresses the core of architecture including design as research and research that supports and stimulates design. Research is undertaken collaboratively on a multinational basis with industry, engineers and other research groups.
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
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This PhD is based within the Department of Architecture and Built Environment.
Architecture (Social Science) (PhD in)
Research in architectural humanities at Nottingham covers a diverse multidisciplinary field including: architectural history, theory and criticism; philosophy of technology; critical and cultural theory; architecture and the body; architecture and language; museums and national identity.
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
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This PhD is based within the Department of Architecture and Built Environment.
Architectural Design (Social Science) (PhD in)
This programme provides candidates an opportunity to develop an architectural thesis using design as a key component of the methodology exploring an approved topic of their own selection and definition. Whilst the design-based component of the project may be drawn, modelled, filmed, built, etc., candidates will be required to incorporate this research as an integral component of an accompanying written thesis.
Good architecture embraces a holistic approach to design and as a consequence the environmental strategies embodied within buildings present considerable challenges. They need to reconcile the often conflicting considerations of climate, building function and user expectation, while at the same time being mindful of energy related carbon emissions. Projects in Environmental Design typically reflect the integrated nature of these strategies and explore areas such as natural ventilation, passive heating and cooling, solar protection, fabric thermal storage, daylight and solar strategies and architectural acoustics. These are intrinsically linked to the tectonics of architecture and considerable potential exists to explore the opportunities offered where these overlaps occur, eg the environmental performance of facades, natural ventilation of high rise buildings, etc.
Urban Design is concerned with the city as a field of analysis and intervention. Research in urban design explores the complex relationship between spatial and design issues and social and economic urban processes. PhD topics are defined in conjunction with supervisors and can cover many different aspects of urban design, such as: History and Theory of Urban Design; Public Realm; Sustainable Cities; Urban Conservation & Revitalisation; Innovation Environments and Waterfront Regeneration.
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
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This PhD is based within the Department of Architecture and Built Environment.
Building Technology (PhD in)
Projects in the area of Building Technology focus on the strategies and systems used in buildings to ensure the comfort and wellbeing of occupants are met in a manner that acknowledges the need to use energy and other resources in a responsible manner. Subject areas covered include: low/zero carbon buildings, eco-buildings; heat recovery systems; computer modeling and building physics; acoustics; lighting; heat transfer and 2-phase flow; building services (eg heating, refrigeration, air-conditioning); indoor environmental quality (eg thermal comfort and air quality); ventillation/natural ventillation; thermal modelling; post occupancy evaluation; biomimetics
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
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This PhD is based within the Department of Architecture and Built Environment.
Chemical Engineering (PhD in)
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
Chemical Engineering is the application of physical and life sciences. Research involved in Chemical Engineering can be based around fuel cells, multiphase flows of gas/liquid, biofuels and carbon capture, nanotechnology and green energy, as well as many other aspects.
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This PhD is based within the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
Civil Engineering (PhD in)
Duration: 3 years Full-time (guide only)
Civil Engineering covers a wide range of subjects and the University of Nottingham is recognised for its world class learning environment and excellent facilities. Research involved within Civil Engineering can be based around structures/Geotechnics/fluid mechanics/transportation/GPS surveying/road materials and many other aspects.
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This PhD is based within the Department of Civil Engineering.
Electrical and Electronic Engineering (PhD in)
The PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering brings innovation in science and technology to applications ranging from the generation and use of electrical energy (including renewable energy) to high speed information processing and pervasive computing. Areas of research strength include biophysics, imaging and optical science, photonic engineering, power electronics, ultrasonics and electromagnetic simulation.
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
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This PhD is based within the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering.
Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy (PhD in)
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
Engineering Surveying and Space Geodesy is the application of science and technology. Research involved can cover a range of disciplines including geospatial engineering and monitoring; photogrammetry and remote sensing; the technology and applications of satellite navigation systems, such as GPS and Galileo; integrated positioning technology; environmental and atmospheric monitoring; physical and space geodesy.
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This PhD is based in the Department of Civil Engineering.
Environmental Engineering (PhD in)
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
Environmental Engineering is the application of science and engineering to help improve the environment, such as improvement to our air and water.
Research can be based around microwave processing, wastewater treatment, greenhouse gases, removal of pollutants in water and soils as well as many other aspects.
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This PhD is based within the Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering.
Human Factors (PhD in)
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
Research focusing on the multidisciplinary research spanning studies of the interaction between humans, machines and technology to develop the products and systems that we use every day.
MPhil/PhD projects are specialised research projects defined in conjunction with supervisors and can cover many different fields within this discipline, for example design, manufacturing, assembly, measurement, testing and modelling.
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This PhD is based within the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering.
Location-aware Ubiquitous Computing for the Digital Society (PhD in)
Duration: 4 years full-time
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Manufacturing Engineering (PhD in)
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
Research at the forefront of Manufacturing Science and Technology in cooperation with a number of strategic industrial partners and research centres worldwide.
MPhil/PhD projects are specialised research projects defined in conjunction with supervisors and can cover many different fields within this discipline, for example design, manufacturing, assembly, measurement, testing and modelling.
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This PhD is based within the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering.
Materials Engineering and Materials Design (PhD in)
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
Research involving materials processing and characterisation with a diversity of applications.
MPhil/PhD projects are specialised research projects defined in conjunction with supervisors and can cover many different fields within this discipline, for example nanomaterial engineering, bioengineering, laser processing and advanced composite materials to name a few fields.
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This PhD is based within the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering.
Mechanical Engineering (PhD in)
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
Research at the forefront of Mechanical Engineering Science and Design, from fundamental engineering science to industrially allied research projects.
MPhil/PhD projects are specialised research projects defined in conjunction with supervisors and can cover many different fields within this discipline, for example Thermodynamics/Fluid Mechanics, Structural Dynamics, Mechanics and Design to name a few fields.
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This PhD is based within the Department of Mechanical, Materials and Manufacturing Engineering.
Sustainable Energy Technology (PhD in)
Projects in the area of Sustainable Energy Technology explore how new and renewable technologies may be harnessed at the scale of buildings and the wider built environment. Subject areas covered include: combined heat power systems; cooling technologies (eg absorption, adsorption, ejector, thermoelectric); heat power cycles; energy storage (eg phase change materials); ground source heat pumps and geothermal energy; eco-cities/smart cities; sustainable building materials; outdoor pollution/modelling and monitoring; vehicles, transport and pollution control; economics and environmental impact in Built Environment; photovoltaic thermal systems; solar energy systems (eg solar powered cooling); wind energy; solar water desalination systems; biomass combustion, gasification and pyrolysis; biomass heating, combined heat and power generation; sustainable waste management and disposal; clean fossil fuel and carbon capture technologies.
Duration: 3 years full-time (guide only)
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This PhD is based within the Department of Architecture and Built Environment