Research degrees

The Department has an expanding PhD research programme in both Real Estate and Construction taking our work forward in a number of areas.

Current topics include:

  • re-defining contractual responsibilities and liabilities of the construction team
  • managing government related buildings in Malaysia
  • role of geographic indicators in commercial real estate valuation and management
  • land administration and land management in the Middle East region: reliable and unreliable land valuation systems and their effects – the case of Jordan
  • privatisation of land rights and its impact on rural economies: the case of Zambia
  • sustainable PFI in construction
  • property-led urban development in China’s transition to market economy
  • knowledge modelling of emerging technologies for sustainable housing development
  • the socio-economic survival of the minority groups within the construction industry in the UK
  • sustainable property development
  • risk assessment of foreign property investment in China
  • development of property markets in SE Asia
  • impact of overhead power lines on land values
  • dynamic collapse of steel rack structures
  • behaviour of pallet structures under seismic loading
  • construction productivity in Sri Lanka

As part of the Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment the Department offers excellent research facilities and a friendly environment with high calibre supervision for pursuing research activity in a wide range of topics at both national and international levels. Where appropriate the Department will involve experts from elsewhere in the University, or from external institutions.

To support our mission to foster research the Department has been running an occasional Research Studentship since 1999 as well as benefiting from University and School scholarship programmes.

Most REC staff are involved in their own research activities and consultancy work offering further opportunities for research collaboration, synergy, study visits and exchanges. Both staff and research students are active in publishing their findings in leading international journals. Because a large community of researchers and scholars exists in the School and it is a place where there is lively debate and considerable activity, there is a strong support network for those wishing to undertake research here. These include regular student and staff led research seminars and other forums for debate and exchange of ideas. In addition students are attached to an appropriate research group in the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD) and where possible they will be given the opportunity to work with staff on on-going research projects

HOW TO APPLY

You can apply for any of our MPhil/PhD programmes at UKPASS, the online application system used by Oxford Brookes University. It is an easy three stage process.

  1. Log onto UKPASS and complete your application You can save your draft as you go, log out and return to it later if you wish. At this stage your application can only be seen by you
  2. Submit your application. When you are ready, submit your UKPASS application
  3. Email your supporting documents to jlaszczynska@brookes.ac.uk
    • Research proposal
    • Copy of Passport
    • IELTS Certificate or equivalent (if applicable)
    • Two references
    • Degree Certificate(s)
    • Transcript(s)

Please confirm how you intend to fund your PhD.

Help and advice

If you have difficulty completing your application, you can call UKPASS Help on +44(0)871 334 447, Monday to Friday
08:30 - 18:00 (UK Time)