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PhD studentship – Transport, Accessibility and the Built Environment
Award Summary
The studentship covers home tuition fees and an annual stipend of £19,237 (for 2024/5, with a +2.9% annual increase) for 3 years, with fieldwork and conference expenses of £2500.
Overview
Newcastle University is a founding member of the Russell Group of research-intensive Universities, in existence since 1834. The School of Architecture Planning and Landscape (APL) is a recognised research leader in its disciplines, in REF2021 the School was ranked 4th/37 in UOA13 for research power in the UK (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/ref-2021/units-of-assessment/architecture ). APL hosts a large, diverse, and vibrant PGR community with around 80 PhD research students from 22 different countries. The Studentship will also benefit from connections to the University’s Centre for Mobility and Transport, founded as a Research Centre of Excellence in 2022 to bring together medical, engineering and social science faculty: https://www.ncl.ac.uk/research/mobility-transport/
The focus of the studentship is open. Prospective students can propose a topic within the broad field of accessibility and the built environment and/ or transport systems, or indicate an interest in an area that builds on APL’s existing work: first, inclusive active travel (https://www.ncl.ac.uk/apl/people/profile/geoffvigar.html
); second, public transport accessibility (https://openlab.ncl.ac.uk/research/metro-futures-co-designing-the-future-of-tyne-and-wear-metro / ). The final choice of topic will be configured to build on the student’s strengths, being open to students with a range of potential backgrounds such as public health, engineering, social sciences and humanities. Such a topic choice might also stem from your lived experience of disability.
Start Date: September 2024
Award Duration: 3 years
Application Closing Date: 13th May 2024
Sponsor: Motability Foundation – https://www.motabilityfoundation.org.uk
Supervisors
Prof Geoff Vigar – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/apl/people/profile/geoffvigar.html
Dr Alexander Wilson – https://www.ncl.ac.uk/apl/people/profile/alexanderwilson.html
A further supervisor will be mobilised from within the University depending on the precise research focus.
Only UK Home students are eligible to apply.
Candidates must have:
– a 1st class or 2.1 honours degree in Planning or other relevant discipline a lived experience of disability, all impairment types (including but not limited to physical, – sensory, or intellectual conditions) as well as non-visible / hidden disabilities.
– a commitment to pursue a career in accessible transport design, practice, or policy, with a view to improve existing transport or ensure accessibility How To Apply
- Contact Prof Geoff Vigar for informal inquiries geoff.vigar@ncl.ac.uk
- Email the following to Marian Kyte – marian.kyte@newcastle.ac.uk – quoting the code APL038 in the heading:
– CV
– Degree transcripts and certificates and, if applicable, a copy of the IELTS result.
– A research proposal of 1500-2000 words addressing the following:
– What are you setting out to do and why?
– What key research exists in this area?
– How might you tackle your identified research gap?
– What contribution you think that your research might make, to society and to academic knowledge?
- You should also apply through the University’s Apply to Newcastle Portal: ‘complete an online application’.
You must submit one application per studentship, you cannot apply for multiple studentships on one application.
– Insert the programme code 8160F in the programme of study section
– Select ‘PhD School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape – Planning’ as the programme of study
– Insert the studentship code APL038 in the studentship/partnership reference field In the ‘Further Details’ section please provide:
– a ‘Personal Statement’ – upload a document or write a statement directly in to the application form
– the studentship code APL038 in the ‘Studentship/Partnership Reference’ field
– a research proposal – select ‘Write Proposal’ – addressing the questions above.