School of the Built Environment


  • RESEARCH

    The School has an excellent reputation for the quality of its research. 

    Students also benefit from being members of the Faculty’s Doctoral Training Programme which combines peer and tutor support with delivering the latest high-level training in all aspects of becoming a researcher.

     
    Doctoral Training Programme

    RESEARCH

    The School boasts an impressive list of funders and clients covering UK and EU government, research funding councils and industry. Links with universities worldwide provide exciting opportunities for collaborative research, exchanges and overseas study. Staff engage in a continuous stream of interdisciplinary cutting-edge research and scholarly activities designed to meet the current and anticipate future needs of the built environment. 


  • RESEARCH DEGREES

    Research students play a vital role in the school and are integrated into all aspects of academic life.


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    RESEARCH PROPOSALS

    When you apply for a place on our PhD programme, a research proposal must be submitted. 


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    RESEARCH PROFILES

    The University aims to help individuals realise their full potential across disciplines/ professions.


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  • RESEARCH GROUPS

    Key areas of expertise and scholarship in the school form the following research groups.

    These comprise substantial research arms of the Oxford Institute for Sustainable Development (OISD), which was founded in 2004, and forms the largest academic research institute in the UK dedicated to research on sustainable development in the built environment. This gives us the ability to quickly assemble transdisciplinary research teams to tackle the major challenges affecting the built environment - such as climate change, resilience, energy efficiency, resource scarcity, infrastructure, investment, and productivity.

     

    LAND, DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT (LDD)

    The Land, Design and Development (LDD) group brings together about 20 research-active academics working on different aspects of real estate, land policy, urban design, urban development and pedagogy.  


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    SMART CONSTRUCTION AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT

    The SC&IA research group undertakes fundamental and applied research, and engages in knowledge exchange activities with an emphasis on dealing with global challenges and the climate emergency.


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    PLANNING, POLICY AND GOVERNANCE

    PPG focuses on the political and governmental practices of producing, maintaining and transforming space.  


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      RESEARCH EXCELLENCE FRAMEWORK

    In the most recent Research Excellence Framework in 2014, 97% of our research was judged to be internationally recognised and 100% of our research was assessed as having outstanding or very considerable impacts in terms of reach and significance.

    The School has links related to real estate and construction with over 80 universities in around 27 countries and works closely with both industry and practice.

     

    Research Excellence Framework in 2014