Higher Degrees: PhD
Programme structure: Individual research followed by a thesis. A research training programme is undertaken by all full-time PhD students.
Programme length: 2-3 years full-time, 3-4 years part-time (minimum).
Entry qualification: Good degree or equivalent experience.
The following is a list of PhD's that have been awarded since 2005. To view the complete list, click here.
| Name | Supervisor(s) | Date | Thesis Title |
| Al-Maskati, H. | Mr Mike Smith | Dec 2011 | Water demand management: a case study of the Kingdom of Bahrain |
| Alotaibi, M. | Prof Andrew Price | Dec 2011 | Evaluation of contractor performance for pre-selection in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Bust, P. D. | Prof Alistair Gibb | Dec 2011 | Manual Handling in construction |
| Domingo, D. D. A. N. | Dr Mohamed Osmani Prof Andrew Price | Dec 2011 | Reducing construction waste in healthcare projects: A project lifecycle approach |
| Fiener, F. A. O. | Prof Chimay Anumba Dr Ashraf El-Hamalawi | Dec 2011 | An intelligent system for vulnerability and remediation assessment of flooded residential buildings |
| Gebremariam, A. G. | Prof M Sohail | Dec 2011 | Multidimensional approach to local water conflicts. A Study Based on Afar Region of Ethiopia |
| Kendrick, M. | Prof Andrew Wheatley | Dec 2011 | Algal Bioreactors for Nutrient (N&P) Removal and the Tertiary Treatment of Domestic Sewage |
| Khan, F. A. | Dr Cecil Scott | Dec 2011 | Two Dimensional Shock Capturing Numerical Simulation of Shallow Water Flow Applied to Dam Break Analysis |
| Konukcu, S. | Prof Chimay Anumba Prof Patricia Carrillo | Dec 2011 | A Systematic Approach to Managing Knowledge in Construction Supply Chains |
| Kumamaru, K. | Mr Ian Smout Dr Frank Odhiambo | Dec 2011 | A comparative assessment of convential communal and self supply approaches for sustainable rural water supplies: A case study of Luapula, Zambia |
| Mohyin, N. A. | Prof Andrew Dainty Prof Patricia Carrillo | Dec 2011 | Training Strategies for implementing knowledge in the construction industry |
| Ojo, V. O. | Prof M Sohail | Dec 2011 | Customer satisfaction in Urban Water Service Provision: Vopices from Abuja, Nigeria |
| Quarmby, T. R. | Prof Alistair Gibb Dr Jacqui Glass | Dec 2011 | Safe, Healthy and Sustainable Demolition |
| Sheth, A. Z. | Prof Andrew Price Dr Jacqui Glass | Dec 2011 | A Framework to Facilitate the Refurbishment of Existing Healthcare Facilities: with an Emphasis on Improving their Energy Consumption and Overall Performance |
| Van Ristell, J. A | Dr M A Quddus Dr Marcus Enoch | Dec 2011 | Quantifying the Transport Related Impacts of Policy on School Travel |
| Van Rooijen, D. J. | Mr Ian Smout Dr Sam Kayaga | Dec 2011 | Implications of urban development for water demand, wastewater generation in re-use in water stressed cities: case studies from S Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Zheng, T. | Prof Graham Sander Dr Cecil Scott | Dec 2011 | Mathematical modelling of soil erosion by rainfall and shallow overland flow |
| Afetornu, C-S | Dr Francis Edum-Fotwe | Jul 2011 | The Influence of Estimator Attitudes on Project cost Reliability |
| Ahmed, A. | Prof M Sohail | Jul 2011 | Children's perceptions and their implications for play and recreation provision of Dhaka |
| Al-Otaibi, S. A. A. | Prof Andrew Price Dr Mohamed Osmani | Jul 2011 | A framework for improving the performance of standard design models in the Saudi ministry of interior projects |
| Bitelmal, M. A. | Dr David Pitfield | Jul 2011 | Stragetic challenges facing airports in gaining and sustaining competitive advantages |
| Cheong, C-S | Prof Andrew Baldwin | Jul 2011 | Contractors' Business Development for Overseas Markets |
| Derie, B. M. | Prof Graham Sander Prof Neil Dixon | Jul 2011 | Application of Integrated Geophysical Methods for Groundwater Exploration in Hard Rock Areas: A study of the Alla Valley, Eritrea, NE Africa |
| Heatlie, F. S. | Prof Koji Shiono Dr Cecil Scott | Jul 2011 | Turbulent flow around bluff bodies at the floodplain edge |
| Jallow, A. K. | Dr Peter Demian Prof Chimay Anumba | Jul 2011 | Integrated Lifecycle Requirements Information Management in Construction |
| Kendal, J. J. | Prof Stephen Ison Dr Marcus Enoch | Jul 2011 | Transport planning in UK National Parks: an investigation into the process of policy change with respect to leisure travel |
| Manthilake, M. M. I. | Prof Jonathan Wright Dr Monjur Mourshed | Jul 2011 | Evolutionary Optimisation of Building Layouts |
| Mburu, P. W. | Prof M Sohail Dr Sam Kayaga | Jul 2011 | The role of faith based organizations in the delivery of urban services to the poor |
| Scott, P. C. | Prof M Sohail Dr Andrew Cotton | Jul 2011 | Unbundling tensure issues for urban sanitation development |
| Sengozi, R. N. | Dr Peter Demian Prof Stephen Emmitt | Jul 2011 | Improving whole life value of health care facilities through better briefing and optioneering |
| Withana Gamage, I. S. | Dr Mohamed Osmani Dr Jacqui Glass | Jul 2011 | A waste minimisation framework for the procurement of design and build construction projects |
| Zakharova, J. | Prof Andrew Wheatley | Jul 2011 | Highway Drainage as a Component of Metals Input into the Catchment |
| Severn, K. | Prof Paul Fleming Prof Neil Dixon | Dec 2010 | The Science of Third Generation Synthetic Turf Surfaces - Polymer Interactions |
| Velaga, N. R. | Dr M A Quddus Prof Abigail Bristow | Dec 2010 | Development of a Weight-Based Topological Map Matching Algorithm and an Integrity Method for Location Based ITS Services |
| Zhai, X. | Prof Anita Liu | Dec 2010 | The Role of Human Resource Practices in Enhancing Employees' Behaviours and Organisational Learning in Chinese Construction Organisations |
| Alamarah, A. | Prof M Sohail | Jul 2010 | Pro-poor water tariff under uncertain socioeconomic conditions 'a study of Palenstine' |
| Antoniadis, D. | Dr Francis Edum-Fotwe Prof Tony Thorpe | Jul 2010 | Managing Complexity in Project Teams |
| Bailey, C. | Prof Graham Sander | Jul 2010 | Mathematical Modelling of Shallow Water Flows with Application to Moreton Bay, Brisbane |
| Barakat, T. | Prof Andrew Dainty Dr David Edwards | Jul 2010 | A hybrid model of communication and information management for mega construction projects in Dubai |
| Faisol, N. | Prof Andrew Dainty Prof Andrew Price | Jul 2010 | Relational Contracting Norms in Developing Good Relationships in Long Term Framework Agreement in Malaysia |
| McKay, L. | Prof Alistair Gibb | Jul 2010 | The Effect of Offsite Technologies on Healthy and Safety |
| Meek, S. | Dr Marcus Enoch Prof Stephen Ison | Jul 2010 | Redefining car-bus interchange to reduce traffic |
| Mo, Y. Y. | Prof Andrew Dainty Prof Andrew Price | Jul 2010 | Measuring and Enhancing the Emotional Intelligence of Built Environment Students: A mixed methods study |
| Mwanza, D. | Mr Mike Smith | Jul 2010 | Roles and institutional arrangements for economic regulation of water utilities in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Qu, S. | Dr David Edwards Dr Jamal El-Rimawi | Jul 2010 | Demolish-IT the development of a process management tool for the demolition industry |
| Soltani Tafreshi, F. | Prof John Dickens Dr David Twigg | Jul 2010 | The impact of industrial sponsorship on students academia and industry |
| Terrier, B. | Prof Koji Shiono | Jul 2010 | Flow characteristics in straight compound channels with vegetation along the main channel |
| Wang, C. | Dr M A Quddus Prof Stephen Ison | Jul 2010 | The relationship between traffic congestion and road accidents: an econometric approach using GIS |
| Nkansah, A. | Prof M Sohail Dr Andrew Cotton | Dec 2009 | Management of faecal sludge in urban areas of low-income countries |
| Obika, E. U. | Dr Andrew Cotton | Dec 2009 | Assessing the capacity of small independent providers to deliver improved sanitation at scale in low income urban settlements |
| Terhorst, P. | Prof M Sohail | Dec 2009 | The Role of Social Movements in Developing Alternatives in Urban Water Services |
| Abdunnabi, M. | Prof Dennis Loveday | Jul 2009 | A Design Tool for Sizing Theromosyphon Solar Water Heaters |
| Adeyeye, K. | Dr Christine Pasquire | Jul 2009 | Design Decision Making in Hybrid Projects using Integrated Building Information |
| Celio, M. | Mr Ian Smout | Jul 2009 | Allocating water from agriculturer to cities: the Hyderabad case (South-India) and its implications for urban water transfers research and policy |
| Fathi, M. S. | Prof Chimay Anumba | Jul 2009 | Context Aware Service Delivery for construction Programme Management |
| Joshi, S. | Prof M Sohail | Jul 2009 | Up Scaling Good Practices in Urban Areas |
| Laws, R. | Dr Marcus Enoch | Jul 2009 | Evaluating publicly-funded DRT schemes in England and Wales |
| Malekzadeh, M. | Prof Dennis Loveday | Jul 2009 | Positioning of outdoor space in house design - an energy efficiency and termal comfort perspective |
| Powell, A. | Prof Andrew Dainty | Jul 2009 | The (Un)Balancing Act: The impact of culture on women engineering students' gendered and professional identities |
| Shelton-Smith, J. | Prof Andrew Wheatley | Jul 2009 | The Role of Civil Engineering in the Sustainable Treatment of Yeast Related Food Industry Waste |
| Li, B. | Prof Simon Austin Prof Tony Thorpe | Dec 2008 | Managing Collaborative Pre-construction Planning |
| Ng, A. | Prof Andrew Price Prof Alistair Gibb | Dec 2008 | Improving main contractors' site co-ordination in the Hong Kong building projects |
| Nordin, Z. | Dr Cecil Scott | Dec 2008 | Salinity intrusion and dispersion modelling in a Malaysian estuary |
| Wackrow, R. | Dr Jim Chandler | Dec 2008 | Spatial measurement with consumer-grade digital cameras |
| Watson, R. | Dr David Gillingwater | Dec 2008 | Train Planning - an exploration of processes and systems |
| Yang, F. | Prof Dino Bouchlaghem Dr Tarek Hassan | Dec 2008 | The Collaborative Optimisation in Building Design |
| Abdulfatah, A. Y. | Dr Ashraf El-Hamalawi | Jul 2008 | Interactions between Fluid-Carrying Pipelines and their Supporting Soils |
| Al-Yami, A. M. H. | Prof Andrew Price | Jul 2008 | An Integrated Approach for Value Management and Sustainable Construction for Building Projects |
| Asimakopoulou, E. | Prof Chimay Anumba Prof Dino Bouchlaghem | Jul 2008 | A Grid-Aware Emergency Reponse Model for Natural Disasters |
| Erdogan, B. | Prof Chimay Anumba Prof Dino Bouchlaghem | Jul 2008 | Organizatoinal Change Management for the Implementation of Collaboration Environments |
| Hu, B. | Prof Andrew Wheatley | Jul 2008 | Sewage treatment by bioreactor using a novel wool fleece media |
| Isiadinso, C. | Prof Chimay Anumba Dr Jamal El-Rimawi | Jul 2008 | Integrating Deconstruction into the Project Delivery Process |
| Kasim, N. | Prof Chimay Anumba Prof Andrew Dainty | Jul 2008 | Improving Materials Management on Construction Projects |
| Kheni, N. A. | Prof Alistair Gibb Prof Andrew Dainty | Jul 2008 | Impact of health and safety management on safety performance of small and medium-sized construction firms |
| Modeen, T. | Dr Christine Pasquire R. Soar | Jul 2008 | The Analog in the digital - a design taxonomy approach for embedded tactile information and feedback mechanism via architectural freeform fabrication and construction methods |
| Naismith, N. | Prof Andrew Dainty Prof Andrew Price | Jul 2008 | An Empirical Evaluation of Strategic Human Resource Management with Construction Sites |
| Ochieng, E. | Prof Andrew Price Prof Simon Austin | Jul 2008 | A Framework for Managing Multi-cultural Project Teams |
| Othman, Z. | Dr David Edwards | Jul 2008 | Classifying the Aptitude of Construction Project Managers using Multiple Discriminate Analysis (MDA) |
| Pal, M. | Prof Neil Dixon Flint | Jul 2008 | Leak detection and location in polyethylene pipes |
| Riaz, Z. | Prof Tony Thorpe Dr David Edwards | Jul 2008 | Improving Construction Plant Safety using Advanced ICT |
| Sourani, A. | Prof M Sohail | Jul 2008 | Realising sustainable construction through procurement strategies |
| Wu, J. | Prof Andrew Wheatley | Jul 2008 | Characterising Activated Sludge by Particle Size |
| Ye, J. | Mr Ian Smout Dr Sam Kayaga | Jul 2008 | E-waste Management in developing countries through legislation and regulations - a case study of China |
| Anderson, L. | Dr M A Ansarifar Dr Paul Fleming | Dec 2007 | Elastomeric Shockpads for outdoor synthetic sports pitches |
| Desart, B. | Dr David Gillingwater | Dec 2007 | Strategic Airport Capacity Dynamics - Proof of Concept |
| Ibrahim, A. | Prof Andrew Price | Dec 2007 | The Development of a Continuous Improvement Framework for the Procurement of Primary Health Care Facilities |
| Kang, B. | Prof Andrew Price Dr Francis Edum-Fotwe | Dec 2007 | Construction Ethics management: A comparative study of practice in UK and Korea |
| Mugabi, J. | Mr Ian Smout Dr Sam Kayaga | Dec 2007 | Determinants of Customer Decisions to Day Utility Water Bills promptly |
| Oluikpe, P. | Prof M Sohail Dr F O Odhiambo | Dec 2007 | Knowledge Management in Development Projects |
| Sia Hung Ing, A. | Prof Neil Dixon | Dec 2007 | Landfill Engineering Design: A probabilistic approach |
| Aly, E. | Dr Ashraf El-Hamalawi Dr Jamal El-Rimawi | Jul 2007 | Modelling the Behaviour of Soil-Cooling Tower-Interaction |
| Chan, C. | Dr Christine Pasquire | Jul 2007 | Improving the Estimation of Project Overheads in Construction Companies in Hong Kong |
| Deng, H. | Prof Andrew Wheatley | Jul 2007 | Combined Anaerobic Digestion (CAD) of Sewage Sludge and other Urban Wastes |
| Domdouzis, K. | Prof Chimay Anumba | Jul 2007 | Construction Logistics and Health and Safety Monitoring using Wireless Sensors |
| Grimley, P. | Dr David Gillingwater | Jul 2007 | Indicators of Sustainable Development in Civil Aviation |
| Ismail, Z. | Prof Koji Shiono | Jul 2007 | A Study of Overbank Flows in Non-Vegetation and Vegetation Along Floodplains in Compound Meandering Channels |
| Jha, A | Dr Cecil Scott | Jul 2007 | Object-Oriented Hyperbolic Solver on 2D Unstructured Meshes Applied to the Shallow water equations |
| Kashyap, M. | Prof Chimay Anumba | Jul 2007 | Intelligent Decision Support to Avoid Collapses in Structural Refurbishment Projects |
| Li, H. | Dr Cecil Scott | Jul 2007 | Hierarchical Risk Assessment of Water Supply System |
| Martin, N. | Prof M Sohail | Jul 2007 | Attracting Private Investment to the Caribbean Water and Sanitation Board |
| Mohammad, F. | Prof Andrew Price Prof Ronald McCaffer | Jul 2007 | Procurement Strategies in the Oil and Gas Industry |
| Ndezi, T. | Mr Mike Smith | Jul 2007 | An Investigation of Partnership approaches for providing Water Services to Informal Settlements: An emerging opportunity in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Sang, K. | Prof Andrew Dainty Prof Stephen Ison | Jul 2007 | Health & Well-Being in the Architectural Profession and the Mediating Role of Gender |
| Tang, Y. | Prof Simon Austin | Jul 2007 | Evolutionary & Customer-Oriented Building Design Process |
| Vyas, K. | Dr Cecil Scott | Jul 2007 | Combined Anaerobic Digestion (CAD) of Sewage Sludge and other Urban Wastes |
| Wong, D. | Dr David Pitfield | Jul 2007 | The Modelling of Accident Frequency Using Risk Exposure Data for the Assessment of Airport Safety Areas |
| Yang, C. | Prof Andrew Wheatley | Jul 2007 | Removal of Steroid Oestrogens in Wastewater Treatment |
| Zhang, B. | Prof Neil Dixon Dr Ashraf El-Hamalawi | Jul 2007 | Constitute Modelling of Municipal Solid Waste |
| Alajmi, A. | Dr J Wright | Dec 2006 | Efficient Optimization of Building Design using a Genetic Algorithm |
| Baiden, B. K. | Prof A Price Prof A Dainty | Dec 2006 | Framework for the Integration of the Project Delivery Team |
| Elhag, H. K. | Prof A Gibb Dr J Glass | Dec 2006 | Business Improvement through a Structured Approach to Sustainability in the Precast Concrete Flooring Industry |
| Galgale, H. M. | Mr I Smout | Dec 2006 | Spatial Optimal Allocation of Land and Water Resources using GIS and Genetic Algorithm |
| Godfrey, S. E. N. | Mr M D Smith | Dec 2006 | Microbiological Risk Assessment and Management of Shallow Ground Water Sources in Lichinga, Mozambique |
| Kappia, J. G. | Prof A Dainty Prof A Price | Dec 2006 | Career Aspirations and Achievements of Constructions Craft Operatives |
| Mansoor, M. A. | Mr I Smout | Dec 2006 | Performance Assessment of Water Distribution Systems during Failures |
| Mohamed, S. F. | Prof Chimay Anumba | Dec 2006 | Integrating Knowledge Management Processes into Site Management Practices |
| Pan, J. | Prof C Anumba | Dec 2006 | Construction Project Information Management in a Semantic Web Environment |
| Pan, W. | Prof A Gibb Prof A Dainty | Dec 2006 | A Decision Support Tool for Optimising the Use of Offsite Technologies in Housebuilding |
| Walstra, J. | Dr J Chandler | Dec 2006 | Historical Aerial Photographs and Digital Photogrammetry for Landslide Assessment |
| Addo-Yobo, F. N. | Dr C Njiru Dr M Sohail | Jul 2006 | A Consumer Behaviour Approach to Improving Water Services to the Urban Poor: A Study from Ghana |
| Anderson, P. | Prof A Thorpe | Jul 2006 | Construction Collaboration: A QFD Approach |
| Gardiner, J. | Mr S Ison | Jul 2006 | An International Study of the Airport Choice Factors of Non-Integrated Cargo airlines |
| Kassim, S. M. | Dr S M Ali | Jul 2006 | Sustainability of private Sector in Solid Waste Collection – A Case Study of Dar es Salam, Tanzania |
| Langer, U. | Dr N Dixon | Jul 2006 | Shear and Compression Behaviour of Undegraded Municipal Solid Waste |
| Orebowale, P. B. | Dr N Dixon | Jul 2006 | Investigating the Stability of Geosynthetic Landfill Capping Systems |
| Saleh, A. A. | Dr A El-Hamalawi | Jul 2006 | The Suitability of Libyan Clays for use in Landfill Liners |
| Shende, S. | Dr C F Scott Mr I K Smout | Jul 2006 | Database-Driven Hydraulic Simulation of Canal Irrigation Networks using Object-Oriented High Resolution Methods |
| Shinde, M. G. | Mr I K Smout | Jul 2006 | Optimisation of Watershed based Integrated Water Storage System for Irrigation through Tanks and Wells |
| Shukla, D. | Prof K Shiono | Jul 2006 | Three-Dimensional Computational Investigations of Flow Mechanisms in Compound Meandering Channels during Floods |
| Straker, I. | Dr S. G. Ison | Jul 2006 | Airport Car Parking Strategy: Lessons from the Non-Airport Sector |
| Sun, X. | Prof Koji Shiono | Jul 2006 | Flow Characteristics in Compound Channels with and without Vegetation |
| Tamuno, P. B. L. | Dr M Sohail Mr I K Smout | Jul 2006 | Eco-Livelihood Assessment of Inland River Dredging: the Kolo Creek area, Nigeria: A Case Study |
| Tan, H. C. | Prof P M Carrillo | Jul 2006 | A Methodology for the 'live' Capture and Reuse of Project Knowledge in Construction |
| Yan, J. | Dr K Vairavamoorthy | Jul 2006 | Risk Assessment of Contaminant Intrusion into Water Distribution Systems |
| Young, C. | Dr P Fleming Dr N Dixon | Jul 2006 | Mechanical and Perceived Behaviour of Synthetic Field Hockey Pitches |
| Youssef, M. A. M. | Prof C J Anumba Prof A Thorpe | Jul 2006 | Intelligent Selection of Concrete Bridge Superstructure Construction Methods |
| Yousuf, T. B. | Dr S M Ali | Jul 2006 | Sustainability and Replication of Communit-Based Composting: A Case Study of Bangladesh |
| Aziz, S. | Prof C J Anumba Prof P M Carrillo | Dec 2005 | Intelligent Wireless Web Services for Construction |
| Humphrey, S. | Dr C L Pasquire | Dec 2005 | Construction Management and Profit |
| Pepper, C. | Dr A R J Dainty Dr B M Baghilhole | Dec 2005 | A Critical Evaluation of Diversity and Equality in the UK Construction Sector |
| Ahmed, N. | Dr M Sohail | Jul 2005 | Alternative Arrangements for Water Supply in Urban Areas: Case studies from Karachi, Pakistan |
| Castillo, H. | Dr D E Pitfield | Jul 2005 | Investigating the Potential for Sustainable Transport Systems |
| Cavill, S | Dr M Sohail | Jul 2005 | An Investigation of Improvements to Urban Services Through Accountability |
| Fernie, S. | Prof A Thorpe Prof A N Baldwin | Jul 2005 | Making Sense of Supply chain Management in Construction: Theory Versus Practic |
| Thompson, N. E. | Thorpe | Jul 2005 | Business Excellence, Lessons for the Construction Industry |
| Zainul Abidin, N. | Dr C L Pasquire | Jul 2005 | Using Value Management to Improve the Consideration of Sustainability within Construction |
| Zhang, Y. | Dr J A Wright | May 2005 | The Synthesis of Optimum HVAC System Configurations by Evolutionary Algorithm. |
