Award Award | Duration Duration | Start dates Start dates | Application Application |
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PhD (MPhil also available) PhD (MPhil also available) | Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
Full-time: 3–4 years
Part-time: 6–8 years
| February and October February and October | January to April January to April |
Collaborative design as a research theme at the Design Group encompasses a broad spectrum of investigations including topics such as teamwork, co-design, participation, inclusion and empowerment. We have expertise in interdisciplinary research and have worked and supervised studies which straddle the disciplines of architecture, placemaking, engineering, graphic design, computing, media and communications and social innovation among others.
Our research interests include:
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
If you are interested in discussing the possibility of undertaking a PhD in any area related to the topics above, please do get in touch with one of the listed supervisors. Check our individual research pages, interests and publications to see who might be the best fit for you; or get in touch with Dr Katerina Alexiou and Dr Nicole Lotz if you are not sure. You will need to develop a research proposal, and do some background reading around your topic.
These are some of the theses our PhD students have been working on:
UK fee UK fee | International fee International fee |
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Full-time: £5,006 per year Full-time: £5,006 per year | Full-time: £16,420 per year Full-time: £16,420 per year |
Part-time: £2,503 per year Part-time: £2,503 per year | Part-time: £8,210 per year Part-time: £8,210 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
