Engineering and The Built Environment

LSBU is the top modern university in London for world-leading and internationally excellent research in General Engineering, which includes The Built Environment and Architecture research - Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2014.

The wide range of research activities in our School, together with the mix of academic staff, post-doctoral research fellows and visiting professors, allows us to offer a stimulating and diverse environment.

Research themes
Research in the area of engineering and the built environment is carried out by specialist centres. Most academic staff belong to one or more of these and research students can expect to join a small team working on particular problems. Research themes include:

Efficient and Renewable Energy in Building
Research areas where we are able to offer supervision include:
Passive low energy design and building physics, climate change impact and adaptation of existing buildings
Building services, energy efficient and renewable energy technologies
Refrigeration, air conditioning, heating, cooling, and energy storage technologies
Electrical building services including lighting, power and control
Environmental and architectural acoustics
Life cycle assessment, maintenance and asset management.
Structural engineering, structural analysis and simulation,
Transport engineering
Water systems and management
Sustainability development
Urban resilience
Ageing research in the built and human environments
Green construction
Energy and resource efficiency
Monitoring energy demands
Energy assessment, measurement and performance of buildings
Renewable energy in cities, communities and districts
Disaster resilience

A member of staff, expert in the chosen field, is directly responsible for guiding and supporting your research programme. As a research student you'll become part of our thriving academic community.

A PhD, by definition, is an original contribution to knowledge. A research degree is different from a taught course. Research students are expected to self-direct their learning with support from a supervisory team.