Postgraduate research in the Centre for Advanced Built Environment Research (CABER)
The Centre for Advanced Built Environment Research (CABER) welcomes applications from students wanting to study for a PhD research degree in any of CABER's built environment themes. For further information about these research areas and potential supervisors, please contact the theme leads.
Most UK Government funding is now funnelled through Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTPs), which are held by one or more universities in partnership with one of the UK Research Councils. UWE Bristol is part of the ESRC-funded South West Doctoral Training Partnership.
Note that you are required to submit a detailed research proposal with an agreed supervisory team for this opportunity, which is a considerable amount of work and is likely to take a few weeks. The deadline for the SWDTP. studentship starting in October 2026 is 9 January 2026 at noon (GMT). Find out more information and how to apply.
Visit postgraduate research study to apply for a research opportunity or view more opportunities.
Postgraduate courses
CABER staff contributes teaching and supervise dissertations for the following courses:
- MSc Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Design Construction and Operation
- MSc Construction Project Management
- MSc Real Estate Finance and Investment
- MSc Real Estate Finance and Investment (Distance Learning)
- MSc Real Estate Management
- MSc Real Estate Management (Distance Learning)
- MSc Environmental Management
- MSc Sustainable Development in Practice
- MSc Facade Engineering
- MArch Architecture
- BA(Hons) Product Design
- BSc(Hons) Product Design Technology
Research students
- Moses Toluwalope Adebayo
- Eric Osaikhuemen Aigbe
- Dalia Al-Tarazi
- Ahmed Mohamed Hassan Ali
- Jasim Almarzooqi
- Oribi Amachree
- Samuel Amakye
- Hope Ameh
- Nigel Paul Aqui
- Adegbenga Ashiru
- Rita Baltasar
- David Beddoes
- Nicoletta Brancaccio
- Louise Ciotti
- Waleed Elshanshoury
- Owen Gray
- Stefan Guiton
- Sara Jalali
- Jeremiah Johnbull Jeremiah
- Prakarsh Mishra
- Promise Nukah
- Hany Omar
- Noura Qazza
- Rabab Raydan
- Zhuoqun Sun
- Mgboawaji Claude Ujile
- Rowan Watson
- Carolynne Sandra Williams-Twynam
Student alumni
- Millicent Asah-Kissiedu
- Olukayode Awonuga
- Chibuike Chidiobi
- Shadan Dwairi
- Rosemary Horry
- Louise King
- Charf Mahammedi
- Gargy Makkanai Sudhakaran
- Paull Robathan
- Samanthi Tanabe
Postgraduate research study options
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Research ethics
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