We list PhD projects that are offered through this CDT in Sustainable Infrastructure Systems. We normally expect students to identify a project they want to pursue at the application stage.

If you have a different project in mind that falls into the remit of the CDT in Sustainable Infrastructure Systems, please approach the directors to discuss this. Acceptance of such topic proposals will depend on whether the proposed project is in remit, of high quality and can be supervised appropriately.

You can see a full list of our projects below below or categorised in Water, Transport and Energy

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WATER

	Design and testing of innovative fish-friendly river flow gauging structures
	Developing environmentally sensitive hydropower in the UK: investigating and mitigating impacts on freshwater fisheries
	Flood risk assessment under a changing climate
	Assessing the influence of electromagnetic and electric fields on fish behaviour and implications for the development of fish protection technology
	Development of integrated horizontal fish screen / bypass / fish pass system

 

 

TRANSPORT

	A Whole Life Carbon Model for Railway Track System Interventions
	Correlating ballast stiffness/settlement and sub-ballast behaviour with trackbed performance and maintenance needs
	Investigation of metallurgical mechanism for multiple materials additive manufacturing of metallic components
	Mechanical properties of re-used ballast
	Noise and vibration mitigation at Switches & Crossings
	Novel Forms of Railway Track
	Real Options Analysis to Manage Financial and Environmental Risks in Major Transport Infrastructure Projects (Oxera)
	Track Noise Mitigation

 

ENERGY

	Biological nutrient removal and phosphorus recovery from wastewater
	The use of rail and sewer tunnels as a source of sustainable heating energy