Applications are invited for a PhD studentship funded by the University and industrial sponsor, the Building Research Establishment (BRE). The studentship is for three years and is intended to start in January 2016. Students will normally need to hold, or expect to gain, at least a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in a built environment or relevant engineering discipline is eligible to apply. The application deadline is 13 November 2015.

Study Subject(s): Studentship is awarded in measuring the resilience of communities.
Course Level: Studentship is available for pursuing PhD programme.
Scholarship Provider: Loughborough University and industrial sponsor, the Building Research Establishment (BRE)
Scholarship can be taken at: UK

Eligibility: -Students will normally need to hold, or expect to gain, at least a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in a built environment or relevant engineering discipline.
-A relevant Master’s degree and/or experience in one or more of the following will be an advantage: construction management, civil/building engineering, social sciences, human geography, and development studies, emergency planning.

Scholarship Open for International Students: UK/EU and International applicants are eligible to apply for this studentship.

Scholarship Description: Applications are invited for a PhD studentship funded by the University and industrial sponsor, the Building Research Establishment (BRE), to start in January 2016. The project will be based principally in the School of Civil and Building Engineering at Loughborough University. It is associated with the prestigious Royal Academy of Engineering Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Building Design, based at Loughborough.

Duration of award(s): The studentship is for three years and is intended to start in January 2016.

 What does it cover? The studentship provides a tax-free stipend of £18,057 per annum (which includes an additional top-up of £4k per annum from the industry sponsor), plus tuition fees at the UK/EU rate for up to three years. International (non EU) students may apply but will need to find the difference in fees between those for a ‘UK/EU’ and ‘international’ student themselves.

Selection criteria: Not Known

Notification: Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 23 November 2015.

How to Apply: The mode of application is online.

Scholarship Application Deadline: The application deadline is 13 November 2015.

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