项目介绍

2021年8月12日

Overview

Faced with a growing global population and increased demand and competition for natural resources our mission is to generate knowledge in their globally sustainable use. Our research portfolio includes major EU and EPSRC funded projects, as well as consultancy with industry and policy practitioners at the highest level.

Research areas

Our research is built around five intersecting themes:

• Abiotic resources
• Biotic resources
• Definitions and indicators of sustainable resource use
• Green economy
• Resource efficiency

More information can be found on the department website: Sustainable Resources MPhil/PhD

About this degree

The Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) consists of a piece of supervised research, normally undertaken over a period of three years full-time. Assessment is by means of a thesis, which should demonstrate your capacity to pursue original research based upon a good understanding of the research techniques and concepts appropriate to the discipline.

Initially, you will be registered for the MPhil degree. If you wish to proceed to a PhD, you will be required to pass an ‘Upgrade’ assessment. The purpose of the upgrade is to assess your progress and ability to complete your PhD programme to a good standard and in a reasonable time frame. It is expected that a full-time student will attempt upgrade within 18 months of registration.

Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability is subject to change.

Additional costs

As a research student, your additional costs may include expenses such as books, conference attendance and field research, in the UK or overseas.

The Built Environment Faculty Office provides financial support to students through the Bartlett Student Conference Fund, Bartlett Doctoral Initiative Fund, Bartlett External Training Fund and Bartlett Extenuating Circumstances Fund. However, please note that these funds are limited and available through competition.

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs.

Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble accessable.co.uk. Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support & Wellbeing team.

Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Any additional funding available from the Institute for Sustainable Resources and the Built Environment Faculty Office are advertised on the respective websites.

The ESCR UCL, Bloomsbury and East London Centre for Doctoral Training offers a number of scholarships each year. Please see details of the ‘Social and Policy Studies of Energy and the Environment‘ grouping.

Scholarships relevant to this department are displayed below.

Bartlett Promise Scholarship – Research

Note:Deadline: 23 July 2021Value:Full fees, plus £17,631 maintenance and £1,200 for research costs/yr (Up to 4 years)Eligibility:UKCriteria:Based on financial need

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

Careers

Many of our graduates have gone on to careers in teaching and research as well as in consultancy, industry, government and policy concerned with the economy-resource-environment interface.

Employability

The UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR) aims to train highly employable graduates who are equipped with the required analytical capability, research skills, knowledge, management skills, and professional values to become leaders and entrepreneurs in their chosen field. Leadership, communication, teamwork, language and business skills are refined in the high-quality multidisciplinary research environment through our taught programmes, workshops, internal and external seminars.

Networking

Supervision and mentorship is available from world-leading researchers with national and international contacts and collaborations across policy, government, industry and academic sectors. These links provide real opportunities to network and collaborate with a wide variety of external partners. Students have the opportunity to showcase their research at national and international conferences. Our students also gain access to networking events, career workshops and exclusive seminars held by ISR and the other institutes within the school.

Why study this degree at UCL?

ISR is one of the four constituent institutes of the multidisciplinary Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources (BSEER). Our degree programme offers students a unique opportunity to work alongside world-leading researchers across disciplinary boundaries, collaborating with colleagues in BSEER, UCL and beyond.

Our students are core to our activities, contributing to current research and building future capacity here in the UK and around the world.

Studying with us is about excelling at your own discipline, being exposed to new perspectives and methodologies, and developing communication and networking skills.

Based in the heart of London, we aim to enhance your experience through our seminars, lectures and events designed to complement your academic study.

In REF 2014 46% of The Bartlett’s research was rated 4* i.e. “world-leading”, with a further 35% recognised as 3* i.e. “internationally excellent”.* The Bartlett submitted the largest quantity of 4* world-leading research outputs (156 items) of any university submitting to the Architecture, Built Environment and Planning sub-panel. On “Research Environment”, which grades the “vitality” and “sustainability” of the research environment, the Bartlett received the highest score for submission to the Architecture, Built Environment and Planning sub-panel.

Department: Bartlett School of Environment, Energy & Resources

What our students and staff say

Student review

“The Institute for Sustainable Resources (ISR) offers excellent interdisciplinary research opportunities within an international environment, and flexibility in terms of selecting modules during the first year. My research focuses on the drivers of natural resource use and how resource efficiency impacts on competitiveness in the European Union. Therefore, I find the policy relevance particularly interesting since the topic combines both economic and environmental perspectives.”

FLORIAN FLACHENECKER

Sustainable Resources
Student review

“London is not only an international multicultural hub, but also a meeting point for leading firms, policy experts, development specialists and academics. Working and studying in London means benefiting from and engaging with these networks.”

JUN RENTSCHLER

Environmental Design and Engineering

Application and next steps

Applications

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

This programme requires two references. Further information regarding references can be found in our How to apply section.

Application deadlines

All applicants30 July 2021

Prospective MPhil/PhD applicants are encouraged to send an informal research enquiry before applying. This should be sent directly to the academic you would like to supervise you. Please refer to the staff list on the department website and see UCL’s Institutional Research Information Service (IRIS) for staff profiles. Please attach to your e-mail a referenced research proposal of around 1,000 to 2,000 words and your curriculum vitae (CV).

Further details on how to apply to an MPhil/PhD can be found on the UCL Graduate Admissions website.

For more information see our Applications page.

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