Architects and the designers of our surroundings are the driving force behind the design of our built environment. Whether they are designing new buildings, giving a new lease of life to existing ones, developing urban spaces and landscapes, or determining the energy use and resilience to a changing climate, architects have a profound influence on our lives. 

The Kent School of Architecture and Planning (KSAP) offers full-time and part-time research programmes, leading to a PhD. The School promotes innovative and interdisciplinary research, which focuses on four main areas:

• Sustainability, biodiversity and climate change
• Urban design and planning
• Architectural conservation and heritage
• History, theory and philosophy of architecture.

• Resume/Curriculum Vitae
• Statement of Research Interests

As part of your application you are required to provide a CV and a detailed research proposal which should include the following:

 - Have a suggested title 

 - Be clearly written and demonstrates engagement with an area in one of the two Research Centres of the School

- Demonstrate originality

- The proposed methodology

- Timescale (FT PhD's are expected to be completed within three years)

- Bibliography

If you have a preferred supervisor, please do state that in the application.