SPACE Studies PhD Researcher Funding Programme for Architecture, Planning and Urban Design Conferences SPACE Studies of Planning and Architecture

An PhD scholarship opportunity in Architecture is being shared for Sheffield Hallam University , within the Sheffield Creative Industries Institute . The project is titled “Transforming Lives PHD Scholarship Public Practice: Infrastructures and capacities for spatial practice within the changing local state” . It appears to focus on architecture , spatial practice , public practice , infrastructures , and the relationship between design practice and the local state . This is a PhD studentship/sc...

PhD scholarship opportunity at Adelaide University for a project on placemaking, events, urban planning, and regional development . The project is titled “Placemaking through events: How Gather Round transforms urban and regional places” and is described as having close ties to the Barossa , with an external adviser working at the Barossa Council. This makes it especially relevant for applicants interested in how major events shape place identity, community development, and the transformation of...

PhD studentship opportunity in Architectural Humanities at the University of Sheffield , School of Architecture and Landscape, supported by the HK Stephenson Endowment . This is a 3.5-year fully funded PhD for a Home student . Funding includes home tuition fees, a living allowance stipend at the UKRI Standard Minimum Stipend rate (£21,805 for 2026/27, rising annually with inflation), and additional expenses to be agreed. The project should align with the Situated Humanities Research cluster . Su...

Sheffield Hallam University is advertising a funded PhD scholarship in Architecture , Built Environment , and urban governance/spatial practice focused on Public Practice and the changing role of local government in shaping places and the public good. The project, titled Transforming Lives PHD Scholarship Public Practice: Infrastructures and capacities for spatial practice within the changing local state , examines how placemaking capacity has been eroded within local authorities and what this m...

Fully funded PhD opportunity at Perceptive City Lab , linked to Loughborough University , under the Chinese Scholarship Council (CSC) . The lab is looking for Chinese nationals and residents interested in applying for a PhD in spatial cognition , perception-aware design and planning , or computational approaches to the built environment . The post highlights experience with CSC scholars and offers to connect prospective applicants with current students in the lab. Research themes: urban design, ...