A number of PhD research studentships are available in Transport at the
University of Ulster based within our Built Environment Research Institute.
Further details about the projects listed below and application process can be
found at http://www.beri.ulster.ac.uk/be-topics.php
Projects available for a start in late 2010 are:
Activity spaces and socio-spatial segregation: The experiences of older people
and young adults in Belfast
City-Region Governance and Transport Planning
Effects of Urban Form on Dynamic Nature of Travel Behaviour
Energy Prices and Travel Behaviour
Rhythms of weekly life: daily activities and travel
The linkages between mobility and lifestyle: an analysis of older people's travel
behaviour in Northern Ireland
Transport disadvantage, demand management and social inclusion
Transport planning, travel behaviour, and public participation: using
geographic information as a tool for stakeholder engagement in policy creation
leading to sustainable travel patterns
Transport, Energy use and Lifestyle
Travel to work areas and housing markets in Northern Ireland
The prevalence and impact of risk taking among 17-24 year old drivers in
Northern Ireland.
DETECTION OF IMPAIRED DRIVING BY IMAGE PROCESSING
IVHS BASED ON A WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORK
MODELLING DRIVING DISORDER
How to Apply
To be considered for entry, applicants should hold, or expect to hold by 15
August 2010 a first or upper second class honours degree in a subject
relevant to the proposed research topic. Specific project details, see Faculty
Project Pages below and application materials are available on the University
web site at http://research.ulster.ac.uk/info/prospective/apply.html
The closing date for the receipt of applications for full-time study and
associated awards is 26 March 2010. The projects will be advertised at the
end of January 2010.
Interviews will form part of the selection process and are likely to be held
during the period late April to early May 2010. Selected applicants will be
contacted with further details shortly after the closing date.
* Awards may be directed to some areas in preference to others on the basis
of the number and quality of applications received and the University’s
strategic approach to the support of research activity.
Professor Julian Hine BSc, PhD, MRTPI, MIHT, CMILT, FRGS
Professor of Transport
Built Environment Research Institute
School of the Built Environment
University of Ulster
telephone: +44 (0) 28 9036 6268
email: [log in to unmask]
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