Doctoral (DPhil) Research Students

The TSU supports PhD research and is keen to recruit outstanding students with excellent ideas for an independent research project. These students participate in the Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) programme offered by the School of Geography and the Environment

The international and interdisciplinary nature of the Transport Studies Unit's science and research is reflected in the range of postgraduate research topics our graduate students undertake:

	Maryam Altaf Gendered Mobilities and Platform-based Transport Services in Lahore, Pakistan    Supervisors: Prof. Tim Schwanen and Dr Debbie Hopkins
	Ho-Yin (Tommy) Chan Towards resilient cities, communities and individuals: Cutting across the top-down-bottom-up dichotomy through citizen initiatives in everyday transport practices and planning    Supervisors: Prof. Tim Schwanen and Dr Anna Plyushteva
	Michael Davis From Transit Oriented Development to People Oriented Development: a Fresh Look at Medium Sized Cities in Latin America    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Gaurav Dubey Political economy of low carbon mobility transitions - the case of electric mobility in India    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Wenbo Guo Mobility, subjective well-being and health in transitional China: towards socially sustainable cities    Supervisors: Dr Christian Brand and Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Yifan Han A demand atlas for the planning, operations and upgrading of bicycle-sharing systems    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Luis Iturra Exploring urban inequality through unveiling uneven atmospheres in everyday mobility practices    Supervisors: Prof. Derek McCormack and Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Sieun Lee Caring in the night-time city: filling the spatio-temporal gaps in childcare    Supervisors: Dr Jennie Middleton and Dr Anna Plyushteva
	Yi Fan Liu Disaggregating the BlueSG assemblage: Examining the productions and negotiations of user (im)mobilities and agency in Singapore's electric vehicle sharing service    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Helen Morrissey Data and governance in South Africa's paratransit industry    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Clive Parkinson Automobility as 'Dispositif' in Contemporary China    Supervisors: Prof. Tim Schwanen and Dr Anna Plyushteva
	Ignacio Perez Examining the role of data in smart city management: following the transport data dispositif in Santiago de Chile    Supervisors: Prof. Tim Schwanen and Prof. Gillian Rose
	Camila Ramos Transport-related social exclusion: A study on minimum standards and thresholds through the lens of accessibility    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Nina Teng Examining Trust in Shared Mobility: The Case of On-Demand Peer-to-Peer Ridesharing in Southeast Asia    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Shiv Yucel Improving Extreme Heat Resilience: Measuring Inequalities in Access to Relief    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	Zhaoqi (Eric) Zhou Understanding cycling infrastructure and practice in Shenzhen, China    Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen