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
	Xiang Ao Linking 'place thinking' and 'flow thinking' on the urban system: Evidence from China Supervisors: Prof. Tim Schwanen and Professor Dariusz Wójcik
	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
	Kai Chappell Assessing the role of transport projects in influencing accessibility and gentrification in London      Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen
	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
	Jana El Hajj Exploring the role of popular transport in relation to transport-related social exclusion in 3 informal settlements in Beirut.      Supervisor: 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
	Camila Ramos Transport-related social exclusion: A study on minimum standards and thresholds through the lens of accessibility      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