PhD/DPhil Research
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.
Current Doctoral (DPhil) Research Students
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 AltafRide-Sharing - User practice and social impact of the platform-based gig economy model in the context of transport and mobility in Pakistan |
![]() | Paola CastanedaHow is the bike made mobile? Learning from bicycle advocacy in Latin America |
![]() | Gaurav DubeyNeoliberalism and low carbon mobility transition in emerging economies: an untenable relationship? Evaluating the case of electric mobility in India |
![]() | Wenbo GuoMobility, subjective well-being and health in transitional China: towards socially sustainable cities |
![]() | Yifan HanA demand atlas for the planning, operations and upgrading of bicycle-sharing systems |
![]() | Luis IturraExploring urban inequality through unveiling uneven atmospheres in everyday mobility practices |
![]() | Helen MorrisseyTaxi Wars: understanding 'data as governance' in South Africa's transport sector |
![]() | Ignacio PerezExamining the role of data in smart city management: following the transport data dispositif in Santiago de Chile |
![]() | Elisa SchrammThe space-times of post-capitalist transformation: More-than-human affects in eco-communities in the wider Barcelona area |
![]() | Simona SulikovaAn exploration of impacts and attitudes towards active transport modes of walking and cycling and how to change them. |
![]() | Nina TengExamining Trust in Shared Mobility: The Case of On-Demand Peer-to-Peer Ridesharing in Southeast Asia |