Doctoral (DPhil) Research Students

PhD/DPhil Research at the TSU

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

Our 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 Altaf

Maryam Altaf

Gendered Mobilities and Platform-based Transport Services in Lahore, Pakistanbr> Supervisors: Prof. Tim Schwanen and Dr Debbie Hopkins

Xiang Ao

Xiang Ao

Linking 'place thinking' and 'flow thinking' on the urban system: Evidence from China
Supervisors: Prof. Tim Schwanen and Professor Dariusz Wójcik

Ho Chan

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

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

Gaurav Dubey

Political economy of low carbon mobility transitions - the case of electric mobility in India     
Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen

Wenbo Guo

Wenbo Guo

Mobility, subjective well-being and health in transitional China: towards socially sustainable cities     
Supervisors: Dr Christian Brand and Prof. Tim Schwanen

Sieun Lee

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

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

Helen Morrissey

Data and governance in South Africa's paratransit industry     
Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen

Clive Parkinson

Clive Parkinson

Automobility as 'Dispositif' in Contemporary China     
Supervisors: Prof. Tim Schwanen and Dr Anna Plyushteva

Ignacio Perez

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

Camila Ramos

Transport-related social exclusion: A study on minimum standards and thresholds through the lens of accessibility     
Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen

Nina Teng

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

Shiv Yucel

Improving Extreme Heat Resilience: Measuring Inequalities in Access to Relief     
Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen

Zhaoqi (Eric) Zhou

Zhaoqi (Eric) Zhou

Understanding cycling infrastructure and practice in Shenzhen, China     
Supervisor: Prof. Tim Schwanen