Research Degrees

Geomatics

The priority PhD projects below represent the most scientifically pressing and topical areas of our research and although not currently funded are the most likely to attract funding. The other PhD projects listed are relevant to our current research interests and may present students with alternative research opportunities. If you have your own specific project in mind that clearly aligns with our research interests you may wish you contact relevant members of staff directly to discuss possible supervisory support.

Priority PhD projects

CI-453 The role of VGI in developing countries for improved mapping of infrastructure

CI-510 Hierarchical agent-based spatial modelling of cities for long-term assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation options

CI-511 Precise, long-baseline, single-epoch GNSS positioning for remote structural and geohazard monitoring: improved capability with Galileo signals

CI-517 Glacial isostatic adjustment, tectonics and the stability of “the Antarctic tectonic plate”

CI-520 Integrating multi-source elevation data for enhanced characterisation of glacial change in the Antarctic Peninsula

CI-524 Design and development of data architectures for the integration of crowd sourced mobile sensor platforms

CI-568 Remote sensing of forest health in UK forests

CI-571 Ocean tide loading and the Earth’s internal structure

CI-607 Combining satellite and in-situ observations to globally map ocean currents in unprecedented detail

Other PhD projects

CI-367 Real Time GNSS satellite orbits and clocks

CI-454 Landscape characterisation using very high resolution LiDAR data

CI-457 Quantifying relative sea level along vulnerable coastlines using geodetic techniques: going beyond tide gauges

CI-462 Multi criteria analysis of complex landscapes for contaminant risk vectors

CI-487 Assessing the potential of high resolution geospatial data for enhancing hydraulic flow models

CI-512 GNSS, glacio-isostatic adjustment and present-day elastic loading of the Earth: improved plate tectonic models and insights on the global water cycle

CI-514 Enhanced characterisation of urban green space using waveform lidar and hyperspectral data

CI-518 Ice mass loss in the Antarctic Peninsula from tide gauges and satellite altimetry

CI-519 Investigation of variability and trends in Arctic Russia river flows and catchment hydrology

CI-521 Development of a low-cost, real-time monitoring system for landslide hazard analysis

CI-522 Segmentation and classification of urban features from waveform laser scanning

CI-523 A data platform for integrated air quality monitoring and traffic management

CI-525 Use of GPS, GLONASS and Galileo satellite systems for geophysical monitoring

CI-569 NEED (National Energy Efficiency Data) framework for planning micro distributed energy infrastructure at local level

CI-570 Photogrammetric observation and finite element modelling of a braced steel tower holding the IGS HERS GNSS antenna