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PHD by Research

Research plays a central role at BCU and covers a wide range of interests in art and design. Interaction between staff, students, industrial and professional partners brings vitality to a wide range of projects.

All academic staff at the University engage in research and/or professional practice, and there is a substantial and thriving community of postgraduate research students. We have opened up new fields and made significant discoveries in many areas, and have partnered local and national companies to commercialise our research.

  • Landscape Narratives and the Construction of Meaning in Contemporary Urban UK Canalscapes. Zoe Millman (PHD AHRC Collaborative Doctoral Award) 

  • Public Use, Preferences and Perception, of Urban Woodland in Redditch. Shelagh Bussey (PhD) 

  • Children’s Participation in Landscape Design- Exploring Approaches to Children’s Participation in School Grounds and Neighbourhood Park Improvement in the UK. Keren Jones(PhD) 

  • The Structure Dynamics and Perception of the Landscape of the Val Fontanabuona, Northern Italy. Maria Caserio (PhD) 

  • Processes and Characteristics of Land Use Change: Stakeholders, Decision Making, Conflict & Compromise in the Restoration of Former Mineral Sites in the UK. Rachel Curzon (PhD) 

  • Residents’ Perceptions of Street Trees. John Flannigan (PhD) 

  • Indian Architectural Identity and Trends Within a Global Society. Ruchika Arora (PhD) 

  • Sustainable Policy Implementation versus Designer Driven Responses and Needs. Laura Council (PhD, AHRC Block Grant Doctoral Award) 

  • A multimodal measurement approach using Narratives and Eye tracking to investigate visual behaviour in perceiving naturalistic and urban environments. Khizar Choudhry (PhD) 

  • Being in the Landscape- The Impact of Environmental Interventions on Children. Sharon Watson (PhD) 

  • Wayfinding and Landmarks in the Navigation and Experience of Spaces and Places. Colette Jeffery (PhD) 

  • Well-being Narratives Associated with the use of Botanical Gardens in Birmingham and Portugal. Sandra Costa

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