PhD in Civil Engineering - Water, Public Health and Environmental Engineering

University of Leeds

The relationships between civil infrastructure, human health and the environment are at the heart of our work. Our researchers have leadership roles in the University's flagship interdisciplinary centres water@leeds, the Global Food and Environment Institute, and the Centre for Global Development. Our research considers pollutants and microorganisms in air, waste, land and water with a strong emphasis on the interrelationships between energy, sustainability, public health and environmental impact. We conduct experimental and computational studies to understand sources and exposure routes, and how the infrastructure we design, build and operate influences risks. We are interested in technical solutions and how these interface with human, economic, social and political systems. Much of our work is interdisciplinary, bringing engineering together with societal and economic factors. We aim to advance understanding of the challenges in the UK and in the global south. We have experience in urban and rural environments, in both developed and developing countries and have a long history of collaboration from local to international stakeholders.