Research opportunities
Thinking of doing a PhD in Real Estate or Planning?
Renowned for being one of the world's premier centres for teaching and research in Real Estate and Planning, our research interests span all major areas of real estate and land use. Our aim is to provide you with a first class environment, conducive to the production of the highest quality research.
Our current areas of expertise are shown below together with links to individual staff web profiles. Should you wish to discuss your proposal or have any questions, you are welcome to contact Dr Gianluca Marcato Director of Postgraduate Research Studies for the School.
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Planning
- Community Planning: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb, Mr Joe Doak, Dr Victoria Edwards, Professor Gavin Parker, Dr Richard Nunes
- Common Property Resources: Dr Victoria Edwards
- Complexity Theory and Planning Theory: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb
- Countryside Leisure and Recreation: Dr Victoria Edwards, Professor Gavin Parker
- Economic Development and Advanced Business Services: Professor Kathy Pain
- Environmental Planning: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb, Mr Joe Doak, Dr Richard Nunes
- European Urban and Regional Development: Professor Kathy Pain, Dr Richard Nunes
- Global Cities and Regional Development: Professor Kathy Pain
- Institutions and Governance: Dr Victoria Edwards
- Planning for Sustainability: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb, Mr Joe Doak, Dr Richard Nunes
- Planning in Developing Countries: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb, Dr Richard Nunes
- Planning Education: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb
- Rural Planning: Dr Victoria Edwards, Professor Gavin Parker
- Town Planning: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb, Mr Joe Doak, Professor Gavin Parker
- UK and European Spatial Planning Policy: Professor Kathy Pain, Dr Richard Nunes
- Urban Design: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb, Dr Emma Street, Dr Richard Nunes
- Urban Management: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb, Dr Richard Nunes
- Urban Planning: Dr Angelique Chettiparamb, Mr Joe Doak, Dr Richard Nunes
- Urban Policy: Dr Emma Street
- Urban Regeneration: Dr Emma Street
- Behavioural Economics and Real Estate: Dr Tommaso Gabrieli
- Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities: Dr Gianluca Marcato
- Comparative Analysis of International Commercial Property and Housing Markets: Professor Michael Ball
- Corporate Property Management: Dr Victoria Edwards
- Economic Development and Real Estate: Professor Kathy Pain, Dr Tommaso Gabrieli
- Finance and Investment: Professor Charles Ward, Dr Gianluca Marcato, Professor Simon Stevenson
- Game Theory and Strategic Real Estate Development: Dr Tommaso Gabrieli
- Housing Economics: Professor Michael Ball, Professor Simon Stevenson
- Housing and Real Estate in Emerging Economies and Developing Countries: Professor Michael Ball
- Institutions, Political Economy and Real Estate: Dr Victoria Edwards, Dr Tommaso Gabrieli
- Pricing of Real Estate Securities: Dr Gianluca Marcato
- Real Estate Appraisal and Valuer Behaviour: Professor Neil Crosby, Dr Patrick McAllister, Dr Peter Wyatt
- Real Estate Derivatives: Dr Gianluca Marcato, Professor Simon Stevenson
- Real Estate Development in Globalization: Professor Kathy Pain
- Real Estate Economics: Professor Michael Ball
- Real Estate and Institutional Economics: Professor Michael Ball
- Real Estate Investment and Cycles: Professor Michael Ball, Professor Peter Byrne, Professor Simon Stevenson
- Real Estate Investment Trusts: Professor Simon Stevenson
- Real Estate Market Dynamics: Professor Peter Byrne, Professor Simon Stevenson
- Real Estate Portfolio Management: Professor Peter Byrne, Dr Gianluca Marcato, Professor Simon Stevenson
- Real Estate Performance Measurement: Professor Peter Byrne, Dr Gianluca Marcato
- Real Estate and Sustainability: Mr Joe Doak, Professor Kathy Pain, Dr Patrick McAllister, Dr Peter Wyatt
- Real Estate and Urban Planning: Professor Michael Ball, Professor Kathy Pain
- Real Options: Dr Gianluca Marcato, Dr Tommaso Gabrieli
- Spatial Analysis of Real Estate Markets: Professor Peter Byrne, Dr Peter Wyatt
- Urban Segregation and Inequality: Dr Tommaso Gabrieli
Real Estate
Current Research Degrees
Visit our Real Estate & Planning Current PhD Students page for information on students and topics.