PhD Building

Heriot-Watt University Malaysia welcomes PhD applications in ‘Building'. Applicants with an interest in the broad area of building design and performance, and construction management and IT are encouraged to apply.

The PhD programme on the Malaysia campus aims to nurture global research professionals capable of making significant contributions in fields of economic and societal benefit through a clear demonstration of sustained scholarship.

Our aim is to enable each student an opportunity to deploy knowledge, understanding, critical thinking and develop an analytical approach in identifying and resolving problems.

The mode of delivery is via supervised research work of typical duration three years and culminating in the submission of a thesis normally within 4 years from the date of first registration. Students will work under the supervision of an expert academic team; normally comprising staff from both our Malaysia and UK campuses.

Students will also be expected to publish their work in high impact journals (although this is not a pre-requisite for viva and/or graduation).

All students are subject to an annual appraisal to assess progress. Students will not be allowed to progress to the following year of study if this process is not complete.

The language of instruction is English.

Research areas in the field include (but are not limited to):

• Building design
• Building performance
• Green buildings and sustainability
• Construction Management and Economics
• Contacts and Procurement
• Information Technology in Construction
• BIM
• Material Science and Technology
• Climate change impacts on buildings