A requirement for registration is normally a good honours degree, although in certain circumstances other qualifications may be accepted. 

All candidates must demonstrate fluency in written and spoken English, either by English Language qualifications or by the previous use of English as a language of study. Find out more about English language requirements here.

Apply for the doctorate programme at WEDC and you may be eligible for a part or full-time research studentship (subject to the nomination, approval and availability of funds and meeting eligibility criteria).

The School provides a rich training environment for all of our research students, with staff delivering mentoring and supervision alongside a 'cohort-based experience'. Our 1000m² award-winning Research Hub provides a flexible, vibrant research environment that facilitates innovative research practice and collaborative knowledge exchange within and across conventional disciplinary boundaries. Each student has two academic supervisors and a director of research programme. Progress is monitored through regular supervisory meetings and a robust academic progress review conducted at the end of each year by an independent examiner.

All students are provided with a laptop, access to our laboratory facilities, technician support and funds for travel and conference attendance. The LU Graduate School provides transferable and employability training to meet the requirements of the researcher development framework. Students benefit from the School’s extensive seminar programme, quarterly doctoral seminar programme and annual away days. The aim is to stimulate our students, broaden their horizons, and deepen their knowledge in order to mould the research leaders of tomorrow.

If you are interested in undertaking a PhD, you should complete a detailed outline research proposal (i.e. 3-5 pages covering background context, aims and objectives and proposed methodology) and identify a subject relevant potential supervisor (see the staff list for contact details).

For enquiries about the application process, please contact our Research Administrator, Berkeley Young, on 01509 222611 or email B.K.D.Young@Lboro.ac.uk.

• Angela Akpovi
  Water Safety Plans for Household Led Supply Systems: Delta State, Nigeria
• Aliya Al-Alaw
  Rational use of water in buildings
• Amita Bhakta
  Water, sanitation and hygiene issues for perimenopausal women
• Alasdair Booth
  Security of public places
• Patrick Bowan
  Solid waste management
• Timothy Brewer
  WASH and nutrition
• Cheryl Choge
  Market failures and Influence Gaps in Sanitation Investments
• Robert DiFilippo
  Effects of Climate Change on the Hydrologic Cycle in Developing Countries Vulnerable to Sea Level Rise
• Roses Enang
  Piped Networks Analysis, Nigeria
• Jordan Ermilio
  Performance evaluation of rural water supply infrastructure in developing countries
• Elizabeth Green
  Development and validation of sustainability and resilience indicators for the built environment
• Iniobong James Ikpeh
  Governance of Urban Water Services in Developing countries
• Thomas Meadley
  Public utilities in developing countries increasing their customer base
• Oluremi Olaleye
  Integration of Microbiological Risk Assessment Indicators into Water Safety Plans for slums around Lagos Lagoon
• Mohammed Abubakar Sadeeq
  Low-cost Biomass as sustainable Adsorbents for the removal of heavy metals and reactive dyes from textile and tannery wastewater used for agriculture in developing countries: A case of Nigeria

• Simon Bird
  Decision Problem Structuring for Selection of Fixed Firefighting Systems
• Cristina Caballero
  Critical coastal infrastructure and climate change adaptation
• Natalie Curd
  Renewable Energy in the UK
• Alex Evans
  Institutional arrangements conducive to resource recovery and reuse businesses
• Nicola Greene
  Intra-annual Variability in Standards of Water and Sanitation in Upper Humla, Nepal: An Investigation into the Causes, Importance and Impact
• Ruth Hoyland
  Modelling thermal comfort performance of tents used in Humanitarian Relief
• Uttam Kadam
  Performance Assessment of Heterogeneous Irrigation Schemes in India
• Katrice King
  Resilience in the Humanitarian Sphere: Stimulating Resilience for Recovery in Haiti
• Despina Manousel
  Water demand and supply management for the residential sector using integrated resource planning principles
• Louise Medland
  Developing standards for household latrines in Rwanda
• Adeola Obadina
  Gender and sustainability in solid waste management: a case study of Nigeria
• Olufemi Ogunlowo
  Exploration of CNG as Transportation Energy Source in Nigeria
• Encheng (Dylan) Zhou
  Developing effective institutional collaboration of urban flood risk: A case study of Hangzhou