Masters student profiles

Find out what opportunities studying a masters at the department can lead to.

Exploring Children’s Nature-Based Place Attachment in High-density Metropolitan Areas

Rong Zheng Environment, infrastructure and sustainability, Planning, people and place

Rohg Zheng is a PHD student, currently exploring Children’s Nature-Based Place Attachment in High-density Metropolitan Areas.

The MPlan degree will allow you to be more flexible with the subjects you take

Bethany Firkins MPlan Urban Studies and Planning graduate

MPlan Urban Studies and Planning student Bethany Firkins discusses her time as a student at Sheffield and her career since graduating.

I learned not only the fundamentals of GIS but how to apply it to real world applications

Liam Pring Graduate GIS Consultant at AECOM

MSc Applied GIS student Liam discusses his time as a student at Sheffield and career since graduating.

Financialisation, regulation and asset management in English housing associations

Michael Marshall Housing and real estate, Urban inequalities and social justice

PHD student Michael discusses their PHD research, previous work and educational experiences.

Understanding the role of peer-to-peer accommodation in disrupting the neighbourhood: A new form of gentrification

Nan Wang Housing and real estate, Urban inequalities and social justice

PHD student Nan discusses their PHD research, previous work and educational experiences.

Housing discrimination in the Sheffield metropolitan area, 1960s to the present

Nancy Marcia L. Wilson Housing and real estate

PHD student Nancy discusses her PHD research, previous work and educational experiences.

What I'm learning is closely related to everyday life

Liqiong Han MA Urban Design and Planning

Liqiong has always been interested in how real people are engaged in the urban planning process, and how their voices are heard and considered in the design scheme - so studying MA Urban Design and Planning is perfect for her.

I cherish my time with my classmates and tutors

Yueh-Sung Weng MSc Cities and Global Development

Yueh-Sung has gone on to study a PhD in community-led housing and community governance.

All the modules studied at Sheffield are useful to my job

Hang Li MA Urban Design and Planning

Hang now works in Shanghai but travels extensively for site visits and international conferences.

Sheffield has taught me the importance of scientific and objective research methods

Mengjie Li MA Urban Design and Planning

After completing a masters in Urban Design and Planning, Mengjie Li now works on urban renewal projects for a think tank based in Shenzhen.

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