PhD student profiles

Find out more about our current and former PhD students.

Investigation of how land use/cover change impact on housing price at Megaregion

Xiao Tang Housing and real estate, Planning, people and place

Xiao Tang is a current PhD student, Investigating how land use/cover change impact on housing price at Megaregion: Evidence from Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.

Othered people in othered places: a critical and situated exploration of the challenges of cultural diversity in Palermo

Francesca Guarino Urban inequalities and social justice

Francesca Guarino is a PhD student, currently researching othered people in othered places: a critical and situated exploration of the challenges of cultural diversity in Palermo.

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.

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.

Alumni Xin Feng standing in front of a tree and a building

I try to make a difference using tools of participatory governance, to bring different interest groups into discussion

Xin (Cissy) Feng PhD in Urban Studies and Planning

After completing her PhD in Sheffield, Xin Feng became a lecturer in Urban and Rural Planning at Suzhou University of Science and Technology.

Residential Redevelopment: Eviction and the reconstruction of space in the lower half of Chongqing, China

Wanying Li Planning, people and place

Wanying's research examines urban development in China and its social challenges.

Rural development and Governance

Jiaxi Yang Planning, people and place, Urban inequalities and social justice

The Implementation of the Rural Revitalization Strategy (RRS) and Its Impact to the Sustainable Development (SD) of Rural Villages in China.

Housing and intergenerational inequality in the Taipei metropolitan area

Yu-Tung Wu Housing and real estate, Urban inequalities and social justice

Exploring the differences in housing environment in the Taipei metropolitan area.

Department of Urban Studies and Planning