PhD student profiles

Find out more about our current and former PhD students.

PhD student Martyna Piliszewska

Why do they stay? Exploring the reasons why homeless Polish migrant workers remain in a state of prolonged destitution in post-Brexit Britain

Martyna Piliszewska Housing and real estate, Urban inequalities

Martyna's research aims to explore why homeless Polish migrant workers remain in a state of prolonged destitution in Brexit Britain.

Carl Lee

The purpose built student housing (PBSA) development nexus and its impact on inner-urban Sheffield

Carl Lee Housing and real estate, Planning, people and place

Carl's research aims to measure, describe and explain the PBSA dynamic in Sheffield.

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The impact of Neighbourhood Development Plans on planning decisions

Hakjin Lee Planning, people and place

Hakjin's research aims to understand how Neighbourhood Development Plans interact with Local Development Plans.

Katherine Blaker

Cooperation for survival: residents’ perspectives on mutual aid to meet their basic needs in two low-income, post-industrial British neighbourhoods

Katherine Blaker Planning, people and place, Urban inequalities and social justice

Katherine's research explores responses to austerity through cooperation and collaboration in low-income, working-class post-industrial neighbourhoods.

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Crisis and the Common(s): Understanding Urban Community Land Trust Activism

Martha Mingay Planning, people and place, Urban inequalities and social justice

Martha's research explores urban Community Land Trust activism as a political response to the housing affordability crisis.

Ryan Bellinson

Doing Things Differently? The Promise & Pitfalls of Co-Productive Urban Climate Policy Development in Greater Manchester, UK

Ryan Bellinson Environment, infrastructure and sustainability

Ryan's research investigates the concept of co-production in an urban climate policy development process in Greater Manchester.

Jeni Vine

What makes a meaningful interaction that builds social cohesion?

Jeni Vine Urban inequalities and social justice

Jeni's research looks at how to build social cohesion through meaningful interaction.

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Integrating urban and industrial development in Ethiopia

Selamawit Wondimu Environment, infrastructure and sustainability, Planning, people and place

Selamawit's research looks at the disjointed nature of processes of state-led industrialization and rapid Urbanization in Ethiopia.

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Scaling Up Community Led Housing

Philippa Hughes Housing and real estate, Planning, people and place

Philippa's research explores the factors involved in the development of the community led housing sector in England.

Inken Oldsen-thor Straten

An analysis of local authorities and property developers’ relations shaping spatial change in Cape Town and Johannesburg

Inken Oldsen-thor Straten Planning, people and place, Urban inequalities and social justice

Inken’s research examines how relationships between local authorities and developers shape policy outcomes in Cape Town and Johannesburg.