Research opportunities

We are interested to receive applications from ambitious individuals keen to pursue research in Management of Projects at the University of Manchester in fields including:

• Occupational safety and health management in project-based environments
• Productivity, procurement and healthcare systems modelling and simulation
• Collaboration and practices on construction projects: moving the industry forward
• Circular economy (CE) in construction, risk management, decision-making modelling and construction communications
• Workplace wellbeing, engagement and resilience in project management
• Project learning, project-based supply chain and business-model innovation
• Stakeholder management on construction projects
• BIM and improving communication on construction projects

Alternatively follow the link below and use FindaPhD’s filters to find funded PhD opportunities:

Funding and further enquiries

Various sources of PhD funding are also available – please click here to find out more.

For more information on PhD project topics available that may be developed further in discussion with academics to align with your interests and expertise please see individual staff pages here.

For general queries about funding and how to apply please contact the Student Recruitment and Admissions Team.

Martin Lockey
Senior Postgraduate Admissions Administrator
George Begg Building – B15
0161 275 4345
martin.lockey@manchester.ac.uk