PhD in Construction Management

This is a four-year (1+3 MRes/PhD) studentship funded through the Cambridge EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Unlocking Net Zero (FIBE3 CDT)./nThe project is funded in collaboration with Network Rail, the entity responsible for the operation and maintenance of the Great Britain's railway infrastructure, with an extensive network spanning thousands of miles and its complex web of tracks, station, signalling systems and more, and is fully committed to advancing research and innovation in the field of infrastructure and built environment to enhance efficiency, safety, and sustainability./nThis project seeks to utilise expertise in networks and systems-of-systems modelling to analyse how local rail adaptation measures interact across the national network. The study will explore physical and operational interdependencies, assess trade-offs between local and system-wide resilience outcomes, and evaluate governance barriers to coordinated adaptation. The goal is to develop a framework that ensures multiple small-scale interventions align to deliver coherent, strategic climate resilience across the UK rail system.