MPhil/PhD Study
The Bartlett School of Architecture has a world-class and thriving research community. Students study towards their PhD within five different streams.
Multi-disciplinary department
We are a multi-disciplinary department with researchers specialising in various fields, including:
- architectural design
- history, theory, and practice
- computation
- space syntax.
Our team blends approaches from the arts, humanities, social sciences, and engineering to provide a comprehensive study of architecture.
Our achievements and rankings
- #1 in the UK for architectural research (RAE 2008, REF 2014)
- Regular recipients of the RIBA President’s Awards for Research
- #1 in the world for studying architecture and the built environment (QS World University Subject Rankings 2024)
Explore our research activities
View the research activities of our staff can be viewed on UCL's Institutional Research Information Service.
Explore our MPhil/PhD courses
This programme invites candidates to combine designing and writing to develop their architectural research.
This programme addresses the histories and theories of architecture, cities and landscape, positioning history and theory as an integral part of design.
This programme is for researchers aiming to deepen their understanding of spatial patterns and social outcomes, as well as the connection between architectural design knowledge and computation.
This programme allows students to produce original research in areas related to computational tools, applied to design and regardless of scale, historical timeframe or methodological approach.
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This programme supports architectural research by combining design and writing on real-world projects from candidates' professional practice.
There are various scholarship and funding opportunities available to MPhil/PhD students at The Bartlett School of Architecture.
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