PhD Study : Real Estate Valuation, Law, Ethics and Sustainability

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Summary

This research area is designed to attract candidates who have an interest in real estate transactions, law, ethics, sustainability, technological innovation or valuation.

The type of research areas which prospective students may have an interest in exploring include (but are not limited to) the following –

*Real property receivership and insolvency

*The legal ramifications of the sale of distressed real estate assets

*Fixed charge receivership and maximisation of value

*Procedures for dealing with proceeds of crime from the investment or ownership of real assets

*Law and valuation relating to mortgage repossession

*Valuation accuracy and margin of error

*Professional negligence and duty of care

*Real estate regulation, ethics and education

*Real estate innovation, green strategies and future digitalisation

*Big data and digital capabilities for real estate

Students will be based in the Jordanstown / Belfast campus with other PhD students, researchers and academic staff.  The nature of the work will depend on the proposed topic but may involve desktop research, field work, surveys, interviews of key stakeholders, case law analysis, data analytics and modelling.

Essential criteria

Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, a First or Upper Second Class Honours Degree in a subject relevant to the proposed area of study.

We may also consider applications from those who hold equivalent qualifications, for example, a Lower Second Class Honours Degree plus a Master’s Degree with Distinction.

In exceptional circumstances, the University may consider a portfolio of evidence from applicants who have appropriate professional experience which is equivalent to the learning outcomes of an Honours degree in lieu of academic qualifications.

  • Clearly defined research proposal detailing background, research questions, aims and methodology

Funding and eligibility

The University offers the following levels of support:

Vice Chancellors Research Studentship (VCRS)

The following scholarship options are available to applicants worldwide:

  • Full Award: (full-time tuition fees + £19,000 (tbc))
  • Part Award: (full-time tuition fees + £9,500)
  • Fees Only Award: (full-time tuition fees)

These scholarships will cover full-time PhD tuition fees for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance) and will provide a £900 per annum research training support grant (RTSG) to help support the PhD researcher.

Applicants who already hold a doctoral degree or who have been registered on a programme of research leading to the award of a doctoral degree on a full-time basis for more than one year (or part-time equivalent) are NOT eligible to apply for an award.

Please note: you will automatically be entered into the competition for the Full Award, unless you state otherwise in your application.

Department for the Economy (DFE)

The scholarship will cover tuition fees at the Home rate and a maintenance allowance of £19,000 (tbc) per annum for three years (subject to satisfactory academic performance).

This scholarship also comes with £900 per annum for three years as a research training support grant (RTSG) allocation to help support the PhD researcher.

  • Candidates with pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, who also satisfy a three year residency requirement in the UK prior to the start of the course for which a Studentship is held MAY receive a Studentship covering fees and maintenance.
  • Republic of Ireland (ROI) nationals who satisfy three years’ residency in the UK prior to the start of the course MAY receive a Studentship covering fees and maintenance (ROI nationals don’t need to have pre-settled or settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme to qualify).
  • Other non-ROI EU applicants are ‘International’ are not eligible for this source of funding.
  • Applicants who already hold a doctoral degree or who have been registered on a programme of research leading to the award of a doctoral degree on a full-time basis for more than one year (or part-time equivalent) are NOT eligible to apply for an award.

Due consideration should be given to financing your studies. Further information on cost of living

The Doctoral College at Ulster University

Key dates

Submission deadline
Monday 18 February 2019
12:00AM

Interview Date
13 March to 21 March 2019

Preferred student start date
September 2019

Applying

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Contact supervisor

Dr Jasmine Lay-Cheng Lim

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