Architecture, Built Environment and Planning Research

Conducting internationally excellent and world-leading research through five constituent research centres.

Research Centres

Our Built Environment Research Institute conducts internationally excellent and world-leading research across five research centres reflecting diversity across the discipline area.

Centre for Sustainable Technologies

CST’s research addresses core issues in relation to renewable energy and energy efficiency in buildings.

FireSERT

Researching how fires develop, how structures respond to fires and how people react.

Hydrogen Safety Engineering and Research

Carrying out fundamental and industry driven research in the area of safety science and engineering, primarily hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

Research on Property and Planning

Researching real estate markets, housing, planning, regeneration and sustainability in urban environments.

Studies Allied to Built Environment Research

Seeking to stimulate the research environment across the construction and civil engineering disciplines.

World-leading research

We are delighted with our success in REF 2014 as 100% of our impact and research was judged by an international panel to be world-leading and internationally excellent. We are rated 6th in the UK power rankings.

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