Doctoral study in Civil Engineering

Pursuing a PhD at the University of Auckland gives you access to a high-calibre research community – you may have the opportunity to publish papers, attend international conferences and develop your networks in academia and industry.

We welcome research proposals in topics relating to our key areas, including:

• Climate change adaptation, of infrastructure, infrastructure systems, and communities
  
• Earthquake engineering, which covers broad research areas such as seismic assessments, materials, and community resilience
• Geotechnical engineering, including soil behaviour modelling, structural foundation systems, dynamic properties of soils, and liquefaction
• Disaster resilience, with a variety of broad topics such as building and transportation infrastructure, organisational management and communities, disaster risk reduction, and post-disaster reconstruction and recovery
• Structural engineering, on areas such as the development of materials and innovative new solutions
• Transportation, including traffic operations, road safety and skid resistance, network modelling and public transport, and Electric Vehicles
• Water and environmental engineering, focusing on areas such as hydraulic engineering, flow structures, sustainability, waste management, resource recovery

Search our database to find our researchers in Civil Engineering, as well as explore past research topics and current research opportunities. 

There are several scholarships you may be eligible for when you decide to pursue your PhD in Civil Engineering, including the University of Auckland Doctoral Scholarships.

For general student enquiries, please contact the Student Hubs.

If you would like to find out more about studying Civil Engineering, you can contact a Postgraduate Adviser.