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Research
The School of the Built Environment undertakes high-quality, high-impact research in a number of diverse areas related to the built environment.
Our research and knowledge exchange activities span a range of diverse disciplines and we secure significant funding from a wide variety of sources including UK research councils, EU, governments, industry and professional bodies.
With at least 50% of research outputs confirmed as world-leading or internationally recognised in the UK’s Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) of 2008, the School holds a strong position both in the UK and internationally.
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Institute for Infrastructure & Environment
Our Institute for Infrastructure and Environment aims to be world leading in civil engineering. It will deliver excellence in specialist areas of high impact research and postgraduate teaching.
Institute for Building & Urban Design
Our Institute for Building and Urban Design is at the forefront in architectural engineering, construction management and planning. It will deliver excellence in specialist areas of high impact research and postgraduate teaching.
Institute for Housing, Urban & Real Estate Research
Our Institute for Housing, Urban and Real Estate Research is among the UK’s top social and urban policy research centres with a quarter of research outputs classed as ‘world leading’ in the UK Government’s 2008 Research Assessment Exercise.





