Urban Sustainability and Resilience MRes

UCL (University College London)

Prepare your research career in urban sustainability and resilience with this one-year MRes at UCL. Explore urban systems, policies, processes, technologies, and materials shaping future cities, and gain the research skills and methodologies needed to impact this fast-evolving field. If you’re looking for a research Master’s in urban sustainability and resilience, there is no better place to study than here at UCL. Bringing together the relevant theory with research project-based experience, the course covers diverse subject matter, from urban sustainability and resilience to tackling challenges faced by urban systems and cities globally and the infrastructure that supports them, to shocks arising from natural, economic and technological hazards. Our curriculum is designed to provide you with a specialised knowledge base. By choosing specific research projects and modules spanning diverse topics, you can tailor your learning journey according to your interests. You’ll apply diverse methodologies to tackle real-world urban challenges and explore the policies, processes, technologies, and materials shaping future urban landscapes. Whatever your specialism, you’ll gain a holistic understanding of the end-to-end research process. You’ll graduate with a holistic understanding of the end-to-end research process. This programme is ideal if you are passionate about addressing the multifaceted challenges of urban sustainability and resilience. It is suitable for applicants with a first degree in civil engineering, urban planning, architecture, social sciences, or similar fields, who want to pursue a research-oriented career in academia or in industry. The full-time, part-time, and flexible study options allow professional students to fit this programme into their education without having to take a break from their careers. This programme is also available on a modular (flexible) basis, with a duration of 5 calendar years.