Three year fully funded PhD studentship at Bournemouth University in the transport geography field 

The PhD studentship is linked to an EPSRC funded project (E-Drone) that seeks to examine the energy reduction potential of logistics solutions involving unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) operating alongside sustainable last-mile delivery solutions (cargo cycles and walking porters via micro-consolidation points).  

The successful candidate will focus predominantly on understanding stakeholder concerns about UAVs. This responds to calls for more profound understanding of how people frame autonomous vehicles, especially UAVs given current reputational damage from rogue use, and a need for stakeholders and the wider public to interact with realistic UAV use settings to inform guidance on the design and use of integrated logistics facilities. The PhD outcomes will inform policy/governance interventions and a simulation training tool to help stakeholders and the general public understand the environmental and governance implications of introducing shared UAV-primary logistics systems under various future scenarios.  

Closing date 13^th January 2021 

Further details at this link: https://www.bournemouth.ac.uk/study/courses/phd-studentship-e-drone-transforming-energy-demand-supply-chains-through-uav-land-logistics-2030