Business
We maintain strong links with business and industry on a number of levels. Within the Division of Civil, Chemical and Environmental Engineering there are two Industrial Advisory Boards:
RESOLVE
Secretary: Gemma Birkett
Chair: Prof Ian Christie Department of Community and Local Government
Civil Engineering Industrial Advisory Board
Secretary: Aimee Gilchrist
Chair: Jim Hutchins, Director WSP UK
Our Industrial Advisory Board provides us with support on our taught programmes, in terms of advice on curriculum development from the professional perspective and teaching on our courses.
The Board meets twice a year and is made up of academics and industrialists from National and International Business. Other benefits include:
- Awareness of new and emerging research needs in industry, business and policy
- Understanding changes in demand across industrial, business and policy sectors for highly skilled personnel and modifying course provision accordingly
- Links into policy and business networks
- Graduate placement
Further information about board members can be found on the Meet the board page.

