Our Staff
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Dr Hazel Ann Nash
Senior Lecturer in Planning Law
Hazel has worked in the Planning Policy Division of the Welsh Government (2011-2015) and in local government as a Planning Officer (2015-2018), responsible for a case load of varied development management applications. She currently works as Senior Lecturer in Planning Law at Birmingham City University where she teaches all...
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Professor David Boyd
Director of the Centre for Environment and Society Research
David Boyd is Professor of Construction and Director of the Centre for Environment and Society Research , based at the School of Engineering and the Built Environment . He teaches on the MSc Construction Project Management course. David has a background in engineering, but is better known for his management insights of...
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Claudia Carter
Reader in Environmental Governance / Associate Professor
Claudia is Associate Professor in the field of interdisciplinary environmental research and environmental governance. Her research relates to climate change and sustainability adopting social-ecological systems thinking/approaches. Poignant areas of interest are the opportunities and barriers to 'low-impact' living and the...
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Dr Franco Kai Tak Cheung
Associate Professor in Quantity Surveying
Franco Cheung joined Birmingham City University in 2016. Coming from a professional background as a quantity surveyor for a consultant and contractors specialising in cost planning, he developed his specialism in cost modelling and forecasting techniques through his PhD study. Franco is an active researcher. His recent...
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Dr Beck Collins
Senior Lecturer
Dr Beck Collins currently teaches across all undergraduate courses in the School of the Built Environment, as well as MSc Construction Project Management and MA Planning Built Environments. Beck was awarded her PhD in “Local Projects for Sustainable Energy – Exploring the Nature of Success” in 2014, and is interested in...
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Micahla de Cann
Lecturer in Visualisation, Architectural Technology Undergraduate programme
Micahla has been a lecturer in Visualisation since 2010. Micahla has a broad professional background in design, craft production, renovation and alternative education. She worked in alternative, craft based education, and residential facilities, tutoring in subjects such as silversmithing, woodcarving, woodwork, and...
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Professor David Edwards
Professor of Plant and Machinery Management
David has accrued considerable leadership and management experience in the roles of teaching, award management and development, quality enhancement, student liaison and the national student survey (NSS), academic administration and research at a number of higher education institutes in this country and abroad. He is currently...
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James Gaytten
Senior Lecturer
James is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. He is an Architectural Technologist with 30 years post qualification experience in most construction sectors and has been teaching at Birmingham City University since 2008.
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Mike Grace
Researcher
Mike’s background is in town and country planning and sustainable land use and his professional experience includes planning roles at Telford Development Corporation working on commercial and industrial growth, Manager of the Local Plans team at Telford and Wrekin Council, Head of Planning Services at Carlisle City Council...
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Dr Silvia Gullino
Associate Professor in City Making and Course Leader for the MPlan/BSc Property Development and Planning
Silvia holds a BA and MA in Architecture and an MSc in Environmental Engineering from the Politecnico di Torino. She gained her PhD in Spatial Planning at the Politecnico di Milano in 2005 and conducted postdoctoral research as a Senior Fellow in International Urban Studies at the Institute for Policy Studies at Johns...