iBUILD Team
i-BUILD is funded by a £3.5 million grant from the EPSRC (Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council) and the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council). The programme also benefits from £1.8 million of support from university partners, industry and government departments and agencies.
i-BUILD is a consortium of three of the UK's leading Universities:
- Newcastle University (Headquarters)
- University of Leeds
- University of Birmingham
Each University has a world-leading track records in engineering, economics and social sciences. The Centre Directors are listed below, other Centre researchers, our Expert Advisory Panel, partners from government and industry, and affiliates can be found by navigating the side menu.
Professor Richard Dawson
- Director of iBUILD & Lead of Work Stream 1: The Business of Interdependence, and Director of the
- Centre for Earth Systems Engineering Research
- Email: richard.dawson@newcastle.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6618
- Professor of Earth Systems Engineering, Newcastle University
Dr. Claire Walsh
- iBUILD Programme Manager and Research Fellow & Lead of Work Stream 4: Integrative case studies,
- Centre for Earth Systems Engineering Research
- Email: claire.walsh@newcastle.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6447
- Researcher in Water Resources, Newcastle University
Professor Andy Pike
- Deputy director of iBUILD, and Director of the
- Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies
- Email: andy.pike@newcastle.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 8011
- Professor of Local and Regional Development, Newcastle University
Professor Stephanie Glendinning
- iBUILD Co-Investigator & Lead of Work Stream 2: Rethinking Infrastructure Value,
- Centre for Earth Systems Engineering Research
- Email: stephanie.glendinning@newcastle.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 191 208 6612
- Chair of Civil Engineering, Newcastle University
Professor John Bryson
- Co-director of iBUILD (Birmingham Campus),
- Department of Management
- Email: j.r.bryson@bham.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 121 414 5549
- Professor of Enterprise and Competitiveness, Birmingham University
Professor Chris Rogers
- Co-director of iBUILD (Birmingham Campus) & Lead of Work Stream 5: Co-Creation Activities, Engagement and Maximising Impact, and Director of the
- Birmingham Centre for Resilience Research and Education
- Email: c.d.f.rogers@bham.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 121 414 5066
- Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, Birmingham University
Professor Phil Purnell
- Co-director of iBUILD (Leeds campus) & Lead of Work Stream 3: Issues of Scale in Local Infrastructure Delivery, and Director of the
- Institute for Resilient Infrastructure
- Email: p.purnell@leeds.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0)113 343 0370
- Professor of Materials and Structures, Leeds University
Dr. Andrew Brown
- Co-director of iBUILD (Leeds campus),
- Leeds University Business School
- Email: andrew@lubs.leeds.ac.uk
- Telephone: +44 (0) 113 343 6859
- Senior Lecturer in Economics, Leeds University
