Leeds Centre for Projects
Shaping Projects for Sustainable Futures
The Leeds Centre for Projects (LCP) is a globally leading centre of excellence advancing the knowledge in project management research and education and creating impact through engagement with industry, government and third sector organisations.
Projects shape our world and through projects for the good of society we can build a better future. Policy and strategy are implemented through projects on a global, national and local level. Projects are critical to the progress of modern society with project management rapidly becoming a sought-after skill set to deliver value for the social systems they serve. The ability to control and manage projects is a critical capability underpinning success, sustainability and wellbeing.
News
Dr Dicle Kortantamer is appointed as Associate Editor
We are delighted to share that Dr Dicle Kortantamer, our Lecturer in Project Management, has been appointed as Associate Editor for the journal Project Leadership and Society. Project Leadership and Society (PLAS) is an open access journal published in collaboration with the International Project Management Association (IPMA). As a sister open access journal of the International Journal...
Visit by Prof Khalid Al Marri from the British University in Dubai
We had the pleasure of hosting a visit by Professor Khalid Al Marri recently. Prof Al Marri is the Dean of Research and Head of Partnerships at the British University in Dubai (BUiD). Following the visit of an LCP delegation to BUiD earlier this year, we took the opportunity to continue our discussions on the...
A new home for the LCP
Last week, the Leeds Centre for Projects moved to a new home and we are very excited about it! For the last few years, the members of the LCP were distributed across different floors and the PhD researchers were in various offices across the School of Civil Engineering. However, now we had the opportunity to...