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We are pleased to announce that our MSc International Construction Management and Engineering (ICME) has received accreditation from the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB), the leading professional body for those working in and leading the construction industry. In addition, the University has been recognised as an Accredited Centre. Accreditation from the CIOB is a recognition...
Disputes in large infrastructure projects are often assumed to be unavoidable and are typically attributed to isolated contractual failures. This study challenges and broadens the perspective on dispute emergence by showing how major disputes in a large infrastructure project emerged from accumulations of professional and contractual lapses over time rather than isolated events. Using a...
Cost-reduction in large, complex projects does not just happen by accident — it can be achieved proactively through everyday organisational practices. By carefully structuring the project (e.g. with collaborative contracts), fostering a culture of open communication and joint responsibility, engaging partners early, and constantly managing opportunities (e.g. revisiting design, scheduling, logistics), project teams can lower...
Following the recent announcement that Dr Luca Sabini has been appointed as Deputy Director Student Education at the School of Civil Engineering, we are delighted to announce that Dr Rodrigo Juarez has taken over from him as Programme Leader for the MSc in Engineering Project Management (EPM). Rodrigo has been at the University of Leeds...
We are delighted to share that Dr Luca Sabini has been appointed as Deputy Director Student Education for Postgraduate Taught (PGT) Studies and Quality Assurance in the School of Civil Engineering. Luca has been Programme Leader for the MSc Engineering Project Management since 2021 and has successfully led the programme to accreditation as Recognised Assessment...
We are delighted to announce that Dr Dicle Kortantamer has been appointed as Deputy Director of the Leeds Centre for Projects. Dicle has been an active member of the LCP since its inception and has helped to shape the LCP into what it is today. As the LCP is growing in terms of the size...
We are delighted to share that our Lecturer in Project Management Dr Dicle Kortantamer has been appointed as a Visiting Fellow at the Leadership Lab, Hult International Business School. Hult is a triple accredited business school and their Leadership Lab is unique in its positioning by conducting highly practical research that aims to equip individuals...
Construction and engineering projects rarely go exactly as planned. When delays occur - whether from unexpected weather, scope changes, or supply chain disruptions - project managers face a critical challenge: how to accurately calculate the time extension needed and its associated costs. The traditional approach treats these calculations as certainties, using single-point estimates that ignore...
Strategic tensions between sustainability and competition can be a force for more daring innovation — but only if your organisation has the right orientation and climate to harness them constructively. This is the key take away from a research by Dr Luca Sabini and colleagues from the Technical University Darmstad, Germany. Turning Strategy Tension into...
Environment vs Infrastructure? – Can Good Projects Deliver for Both? At this year’s Labour Party Conference fringe event “Environment vs Infrastructure? – Can Good Projects Deliver for Both?”, held on the 29th of September in Liverpool, Dr Luca Sabini was invited as a technical expert to join politicians and industry leaders to debate whether infrastructure...