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University of Salford

Salford is internationally recognised as an enterprising university, seeking innovative ways of extending its capabilities. We are closely attuned to the needs and problems of business, industry and the community and we engage with others to transfer knowledge through partnerships and consultancies. Our School of Construction and Property Management is the highest rated in the UK for research into the Built and Human Environment (6* in the UK national Research Assessment Exercise). We were also awarded the first ever Queen's Award in 2000 for our contribution to higher education in the Built and Human Environment.

Activities/business

Salford is internationally recognised as an enterprising university, seeking innovative ways of extending its capabilities. We are closely attuned to the needs and problems of business, industry and the community and we engage with others to transfer knowledge through partnerships and consultancies. Salford was the first university to establish Academic Enterprise as an integrated third strand of the University's activities, of equal importance to teaching and research. Academic Enterprise seeks to harness the University's creative strengths to foster wealth creation and generate social well-being. Salford focuses on areas of high quality national and international innovative and applied research in multidisciplinary areas of study. This approach to research addresses relevant, real world problems and was acknowledged by outstanding results in the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise. The University is situated on a riverside site, within a mile and a half of the heart Manchester City Centre. Greater Manchester is home to Europe's largest student population drawing students from across the world.

Contact: Ms Rosa Green
Direct fax: +44 (0)161 295 5011
School of Construction and Property Management
Bridgewater Building, Meadow Road, Salford, M7 1NU


University of Reading

Category: Universities & Colleges

The University of Reading is committed to the highest standard of research and scholarship, across a full range of academic activities. The School of Construction Management & Engineering is one of the world's largest university departments dealing with the built environment and a leading international institution for research and teaching in building management, surveying and engineering. The reputation of the School is based on the authority of its academic staff, who have extensive experience as advisers, consultants and visiting lecturers to commercial organisations, governments and other universities throughout the world.

Activities/business

The University of Reading is committed to the highest standard of research and scholarship, across a full range of academic activities. Established in 1892, receiving its Royal Charter in 1926, the University has a long tradition of research, education and training at a local, national and international level. The University is in the top twenty of the most research powerful universities in the UK. Over £20 million worth of contracts are received annually to provide expertise in research to a range of groups including governments, industry, the EU, UK charities and research councils. In the 2001 RAE, fifteen departments were awarded an RAE rating of 5, and five departments were designated 5*, emphatically demonstrating the University's international research strengths. 3,000 students from 130 countries make up Reading's dynamic multi-cultural environment. The University has links with 560 institutions in 90 countries. The School Construction Management & Engineering is truly multi-disciplinary in nature and contains over 80 members of full-time academic staff, including 10 professors. This wide range of expertise and international experience contributes directly to the quality of the School's degree courses and research programmes. In particular, the School's research has a world-wide reputation for quality and innovation and has been influential in developing and improving the processes and techniques of the construction and engineering sectors. Graduates from the School's degree courses are highly valued and sought after by employers in these sectors. They are the potential leaders and senior managers of the sectors' firms and the professions in the 21st century.


Contact: Margaret Deacon
The School of Construction Management & Engineering
Whiteknights, PO Box 219, Reading, RG6 6AW
Fax: +44(0)118 931 3856
Website:www.cme.rdg.ac.uk