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Mr Simon Leung

Mr Simon Leung

leungs2@lsbu.ac.uk

Civil and Building Services Engineering

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I am an Associate Professor in Structural Design, Division of Civil and Building Services Engineering, School of Built Environment and Architecture. I am the Course Director for BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering (TAC Design Apprenticeship). He led the industry leading programme attracting high calibre apprentices in the industry.

I am qualified as a Chartered Structural Engineer with a wealth of industrial experience in engineering consultancies in London.

I am the past chair of Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE), North Thames Regional Group, and past Regional Executive Board Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Awarded Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy (SFHEA) and certified External Examiner by the HEA.

My research interest is on latest advancement / technology in the construction industry. Research area includes:

• Technology in construction

• Research collaboration with leading industrial partner

• Sustainability in buildings

• Educational research on pedagogy in Engineering

I am passionate in promoting engineering in the Higher Education. I teach the following modules on both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, which includes the following modules:

BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering | Level 5: Design of Elements

BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering | Level 6: Group Design Project [ML]

MSc Civil / Structural Engineering | Level 7: Advanced Structural Design [ML]

Courses taught

Civil Engineering - MSc

Structural Engineering - MSc

Postgraduate Research Supervision
Awarded in the last 5 years
LSBU Panel Review TrainingPhD
BEng (Hons) Civil Engineering

University College London

2004
2007
MSc Structural Engineering

Imperial College London

2007
2008
MRes Urban Sustainability and Resilience

University College London

2009
2010
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE)
2013
The Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)
2014
Engineering Council
2014
the Institution of Engineers of Ireland (IEI)
2012

Filter publications

A strategy to face the impact of Covid-19 and technology disruption on higher education in the 2020-2025 lustrum
Levatti Lopez, H., Leung, S., McGovern, D. and Kraincanic, I. (2021). A strategy to face the impact of Covid-19 and technology disruption on higher education in the 2020-2025 lustrum. Teaching and Learning Conference 2021: Teaching in the Spotlight: What is the Future for HE Curricula?. Online 06 - 08 Jul 2021