Much of the department's consultancy activity is organised through the Local Economy Policy Unit (LEPU), a forum for academics and practitioners to interact. LEPU was founded by the late Professor Sam Aaronovitch in 1983. It's built its reputation on popular seminars, research and the quality of its publications. The LEPU journal, Local Economy, is now in its twenty-fourth year and has a fast-expanding world-wide readership. Since February 2011, Local Economy has been published by leading independent academic and professional publisher SAGE.
LEPU is just one of the ways LSBU achieves its aim to contribute to developing and regenerating the London region. Through UELS it also connects with research, practice and policy activity in economic development from around the world. It participates in the OECD Local Economic and Employment Development Programme and is an active member of the European Association of Development Agencies. It also has strong networks across North America and in South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.
For further information and about LEPU please contact:
Andrew Jones
Director – Local Economy Policy Unit
Tel: 0207 815 5409
Email: jonesah@lsbu.ac.uk
The Centre for Tourism has a dedicated research and consultancy unit. The unit draws on the expertise of tourism and planning staff with hands on experience in the following areas:
The Centre also develops tailor made CPD training and workshops in tourism, hospitality and planning.
Find out about our courses in our online prospectus.
The tourism and planning experts at LSBU are used to supporting the practical needs of industry, destination management organisations, local authorities, regeneration agencies and business partnerships. We pride ourselves on providing clear recommendations backed up with robust data and implementation plans.Our practical consultancy is rooted in the ethos of the department, which is to deliver highly skilled tourism and planning graduates with up to date knowledge, ready for management jobs in industry.
London South Bank is also the leading university nationally in Knowledge Transfer Partnerships, the government scheme to encourage the flow of knowledge and expertise between universities and business. KTPs provide funding for businesses to take on graduates, supported by academic advice, for a period of two years to launch new products and service.
The Centre for Tourism also works with partner institutes in the university such as the Local Economy Policy Unit (LEPU), the Institute for Social Science Research and the Ehrenburg Centre for Research in Marketing.
For further information about Tourism at LSBU please contact:
Ms Robyn Griffith–Jones
Senior Lecturer – Tourism and Hospitality
Tel: 0207 815 8128
Email: robyngj@lsbu.ac.uk
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