Research across the Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences is managed by our Institute for Social Science Research (ISSR). The institute's vision is to develop and maintain international recognition for their innovative research and educational activities in key areas.
As part of the ISSR, the department of Urban, Environment and Leisure Studies is known for the quality and range of our research and has a strong, international reputation. Department staff advise on key urban, environmental and leisure research agendas including the Swiss Tropical Institute's urban health research programme, the World Health Organisation's Collaborating Centre on Urban Health, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee and the International Real Estate Research Symposium.
The results of the RAE 2008 contained excellent news. The department's subject areas all scored an 'excellent' rating from the government's quality assessment exercise. In Social Policy, the department's Unit of Assessment, was in the top quarter nationally (14th out of 68 national submissions) and has had 95% of its activities deemed as world leading, internationally excellent or internationally recognised.
The Department is involved in supervising nearly 20 PhD students and several members of staff act as PhD Directors of Studies. Find out more about our Faculty's research degree programme. To demonstrate how broad our student research interest is past topics have included:
Recent research grants have been obtained from the UK Department for International Development (DFID), the UK Economic and Social Research Council, British Academy, the US National Institutes of Health, South African Medical Research Council and Malaysia's National Institute of Valuation.
LEPU has a long-established reputation in hosting a distinguished series of lectures and seminars on all areas related to local economic development and urban renewal. It also pursues a range of consultancy activities, especially related to inner city regeneration and publishes the Local Economy journal.
The Centre for Tourism has a dedicated research and consultancy unit which draws on the expertise of tourism and planning staff with hands on experience in destination management and development, tourism marketing and audience development , regeneration of heritage attractions, improving accessibility in tourism businesses, sustainable tourism, food policy and hotel and catering systems development
The Centre also develops tailor made CPD training and workshops in tourism, hospitality and planning.
For more information please contact:
Ms Robyn Griffith–Jones
Senior Lecturer – Tourism and Hospitality
Tel: 020 7815 8128
Email: robyngj@lsbu.ac.uk
Connect with LSBU
