Gavin D. J. Harper

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Gavin Harper is a Research Fellow at the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials in Birmingham Business School at the University of Birmingham focused on issues at the Critical Materials / Energy Nexus. He is also an Academic Collaborator and Affiliated Researcher with the Cambridge Industrial Resilience Group at the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge.

Previously, he was Energy Development Manager for the Birmingham Energy Institute and Visiting Researcher for the Centre for Solar Energy Research at Glyndŵr (now Wrexham) University where he previously co-ordinated the solar stream of the Welsh Energy Sector Training programme.

Gavin read for his ESRC funded PhD at the Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability & Society, Cardiff University. He also holds an MBA from Keele University and Masters degrees from Cardiff University in Business Research Methods, Loughborough University in Renewable Energy Systems, and the University of East London in Sustainable Architecture.

Experience

  • 2014–present
    Visiting Researcher, Centre for Solar Energy Research, Glyndŵr University
  • 2015–present
    Energy Development Manager, Birmingham Energy Institute, University of Birmingham
  • 2013–2014
    WEST Programme Solar Stream Co-Ordinator, Centre for Solar Energy Research, Glyndŵr University
  • 2012–2014
    Associate, Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University
  • 2007–2012
    Doctoral Researcher, The ESRC Centre for Business Relationships, Accountability, Sustainability & Society

Education

  • 2014 
    Cardiff University, PhD
  • 2012 
    Keele University, MBA. Education Management
  • 2010 
    Loughborough University, MSc. Renewable Energy Systems Technology
  • 2009 
    Open University, BEng. (Hons) Engineering
  • 2008 
    Cardiff University, MSc. Social Science Research Methods
  • 2007 
    University of East London, MSc. Architecture: Advanced Environmental & Energy Studies
  • 2006 
    Open University, BSc. (Hons) Technology

Professional Memberships

  • Member of the Institute of Engineering & Technology
  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

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