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Matthew Newman

Matthew Newman

Senior Lecturer

School of Architecture Design and the Built Environment

Staff Group(s)
Civil Engineering

Role

Senior Lecturer in Engineering Surveying and Course Leader of the Civil Engineer Degree Apprenticeship

Career overview

Lecturing in Engineering Surveying within the Civil Engineering department of Nottingham Trent University since 2018 and course leader for the Civil Engineer Degree Apprenticeship.

Previously 6 years at a college of further & higher education, lecturing in Civil Engineering and managing the Apprenticeship and Higher Education construction department.

Prior to working in education, 18 years in the civil engineering and construction industry including Construction Project Management for a national charity specialising in providing employment opportunities for the long term unemployed within the construction and landscaping sector; Assistant Engineer for a local authority within the field of highway structures maintenance; Senior Engineer for a civil engineering contractor for road, rail and airport projects; Site Engineer for a civil engineering contractor for civil engineering projects such as wastewater treatment, multi-storey building foundations and airports; Team Leader for two summer projects for civil engineering students from a UK university to take part in development work in Ghana; Engineering Surveyor and Setting-Out Engineer for a hydro-power project in Nepal.

External activity

  • Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Nottingham, Derby and Leicester local branch.
  • Outdoor activities such as mountain biking, camping and hill walking.

Course(s) I teach on