SEEK: Salford Environment for Expertise and Knowledge
Les Ruddock
Prof Les Ruddock
postal addressMaxwell Building, University of Salford, The Crescent, Greater Manchester, M5 4WT.
email addressL.Ruddock@salford.ac.uk
telephone+44 (0)161 295 4208
Key Memberships
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Full Member of Research Centre: Salford Centre for Research and Innovation (SCRI)
From October 2009 to present.
Associate Member of Research Centre: Centre for Disaster Resilience (CDR)
From October 2009 to present.
Profile Summary
Economics of the industry Financial Management Analysis Economics of ICT in Construction Macroeconomic Data for the Construction Sector Property Taxation Risk Analysis Property Investment Appraisal Innovation and SMEs
Key Qualifications
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2007
C. Sci. Chartered Scientist (from Science Council).
1999
F.H.E.A. Fellow (from Higher Education Academy).
1993
Ph. D. Economics (from University of Salford).
1982
MSc Public Sector Economics (from University of Salford).
1980
F.R.S.S. Fellow (from Royal Statistical Society).
1978
C. Stat. Chartered Statistician (from Royal Statistical Society).
1975
Teaching Certificate H.E. (from MMU).
1973
M.Sc. (Econ) Economics and Statistics (from University of Wales).
1971
B.A. (Hons) Economics with Finance (from MMU).
Key Projects
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2007
Jan
Hidden Innovation Research Commision
NESTA (National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts), £14,860.00.
Investigators: L Ruddock (30%), M Sexton (30%), P Barrett (40%).
2006
Mar
Salford IMRC Renewal
EPSRC, £4,866,537.39.
Principal Investigator: G Aouad (10%). Co-Investigators: P Barrett (10%), P McDermott (7%), C Abbott (10%), Y Rezgui (7%), G Cooper (7%), J Powell (7%), M Kagioglou (10%), L Ruddock (7%), L Koskela (7%), P Sterry (7%), V Ahmed (7%), M Sexton (7%).
2004
Sep
Academic Fellowship 2004 (Facilities Management)
EPSRC, £125,000.00.
Investigator: L Ruddock (100%).
2001
May
Promoting Innovation in Construction Industry SMEs (CONSTRINNONET)
EC (Framework), £171,409.00.
Investigator: L Ruddock (100%).
Key Publications
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Authored Books
2010
May
Ruddock, L & Ruddock, S 2010, Emerging from the Global Economic Crisis: Delivering Recovery Through a Sustainable Construction Industry, CIB, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2009
Jan
Ruddock, L 2009, Economics for the Modern Built Environment, Taylor and Francis (Spon), London, UK.
2009
Jan
Ruddock, L 2009, Advanced Research Methods for the Built Environment, Blackwell Publishing, London, UK.
Refereed Journal Articles
2011
Dec
Ruddock, L & Ruddock, S 2011, 'Evaluation of trends in the UK construction industry using growth and productivity accounts', Construction Management and Economics, 29(12), pp.1229-1239.abstract
2010
Aug
Ruddock, L & Amaratunga, D & Wanigaratne, N & Palliyaguru, R 2010, 'Post-tsunami reconstruction in Sri Lanka: Assessing the Economic Impact', International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 14(3), pp.219-232.
2009
Jan
Ruddock, L & Ruddock, S 2009, 'Reassessing Productivity in the Construction Sector to Reflect Hidden Innovation and the Knowledge Economy ', Construction Management and Economics, 27(9).
Papers in Published Conference Proceedings
2011
Sep
Elagili, G & Ruddock, L 2011, Adopting Activity-Based Costing Systems in the Libyan Cement Industry, in: 'SPARC Conference', University of Salford, Salford, UK. Conference details: SPARC.
2011
Sep
Ferjani, M E & Ruddock, L 2011, Evaluation of Training Programmes for the Academic Staff of Libyan Universities, in: 'SPARC Conference', University of Salford, Salford, UK. Conference details: SPARC.
2011
Sep
Ruddock, S & Ruddock, L 2011, Modelling Productivity and Growth Patterns in the Construction Industry Using the EU KLEMS Database, in: 'RICS Cobra Conference', RICS, London, UK. Conference details: RICS Cobra Conference.
2011
Sep
Ruddock, L 2011, RICS Cobra 2011 Construction and Property Conference Proceedings, in: 'COBRA Construction and Property Conference', RICS, London, UK.
Published Conference Proceedings
2005
May
Amaratunga, D & Aouad, G & Haigh, R & Ruddock, L & Sexton, M 2005, 5th International Postgradutate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment (V2), The University of Salford , Salford , UK.
2005
May
Aouad, G & Kagioglou, M & Amaratunga, D & Ruddock, L & Sexton, M 2005, 2nd International SCRI Symposium , The University of Salford , Salford , UK.
2005
Apr
Amaratunga, D & Aouad, G & Haigh, R & Ruddock, L & Sexton, M 2005, 5th International Postgradutate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment (V1), The University of Salford , Salford , UK.
2004
Apr
Ruddock, L & Amaratunga, D & Aouad, G & Kagioglou, M & Sexton, M 2004, 4th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment (V2), The University of Salford , Salford , UK.
2004
Apr
Aouad, G & Kagioglou, M & Amaratunga, D & Ruddock, L & Sexton, M 2004, 1st International SCRI Symposium, The University of Salford , Salford , UK.
2004
Apr
Ruddock, L & Amaratunga, D & Aouad, G & Kagioglou, M & Sexton, M 2004, 4th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built and Human Environment (V1), The University of Salford , Salford , UK.
Key Presence
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Conference Organisation
2011
Sep
RICS Cobra Construction and Property Conference (Salford, United Kingdom, September 2011).

Conference Chair

Other Evidence of External Esteem
2011
Jun
Keynote: At CIB INternational Workshop on 'Construction Industry Economics: The Past, Present and Future' (Netherlands, June 2011).
2011
Mar
Keynote presentation: ECTP Workshop on the 'Aging Society, the Economy and the Construction Industry' (France, March 2011).
2011
Mar
Keynote presentation: ECTP Workshop on the 'Aging Society, the Economy and the Construction Industry' (France, March 2011).