Ronald McCaffer (born 1943) is Emeritus Professor of

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. He is a specialist in the management of the processes, technology, contractual and procurement systems of the construction industry.

Biography

Early life and education

McCaffer was born in

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. He received a BSc in Civil Engineering from

Strathclyde University The University of Strathclyde ( gd, Oilthigh Shrath Chluaidh) is a public research university located in Glasgow, Scotland. Founded in 1796 as the Andersonian Institute, it is Glasgow's second-oldest university, having received its royal c ...

in 1965. He was awarded PhD in 1977 from Loughborough University and DSc in 1998 from University of Strathclyde.

Academics career

At Loughborough University, McCaffer has been Head of Civil Engineering (1987–1993), Dean of

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(1992–1997), Deputy Vice-Chancellor (1997–2002), Director of Strategic Business Partnerships, Innovation and Knowledge Transfer (2002–2006), and Emeritus Professor (since 2009). Other appointments have included duties at the

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and visiting Professor at

Glasgow Caledonian University Glasgow Caledonian University ( gd, Oilthigh Chailleannach Ghlaschu, ), informally GCU, Caledonian or Caley, is a public university in Glasgow, Scotland. It was formed in 1993 by the merger of The Queen's College, Glasgow (founded in 1875) and G ...

Honours

McCaffer is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering (1991), Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2009), Fellow of the

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, Fellow of the

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and Fellow of the

Chartered Institute of Building The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is a UK-based international professional association which exists to promote and advance for the public benefit the science and practice of building and construction. On official website Originating in ...

. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of the

British University in Egypt The British University in Egypt (BUE) is a private Egyptian university in Al Shorouk City, Cairo, Egypt. Founded in September 2005, through an inter governmental agreement, the university provides a British style of education and awards degree ...

, and previously a member of Innovation East Midlands, a member of the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board and member of Court at

Cranfield University Cranfield University is a British postgraduate public university, public research university specialising in science, engineering, design, technology and management. Cranfield was founded as the College of Aeronautics (CoA) in 1946. Through the 19 ...

Books

*''Modern Construction Management'' *''Management of Off Highway Plant and Equipment'' *''Worked Examples in Construction Management''

External links

Home pageMERIT the international construction business game
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