Indira Chauhan

Indira Chauhan

Head of Subject for Built Environment and Architectural Technology
Senior Lecturer in Built Environment
Course Leader, Building Surveying and Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship
School of Computing and Engineering
indira.chauhan@uwl.ac.uk

Indira has considerable industrial experience in the design and construction of building and infrastructure projects. Working in Academia since 2006, Indira has been teaching various undergraduate courses in Building Surveying, Construction Project Management/Architectural Design and Technology at the School of Computing and Engineering. She is currently Head of Subject for Built Environment and Architectural Technology and Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Building Surveying and Chartered Surveyor Degree Apprenticeship courses. She leads modules such as Building Pathology, Building Structure and Materials, Construction Technology and Dissertation projects. She is currently an external examiner at the University of Derby and at Leeds Beckett University.

Indira is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. She is also a full member of multiple professional bodies such as the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) and the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES).

As a Chartered Engineer (CENG) and a Chartered Surveyor (MRICS), Indira promotes industry-academia engagement by organising regular CPD seminars for students.

  • Qualifications

    • PgCert Research (University of West London)
    • PCET Teaching and Learning (University of East London)
    • MEng Civil Engineering (M.S. University)

  • Memberships

    Chartered Engineer (CEng)
    Chartered Surveyor
    Chartered Construction Manager
    Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers (MICE)
    Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
    Member of the Chartered Institute of Building (MCIOB)
    Member of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveying (MCInstCES)
    Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (SFHEA)

Research

  • Research and publications

    Publications

    Rizzuto Joseph, Chauhan Indira  and Rowson Janet (2020) 'A growing pool of talent'. RICS Built Environment, 1 (1). pp. 34-35. ISSN 2631-8423

    Chauhan, I. and Rajani, M. (2019) 'Technological advancements in Surveying: Academic and Industry perspectives' Civil Engineering Surveyor -The Journal of the Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors Oct issue, pp 25-26. ISBN 978-184995-090-9

    Rizzuto, J.P. and Chauhan, I. (2018) 'Knowing by site' RICS Construction Journal, Feb/March issue, pp. 16-18. ISSN 1752-8720

    Rizzuto, J. P. and Chauhan, I. (2017) 'Learning at work' RICS Building Surveying Journal, Oct/Nov issue, pp 24-25. ISSN 1750-1032

  • Conferences

    Chauhan, I.  and Rajani, M. (2018) ‘Should Part M lead to more Inclusive Designs:  Built Environment Professionals’ perspective', RICS COBRA conference, 23-24 April 2018

    Rizzuto, J.P. and Chauhan, I. (2018) 'Inclusive Teaching Practices: Student Diversity', UWL Teaching and Learning Conference, 27 June 2018, London, UK. (accepted)

    Rizzuto, J.P. and Chauhan, I. (2017) 'Retention of learning: student perception of assessment methods', UWL Teaching and Learning Conference, 29 June 2017, London, UK.

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