Mr Grant Sinclair
| Biography | Grant Sinclair is a Lecturer and Programme Lead for the honours degree in Building Surveying and Head of Learning and Teaching and also currently Academic Lead for Student Experience in the School of Engineering and the Built Environment at Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland. Grant graduated from Glasgow Caledonian University in Glasgow, in 1996, gaining eight years post-graduation experience as a practitioner, six of which in a busy London practice. He became a fully Chartered Building Surveyor in1998. He has worked as an external advisor and an external examiner for a range of universities and stakeholders in the UK, one of which was Registers of Scotland [the Land Registry]. He has also had appointments to provided external oversight to the continuation and quality of UK Universities. His teaching specialisms are Conservation and the Preservation of Historic Buildings and Building Pathology; and using visual learning techniques and building inspection/surveys to enhance the student learning experience. |
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| Research Interests | Conservation of Historic Buildings and Building Pathology |
| Teaching and Learning | Advisory panels and expert committees Consultant Appointment as Edinburgh Napier’s independent assessor for Registers of Scotland (Land Registry), SCQF accreditation. 2011 April – 2018 Appointed as External Oversight Quality advisor appointment for the BSc (Hons) Building Surveying Course at Coventry University. 2011 May External Examiner for Registers of Scotland (Land Registry). 2011 July – 2018 Appointed Health & Safety Oversight for the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. 2013 May - 2018 Week long lecture series at Hong Kong University for the School of Engineering and Built Environment 2015-2016 May Appointed as external examiner for the BSc (Hons) Building Surveying degree course at Sheffield Hallam University. 2018 Feb – Date Appointed as School Academic Lead for Student Experience for the School of Engineering and the Built Environment [SAL Acting Grade 7 lecturer] 2018 May Appointed as Head of Learning & Teaching for the School of Engineering and the Built Environment. 2019 Aug - Date |