Matthew Watkins

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Matthew is a Associate Professor in Sustainable Product Design Engineering.

His research largely concerns Sustainable Product Design in particular product lifetimes, User Behaviour and Road Safety, and he maintains a special interest in the automotive sector. His research is applied working with industry, councils and charities to implement, measure and effect meaningful change.

Matthew is a guest editor for the Resources, Conservation and Recycling Journal, he is a reviewer and on the Scientific Community for a number of conferences and journals in the field of design and sustainability and Matthew sits on the committee and is a track chair for the (PLATE) Product Lifetimes and the Environment conference.

Prior to undertaking his PhD Matthew was a qualified secondary school teacher and worked in the Automotive electronics sector as a Project Engineer.

Experience

  • 2024–present
    Associate professor, Loughborough University
  • 2021–2023
    Principal Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Nottingham Trent University
  • 2012–2021
    Senior Lecturer in Product Design, Nottingham Trent University

Education

  • 2014 
    Loughborough University, PhD
  • 2005 
    De Montfort University, PGCE
  • 2004 
    De Montfort University, MSc

Professional Memberships

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy
  • Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy

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