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Biography Rukaya Abowen-Dake is a Lecturer in Quantity Surveying in the School of Science, Engineering & Environment. She has over 10 years teaching experience in UK higher education. Her teaching interests relate to construction procurement and contract administration. Rukaya has research interests in social value in construction, local stakeholder engagement, construction project procurement systems and related contracts, processes, resources, and how these mechanisms are utilised by procuring entities to promote social sustainability for communities. Her current research (PhD) focuses on social value in construction and social procurement in public institutions.
Research Interests Social sustainability; Social justice; Procurement-Construction social procurement; Social value in construction; Stakeholder involvement and engagement; Construction contracts.
Teaching and Learning Construction Procurement; Construction contracts; Construction social procurement; Social value in construction.

This person contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:

SDG 1 - No Poverty

End poverty in all its forms everywhere

SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-Being

Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages

SDG 4 - Quality Education

Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all

SDG 5 - Gender Equality

Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all

SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities

Reduce inequality within and among countries

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities

Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and strong institutions

Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for all and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels

SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals

Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development