Dr Bill Lynch

Qualifications

1984 - BA Open University

1986 - MA (Hons) 2:1 Economics Dundee University

1985 - Linda Tosh Memorial Essay Prize for Labour Economics, University of Dundee

1987 - Post Graduate Diploma in Information Technology (PGDIT) Dundee Institute of Technology

Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (AMIEMA) Associate Member by examination

Institute of Learning and Teaching (ILTM) Full Member

International Association of Impact Assessment , Member

Career

With an early background in industrial-relations, Bill graduated from the Open University in 1984 and took a further degree here at Dundee in Economics graduating in 1986. A Postgraduate Diploma in Information Technology from the University of Abertay in 1987 was followed with short spells as an Economics Tutor at both Abertay and St Andrews Universities. Bill joined the newly formed Pharmacoeconomics Research Unit (jointly run by the Universities of Dundee and St Andrews) as its first Research Assistant in 1989 becoming Senior Research Fellow in 1991. Bill has a number of publications and conference papers in the health arena from his time at the Research Unit more especially on hospital-acquired-infections. He was given a lectureship in the Department of Management at the University of St Andrews in 1991 teaching elements of Health Care Resource Management as well as Industrial Relations. Bill then joined Town and Regional Planning in 1992.

A recent study conducted by Bill examined student feedback and was sponsored by the Centre for Education in the Built Environment (CEBE). Bill collaborated recently with colleagues on 3 recent research projects. He co-led a Special Interest Group with Deborah Peel funded by the Centre for Education in the Built Environment to examine educational research in Planning. He undertook a joint evaluation of a mental health project, Abbeytext with Greg Lloyd and Deborah Peel funded by the Scottish Association of Mental Health. The Perth & Kinross woodfuel study funded by SCARF was undertaken jointly with Barbara Illsley and Rory O'Riordan (Architecture).

His current research links to his PhD topic examining the interface between term-employment and full-time-study. The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences has provided a research grant for Bill and two colleagues, Barbara Illsley and Kirsty Miller (Careers Service) to instigate and examine the introduction of Personal Development Plans within the School leading to a wider roll-out throughout the University.

• Books and chapters

  Lynch W, (1996) Integrated Planning - A Multidisciplinary Approach : Conference proceedings Interprofessional Education and Large Group Teaching, Birmingham, pp118-129 ISBN 1-869954-55-6

• Refereed Journals

  Lynch B (2001) Excellent teaching in Higher Education - How extraordinary, Journal of Further and Higher Education, Vol 25 No2 pp175-194

  Illsley BM, Lynch B and Lloyd MG (2000) One Stop Shops in Scotland: Diversity in Co-operation and Integration, Local Governance, Vol 25, No 4, pp201-210

  Illsley BM, Lynch B and Lloyd MG (2000) 'From Pillar to Post? A One Stop Shop Approach to Planning Delivery', Planning Theory and Practice, Vol 1, No 1, pp 111-122

  Illsley BM, Lynch B and Lloyd MG (1999) 'Community Councils - A Vehicle for Enabling Public Access to Planning Information, Scottish Journal of Community Work and Development, Vol 5, pp39-49,

  Illsley BM Lynch B and Lloyd MG (1999) 'One Stop Shop Arrangements for Development Related Local Authority Functions', Scottish Planning and Environmental Law, No 72, pp28-29

  Reid CT, Illsley B, Lloyd MG and Lynch B (1998) 'Are you receiving us? Effective public access to planning information', Journal of Planning and Environment Law, pp 1028 - 1035

  Illsley BM, Lynch B and Lloyd MG (1997) 'Public Access to Planning Information' Scottish Planning and Environmental Law

• Research Reports

  Lynch B (2003) Formative Student Feedback, Centre for Education in the Built Environment

  Lynch B, Lloyd MG and Peel D (2003) Evaluating the Effectiveness of Abbeytext, SAMH

  Illsley BM, Lynch B and Lloyd MG (1999) One Stop Shop Arrangements for Development Related Local Authority Functions, Central Research Unit, Scottish Office, Edinburgh.

  Lloyd MG, Lynch B, Illsley BM and Burbridge V (1997) Public Access to Planning Information, Central Research Unit, Scottish Office, Edinburgh

  Lynch B, Illsley B and Watt A (1997) Safety in Planning Offices, RTPI, Edinburgh.

• Professional Journals

  Illsley BM, Lynch B and Lloyd MG (1997) 'Local government decentralisation in Scotland - an opportunity for planning?', Town and Country Planning, 66 (4) pp206-208.

  Illsley BM, Lynch B and Lloyd MG (1997) 'Public Involvement in Planning - The Importance of Access to Planning Information', Tayplus -Tay Annual Review 2, pp79-83, University of Dundee.

  Illsley BM, Lynch B and Watt A (1996) 'Personal Safety For Planners', Scottish Planner, No 53.

  Lynch W and LLoyd MG (1996) Drift in Reorganisation? Town and Country Planning 65(4) 121-122

  Lynch W (1996) Computers in Planning, HABITAT Issue 1 (January 1996) pp 6-7

  Lynch B and Lloyd MG (1996) Third sector challenge for Scottish local government. Regions 201, February, 29 ? 30.

  Lynch W and Grimmond S, (1996) Management of Change within Planning - the Scottish Experience, Oxford Monographs Volume 2 No.2 pp15-22

• Conference Papers