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Dr. Amal Abuzeinab is a Senior Lecturer and Institute Head of Research Students (IHRS) - Institute of Architecture.

Amal is working on flourishing as borrowed from Positive Psychology on 3 main areas: Flourishing business models in architecture, built environment, and planning; PhD supervision; and flourishing in academia. Amal is also experimenting on spaces for multiple methods and perspectives as a way of knowing and understanding through dialogue. 

Dr Abuzeinab is currently supervising 3 PhD students and welcomes PhD applications in sustainable business models, sustainable built environment, sustainability in architectural education, retrofitting, sustainable development in Higher Education institutes, and topics that align with Social Sciences.

As an early career researcher between 2016 -2023, Amal secured more than 100k fund from different sources. 

 Amal was the co-faculty head of research students for over 2 years at the Faculty of Arts, Design, and Humanities overseeing over 500 PhD students and their supervisors. Amal was the founder of Architecture Doctoral Training Programme (DTP).

 Funded by EPSRC, Amal has awarded her PhD in 2015 from University of Salford. Her thesis title was Implementing Green Business Models in the UK Construction Industry: Opportunities and Challenges. Amal has MSc in Architecture from the Robert Gordon University  and BSc Hons in Architecture from University of Khartoum, Sudan.

Institute of Architecture

 Sung, K. & Abuzeinab, A. (2021) Challenges and opportunities for scaling up global upcycling towards sustainable production and consumption: Literature review, Handbook of Sustainability Science in the Future

Adefila, A., Abuzeinab, A., Whitehead, T., & Oyinlola, M., (2020) Utilising Appreciative Inquiry to develop a user Acceptance model, Journal of Built Environment Project and Asset Management

Awuzie, B. and Abuzeinab, A. (2019) Modelling Organisational Factors Influencing Sustainable Development Implementation Performance in Higher Education Institutions: An Interpretative Structural Modelling (ISM) Approach, Sustainability, 11(16)

Oyinlola,      M., Whitehead, T., Abuzeinab, A., Adefila, A., Akinola, Y., Anafi, A.,  Farukh, F., Oluyemi, J., Kandan, K., Boksun., K., & Mosugu, E. (2018)      Bottle house: A case study of transdisciplinary research for tackling      global challenges, Habitat      International

Abuzeinab, A., Arif, M., & Qadri, A. (2017) Barriers to MNEs green business models in the UK construction sector: An ISM analysis, Journal of Cleaner Production 

Abuzeinab, A., Arif, M., & Qadri, A. Kulonda, D. (2017) Green business models in the construction sector: An analysis of outcomes and benefits, Construction Innovation: Information, Process, Management

Abuzeinab, A., Arif, M., Kulonda, D. & Awuzie, B. (2016) Green business models transformation: Evidence from the UK construction sector, Journal of Built Environment Project and Asset Management

• Sustainable business models for the built environment
• Sustainability in architectural education
• Social housing
• Qualitative methods
• Architecture styles 

Low/ passive energy design

Sustainability in architecture

Research-led teaching   

Post Graduate Certificate in Learning & Teaching in Higher Education (PGCLTHE)

PhD

MSc

BSc (Hons)

• BA Architecture 
• BSc Architectural Technology 
• BSc Quantity Surveying and Construction
• MSc Architecture and Sustainability 

• • Black Women Academic Development Programme (BWADP) 2022/2023   

• ºÚÁÏÍø Future Research Leaders 2017/2018
• ADH best new researcher award 2017/2018

• Member of judging panel of #ºÚÁÏÍøengage initiative to promote research impact 2017

• Pollution Challenge Finalist 2013 – Environment Agency
• EPSRC Doctoral Training Account studentship (DTA) 2011 - School of the Built Environment, University of Salford 

World Association for Sustainable Development (WASD)

Design principles  for working from home spaces to promote well-being and productivity 

Adapting sustainable business model patterns to the Built Environment 

Sustainable development implementation in Higher Education 

International Upcycling Research Network 

1. Abuzeinab, A., Sung, K., Moalosi, R., Satheesan, A., Garba, B., Adeh, F., Lim, H., Baek, J., & Njeru., S. (2023) Key global challenges and opportunities for scaling up upcycling businesses in the world: Interpretive structural modelling workshop preliminary analysis, 5^th PLATE 2023 Conference Espoo, Finland - 31 May - 2 June 2023

The Business Model Conference 201718-19 May 2017, Italy, Green business models: Linking environmental sustainability and business models literature,  A., Abuzeinab, M., Arif,  N., Eltinay, & I., Bathgate,  paper presentation

CIB World Building Congress 2016, 30 May – 3 June, Tampere Finland, Green business models and organisational changes: Lessons from the UK construction sector, Abuzeinab, A. & Arif, M, paper presentation

Fourth International Conference on Multinational Enterprises and Sustainable Development, 13-15 December 2015, Lisbon Portugal, Overcoming barriers to green business models in the UK construction industry, Abuzeinab, A. & Arif, M, paper presentation

40th IAHS World Congress on Housing, Sustainable Housing Construction, 16-19 December 2014, Funchal Portgual, Understanding sustainability through Bradford affordable housing lens, Abuzeinab, A., Oltean-Dumbrava, C., & Dickens D., paper presentation

4th International Conference on Building Resilience, Building Resilience, 8-10 September 2014, Salford Quays United kingdom, Stakeholder engagement: A green business model indicator, Abuzeinab, A. & Arif, M., paper presentation

Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Confe