Dr Ian Stewart is a Reader in Management Education. He lectures in Project Management, Commercial Management of Projects, Negotiation and Dispute Resolution. Commercial Management of Projects first bought him to the school in 2001 through teaching on the bespoke UMIST BT MSc in Commercial Management. A PhD in this area followed, which was a combination of historical research into the descent of the Commercial Manager into project-led organisations such as BT, RR & BAE and the practice of innovation within the commercial role in those firms. From this, he claims the distinction of holding the last UMIST PhD. The history of British industrial management from 1850 and the various instantiations of Mangement Education arising from this remains a research interest. More recently, Ian has been researching the impact of AI on the professional status of Project Managers, the practice of Post-Experience Management Education, as well as the 'Dark Side' of the use of games and simulations in project management education. Ian holds visiting lectureships at Ecole d'Ingnieurs en Genie des Systmes Industriels, La Rochelle and Paris Sciences et Lettres. Ian is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.

Postgraduate research topics currently available are listed on the following Research theme(s):

• Management of Projects