معرفی
Dr. Luke Burns is an Associate Professor in Quantitative Human Geography at the School of Geography, University of Leeds. He joined the academic staff in 2013 and currently serves as the Director of Taught Postgraduate Student Education and Programme Leader for the BA Geography with Quantitative Methods undergraduate programme. His research and teaching focus on geodemographics, composite indicators, GIS applications, and data literacy in socioeconomic contexts.
- Expertise: Geographical Information Science, Health Geography, Spatial Analysis
- Professional Memberships: Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Society for Location Analysis (Advisory Board)
Research Interests: Applied development of geodemographic classification systems and composite indicators for policy implementation, with applications in health, education, and housing. Current projects examine loneliness/social isolation impacts on wellbeing and Modern Methods of Construction in addressing housing crises.
Education:
- PhD Human Geography, University of Leeds
- MSc Geographical Information Systems, University of Leeds
- BA Geography, University of Leeds
Scientific Awards:
- Association for Geographic Information recognition for student education
- Times Higher Education recognition for student education
Teaching & Leadership: Director of Taught Postgraduate Student Education, led MSc Geographical Information Science (online) and BA Geography with Quantitative Methods programmes. Previously seconded to Leeds Institute for Teaching Excellence and Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) as Deputy Director.
