Durham University
Our strategic partnership with Durham University
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At SES, we believe some of the best ideas come from bringing different perspectives together.
Our strategic partnership with Durham University brings academic thinking together with our experience across engineering, construction and technology.
Through research, shared learning and collaboration, we’re exploring real business and industry challenges, turning new thinking into ideas that can make a difference in practice. The partnership also creates opportunities to invest in our people, strengthen our knowledge and help shape the future of our industry.
Connecting academia and industry
Jonathan Sims, Business Performance Director at SES, brings a particularly valuable perspective to the partnership.
Alongside more than 25 years working across construction, engineering and the built environment, Jonathan is a Visiting Professor at Durham University Business School. His experience across academia and industry strengthens the connection between research, innovation and practical business leadership.
What makes our partnership with Durham University so valuable is the opportunity to bring academia and industry closer together. We can combine research and fresh thinking with real-world experience, challenge established ways of working and explore new ideas that can create lasting value for our people, our customers and the wider industry.”
Jonathan Sims
Business Performance Director, SES
By working together, we can share knowledge, challenge ourselves and explore better ways to shape the future of construction and engineering.