DrSuhair Zaid Alkilani

Construction performance measurement and improvement.

Productivity in construction and infrastructure industries.
Emerging areas of social innovation, social value and social procurement in construction and infrastructure.
Project Management and leadership.
Small and Medium Size Construction Contractors' performance, sustainability and innovation.

External Research Grants: 

• Modular Construction for Affordable Housing: Boosting Housing Supply, Productivity, and Workforce Diversity in NSW. Australian Institute for Public Policy Ltd (formerly James Martin Institute Ltd)1 Nov 2025 - 1 Nov 2027. 
• 2022-2024: The Master Builders Association in collaboration with Professor Martin Loosemore. A major eighteen-month research project on work-life balance and gender equity in the construction industry.

Internal Research Grants:

• January-June 2024: UTS Research Equity & Access Career Help (REACH) Grants Scheme. A research grant for a project titled “Advancing skilled female migrants’ employment in the construction industry through social procurement targets”.
• September- December 2023: UTS Key Technology Partnerships Seed Funding Scheme. A collaborative research project titled "Empowering the Future: Advancing Global ESG Teaching and Integration in Higher Education”. UTS and IITM.