Hospitality, Events, Aviation, and Tourism (HEAT)
The HEAT-based research group currently delivers academic and applied research in three areas of specialism: tourism, hospitality, events and aviation.
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The HEAT-based research group currently delivers academic and applied research in three areas of specialism: tourism, hospitality, events and aviation.
Research in CERTE is underpinned by a critical, interdisciplinary approach that mirrors the dynamic nature of tourism, hospitality, events (and most recently, aviation) in contemporary societies. It aims to contribute to the generation of knowledge as well as its application to industry.
CERTE operates as a platform for research-led teaching and the provision of transformative education and knowledge dissemination. As the research arm of the Hospitality, Events, Aviation and Tourism Department (HEAT), CERTE is an integral part of the Faculty of Business Law and Tourism (FBLT). The HEAT group is considered as one of the best in the country (ranked 2nd in the 2019 Guardian University Guide).
Since 2014, research in the HEAT Department, driven through CERTE, has had a number of headline research achievements which include: (i) dozens of publications in internationally esteemed journals (ii) organisation/co-organisation/co-sponsoring of local and international research events (symposia; conferences), and (iii) involvement with the local community and enterprises.