Matthew's PhD focussed on Sustainable Design and Education.
His research concerns Sustainability in relation to teaching, societal behaviour, and product lifetimes, he also engages with research surrounding Road Safety particularly of active road users and maintains a special interest in the automotive sector.
Prior to undertaking his PhD Matthew was a qualified secondary school teacher and retains links as an academic advisor for OCR in relation to 14-18 qualifications in Design and Technology. Matthew has also worked in the Automotive electronics sector as a Project Engineer and has a background also in Additive Manufacturing.