Newcastle University

Background

Lorna joined the Careers Service in 2007. She had previously worked as a Research Associate in the School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape at Newcastle University, and as a module leader on the Careers Service's "Career Development" module. She now works as a Careers Adviser.

Roles and Responsibilities

Lorna is the link Careers Adviser for the Schools of Biomedical Sciences, Combined Studies and English. Lorna is also responsible for working with Postgraduate Researchers in the Medical Sciences Graduate School.

Qualifications

PhD, Geography, Newcastle University
BA (Hons) Geography, Newcastle University

Memberships

Associate member of the Association of Careers Advisory Services (AGCAS).

• Dargan L. Participation and local urban regeneration in the UK: the case of the New Deal for Communities. Regional Studies 2009,43 2 305-317.
• Talbot H, Dargan L, Shucksmith M. Sustainable Livelihoods on the Isle of Skye. In: Bruckmeier K and Tovey H, ed. Rural Sustainable Development in the Knowledge Society. London: Ashgate, 2009, pp. 23-38.
• Dargan L, Shucksmith M. LEADER and innovation. Sociologia Ruralis 2008, 48(3), 274-291.
• Dargan L. Conceptualising regeneration in the New Deal for Communities. Planning Theory and Practice 2007, 8(3), 345-362.
• Booth C, Batty E, Gilroy R, Dargan L, Thomas H, Harris N, Imrie R. Planning and Diversity: Research into Policies and Procedures. London, UK: Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, 2004.
• Dargan L. Resident Involvement in the New Deal for Communities. In: Planning and Development Research Conference. 2004, University of Aberdeen, UK.
• Dargan L. Conceptualising Regeneration: The New Deal for Communities in Newcastle upon Tyne. In: Planning Research Conference. 2003, Oxford Brookes University.
• Dargan, L. A New Approach to Regeneration in Tyneside? The Rhetoric and the Reality of the New Deal for Communities.. Ph.D. thesis, University of Newcastle, 2002.
• Dargan, L. A New Approach to Regeneration? Reflections on the New Deal for Communities in Newcastle. CURDS Discussion Paper 2002. Newcastle upon Tyne: University of Newcastle.