Peter Hughes
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Professor Peter Hughes from England completed his PhD in material science at the University of Central Lancashire in 2013. He completed a post-doc research programme in Japan. He is currently based in China with supervision roles in the UK, Ireland and Japan.

Figure 1: Polystyrene (PS) a thermoplastic with very poor reaction to fire, image displays poor unsafe site management.
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Flammable cladding in China: A site study 2020

Despite recent tragedies throughout the world, some countries, even in 2020, continue to use unsafe, inappropriate construction methods and materials. Flames recently spread across ‘flammable cladding’ in a fire at the University of Bolton in the north-west of England. The…

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