Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Shengxiang Yang
Professor in Computational Intelligence, Head of the Innovative Artificial Intelligence Cluster, Digital Future Institute
Evolutionary computation, swarm intelligence, meta-heuristics, artificial neural networks, multi-objective and/or dynamic optimization problems, data mining and data stream analysis, and relevant real-world applications
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Sahar Abdelwahab
Senior lecturer
Environmental building design, building performance, daylight glare analysis, visual comfort, energy performance, environmental façade design, user control of shading systems, building simulations, human-centric design, generative and parametric design, kinetic facades and digital fabrication.
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Edwin Abdurakman
Associate Head of School (Education)
Diagnostic radiography clinical applications, Radiation safety in medical imaging, Clinical applications in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Healthcare/Clinical education
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Amal Abuzeinab
senior lecturer
Sustainable business models for the built environment, Sustainability in architectural education, Social housing, Qualitative methods, Architecture styles
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Sahar Abdalrahman
senior lecturer
Sustainable Architecture, façade design performance, daylighting performance in buildings, daylight glare analysis, visual comfort, energy performance, facade retrofit, environmental façade design, user control of façade systems, daylight and energy simulations, generative and parametric design, digital fabrication
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Abdel Ahmed
SL/Link Tutor
Engineering, Management, Business Excellence, Organizational Development, System Thinking, Processes Design
Business and Law
Olushola Ajide
Lecturer in Management
Corporate social responsibility, Sustainability, Supply Chain, Corporate community engagement, Climate change,
Teaching and Learning
Business and Law
Dr Ahmad Al-Hiari
lecturer
Administrative Devolution & Decentralization, Public Management, Policy Transfer, Governance Reform, Informality and Social Capital, Anti-Corruption Policy, Middle Eastern Governance, Political Stewardship, Public Sector Leadership, Collaborative Governance, Elite Interviewing
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Amal Al-Shargabi
Senior Lecturer in Data Analytics and AI
Machine Learning for Real-World Problem Solving, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI, Deep Learning Techniques and Applications
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Muhammed Ali Bingol
Senior Lecturer
Cybersecurity, cryptography, Blockchain security, Network security, Security and privacy in AI applications
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Moses Agaawena Amagnya
senior lecturer
Corruption and Accountability, Criminal Prosecutions by Police Officers, Policing and Social Control, Traffic Policing, Procedural Justice in Policing, Legitimacy of Criminal Justice Systems, Trust and Confidence in Criminal Justice Systems, Human Trafficking and Exploitation, disproportionality in justice administration, policing in the Global South, and criminology in Africa
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Zacharias Anastassi
Associate Professor / Reader in Computational Mathematics
numerical analysis, numerical solution of initial/boundary value problems, development and analysis of numerical algorithms, scientific computing, computational methods for the solution of real problems in physics, medicine, engineering, material science, chemistry, etc, optimisation, evolutionary computation, machine learning, parallel algorithms.
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr James Andean
Senior Lecturer
TBC
Health and Life Sciences
Dr. Theo Ansong
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy
Evaluation of digital health systems, evaluation of pharmacy and health services
Business and Law
Dr Mamoona Arshad
Lecturer in HRM & Organisational Behaviour
Sustainability mindset, Counterproductive work behavior, conservation of resources theory, Self-efficacy, authenticity at work, systematic literature review, quantitative analysis
Business and Law
Dr Shadrack Asante
Lecturer in Business Management
Strategic Management, Innovation, International Business
Business and Law
Dr Mian Muhammad Haris Aslam
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Supply chain capabilities, Behavioral Operations and Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Sustainability, Circular Operations and Supply Chain Management
Business and Law
Dr Victor Yawo Atiase
Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Finance
Entrepreneurial Finance, Financial Development in Developing countries, Financial Sustainability, Healthcare Finance
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Nick Ayres
senior lecturer
Cyber Threat Intelligence, Incident Response, Cyber Assurance, Policy, Risk Assessing, Automotive Software, Automotive Security, Small Computing Platforms, Social Engineering, Cyber Terrorism
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Aimee Bailey
Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics
gender and sexuality, digital media, news media, identity construction, language and inclusion/exclusion, discriminatory discourses, transgender representation, queer women's representation
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Lyndsey Bakewell
senior lecturer in drama
Cabaret and Political Performance, Applied and Community Performance, Storytelling - including Digital Storytelling, Theatre History - Shakespeare and Restoration
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Kylie Baldwin
senior lecturer
Motherhood, Assisted reproductive technologies, Parenting, Infant feeding, Qualitative research, Feminist methodologies and approaches , Intimate relationships, (Peri)Menopause, Women's health,
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Sara Bamdad
Lecturer
(in)fertility, sexual and reproductive health, gender, religion (Islam), culture, mixed-methodologies
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Justine Barksby
Associate Professor, Head of Learning Disability and Mental Health Nursing
Learning Disability Nursing, Qualitative
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Zeynep Barlas
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Memory, perception, agency, reasoning, consciousness, motor control, EEG correlates of sense of agency
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Josie Barnard SFHEA
Associate Professor in Creative and Digital Practice
Creative Writing, Multimodal Writing, Digital Writing, Publishing
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Peter Batchelor
Senior Lecturer
electroacoustic and acousmatic music composition,
multichannel sound spatialisation and immersive audio,
site-specific installation and public sound art,
aural landscape construction and sonic illusion,
audience engagement and listening practices in sound art,
composition for fixed media and live diffusion,
sound and memory in place-based practice,
creative coding and sound design for interactive media,
collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to sound-based research
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Bret Battey
Professor of Audiovisual Composition
Music composition; audiovisual composition; image and sound integration; music for film; algorithmic tech-
niques in music and image; Indian art-music intersections with electroacoustic music; game-engine based audiovisual creation; game audio/music;
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Laura Beltran-Rubio
Senior Lecturer in Design Cultures
Global Indigenous textile arts, Latin American fashion and textiles, Decoloniality and Postcolonial theory
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Subhes Bhattacharyya
Professor and Director of ISF
Vulnerabilities, risks and resilience analysis of infrastructure systems, Governance and policy analysis energy, environment and climate change, modelling and systems analysis, blending engineering, economics, and regulatory environmental analysis
Business and Law
Dr Anoop Bhogal-Nair
Associate Professor
marketing, consumer research, minoritised groups, arts based methods, identity, heritage, transformative research, social impact, qualitative, South Asia, stigma and vulnerability
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Muhammed Ali Bingol
senior lecturer
Cybersecurity, cryptography, Blockchain security, Network security, Security and privacy in AI applications
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Carlo Breda
Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science
Autism, Intellectual disability, Parkinson's disease, animal models, sleep, genetic, neuroscience
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Brian Brown
Professor of Health Communication
Language, communication, practice in health and social care settings, health wellbeing and recovery,
social theory and health related experience
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Alex Bryne
lecturer in history
History of United States foreign relations, history of United States imperialism, United States history during the Gilded Age and Progressive Era, history of inter-American relations
Business and Law
Professor Lucy Budd
Professor of Transport Management
Air transport, urban mobility, sustainable travel
Business and Law
Dr Peter Butler
Reader in Employment relations
Employee voice, trade union issues, the role of TSOs in labour market activation
Business and Law
Dr Timothy Campbell
Senior Lecturer in CSR and Business Ethics
Corporate social responsibility, Business Ethics, Organisational Behaviour
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Anna Caprifico
Lecturer in Biomedical Science
Cancer Biology, Pharmacology, Polymer-based biomaterials
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Hiu Man Chan
Senior Lecturer in Creative Industries
International collaboration in the creative industries, international film diplomacy: development, producing, distribution and exhibition, cultural diplomacy and peacebuilding
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Jenifer Chao
Reader/Associate Professor
Visual Culture, Chinese Popular Culture, Nation Branding, Popular Geopolitics
Business and Law
Dr Mark Charlton
Associate Professor of Sustainable Development
Young People's Politics, Sustainable Development, Policymaking, Community Engagement, Community-based Climate Action, Democratic decision-making
Business and Law
Dr Mark Charlton
Associate Professor of Sustainable Development
Young People's Politics, Sustainable Development, Policymaking, Community Engagement, Community-based Climate Action, Democratic decision-making
Business and Law
Dr Hasti Chitsazan
Senior lecturer in Business management
Entrepreneurial finance, Sustainable finance, SME financing and growth strategies, Crowdfunding, FinTech innovations, Impact investing
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Alissa Clarke
Associate Professor in Drama
Gender and performance/ performance process, Feminist performance, Contemporary performance / performance art/ live art, Interdisciplinary performance, Women and the long 1960s counterculture, Peter Whitehead's practice, Women's performances in classical Hollywood cinema, Screen performances, The body and performance/ performance process/ performer training, Desire/ pleasure and performance/ performance process
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Thom Corah
Senior Lecturer
Immersive media, augmented reality, virtual reality, spatial audio, audio augmented reality, cultural heritage, visitor information technology, visitor experience
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Erika Cudworth
Associate Professor
environmental sociology, environmental education, human-animal studies , gender and feminism, intersectionality, violence, domestic abuse, posthumanism,new materialism
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Harriet Curtis
Senior lecturer in drama
Contemporary performance, live art, and visual art practices and histories; feminist, crip, and queer theories; activism and political performance
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Mariasole Da Boit
senior lecturer
Natural bioactive compounds, vascular endothelial function, Nutritional intervention , appetite regulation
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Luis M. da Vinha
senior lecturer
Foreign Policy Analysis, International Security, International Order, Space Security, Space Policy, International Rivalry
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Tove Noorjahaan Dalenius
Senior Lecturer in Applied Holography
Direct-Write Digital Holography, Analogue Holography, RGB full-colour Holography, Creative Art Holography, 3D Imaging, Lenticular Imaging, Practice Research
Business and Law
Albert Danso
Associate Professor
Corporate Finance, Credit Market Performance, Corporate Social Responsibility; Corporate Sustainability
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Jonathan Davies
Professor of Critical Policy Studies
Critical urban studies, local state theory, central-local relations, English devolution, critical approaches to resilience and social justice
Business and Law
Professor Jonathan Davies
Professor of Public Policy
"Urban Studies,
State Theory,
Neoliberalism and its antagonists,
Critical approaches to resilience,
English devolution, "
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Dave Dee
Associate Professor/Reader in Modern History
British history, Sport history, Migration, ethnic history
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Lipika Deka
Associate Professor
Machine Learning, Federated Learning, Software Architecture Erosion, Intelligent Transport Systems
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Heather Dichter
Associate Professor
sport history, diplomatic history, European history, German history, Cold War, Scandinavian history, transatlantic relations, US history
Business and Law
Dr Max Dike
Lecturer in Business Management
International Business, Management, Business in Emerging Markets, Cross-border Expansion and Competition
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Joanne Dixon
Senior Lecturer Creative Writing
Creative Writing (Poetry and Short Fiction), Creative Practice Research, Contemporary Women's Poetry; Contemporary Poetry, Poetry and Epiphany, Writing the More-Than-Human
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Pinar Emine Donmez
senior lecturer in international relations
Critical international political economy, Politics of policymaking: Dynamics of depoliticisation and repoliticisation in policy making and social relations, Politics and political economy of Turkey and semi-peripheral capitalism
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Amina Easat-Daas
senior lecturer in politics
Islamophobia studies, Gendered Islamophobia, Countering Islamophobia, Islamophobia and the left, Muslims and politics, Political participation, French politics, Belgian politics, UK politics, Decolonial approaches
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Gabriel Egan
Professor of Shakespeare Studies
Shakespeare; Digital Humanities; computational stylistics; early modern theatre
Business and Law
Dr Mohannad Elmanaseer
Lecturer in Business Management
Corporate Environmental, Social and Performance, Corporate Sustainability and Governance, Eco-innovation
Business and Law
Dr Washad Emambocus
Partnership Lead Academic
Transnational Education (TNE) and International Partnerships: Exploring the development, management, and evaluation of TNE initiatives, including strategic alignment, quality assurance, and cross-border collaboration, Employability and Graduate Outcomes: Researching employability frameworks, employer engagement, and strategies to enhance student success through practical skills and real-world experiences, Financial Market Behaviour: Research into irrational behaviour in financial markets, including psychological and predictive models of financial instability, Simulated Stock Market and Investment Behaviour: Exploring innovative teaching methods like simulated stock markets and their impact on understanding financial behaviours during market instabilities.
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Mehmet Erman Erol
Senior lecturer, international relations
Politics and Political Economy of the Middle East and North Africa; Political Economy of Development in the Global South; Turkish Politics and Political Economy; Theories of International Relations and International Political Economy; Rising Powers and BRICS; Labour Movements and Trade Unions; Marxism and Global Political Economy
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Zehra Ersahin
Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology
Online therapeutic alliance, CPTSD, PTSD and PTG, moral injury, loss and grief, spiritual care
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Jonathan Farnell
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Cyberpsychology, Human-Computer Interaction, Health-related Behavioural Change
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Jonathan Farnell
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Cyberpsychology and Human-computer interaction (HCI), particularly the psychology of computer games, Health psychology including Health-related positive behavioural change
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Kevin Farrugia
Associate Professor in Forensic Chemistry
Recovery of latent fingermarks, footwear marks and other marks, trace evidence, integrated approaches to multiple types of evidence
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Anja Finger
Subject lead, health and wellbeing
Gender and sexuality, non/religion, social and sociological theories
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Kyriaki Giannou
Lecturer in Applied Psychology
Mindfulness, Compassion, Wellbeing, Sustainability (e.g., pro-environmental behaviours and food waste), Face Recognition / Eyewitness Identifications
Business and Law
Dr Shelton Giwa
Subject Lead Marketing & Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Digital Marketing, Consumer Culture; Education- Assessment, Feedback; SMEs and Marketing
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Richard Hall
Professor of Education and Technology
higher education, anti-racism and education, Muslim student experience, political economy of education, sociology of education, critical theory, Marxism
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Ryan Hamilton
Associate Professor of Antimicrobials
Antimicrobial Stewardship, Antimicrobial Therapies and Prescribing, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharmacy Practice,
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Tina Hamilton
Senior Lecturer
Mental Health, Healthcare Service / Practice Evaluation or Improvement, Safeguarding, Qualitative Methods and Methodologies
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Raouf Hamzaoui
Professor in Media Technology
signal processing, communications systems, machine learning, Point cloud compression, point cloud simplification, point cloud quality assessment, IP-based aeronautical communication, divergence-based text clustering
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Dani Harmanto
Associate Professor in Aeronautical Engineering
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Aerodynamics, Drone design, Design optimisation, Automotive Engineering design, Renewable energy (solar panel, wind turbine, water turbine, solid fuel), Lean management (Circular Economic in Engineering), Mechanical Engineering
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Tracy Harwood
Professor
createch, emerging technologies, digital culture, human behaviour, transdisciplinary
Business and Law
Dr Brahim Herbane
Associate Professor
Organisational Resilience,
Business Continuity Management,
Emergency Planning,
Disaster Preparedness,
Health and Life Sciences
Dr. Kathryn Hinsliff-Smith
Associate Professor/Reader
care of older people, care homes, internationalising older people research, healthcare education , qualitative research methods, health inequalities , menopause
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Katherine Huddersman
Professor of Environmental Chemistry
wastewater treatment, chemical treatment and biological treatment, algae, disinfection, acid/base catalysis, production of biodiesel from waste fats, oils, lipids, oxidation catalysis, production of chemicals, drug intermediates, zeolites and zeotypes
Business and Law
Professor Stephen Ison
Professor of Transport Policy
transport policy, sustainability, economics and transport, air transport, transport regulation and deregulation, transport planning, gender and transport, ageing and transport mobility, accessibility and transport, airport surface transport, parking
Business and Law
Dr Rachael Ita
Senior Lecturer in Law
International Law, International Human Rights Law, Modern Slavery, Domestic Abuse
Business and Law
Dr Ayham Jaaron
Associate Professor in Sustainable Management
Sustainability, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Service Operations Management, Industry 4.0 and Sustainability, Systems thinking, Reverse logistics, Green practices in the manufacturing and service sectors, meat logistics
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Andrea Jaeger
Lecturer in Photography and Video
Posthuman Photography, Practice Research, Sensorial Aesthetics, Deep Listening, Visual Thinking Strategies, New Materialism, Artistic Research
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Eleni Karasouli
Senior Lecturer/ Subject Lead for Postgraduate Psychology
Health Psychology, Health interventions, E-Health/ Digital tools, Behaviour change, Eating & lifestyle behaviours, Chronic conditions, Diabetes & Obesity, Musculoskeletal conditions, Trauma & orthopaedics, Rehabilitation, Patient-clinician communication, Patients' and health care professionals' experiences and decision making processes,
patient engagement, adherence to treatment, therapies
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Laleh Kasraian
Senior Lecturer in Information Systems
Emerging Technologies in Information Systems, Smart Information Systems and Society Issues (i.e. Healthcare, Transportation, ..., etc.), Smart Assisted Living in Healthcare, Digital Transformation and Digitalisation, Digital Business and Business Intelligence Systems, Data Mining, Big Data Analytics, Learning Analytics, Information Security, Decision Support Systems, Service Design Methodologies, Co-production/ Value Co-Creation in Intelligent Digital Technologies
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr. Mark Kasumovic
Senior Lecturer in Photography and Video
Photography and Video, Art/Science Collaboration, Visual Arts-Based Research, Photography and Climate
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Siobhan Keenan
Associate Dean (Research and Innovation)
Shakespeare and Renaissance Drama, Renaissance Literature, Early Theatre History,Early Modern Women's Writing, Textual Editing
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Fuad Khoshnaw
senior lecturer
Mechanical Properties of Materials, Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics, Corrosion and Surface Protection, 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing, Welding of Materials, Biomaterials, Failure Analysis
Computing, Engineering and Media
Mehmet Sabir Kiraz
senior lecturer
Cryptography, Cryptographic Protocols, Privacy, Authentication and Key Management, Secure Multiparty Computation (MPC), Homomorphic Encryption, Zero Knowledge Proofs (e.g., ZKSNARKs, ZKSTARKs, Bulletproofs), Threshold Cryptography, Electronic voting
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Chris Knifton
Associate professor, Neurocognitive and Neurodevelopment practice
dementia, learning disability, neurodiversity, autism, HE teaching and learning, Higher education practices
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Amin Kolahdooz
Senior Lecturer in Design
Manufacturing,
Finite Element Modeling,
Optimization,
Robotics & Automation,
Digital Twin, VR and AR in Manufacturing,"
Health and Life Sciences
Lis Ku
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Sustainability and well-being, Community engagement/ education, Psychological constructs and sustainable behaviour, Cross-cultural focus, particularly the global south
Business and Law
Dr Frank Obenpong Kwabi
Associate Professor
Corporate finance, Environmental and sustainable finance, Corporate governance, International finance
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Katie Laird
Professor of microbiology
Infection Control, Novel Antimicrobials, infectious Disease Education
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Caroline Law
senior research fellow
endometriosis, gynecological and menstrual health conditions, chronic illness and reproduction, men and fertility/family building/reproductive choices, reproductive timing and ageing
Business and Law
Karen Lawson
senior lecturer in law
UK employment law, labour exploitation and modern slavery in UK
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor CJP Lee
Professor of Film, Media and Culture
Film since the 1960s, contemporary media, contemporary culture
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Jason Lee
Professor of Film, Media and Culture
Film since the 1960s, Contemporary media, Contemporary culture.
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Mingzhong Li
Professor of Crystal Engineering and Drug Delivery
Pharmaceutical Science, crystallisation engineering, formulation science, pharmaceutical cocrystal, digital design of drug product and manufacturing, oral solid dosage form design, amorphous solid dispersion
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Jie Liu
Programme leader of MA English Language Teaching
academic reading, students' deployment of reading strategies, strategy instruction in ESL and EFL contexts, language teaching and language learning, sociocultural perspectives of language teaching and learning
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Xin Lu
Associate Professor
Video Coding Standards, Data Compression, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Network, Multimedia Coding and Transmission, Pattern Recognition
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Xin Lu
Associate Professor
Video Coding Standards, Data Compression, Deep Learning, Convolutional Neural Network, Multimedia Coding and Transmission, Pattern Recognition
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Hossein Malekmohamadi
Senior Lecturer in Computer Vision
Computer Vision, Machine Learning, Quality of Experience, Internet of Energy, Multimedia Signal Processing, Image Processing, Computer Graphics, Human AI Interaction, Human Building Interaction
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr. Krishna Nama Manjunatha
Senior Lecturer in Micro & Nano Electronics
Materials Science, Photovoltaics, Materials for Renewable Energy applications, Electronic Instrumentation
Health and Life Sciences
Omar Mansour
senior lecturer
Colloid science, Cosmetic formulations, Sunscreens, Drug delivery systems
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Blessing Marandure
Senior Lecturer (Psychology)
Mental Health, global mental health, health inequalities, socio-cultural factors, mental health literacy and community mental health, substance use, licit and illicit substances, addiction experiences, community approaches, racial equity, racialised experiences in education, health
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Ruth McKie
subject lead
Climate Obstruction, Delay and Energy transitions, Domestic violence/familial abuse/ technology, Socio-natural disaster and resilience, Geopolitical of energy transitions
Business and Law
Dr Marwa Gad Mohsen
Senior Lecturer in Business Management
Consumer Behaviour and Decision Making; Time and Temporality in Marketing and Consumer Research' Food Waste and Sustainability; Customer-to-Customer Interactions in Services Marketing and Management; Self-service Technology and Marketing; Entrepreneurship and Design Thinking
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Nicoleta Moisoi
Professor of Cellular Signalling and Pharmacology, Director of LIPSCI research and innovation centre
Cellular stress signalling mechanisms in age related neurodegeneration, Mitochondrial proteases mitochondria quality control in neurodegeneration, Microbiome-brain interactions in age related neurodegeneration
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Claire Monk
Professor of Film & Film Culture
British Film,
Film Culture & Criticism,
Audience & Reception Studies,
Archival Research & Film/Media Production Studies,
Adaptation Studies: Literary Adaptations & Hypertexts: Reimaginings, Reworkings, Biofictions, Sequels,
James Ivory & Merchant Ivory Productions,
Heritage Cinema, Period Film & Television, Historical Fictions, History in Media,
UK Heritage Industries & Institutions,
UK Arts, Film, Culture and Creative Industries & Institutions,
E. M. Forster, Queer Forster, Forster & Adaptation,
Queer Literature, Cultural History & Cinema,
Queer Archives & Production Studies,
Class, Gender & Sexuality in Film & Media,
Popular Reception, Fandom, Fan Productivity, Fanworks & Fan-Adaptations,
Digital/Participatory/Social Media,
Space & Place in Film & Media,
Independent Film,
Community Film, Video, Photography & Archives,
Women’s Cinema/Women Filmmakers,
Black British Cinema,
Punk & Post-Punk,
London Histories, London on Film, London Media,
Women’s & Working-Class Social & Family Histories,
Business and Law
Dr Souad Moufty
senior lecturer in accounting and finance
Sustainability Accounting and Reporting, Corporate Social Responsibility, Corporate Governance, Sustainable Development, SMEs Sustainability, and Management Accounting.
Business and Law
Dr Henry Mumbi
senior lecturer
Leadership, HRM, HIV/AIDS and Voluntary Sector
Business and Law
Dr Deji O. Olagboye
Lecturer in Business Management and Strategy
SME/Enterprise survival and growth, Sustainable business/entrepreneurship, Business ethics and Fairtrade, Business innovation and change management, Strategic process and practice, Corporate governance and social responsibility, Business financial management and solutions
Business and Law
Dr Deji O. Olagboye
Lecturer in Business Management and Strategy
SME/Enterprise survival and growth; sustainability; business ethics, fairtrade, business innovation and change, strategic process, corporate governance, financial management of companies
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Gisela Oliveira
Senior Lecturer in Education
Higher Education teaching and learning, transitions in HE and to employment, employability; creative pedagogies and methodologies.
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Gisela Oliveira
senior lecturer in education
Higher Education teaching and learning, transitions in HE and to employment, employability in HE
Business and Law
Dr Samuel Olutase
Lecturer in Enterprise
Entrepreneurship education, Entrepreneurial mindset, Social innovation, Graduate entrepreneurship
Business and Law
Dr Ayodele Osunmakinde
lecturer
Social Entrepreneurship, Spirituality and leadership
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Adebowale Owoseni
Senior Lecturer in Information Systems
Digital Transformation, Digital Technology for Development, Responsible AI, AI for Teaching, Learning and Research, Digital Business
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Gabriel Ozon
Senior Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics
Variation and change, lexico-grammar, quantitative (corpus-based) approaches to linguistic research, applied linguistics, light verb constructions, World Englishes, European Englishes, pidgin/creole languages, Cameroon Pidgin English, grammaticalisation of intensifiers across varieties of English, error annotation in learner corpora, the effects of computer-mediated communication on language learning, and variation and change in popular music
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Vijay Pakka
Senior Lecturer in Electrical Power Systems & Smart Grids
Microgrids, Smart Grids, Electrical Power Systems, Renewable Energy, Machine Learning in Power Systems, Distribution Networks, Electricity Networks, Electricity Markets
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Panikos Panayi
Professor of European History
The First World War, The history of migrants and ethnic minorities in Britain and Germany, Germany during the Second World War, The history of food, The history of London, The history of the Cypriot people
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Gil Pasternak
Professor of Photographic Cultures and Heritage
Photographic history, photographic cultures, cultural heritage, digital heritage, cultural conflict, visual culture, cultural history
Business and Law
Professor Jonathan Payne
Professor of Work, Employment and Skills
The political economy of skills, Links between skills and performance, skills utilisation at work, workplace innovation (employee-driven innovation), job quality , low wage work, Digitalisation and the future of work, skills, supporting vulnerable groups into work (especially role of third sector)
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Joseph Phelan
Professor Joseph Phelan
Nineteenth-century literature and culture,
Victorian poetry, esp. the work of Robert Browning and Arthur Hugh Clough ,Poetics, esp. metrical experiment,
Anglo-French and Anglo-Italian literary and cultural relations,
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Beatriz Pichel
Associate Professor
history of photography, history of medicine, medical photography, war photography, visual STS, ethics of photography
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Jennifer Pienaar
Senior Lecturer
stem cells, haematology, transfusion science, oncology
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor David Proverbs
Associate Pro Vice Chancellor
Flood risk management, Flood risk adaptation, Flood resilience, Property Flood Resilience (PFR), Community flood resilience
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor David Proverbs
APVC
Flood risk management, Flood risk adaptation, Flood resilience, Property Flood Resilience (PFR), Community flood resilience
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Raghu Raghavan
Professor of Mental Health / Director of Social Sciences Research and Innovation Institute
Mental health, mental health literacies, wellbeing and resilience
Mental health and health inequalities
Digital mental health
Creative arts based research methodologies, Community engagement / Participatory action research, Migration, refugee communities and resilience, Mental health and wellbeing - Low Middle Income Countries, service user and carer perspectives, Health and wellbeing of people with disabilities, Mental health conditions and interventions, Nature connectedness and wellbeing
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Roshan Rai
Senior Lecturer
cyberpsychology
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Andrew Reeves
Associate Professor - Energy and Sustainable Development
Climate Change Communication and Public Engagement, Sustainability Education (Education for Sustainable Development or ESD), Behaviour Change design for environmental sustainability, Organisational change initiatives for social and environmental benefit, Low-carbon retrofit of housing, Civic collaborations for local and regional community benefit
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Shemroy Roberts
Senior Lecturer in Tourism, Hospitality and Events
Cultural and heritage tourism, dark tourism, enslavement and colonial history, reparations, contested heritage, difficult heritage, dissonant heritage, museums, visitor experience, visitor engagement, artificial intelligence, geotourism, food tourism, tourism policy and development, management, marketing, hospitality, festivals and events, visual methods, research approaches, and netnography
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Julie Summers Rola
Senior Lecturer in Education
Teacher training and CPD, Secondary schools, Multilingualism, EAL, Foreign language teaching
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Daniela Romano
Professor in AI & Games, Director of the Digital Future Institute
cyberpsychology, digital good, virtual reality, human-centred AI, human computer interaction, emotions
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Waddah Saeed
Senior Lecturer
Machine learning,
Data Mining,
Explainable AI,
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Tiziana Sgamma
Associate Professor/Reader in Molecular Biology
Ethnobotany, Herbal Medicine Authentication, Community Education, Rice Adulteration, Molecular Diagnostics, Food Safety, Herbal Medicine Quality Control, Pharmaceutical Standards, Molecular Analysis
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr. Pooja Shah
Lecturer in Interior Design
New approaches to Interior Design, Material culture studies through sociological lens
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Jethro Shell
Senior Lecturer
Games, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality, games for good, transfer learning, fuzzy logic, creative technology, computer graphics
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Maitreyi Shivkumar
Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology
Development of broad-spectrum antivirals against emerging RNA viruses, Investigation of novel strategies for infection control of norovirus, Investigation of antiviral drug and vaccine delivery strategies
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Dan Sillence
Associate Professor and Reader in Cell Biology
Glucosylceramide depletion, neurodegeneration, GBA2 as a therapeutic target, GBA signalling in Parkinson's and Alzheimer's
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Harprit Singh
Associate professor in vascular biology
Cardiovascular Disease, Nutrition and cardiovascular function, Endothelial biology, cell signalling
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Emily Smith
Lecturer in Developmental Psychology
Cyberbullying, Cyber Aggression, Social Media, Cybercrime, Video game play, Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI), Digital Technology & Online Spaces
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Rosi Smith
senior lecturer in education
Special Educational Needs, Disability, Neurodiversity, co-production, Cuban education, widening participation, higher education
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Justin Smith
Professor of Cinema and Television History
Post-war British Cinema, Post-war British Television, Post-war British Documentary , Literary Adaptation
Computing, Engineering and Media
Richard Smith
Associate Professor
Cyber Security, Industrial Control Systems, Incident Response, Risk Assessment, Vulnerability Assessment, Cyber Exercising, Serious Games
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Tim Snape
Associate Professor of Applied Chemical Science
Organic chemistry, organic synthesis, medicinal chemistry
Business and Law
Professor Peter Stokes
Professor in Development
Leadership, Strategy, Organizational Behaviour and Theory, Human Resource Management , Research Methodology , Critical Approaches/Theory of Management.
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Isabella Streffen
senior lecturer in fine art
the cultural history, politics, poetics and practices of vision and viewing, love, desire, intimacy and technology, site-specific practice and art in heritage sites, experimental art criticism
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Jianyuan Sun
Lecturer in Artificial Intelligence and Games
Large language audio model, text-audio for games development, speech-in-noise processing for the hearing impaired, Multimodal data (sound, image, and text) in the medical field
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Jianyuan Sun
Lecturer in AI and Games
Text-audio generation for the games and other applications, Joint speech recognition and audio captioning for the hearing-impaired, Speech-in-noise signal processing for the hearing-impaired.
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Kyungeun Sung
senior lecturer
upcycling, circular economy, sustainable art and design, sustainable production and business, sustainable behaviour and lifestyles, design for green transitions, product design and new product development, product-service systems and service innovation, participatory design, social innovation, consumer behaviour and behaviour change, systems thinking and innovation, scaling-up and transition, net zero, circular renewable energy sector, design education
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Nadia Svirydzenka
Professor of Cultural Identities
how mental health and resilience can be developed in response to social challenges like migration, conflict, poverty, and gender violence; health inequalities, cultural constructions of health and illness within specific groups/identities/lived expereinces; resources to mitigate the adverse mental and physical health consequences, exploring solutions for identified issues, using co-development approaches and creative methods alongside more traditional qual/quant methodologies.
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Matthew Taylor
Professor of History
history of football and boxing, History of sport and leisure in Britain, Europe and beyond from the C19th onwards
Global/ transnational histories of sport, leisure and culture, women's sport in Britain, The British home front, 1939-1945
Business and Law
Dr Ed Thompson
Associate Professor
Organizational Behaviour, Crisis/Emergency Management, Civil Contingencies
Business and Law
Dr Ankita Tibrewal
Lecturer
International Business Strategy, Strategic Management, Entrepreneurship, & Dynamic capabilities in SMEs
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Giuliana Tiripelli
Senior Lecturer Digital Journalism & Media Discourse
Journalism, Social Change, Media & Society, Research Methods, Digital Methods, Digital Media, Normative Models of Journalism, Strategic Communication, Sociology; the role of the media in social change processes, news media, digital media, normative models of journalism, strategic communication for social change, analysis and reform of media's role in shaping discourses and practices during periods of social transformation and instability.
Business and Law
Dr Eshref Trushin
Senior lecturer in economics
Economics and strategy of innovation, applied complexity science, AI regulation and efficacy, economic impacts of robotics, statistical machine learning, pharmaceutical R&D, econometric impact evaluations, development economics
Business and Law
Dr Emmanouil Tyllianakis
Senior Lecturer in Economics for Sustainable Development
Policy evaluation using causal inference, linking decisions to risk perceptions, interventions for pro-environmental behaviour
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Pippa Virdee
Professor of Modern South Asian History
Memory and memorialisation 1947 Partition of India/Pakistan, Identity Colonial/Post-Colonial Punjab, Women's history in modern Pakistan, South Asian Diaspora in the Midlands, UK
Computing, Engineering and Media
Dr Kutoma Wakunuma
Associate Professor
Ethics of current and emerging technologies, AI and data governance, gender, SDGs and Global South, Responsible Innovation within the context of AI and digital technologies
Business and Law
Professor Dave Walsh
Professor in Criminal Investigation
Criminal Investigation, Investigative Interviewing
Business and Law
Professor Dave Walsh
Professor in Criminal Investigation
Criminal Investigation, Investigative Interviewing
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Jiayi Wang
Associate Professor
Intercultural communication, pragmatics, Transnational Education (TNE), internationalisation
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Christina Weis
senior lecturer, global health and wellbeing
reproductive health and reproductive justice, social aspects of infertility, infertility, treatment experiences, birth, ethnographic methods, qualitative methods
Arts, Design and Humanities
Professor Kelley Wilder
Professor of Photographic History
photographic history, photography and science, photographic technology, photography and archives, business histories of photography
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Kerryn Wise
Senior Lecturer in Performing Arts
Practice-based Research, Dance, Performance and Technology, 360 Video and Virtual Reality, Embodiment in Immersive Environments, Audience Studies in the Performing Arts, Contemporary and Site-specific Performance, Immersive Dance and Theatre Practices
Arts, Design and Humanities
Dr Alice Wood
Senior Lecturer in English Literature
Modernist Studies, Woolf Studies, Interwar Periodicals and Women's Magazines
Computing, Engineering and Media
Andrew Wright
Associate Professor in Building Engineering Physics
Energy and building modelling, thermal storage, analysis of data related to energy (metering data for example), Building monitoring.
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor Yingjie Yang
Professor of Computational Intelligence
Data Analytics with Imperfect Data, Data Driven Forecasting and Decision-Making, Uncertainty Modelling, Machine Learning and their application to engineering, business, transportation, healthcare and environmental management
Health and Life Sciences
Dr Scott Yates
Associate Professor in Psychology
Mental health, mental health in families , parental mental health, Chronic illness and disability studies, Stigma and epistemic injustice, Policy and practice in health, education and social care
Computing, Engineering and Media
Professor John Young
Professor of Compostition
Composition (electroacoustic and instrumental/vocal), Form in electroacoustic music, Spectral composition, Environmental sounds sources in music, Musical narrative, Meaning in music, Historical sound and oral histories in acousmatic music, Spatial Audio, Analysis of electroacoustic music.
Health and Life Sciences
Professor Sarah Younie
Professor of Education Innovation
education technology,for pedagogic practice, school-based education, FE , HE sectors teachers professional practice, teachers continuing development , teacher education, pedagogic practice, knowledge exchange, knowledge management in the education sector, including innovation education policy and practice, international comparative education, health education and communications