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Students from over 120 countries choose to study at Aston University - a safe and friendly campus enjoyed by a global, multicultural community. Birmingham is one of the UK’s most diverse cities and home to an unrivalled cultural heritage, top sporting events, music, performing arts and outstanding world cuisine.

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Dr Joanna Sparks

Dr Joanna Sparks

Fellow, Biomass Policy

Dr Sparks is passionate about the sustainable production of energy, chemicals, and materials.

Biomass and Bioenergy Industrial Biotechnology Sustainable Energy Carbon Recycling Biorenewables

Dr Sam Strong

Dr Sam Strong

Lecturer, Optometry

Dr Strong's main area of research interest is visual perception, with a focus on motion processing related to optic flow.

Visual Perception Optic Flow Visual Durations Motion Processing Temporal Experience Cataracts

Dr Eirini Theodosiou

Dr Eirini Theodosiou

Senior Lecturer, Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry

Dr Theodosiou's main expertise is in the development of technologies for the isolation of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs).

Biochemical Engineering Biopharmaceutical Process Development Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products (ATMPs) Bioprocessing Tools Stem Cell Biology

Dr Katie Tonkiss

Dr Katie Tonkiss

Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Policy

Dr Tonkiss is concerned with critically interrogating the relationship of citizenship and national identity.

Membership Identity Citizenship HM Sociology Immigration Post-Nationalism Belonging

Kiran Tota-Maharaj

Kiran Tota-Maharaj

Reader in Civil and Environmental Engineering

Dr Tota-Maharaj’s areas of expertise include wastewater treatment using microbial fuel cells with bioelectricity production.

Wastewater Engineering Civil Engineering Mechanical Engineering Environmental Engineering

Dr Jane Waite

Dr Jane Waite

Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology

Dr Waite focuses on understanding the development of mental health difficulties, and improving identification of these difficulties.

Neurodevelopmental Disorders Intellectual Disabilities Mental Health Difficulties Neurodevelopmental Conditions Communication Difficulties

James Wolffsohn

James Wolffsohn

Professor and Head of Optometry

Professor Wolffsohn's research areas are the development and evaluation of ophthalmic instrumentation, contact and intraocular lenses.

Ocular Allergy Ophthalmic Instrumentation Contact Lenses‎ Intraocular Lenses Dry Eyes

Gavin Woodhall

Gavin Woodhall

Professor, Aston Pharmacy School

Professor Woodhall researches electrophysiological studies on neurones of the entorhinal cortex (EC) and the hippocampus.

Neuronal Network Dynamics Schizophrenia Epilepsy Hippocampus