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Dr Ian Maidment
Professor of Clinical Pharmacy
Professor Maidment has a focus on the use of medication in day-to-day practice.
Community Pharmacy Dementia Pharmacology Mental Health Medication Management for Older People
Dr Richard Martin
Reader, Electrical, Electronic & Power Eng, Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)
Dr Martin's research interests include bioactive glass and structural studies.
Advanced Imaging Structural Studies Bioactive Glass Glass Neutron Scattering
Dr Duane Mellor
Lead Nutrition and Evidence Based Medicine
Dr Mellor is an award-winning dietitian, science communicator, medical educator and researcher.
Food Science Dietetics Diabetes Obesity Nutrition
Tom Mills
Lecturer in Sociology and Policy
Tom Mills is a sociologist with an interest in media and communications, elite institutions and networks, and the use of digital methods.
Corporate Power Elites BBC Impartiality Sociology Media Communications
Dr Afzal-Ur-Rahman Mohammed
Professor, Pharmacy
Dr Mohammed's research interests include formulation development and optimization of orally disintegrating tablets.
Dry Particle Coating Technology Tablets Pharmacy Pharmaceuticals Stability Testing
Dr Robert A. Nash
Reader in Psychology
Dr Nash studies human memory, cognition, and social influence.
Educational Psychology Cognition Memory and Recognition Human Memory Social Influence
Dr Alexis Paton
Director, Centre for Health and Society
Dr Paton examines the impact that society has on health. Her research focuses on how ethics and the social sciences can improve healthcare.
Health Inequalities Health Improvement Sociology of Health Bioethics Medical Ethics Medical Sociology Qualitative Research COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr Neha Prashar
Research Fellow
Dr Prashar has worked in the areas of development, entrepreneurship, SMEs and productivity since joining the ERC in 2017.
Job Destruction Labour SMEs Productivity Development Job Creation
Edik Rafailov
Professor (Research), AIPT
Professor Rafailov's research interests include CW and ultrashort-pulse lasers; generation of light from UV to THz and biomedical photonics.
Biomedical Photonics Nanostructures Ultrashort-Pulse Lasers Photonics THz Radiation Nonlinear and Integrated Optics
Mujib Rahman
Professor in Civil Engineering
Professor Rahman is a Chartered Engineer with more than twenty years’ experience in academics and industry.
Bridge Engineering Highway Engineering Engineering Civil Engineering Roads and Pavements