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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
Afzal-Ur-Rahman 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 Robert A. Nash studies human memory, cognition, and social influence.
Educational Psychology Cognition Memory and Recognition Human Memory Social Influence
Dr Alexis Paton
Lecturer, Social Epidemiology and the Sociology of Health
Alexis Paton's research focuses on how sociology and medical ethics can improve healthcare services.
Health Inequalities Health Improvement Sociology of Health Bioethics Medical Ethics Medical Sociology Qualitative Research COVID-19 Pandemic
Dr Neha Prashar
Research Fellow
Neha 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
Prof Rafailov current 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
Mujib 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
Monder Ram
Director, Centre for Research in Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship & Professor of Small Business
Monder is an authority on small business & ethnic minority entrepreneurship research & has appeared frequently in the media on these topics.
Industrial Sociology Migrant and Refugee Entrepreneurship SMEs in the West Midlands Ethnic Minority Entrepreneurship SMEs
Dr Johan Rewilak
Lecturer, Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship
Johan's research focuses on development finance and sports economics, in particular football.
Sports Finance Economic Issues Poverty Reduction Economic Growth & Development Financial Distress Football Sport Management Sports Economics
Dr Mirjam Röder
Associate Professorial Research Fellow, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI)
Sustainability Negative Emissions Bioenergy and Bioeconomy Climate Change Bioenergy and Carbon Capture and Storage (BECCS)