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Dr Patrycja Rozbicka
Senior Lecturer
Dr Rozbicka's works on interest groups in policy-making and live music industry regulation in the UK.
IR Aesthetics Regulation of Live Music Interest Groups Live Music Industry Brexit Interest Groups in Policy-Making BLMP
Dr Elisabeth Schimpfossl
Senior Lecturer
Elisabeth Schimpfossl's research interests are the sociology of elites as well as power and social inequality.
Philanthropy Social Inequality Sociology Elites Russia
Dr Muntasir Shami
Research Associate
Muntasir Shami joined the Economics, Finance and Entrepreneurship (EFE) department at Aston Business School in September 2018.
Business Improvement Institutions Entrepreneurship Development Economics Gender and Entrepreneurship Political Economy
Dr Cathy Slack
Lecturer & Research Scientist in Biosciences
Dr Cathy Slack is an expert in models of healthy ageing.
Drosophila Genetics Biology Biological Mechanisms of Ageing Ageing Cell Signalling
Kate Sugden
Deputy Dean for Enterprise
Kate Sugden's research interests are in fibre optic sensing systems, fibre Bragg gratings and femtosecond materials processing.
Fibre Bragg Gratings Physics Optical Fibre Devices and Systems Optical Sensing Optics
Dr Tahmineh Tayebi
Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics
She is interested in online offensive and abusive language and other similar phenomena, such as cyberbullying, trolling and hate crime.
Language Aggression British Immigration Trolling Cyberbullying Citizenship Policy
Patricia Thornley
Director of EBRI, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute
Patricia Thornley works in assessing the environmental, economic and social imapcts of renewable energy technologies.
Chemistry Supergen Project Climate Change Bioenergy Environmental Sciences
Paul Topham
Professor, Chemical Eng & Applied Chemistry
Professor Topham is the Head of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry (CEAC).
Tethered Polymer Brushes Biodegradable Materials Polymer Systems Biocompatible Materials Smart Polymer Materials
Richard Tunney
Professor and Head of Psychology
Richard Tunney's research is on judgement and decision-making. He also researches behavioural addiction including gambling.
Decision-Making Gambling Judgement and decision-making Surrogate Decision-Making Impulsivity
Chris Umfreville
Senior Lecturer
Chris Umfreville researches in the area of corporate insolvency, with a particular focus on corporate rescue.
Corporate Rescue Liquidation Insolvency Administration Business Rescue