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Dr Tahmineh Tayebi
Lecturer in Forensic Linguistics
Dr Tayebi is interested in online offensive and abusive language and 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
Professor 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
Dr Timothy Whitehead
Senior Lecturer in Product Design
Dr Whitehead's interest is in developing approaches to improve the design of products distributed in low income countries.
User Centred Design Circular Economy Design for International Development Industrial Design 3D Printing Sustainable Design
Dr Stephen Worrall
Lecturer in Chemistry
Dr Worrall's research interests are focused upon the interface between metal-organic frameworks and electrochemistry.
Thin Films and Nanotechnology Nanomaterials Synthesis Material Characterization Material Characteristics Thin Film Deposition Advanced Materials X-ray Diffraction SEM Analysis Nanomaterials Materials
Dr Joseph Yannielli
Lecturer, History
Dr Yannielli’s main fields of interest are slavery and abolition, with a special focus on America during the nineteenth century.
Social Movements Slavery in the United States Slavery Abolition Slavery in West Africa
Ali Al-Khattawi
Lecturer in Pharmaceutics
Dr Al-Khattawi's research interests are on the development of innovative particle design and fabrication strategies.
Pharamaceuticals Pharmaceutical Products Pharmaceutical Particle Engineering Fabrication Strategies
Dr Muhammad Azmat
Assistant Professor in Logistics and SCM
Dr Azmat's interests include Drone & Drone Swarms, Autonomous & Connected Vehicles, Supply Chain, and Humanitarian Logistics.
Humanitarian Logistics and Supply Chain Innovation in Mobility Supply Chain Management Transport H Social Sciences (General) Logistics Logistics 4.0 Autonomous and Connected Vehicles