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Beverley Boden

Beverley Boden

Lecturer in International Travel and Tourism

She is a tourism and aviation specialist covering all aspects of tourism, airports and the airline industry.

Ethical TourismHolidaysAirportsTravelDark Tourism
Dr Gary Brickley

Dr Gary Brickley

Senior Lecturer in Sports

He has explored fitness performance in sportsmen and sportswomen more generally - including the performance of para-athletes.

Paddle-boardingPhysiologyCardiovascular DiseaseExerciseSports
Dr Lola Canamero

Dr Lola Canamero

Reader in Adaptive Systems and Head of the Embodied Emotion Cognition and (inter-) action Lab

Lola’s work explores the emotions between humans and robots, particularly when robots are used to provide therapy or learning opportunities.

Human-Robot InteractionArtificial IntelligenceRobotsRobots as Therapy
Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor

Assistant Professor in faith and peaceful relations

Dr Sariya Cheruvallil-Contractor specialises in how people engage with religion and with religious beliefs.

DiversityMuslim WomenInter-faith relationsReligionIslam
Professor Robert Chilcott

Professor Robert Chilcott

Professor of Toxicology

His research into chemical exposure has informed policy guidance for emergency response teams in the event of chemical attack.

Counter TerrorismBurnsToxic ChemicalsToxicologyPoisons
Professor Nigel Crook

Professor Nigel Crook

Professor of AI and Robotics and Founding Director of the Institute for Ethical AI

His work addresses how to equip artificially intelligent robotic systems with moral competence.

NeurocomputingTrustArtificial IntelligenceEthical AIMoral Robots
Dr Josh Davis

Dr Josh Davis

Professor in Applied Psychology

His area of expertise in in facial recognition - and in particular ‘super recognisers’.

CCTVSuspect IdentificationFacial RecognitionSuper RecognisersCrime
Professor Helen Dawes

Professor Helen Dawes

Professor of Movement Science and Director for the Centre for Movement, Occupational and Rehabilitation Sciences

Her expertise is in human movement and optimising performance of the body - through understanding the mechanisms of movement.

Elite AthletesMental HealthRehabilitationHuman MovementExercise
Professor Nashwan Dawood

Professor Nashwan Dawood

Professor of Digital Construction

His expertise is sustainable infrastructure & in modelling ways to ensure carbon reduction in construction, housing & engineering projects.

Energy Efficient BuildingsInfrastructure DesignCarbon ReductionSustainable ConstructionEngineering
Professor Sandra Esteves

Professor Sandra Esteves

Professor in Bioprocess Technology for Resource Recovery and Director of the Wales Centre for Excellence in Anaerobic Digestion

Her expertise is in recovery from waste and the production of useful and re-usable waste content mainly for energy use.

FuelBioenergyWaste Recycling