University Alliance
About
University Alliance is an association of British universities which was formed in 2006 as the Alliance of Non-Aligned Universities, adopting its current name in 2007.
Experts (56)
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 Tourism Holidays Airports Travel Dark Tourism Tourism Airline Industry Tourists
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-boarding Physiology Cardiovascular Disease Exercise Sports Fitness Heart Rate Para-Athletes Cycling
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 Interaction Artificial Intelligence Robots Robots as Therapy
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.
Diversity Muslim Women Inter-faith relations Religion Islam Atheism Adoption Religious belief
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 Terrorism Burns Toxic Chemicals Toxicology Poisons Contamination
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.
Neurocomputing Trust Artificial Intelligence Ethical AI Moral Robots Cognitive Robotics
Dr Josh Davis
Professor in Applied Psychology
His area of expertise in in facial recognition - and in particular ‘super recognisers’.
CCTV Suspect Identification Facial Recognition Super Recognisers Crime
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 Athletes Mental Health Rehabilitation Human Movement Exercise Neuroscience Physiotherapy
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 Buildings Infrastructure Design Carbon Reduction Sustainable Construction Engineering Building Digital Construction
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.
Fuel Bioenergy Waste Recycling