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Riva, Elena
Department: Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning
Interdisciplinary education, enhancing student learning and experience, embedding wellbeing in the curriculum.
Keywords: Wellbeing, Higher Education, Mental Health, Participatory Practices, Healthy Digital Practices
Gandhi, Siddharth
Department: Physics
I study the atmospheres of exoplanets, planets around other stars. These have diverse atmospheres with a wide range in composition and various physical processes occurring on them. From large hot gian...
Keywords: Exoplanet atmospheres, atmospheric chemistry, spectroscopy, radiative transfer
Gregory, Holly
Department: Warwick Medical School
I am a first year PhD student on the MRC DTP in IBR, working under the supervision of Profs Phill Stansfeld and David Roper. I use both computational and experimental biochemistry to develop our under...
Keywords: Computational biochemistry, protein biochemistry, molecular dynamics simulations
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A Miller, Michelle
Department: Warwick Medical School
I am a Medical Biochemist and lead an international 'Sleep, Health and Society' research and teaching programme. My research spans several disciplines, including biochemistry, genetics, and epidemiology, and population health science. I'm Currently the CI for the 'FOUND' Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Clinical Trial. I have a particular interests in cardiovascular disease, inflammation and sleep.
Keywords: Sleep, Cardiovascular disease, Inflammation,
Ackley, Kendall
Department: Physics
My expertise is in large-scale data analysis for gravitational-wave astrophysics using Bayesian statistics, observational astronomy, database design, and developing frameworks for rapid-response decision-making with Bayesian theory
Keywords: gravitational-wave astroinformatics
Ahanathapillai, Vijayalakshmi
Department: Engineering
Biomedical signal and image processing: I employ advanced techniques to extract features and enhance the understanding and interpretation of complex biological signal/ image data. Exploration of Wearable Technology for health monitoring: My research delves into the application of off the shelf wearable devices that can provide real-time data, contributing to the advancement of personalized and preventive healthcare. Understanding Women health: I focus on areas related to women's health, including investigations into the menstrual cycle and menopause. By leveraging wearable technology, I aim to provide valuable insights into these critical aspects of women's health. Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Big Data for healthcare applications: I seek to harness the power of AI algorithms and analyse large datasets to derive meaningful patterns and correlations. This research has the potential to revolutionize healthcare by enabling more accurate diagnostics, personalized treatment plans, and improved patient outcomes.
Keywords: Biomedical Signal and Image Processing, Digital Health, Biomedical Engineering, Understanding Women Health, Data analysis
Ajmar, Marta
Department: School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures
My (History of Art, SCAPVC) work focuses on concepts, histories and practices of craft and making and on regenerative design; I have recently developed a programme of collaborative research engaging with making as an experiential pedagogy and a productive form of knowledge production; I bring a significant network and record of collaboration with craftspeople, makers and digital fabricators nationally and internationally. I bring extensive knowledge and experience of the museum world.
Keywords: Histories and practices of materials and making, History and practices of sustainability, Regenerative design, Experiential pedagogy, Museums
Akpan, Usoro
Department: Warwick Medical School
Mental Health Interventions for Young People
Keywords: mental health, young people, digital interventions, whole-school approach, school connectedness
Alili, Larbi
Department: Statistics
Modern probability theory and applications.
Keywords: Stochastic, Finance, Statistics, Probability, random models
Almeida, Joana
Department: Applied linguistics
My primary research interests are centred on the internationalisation of higher education, international student mobility and intercultural competencies by fostering an interdisciplinary understanding of these topics. Much of my research is interdisciplinary and is informed by theoretical perspectives from sociology, social psychology, general and international education, evaluation, cross-cultural communication and second language acquisition. I am the author of Understanding Student Mobility in Europe: An Interdisciplinary Approach (Routledge, 2020).
Keywords: internationalisation of higher education, international student mobility, migrant populations, interdisciplinarity, intercultural competence
Amir Lotfi, Mohammad
Department: Warwick Business School
I am pursuing an MRes/PhD in Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. My research interests encompass entrepreneurship, behavioural science, and cognitive neurocognition.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Behavioural Science, Cognitive Neurocognition
Amos, Will
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Coming from the multi-disciplinary field of linguistic landscapes, my current interest is in how bodies and clothing carry meaning ('social semiotics') and become institutionalised. My current project is specifically on school uniform: policies, policing (by parents, teachers, etc.), and practice (by school kids), and how uniforms drive potentially harmful ideologies about education, intelligence, future prospects, gender roles, ethnic and social class identity, and sexualisation of (especially girls') bodies. The project is cross-disciplinary (social sciences and pyschological sciences) and multinational (UK, South Africa, Thailand so far).
Keywords: Linguistic landscapes, social semiotics, gender studies, clothing, education
Ashton, Heidi
Department: Cultural Media Policy Studies
The social and structural ecologies that support culture and creativity at national and international levels. I am interested in how policies can support healthy societies and reduce inequalities.
Keywords: Creative Industries, Culture, Policy, Education, work
Astbury, Kate
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Cultural production of the French 18th and 19th centuries, with a particular focus on the French Revolution and the Napoleonic period Prisoner of war studies Anglo-French relations in the age of revolutions
Keywords: France; 18th century; revolution; Napoleon; culture
Auckloo, Nazia
Department: Chemistry
Natural products, antibiotics.
Keywords: drug discovery, Genetic engineering, Analytical chemistry, Microbiology, Proteomics
Audia, Camilla
Department: Global Sustainable Development
I examine the relations between climate change, populations, health and sustainable development through the co-production of knowledge. I am interested in using arts-based and embodied methods (photography, film, theatre, role-play, dance...) to tackle 'wicked problems' and challenge traditional dynamics in the society-policy-science nexus.
Keywords: climate change, populations, sustainable development, co-production, policy
Auinger, Michael
Department: WMG
I work on materials modelling in particular with an emphasis on materials corrosion as well as process optimisation. This activity uses classical physics-based simulations (such as finite element simulations) as well as machine learning methods, paired with physics-based principles.
Keywords: corrosion, materials modelling, thermodynamics, metals and alloys
Backhouse, Michael
Department: Warwick Medical School
DrBackhouse is an Drat the University of Warwick and has a background in podiatry having qualified from the University of Southampton. With over a decade of experience in applied clinical research, his research ranges from large pragmatic clinical trials to imaging and mechanism of action studies, and systematic literature reviews. All of Mike's research aims to improve outcomes for people with musculoskeletal disease and other long term conditions. His portfolio of funding includes personal fellowships and competitive grants, primarily from the National Institute for Health Research, and musculoskeletal charities.
Keywords: Clinical Trials Musculoskeletal Foot & Ankle
Baker, Alex
Department: Chemistry
The Baker Humanitarian Chemistry Group is primarily interested in small molecule, peptide, polymer and carbohydrate solutions to understanding and treating neglected tropical diseases. Our current focus is developing diagnostics and therapeutics for snake bite. Our solutions mimic nature but are synthetic.
Keywords: Diagnostics, drug Discovery, Neglected Tropical Disease
Baker, Kerry
Department: Warwick Institute of Engagement
My doctorate looked to determine the influences on women choosing to study engineering degrees in the early 2000s and how these influences could be replicated for others to encourage more people to study engineering. Subsequent research has been on the impact of engineering outreach activities on primary school pupils (funded by business). My interests now lie in the impact of participating in public engagement activities for both the public and the researchers/staff/students that deliver the engagement. This is not subject specific though I would be interested to see if there are any differences across disciplines.
Keywords: Public engagement, impact, engineering, gender, influence
Bakker, Saskia
Department: Research Technology Platforms
electron microscopy of biological samples, nanoparticles, extracellular vesicles, liposomes, polymersomes and soft materials samples; preparation of biological samples for electron microscopy, detection of elements (>1% w/w), cellular uptake and distribution of nanoparticles
Keywords: Electron microscopy, nanoparticles, cellular uptake, cellular ultrastructure, microbiology
Banysaeed, Eman
Department: School of Law
My research explores the intersection of domestic legal frameworks and international obligations related to statelessness in Jordan, with a focus on how gender-based violence and regional political tensions exacerbate statelessness. By examining the complexities of Jordan's policies on nationality and citizenship, my work highlights the impacts on marginalized groups, especially women and children.
Keywords: Statelessness, International Human Rights Law, Gender-Based Violence, Access to Justice, Law Reform.
Bashford-Rogers, Thomas
Department: WMG
I amd a Dr at the University of Warwick, focusing my research on realistic and accurate computer graphics. I specialise in efficiently simulating light transport in detailed virtual environments, sampling algorithms, AI, and Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) methods. My interests also encompass high dynamic range (Hdr) imaging, machine learning applications in graphics and vision, game technologies, and quantum computing. I am particularly interested in representing, replicating, and manipulating real-world visual experiences within computer graphics to present them naturally to users.
Keywords: Computer Graphics, Machine Learning and AI, image processing, sampling algorithms, games
Baxter, Laura
Department: Research Technology Platforms
Bioinformatics
Keywords: Bioinformatics
Baykal, Aylin
Department: Warwick Business School
Migrant entrepreneurs, embeddedness, night work, gender, diaspora
Keywords: migrant entrepreneurs, embeddedness, night work, gender, diaspora
Beck, Susanne
Department: Warwick Business School
I think about novel ways to produce scientific knowledge, their antecedents and boundary conditions, as well as their potential impacts. I care about the individual level (researchers, citizens, etc), as well as organizations (research institutions, etc), and ecosystems (funders, policymakers, etc). More recently, I have starting to think about the role of Generative AI for scientific knowledge production.
Keywords: organization of science, societal impact, crowd science, GenAI
Beer, Haley
Department: Warwick Business School
social economy, impact measurement, social change, meaningful work, qualitative
Keywords: social economy, impact measurement, social change, meaningful work, qualitative
Bernhardt, Dan
Department: Economics
Applied Microeconomic Theory Financial Economics Market Microstructure Industrial Organization and Labour Economics. Political Economy
Keywords: finance, political economy, labor markets, market microstructure, industrial organization
Bhalotra, Sonia
Department: Economics
Health, gender, workplace, crime, child development
Keywords: Health, gender, workplace, crime, child development
Biggerstaff, Deborah
Department: Warwick Medical School
Creativity in health research, narrative approaches to health, people's experiences of illness, mental health and wellbeing .
Keywords: women's health, postnatal care, patient values
Bilterys, Thomas
Department: Psychology
My research mainly aims to increase insight into the interaction between sleep and pain and to improve the treatment of insomnia and chronic pain. My current research focuses on insomnia in people with chronic pain and possible treatment adaptations which consider the sleep-pain relationship to further enhance treatment. Some topics I worked on: - Sleep and chronic pain interaction - Cognitive-behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) adaptations - Preventive and therapeutic interventions for chronic musculoskeletal pain - Semi-digital, scalable health interventions - Physiotherapy-informed approaches to pain management - Interdisciplinary collaboration in digital health, psychology, physiotherapy, and public health - Musculoskeletal injuries and chronic pain in Karate
Keywords: chronic pain, insomnia, health, musculoskeletal pain, digital health
Bivins, Roberta
Department: History
I explore the intersections between migration and health research/health systems predominantly in the UK and USA.
Keywords: health care, migration, genetics, citizenship, biomedical marginalisation
Boardman, Felicity
Department: Warwick Medical School
Social and ethical aspects of genomic technologies, health screening, disability, lived experiences research, mixed methods research (combinations of qualitative and quantitative methodologies), reproductive technologies.
Keywords: health screening; ethical and social implications; genomics; reproductive technologies; disability
Boltze, Johannes
Department: Life Sciences
The ultimate aim of our research is to contribute to a better understanding of the complex pathological mechanisms of neurovascular disorders and to use this knowledge to develop novel diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and to increase the therapeutic efficiency of novel treatments.
Keywords: stroke, cerebrovascular disease, co-morbidities, translational research
Bon, Stefan
Department: Chemistry
I am a Professor of Polymer and Colloid Chemical Engineering at the University of Warwick. My research focuses on polymer-based colloids, combining polymer and colloid chemistry with soft matter physics and chemical engineering principles.
Keywords: Polymers, colloids, formation, sustainability, chemical engineering
Bourdua, Louise
Department: School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures, History of Art department
Workshop practices and economics of artistic production in Europe in the later middle ages (including agency). Recovering lost manufacturing processes, especially serial production of stone monuments, and providing new narratives of display for these objects dispersed in museums
Keywords: workshops, Italy, patronage, medieval, religious communities
Brambley, Ed
Department: Mathematics, joint with WMG (50/50 Maths/WMG)
Modelling (particularly mathematical modelling). Currently interested in acoustics and metal forming.
Keywords: Mathematical Modelling, Acoustics, Metal Forming, Fluid Dynamics, Solid Mechanics
Branke, Juergen
Department: Warwick Business School
I work on creating smart systems that help businesses and organizations make the best possible decisions in uncertain and dynamic environments. I focus on complex systems where traditional mathematical solutions don’t work, but it is possible to evaluate potential solutions e.g. through simulations or physical experiments. In such cases, simulation-based optimization and active learning can be used to efficiently search for the best alternatives. Another key focus of my research is multi-objective optimisation, i.e., how to find the most preferred solutions in the presence of multiple conflicting objectives. My work applies to various fields, including engineering, healthcare, epidemiology, manufacturing, supply chains, and deep learning.
Keywords: Bayesian optimisation, simulation-based optimisation, metaheuristics, multi-objective optimisation
Brommer, Peter
Department: Engineering
Computational materials science: Atomistic modelling. High-performance alloys. Model development, model validation. Multiscale modelling, long-timescale modelling. Link to experimental data. Bottom-up modelling approaches.
Keywords: Computational materials science, uncertainty quantification, surrogate modelling, machine learning, model validation
Brosa Planella, Ferran
Department: Mathematics
Mathematical modelling for sustainable development applications, with a focus on energy storage (including batteries and thermal energy storage).
Keywords: mathematical modelling, energy storage, batteries, thermal energy storage, numerical simulations
Brown, David
Department: Physics
I am Deputy Director of the Centre for Exoplanets and Habitability (CEH). The CEH is a cross-disciplinary research centre that draws upon expertise from departments across the university. It is a collaborative project which works with both the sciences and arts in order to consider life beyond, and on, this planet. My other research centres on the detection of planets outside the Solar system. I work on projects that search for changes in a star's brightness that indicate an orbiting planet passing in front of it. I primarily work on the upcoming PLATO space Msion from the European Space Agency, which will search for planets like Earth in the habitable zone of stars like the Sun.
Keywords: Exoplanets, habitability, astronomy, space
Bugg, Tim
Department: Chemistry
Conversion of lignin in plant biomass into renewable chemicals, including monomers for bioplastics and food/flavour chemicals. Discovery of enzymes for lignin degradation, and metabolic engineering of lignin-degrading bacteria to produce high-value chemicals from lignin bioconversion.
Keywords: Enzymology, biological chemistry, lignin, biomass conversion, metabolic engineering.
Busola Oronti, Iyabosola
Department: Statistics
I am a PhD candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Warwick, focusing on the design optimisation of medical devices for low-resource settings.
Keywords: Biomedical Engineering, Medical Device Design, Assistive Technologies
Camilletti, Fabio
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Creative agency, literary agency, authorship, AI, technomagic
Keywords: Romantic literature, ghostlore, Occulture, psychoanalysis, intertextuality
Candice Dilipen, Rebecca
Department: Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning, Engineering
My research area intersects industrial ecology, advanced technologies, law and economics with a focus on resource sufficient production and consumption, decentralised autonomous organisations, inclusive intangible asset management and sustainable development. I graduated from the University of Warwick with an MSc in Humanitarian Engineering with Sustainability and BSc in Economics. My expertise lies in design thinking, mathematical modelling and developing industrial symbiosis systems. I am currently onboard the Warwick Deep Tech Incubator exploring my hypothesis of 'closed-loop business life cycles' (where businesses adapt collaboratively instead of fail) to make work a true choice.
Keywords: Public Interest Technology, Decentralised Innovation, Design for Sustainability, Future of Work, Universal Basic Services
Caney, Simon
Department: Politics and International Studies
I am interested in: * the ethical issues that arise in addressing climate change; the concept of a just transition: and the ethical issues surrounding decarbonizing the planet (for example critical minerals needed for electrification). * justice and global environmental degradation and planetary boundaries more generally (for example, biodiversity loss; plastics; resource depletion) * addressing short-termism in politics and designing democratic institutions so that they govern well for the long-term and honour responsibilities to future generations.
Keywords: Climate Justice; Just Transition; Global Justice; Intergenerational Justice; Democracy and Future Generations.
Carvalho, Henrique
Department: School of Law
I am a critical theorist of criminalisation, punishment, law and justice, examining these issues as cultural, socio-political phenomena which both reflect and condition matters of identity and belonging, authority and order. My broader research interests include criminal law and justice, criminology, responsibility and punishment, aesthetics, and legal, social, cultural and political theory.
Keywords: criminalisation; punishment; justice; belonging; cultural theory
Cayir, Hande
Department: Film and Television Studies
Mad studies, participatory action research, documentary, co-production, transformative justice
Keywords: mad studies, participatory action research, documentary, co-production, transformative justice
Cegla, Heather
Department: Physics
I am Director of the Centre for Exoplanets and Habitability, a cross-disciplinary research centre that draws upon expertise from departments across the university. It is a collaborative project which works with both the sciences and arts in order to consider life beyond, and on, this planet. I'm a UKRI Future Leaders Fellow, working on confirmation and characterisation of habitable alien worlds.
Keywords: Astronomy, space, exoplanets, life, habitability
Chakravorty, Bhaskar
Department: Economics
I am an applied economist with expertise in labor markets, data science, and policy evaluation, focused on enhancing employment outcomes for marginalized groups. My research examines the effectiveness of vocational training programs, the socioeconomic impacts of crises, and the role of gender and inequality in labor markets. I also explore inclusive development and climate change adaptation for sustainable livelihoods. Using field experiments and data-driven approaches, I aim to inform policies in skill development, social inclusion, and economic resilience. I welcome interdisciplinary collaborations to address challenges in inequality, environmental adaptation, and sustainable development.
Keywords: RCT, Impact Evaluation, Policies, Labour market, Gender
Chater, Nick
Department: Warwick Business School
I am a cognitive and behavioural scientist, interested in the implications of individual cognition for language, culture, economics and public policy.
Keywords: cognitive science, behavioural economics, rationality, AI, moral psychology
Chen, Kunxiu
Department: School of Law
My doctoral research will explore the effectiveness of Open Access policies for Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums (OpenGLAM) in enhancing public access to digital cultural heritage, specifically focusing on the impacts of copyright exceptions and limitations (CE&CL). As digital technologies increasingly transform access to cultural heritage, it is crucial to understand both the legal and practical impacts of these policies to effectively advance public access and cultural education. Research Questions 1. Are digital substitutes for cultural heritage copyrightable? Can copyright exceptions and copyright limitations apply? 2. How do OpenGLAM policies promote public access to digitized cultural heritage? 3. (How do copyright exceptions and limitations affect the implementation of OpenGLAM policies?)What are the outcomes of implementing OpenGLAM policies in different countries and regions? 4. How can the effectiveness of OpenGLAM policies be measured? 5. How can OpenGLAM policies be improved to enhance their effectiveness?
Keywords: Cultural heritage, Public Access, Copyright, Digital Substitutes
Chua, Yuxuan
Department: Politics and International Studies, Centre for Interdisciplinary Methods
My research is focused on public opinion formation about environmental policy, interrogated through social media as a proxy for understanding information flows. My key research question is exploring how material anxieties are operationalised in everyday conversations about environmental policies, which provides an avenue for understanding how narrative frames are constructed and diffused by elite actors to citizens, exploring how they’re internalised and reproduced.
Keywords: Network theory, information diffusion, public opinion, environmental policy, social media research.
Clarke, Alex
Department: Psychology
I am a cognitive neuroscientist studying perception, semantic knowledge and episodic memory. My research tackles questions such as how does the human brain transform visual inputs to access semantic memories, and how do different brain states support memory retrieval. I use a variety of approaches to study the human brain - Magnetoencephalography, Electroencephalography, functional MRI, Neuropsychology and brain stimulation. My research also incorporates mobile brain imaging technology and mixed reality devices to track brain activity in more real world contexts.
Keywords: Perception, memory, cognitive neuroscience, mixed reality, neuroimaging
Clarke, Chris
Department: Politics and International Studies
Political Economy of Money and Finance, Ethics and Economic Governance (economic citizenship, market subjectivity), Political Economy of Platform Lending (P2P, Fintech), History of Economic Ideas (especially critical reinterpretations of Adam Smith).
Keywords: Fintech, financial governance, financialisation, social justice, digital economy
Collingwood, Joanna
Department: Engineering
Metallomics - measuring (via advanced synchrotron x-ray techniques), and understanding, how metal element storage and trafficking systems are affected in health and disease. Magnetic resonance imaging - methods to detect chemical changes in the brain that may occur before brain cells are lost. Neurodegenerative disease - Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and related disorders - in particular analytical methods to detect and advance understanding of protein-metal interactions (those that are hallmarks of disease) and to identify whether exposure to metal-containing nanoparticles (e.g. through air pollution) is a factor in disease development and progression.
Keywords: iron, neurodegeneration, systems, microscopy, MRI
Cormode, Graham
Department: Computer Science
My interests are in all aspects of the "data lifecycle", from data collection and cleaning, through mining and analytics, and private data release.
Keywords: data, mining, analytics
Cunneen, Katie
Department: Psychology
My research is focused on access to mental health support and help-seeking behaviours among the workforce (primarily healthcare professionals). This includes access to mental health support and its impact on the worker, the employer, and the workplace culture, as well as the contributions of sleep and pain to mental health.
Keywords: Mental Health, Occupational Support, Help-Seeking Behaviours, Mixed Methods Designs
Dahlmann, Fred
Department: Warwick Business School
My research investigates the role of organizational strategies, managerial practices, business models, policies and governance systems as well as individual mindsets in supporting a sustainability transformation. Specifically, it examines how companies (and the public sector) address and respond to systemic issues such as those covered by planetary boundaries and UN SDGs, with ongoing projects focusing on climate change, loss of biodiversity and water risks. I am also interested in the emerging phenomenon of the purpose ecosystem as an informal governance mechanism as well as the ethical and practical implications of the Anthropocene for business and managers.
Keywords: organisations, sustainability, transformation, health, governance
Davis, Emma
Department: Statistics
I work at the interface of public health, infectious disease epidemiology, mathematical modelling and statistics. My research is focused around combating Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) and mosquito-transmitted diseases, including the development of novel surveillance strategies for diseases that have been targeted for elimination, using mathematical models to harness our understanding of underlying disease biology, mosquito ecology, and human behaviour.
Keywords: Mathematical modelling, infectious diseases, neglected tropical diseases, disease elimination, public health policy
Davis, Meg
Department: Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM)
My current research explores the future of human rights and gender equality in the digital age, through an international collaboration with researchers, lawyers, and civil society groups. In particular, I’m interested in how power inequalities shape digital access, data, algorithms, and governance. I focus on structural power imbalances among countries (data colonialism), languages, genders (digital gender divides), and how these and other inequalities intersect to shape knowledge and visibility. Through transnational participatory approaches to research, I aim to explore new approaches to community mobilization and knowledge production, and to rethink and apply human rights and feminist intersectional principles in new ways. As an anthropologist, I favour experience-near ethnographic research methods, sometimes complemented by legal, policy or data analysis. My research interests include technology and human rights, politics of data and indicators, human rights in global governance, civil society, and prevention and response to gendered violence.
Keywords: human rights, technology, participatory research, global health
Day, Bob
Department: Physics
Designing and development of bespoke instrumentation for scientific research using analogue, digital and mixed signal advanced electronics. Ultra-low noise signal detection and processing.
Keywords: Analogue, digital, RF, low-noise, filtering.
de Sousa Aguiar de Medeiros, Paulo
Department: English & Comparative Literary Studies
World Literature; Critical Theory; Politics and Literature; Modernism and Modernity
Keywords: World Literature, Critical Theory, Modernism, Postcolonialism
Deeb, Susan
Department: Education Studies
am pursuing a PhD in Education Studies at the University of Warwick. I hold a Master's degree in Global Education and International Development. My research interests include migration studies.
Keywords: Migration Studies, Global Education, Educational Development
Dhawan, Sudipti
Department: Warwick Business School
I am currently pursuing an MSc in Management of Information Systems and Digital Innovation at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. I am passionate about data-driven digital marketing and enjoy transforming insights into impactful strategies.
Keywords: Information Systems, Digital Innovation, Technology Management
Didelot, Xavier
Department: Statistics
My research is concerned with understanding the way bacterial pathogens evolve, spread and cause disease. I have analysed both epidemiological and genomic data from a wide range of pathogens. A key aim is to develop new bioinformatics and statistical methods that can handle the very large amounts of data made available by whole genome sequencing techniques.
Keywords: statistical genomics, infectious disease epidemiology, outbreak analysis, bacterial evolution, Monte-Carlo methods
Din-Kariuki, Natalya
Department: English & Comparative Literary Studies
The literatures of travel and migration, from the early modern period to the present.
Keywords: Travel, migration, rhetoric, cosmopolitanisms.
Dincer Hadjianastasis, Aysu
Department: History
Social and economic history of the Eastern Mediterranean in the late Middle Ages and the Early Modern period (family and gender, material culture, slavery) Current project: trade and use of aromatics (olfaction, fake aromatics, senses and the body, medical remedies).
Keywords: Olfaction, aromatics, smells, trade, remedies
Dittrich, Katharina
Department: Warwick Business School
I am Dr of Organisation Studies in the Organisation and Work Group at Warwick Business School. I am interested in the entanglement of the financial industry with environmental matters of concern (or more specifically climate change), also known as sustainable finance. My expertise lies in organizational change, organizational routines/ routine dynamics and strategy, with an emphasis on qualitative research methods and ethnography.
Keywords: Sustainable finance, management, organisations, change, ethnography
Dommett, Ethan
Department: Physics
Growing semimetal based thin films using MBE on III-V semiconductors
Keywords: Materials, semiconductors, spintronics, electrical devices
Dowson, Christopher
Department: Life Sciences
I am a Professor of Microbiology at the University of Warwick and Director of Antimicrobial Discovery Solutions Ltd. My research focuses on the evolution, epidemiology, and mechanisms of antibiotic resistance, aiming to inform both academic and industrial efforts in antibiotic discovery.
Keywords: Antibiotic Resistance, Microbiology, Antimicrobial Discovery
Driffield, Nigel
Department: Warwick Business School, DPVC regional engagement
I study globalisation and its impact on firm performance . This includes international business, economics, regional studies and international politics / policy studies
Keywords: Foreign direct investment Productivity Policy Labour markets Regional / Industrial Policy
Duan, Sutong
Department: Psychology
I’m doing language processing and learning, especially second language. My research also involves memory system to see its relationship with language.
Keywords: Second language processing and learning, memory, eye tracking, second language education, data analysis
Dungan, Sophie
Department: English & Comparative Literary Studies
Vampire studies, critical human-animal studies, ecocriticism, ecomaterialism, ecohorror
Keywords: Vampire studies, critical human-animal studies, ecocriticism, ecomaterialism, ecohorror
Dyson, Louise
Department: Mathematics, Life Sciences
I work at the interface between mathematics, life sciences, public health and physics My research involves building and analysing mathematical models of epidemiological or biological systems, and undertaking data analysis to inform these models. During the covid-19 pandemic I was part of SPI-M-O, the modelling subgroup of SAGE, advising the government on pandemic response. My current research is wide-ranging, from pandemic preparedness, to supporting the WHO's elimination goals for neglected tropical diseases, through to investigating the sources of variation in population of cells.
Keywords: Epidemiology, Neglected Tropical Diseases, Pandemic Preparedness
Earle, Rebecca
Department: History
History of food
Keywords: food, colonialism, identity, nationalism, culture
Elmes, David
Department: Warwick Business School
Understanding what the energy transition means for companies and countries in terms of strategy and policy. Development of Smart Local Energy Systems with a focus on sustainable heat.
Keywords: energy transition, heat, smart local energy systems
Elzein, Nadine
Department: Philosophy
I work on free will and moral responsibility, at the intersection of ethics, metaphysics, and philosophy of mind. I am interested in the likely limits of freedom and moral responsibility, the role of luck in agency, and problems with retributive blame. Practically, I am interested in empirical work on social determinants of crime, inequalities that exacerbate risk of crime, legal issues relating to retributivism, and work on crime and public health.
Keywords: Free will, moral responsibility, criminal justice, agency, ethics.
Eshghi, Ashkan
Department: Warwick Business School
Context: online privacy, personal data markets, AI, social media and user-generated content Methodology: analytical modelling (game theory), empirical analysis (econometrics), machine learning.
Keywords: economics of privacy and information security, online market design, value of information, economics of artificial intelligence
Everitt, Richard
Department: Statistics
I am a Reader in Statistics. My research is in methodology for Bayesian computation, applied to problems in statistical genetics, neuroscience, ecology, weather and climate, spatial statistics, network analysis and signal processing.
Keywords: Bayesian statistics, Monte Carlo methods, environmental and ecological models, ecological models, data science.
Fabian, Mark
Department: Politics and International Studies
I work on 'wellbeing' from an interdisciplinary perspective with a focus on policy applications. This includes theoretical work on what wellbeing is drawing mostly on psychology, philosophy, and some economics; philosophy of science work on how to measure wellbeing, especially life satisfaction; and applied policy work on the coproduction of wellbeing policy, shifting public administration practices to promote wellbeing, and understanding the role of wellbeing theories and measures in governance.
Keywords: wellbeing, happiness, public policy, philosophy of science, political theory
Farnell, Ian
Department: Theatre and Performance Studies
I am a Teaching Fellow in Theatre and Performance Studies at the University of Warwick, where I lead modules across the undergraduate programme. My research explores the intersection between theatre and science fiction.
Keywords: heatre and Science Fiction, Performance Studies, Customer Service Performance
Fatania, Tejal
Department: WMG
I am interested in researching conflicting logics in organisations and the relationship between this and individual health and wellbeing and organisational performance.
Keywords: Institutional Complexity, Institutional Logics, Workplace Stress, Business Ethics.
Fearn, David
Department: Classics & Ancient History
I work on the intersection between, on the one hand, modes of thought/form/expression/contextualisation for archaic and classical greek literature, and on the other, contemporary theoretical frames of reference including 20th- and 21st century cultural and aesthetic thought and phenomenology. My basic interest is how to make the core relationality inherent in being a classicist of direct relevance for the complexities involved in contemporary existence and life in modernity - obvious connections with ecocriticism and ecological thought, for instance.
Keywords: classical philology; ancient Greek literature; aesthetics; literary formalism; phenomenology
Fischer, Isabel
Department: Warwick Business School
Responsible AI and Learning
Keywords: AI, Digital Innovation, Ethics, Education, Design Science Research
Foo, Mathias
Department: Engineering
My research interest looks at using principles from control engineering to address problems related to agriculture, healthcare and automotive industries.
Keywords: Dynamical modelling, Systems biology, Applied control, Data-driven modelling
Friedrich, Tamara
Department: Warwick Business School
I am an Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Warwick Business School, University of Warwick. With nearly 20 years of experience as an organizational psychologist, my research and teaching focus on creativity, leadership, teamwork, and entrepreneurship.
Keywords: creativity, problem-solving, teamwork, leadership, innovation
Frigerio, Gill
Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
Career development: theory, policy and practice of support for people with the process of career development
Keywords: career, vocation, work, gender equality, professional development
Gandhi, Siddharth
Department: Physics
I study the atmospheres of exoplanets, planets around other stars. These have diverse atmospheres with a wide range in composition and various physical processes occurring on them. From large hot giant planets to smaller, rocky, potentially Earth-like planets, the aim of the field is to discover planets like our own in the future, with potential signs of life.
Keywords: Exoplanet atmospheres, atmospheric chemistry, spectroscopy, radiative transfer
Gane, Nicholas
Department: Sociology
I am a Professor of Sociology at the University of Warwick, specialising in social theory and political economy. My research examines the history and politics of neoliberalism, exploring its influence on contemporary capitalism and governance. I have also investigated the evolution of corporations and their societal impact.
Keywords: neoliberalism, corporations, capitalism, economy, power
Garcia Martinez, Javier
Department: Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM), Joint PhD Program with Monash University, School of Social Sciences (Australia)
My research focuses on exploring diverse interdisciplinary intersections between Medical STS, Care Studies, Affect, and Mad Studies, with a particular emphasis on Digital modes of inquiry. My PhD research aims to examine the lived experiences and transformative impact of SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor) antidepressant treatment on individuals' daily practices through a digital ethnography approach. By investigating the complex relationships between humans and SSRIs, the study seeks to gain a comprehensive understanding of both the potential benefits and harms that may arise from the changes brought by these human-SSRI relationships, as well as the role of SSRIs as a technological intervention.
Keywords: STS, medical anthropology, digital methods, mental health, care studies
Gazze, Ludovica
Department: Economics
I am an environmental and health economist. Conserving resources and reducing pollution are among the most pressing challenges facing society. Designing programs to achieve these goals requires an understanding of 1) pollution damages and 2) individuals' and firms' compliance behavior. I investigate these issues using large administrative datasets and experimental and quasi-experimental methods.
Keywords: air pollution, lead poisoning, environmental compliance, avoidance behavior
Gerritsen, Anne
Department: History
I research the historical and contemporary connections between Asia and Europe, focusing on the exchange of goods such as art and material culture, and the adaptation and innovation required for different markets. I explore trade practices in the early modern period, including the role of merchants, and examine the inequalities and disparities that arose from this trade. My work also investigates health, medicine, and environmental exchanges between the regions. Additionally, I aim to expand the scope of connections beyond East-West, emphasizing the importance of global North-South links, such as China's interactions with Indonesia and Southeast Asia.
Keywords: history, Asia-Europe, material culture, global interactions, technology
Goh, Jeremy
Department: History
I am a historian of business and banking in modern Southeast Asia. My PhD project takes Chinese banks headquartered in colonial Singapore and Malaya, with branches in China, as its objects of enquiry, and investigates how they contributed actively to the growing economic integration of the region. I aim to build an inclusive narrative that includes not only the elite bankers, entrepreneurs, and politicians, but also the perspectives of common people who were instrumental as customers and consumers of modern banking and finance. This narrative would illuminate the importance of colonial Southeast Asia and China in shaping financialisation, economic globalisation, and capitalist institutions in the first half of the twentieth century.
Keywords: Business and financial history, Capitalism, Transnationalism, Global history, Southeast Asia’s past and present
Gomes, Silvia
Department: Sociology
My research interests focus mostly on two main areas: media and crime, and punishment and prisons. In terms of media and crime, my work is focused on the media representations of crime (e.g., gender violence, hate crime) or certain social groups (e.g., migrants, racial and ethnic groups). In the scope of punishment and prisons, my work has been mostly on understanding social trajectories to and out of prison, experiences of incarceration, marginalization and vulnerability in criminal justice, and the social, cultural, political and economic dynamics underlying the different modes of punishment and incarceration. My work is generally empirically informed, explores social inequalities and applies an intersectional approach to understand a given phenomenon usually across social class, gender, and race and ethnicity lines.
Keywords: inequality, class, race
Goodwin, Robin
Department: Psychology
I am currently leading a new UKRI interdisciplinary project on novel infectious diseases, which includes Warwick departments of Theatre and Performance, History and WMS. I am interested in other interdisciplinary ventures around the mapping of risk using a variety of disciplinary approaches.
Keywords: Infectious diseases, disasters, rapid social change
Grant, Murray
Department: Life Sciences
Underpinning fundamental multidisciplinary research to improve plants for global food and nutritional security, with a focus on developing plants resilient to biotic (and abiotic) stress through understanding plant immunity and how adapted phytopathogens suppress immunity.
Keywords: Plant-microbe interactions Food security
Greaves, Erin
Department: Warwick Medical School
My lab focuses on the discovery of new ways to treat and diagnose endometriosis.
Keywords: Endometriosis, women's health, immune system, diagnostics, immunotherapy
Gregory, Holly
Department: Warwick Medical School
I am a first year PhD student on the MRC DTP in IBR, working under the supervision of Profs Phill Stansfeld and David Roper. I use both computational and experimental biochemistry to develop our understanding of the machinery bacteria use to build a key defence mechanism, the bacterial cell wall. Particular techniques being used include molecular dynamics simulations, protein-protein interaction analysis, protein expression and protein purification.
Keywords: Computational biochemistry, protein biochemistry, molecular dynamics simulations
Guan, Yu
Department: Computer Science
My research agenda is centred on machine learning for practical applications. That is, I develop robust machine learning algorithm for data modelling (e.g., for time-series sensor data, image/video data, etc.) and processing with an emphasis on solving the challenges facing in various real-world scenarios, to bridge the gap between theoretical research of machine learning and its practical applications. I am particularly interested in Computational Behaviour Analysis (e.g., activity/action recognition, 3D pose estimation, gait analysis, crowd counting), Human-AI Interaction (HAII), AI healthcare (e.g., wearable-based sleep/health assessment), Applied Machine Learning (e.g., cross-modal learning, physics informed learning).
Keywords: Computational Behaviour Analysis, Wearable Computing, Computer Vision, AI healthcare
Hand, Rachel
Department: Chemistry
My research sits at the interface of polymer chemistry and analytical chemistry, designing and synthesising interactive polymers and new analytical methodologies for a variety of applications mainly in the biomedical and personal care fields with a focus on a sustainable future.
Keywords: Polymers, analysis, biomedical, personal care, sustainability
Harrabin, Molly
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
I work on representations of gender and sexuality in interwar German cinema.I draw predominantly upon examples from the films of Fritz Lang and G. W. Pabst and place them in the wider cultural context. I am passionate about including both well-known 'canonical' films and films that are lesser-known in my research. I focus upon three main areas: motherhood and reproductive choices; the 'darker' side of modernity; and the body as a site of gender expression. I am also keen to consider the (dis)continuities between depictions of women in Weimar cinema and in films made during the Third Reich, challenging the perception that these periods should be treated as entirely separate. My work thus contributes to our knowledge and understanding of the National Socialist era, highlighting how the Nazis were able to exploit pre-existing attitudes in Germany.
Keywords: gender, sexuality, cinema, German
Harrison, Freya
Department: Life Sciences
I lead a group that works to design and build laboratory platforms for growing pathogenic bacteria and fungi in conditions that mimic the infected host as accurately as possible, while remaining tractable and cheap. We investigate how the microbes in these environments are able to become so resistant to antibiotics, and we collaborate with colleagues in the the UK and around the world to test potential new treatments in these models. I have also worked with colleagues from the arts & humanities, and from data science, to set up a cross-disciplinary team that seeks to understand and reconstruct historical remedies for infection, and test them in the lab (using our biofilm models). Our aims are to better understand historical medical knowledge, and to use historical remedies as a database of potential novel compounds that could be developed into medicines and devices to prevent and treat infection.
Keywords: Antimicrobials, antimicrobial resistance, bacteriology, infection, medical devices
Hassall, Kirsty
Department: Statistics
I am an Assistant Professor in Applied Statistics at the University of Warwick, having joined the department in 2024. Prior to this, I spent nearly a decade as an applied statistician in the agri-environment sector, working on diverse projects ranging from molecular biology to field and landscape studies. My current research focuses on developing methodologies to combine empirical, mechanistic, and stochastic models, particularly in applications related to decision processes in the agri-environment sector.
Keywords: Applied Statistics, Agri-Environment, Modelling
Hayton, James
Department: Warwick Business School, Vice Provost, Social Sciences
I work in innovation/entrepreneurship, and more recently in technology adoption and its impact on work, organizations and employees (and society). This work was funded by the Nuffield foundation strategic fund for the last 3 years.
Keywords: Innovation; technology adoption; future of work.
Herrmann, Elisabeth
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
My research is situated across literary, cultural, transnational, comparative and interdisciplinary studies and engages with collective identities and cultural memory, cross-cultural interaction and literary transfer. I currently work on the concept of social energy and the question of how cultural representations, such as literature, film, theatre, music, and visual art impact social imaginaries and our notions of the past, present, and the future. The concept of social energy is closely connected with my work on world literature, defined as 'literature of dialogue, movement and world entanglement'. I'm interested in exploring the driving forces that make some literature, movies, musical compositions or art work travel globally and over centuries.
Keywords: world literature, local and global cultures, collective memory, social imaginaries, social energy
Hodgson, Jackie
Department: School of Law
Comparative & European Criminal Justice; Policing; Prosecution; Criminal Defence; Miscarriages of Justice; arts & culture
Keywords: Creative methods, law & psychology, empathy & emotion, criminal justice, policing
Hofer-Robinson, Joanna
Department: English & Comparative Literary Studies
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick. My research explores how artistic forms can reproduce or recalibrate cultural meanings across time and space, particularly focusing on the dynamic interrelations between forms of representation and infrastructural processes, with an emphasis on the built spaces, labor, and operations of docks.
Keywords: Infrastructural humanities, Theatre history, Nineteenth century literature and culture
Holdsworth, Nadine
Department: Theatre and Performance Studies
Twentieth and twenty-first century political theatres and contemporary theatre and theories of identity, particularly in relation to nation, gender, ethnicity and globalization.
Keywords: theatre, homelessness, representation, participation, co-creation,
Hope, Michael
Department: Chemistry
Michael's research focuses on the use of solid-state NMR and complementary techniques to characterise functional materials at the atomic scale. By understanding how materials work, and how that depends on their structure, new materials can be designed with better performance for a given application. Michael is particularly interested in materials for energy storage and generation, such as materials for batteries and solar cells, to help combat the growing climate crisis.
Keywords: materials, characterisation, energy, NMR
Hutton, Jane
Department: Statistics
I develop and apply statistics to address questions in health and law. I also have collaborations in other areas, and have written several articles on ethics and statistics.
Keywords: Statistics, data quality, health, law, ethics
Hyams, Keith
Department: Politics and International Studies
Keith Hyams is a moral philosopher and social scientist with an interest in interdisciplinary ethics research on technological, environmental, health and social challenges. Ongoing research projects include work on AI and democracy, climate ethics, ethics in public policy, health ethics, Indigenous Peoples, and democratic innovation. Previous research projects focused on the philosophy of equality and fairness, the ethics of consent, on carbon offsetting. His research has been funded by Horizon Europe, GCRF, Newton, AHRC, ESRC, EPSRC, Leverhulme, RAEng, and the British Academy. His policy work includes advising a broad range of UK and international NGOs and government bodies, including the UK Cabinet Office and Department of Culture, Media and Sport, the City of Cape Town Government, and the UN FAO.
Keywords: ethics, AI, sustainability, democracy, global development
Iqbal, Gulnaz
Department: Warwick Medical School
My expertise includes health inequalities and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. My areas of interest are clinical trials/research, patient and public involvement and community engagement.
Keywords: EDI, inclusivity, engagement, clinical trials
Islam Khan, Towhidul
Department: Cultural Media Policy Studies
Happiness, Migration, Mobility, Culture, Creative Industries
Keywords: Happiness, Migration, Mobility, Culture, Creative Industries
Islam, Saimul
Department: Warwick Medical School
I am doing PhD on geriatric mental health. I will explore epidemiology of mental health and will develop a service model fit for low and middle income countries. Before that I have ten years professional experience working in Non-Communicable Disease research. In terms of methodology, I was involved in the implementation of cluster randomized trial; design and implementation of 2nd National Micronutrient Survey in Bangladesh; developing strategic plan of icddr,b, Dhaka, Bangladesh and regional coordinator of Data Science Hub, The Global Health Network and Health Data Research UK. By academic training, I have a undergraduate and postgraduate in Statistics from University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
Keywords: Expertise: Public health data analysis, design complex survey, implementation of trial Interest: Mental Health, Health System, Epidemiology, Data Science
Isoni, Andrea
Department: Warwick Business School
I use experimental methods and theoretical modelling to study human behaviour, especially decisions involving risk, interactions between individuals that lead to cooperation, coordination or conflict. I am interested in the applications of behavioural science to solve practical problems in the policy arena and in the world at large.
Keywords: experimental methods, human behaviour, decision making, coordination, cooperation
J Gibbons, Gregory
Department: WMG
We research the development and application of additive manufacturing (layer by layer) technologies across multiple sectors including autosports, automotive, medical , aerospace.
Keywords: Additive manufacturing, 3D Printing, advanced manufacturing, materials
Jakusic, Dino
Department: Institute of Advanced Study
I work on Philosophy and History of Ideas, with the focus on in what form past theories and beliefs survive today. Currently, I am working on the theological heritage of the way the modern university is structured and academic disciplines are delineated.
Keywords: Philosophy, History, Religion, Theology, University
Jayakody, Surangi
Department: Warwick Medical School
Public health, curriculum design
Keywords: Public Health, Health Service delivery in LMIC, Non Communicable diseases (NCD), Mental Health
Jennings, Paul
Department: WMG
Safe, sustainable and accessible transport.
Keywords: Automotive, transport, self-driving, safety, user acceptance.
Jestrovic, Silvija
Department: Theatre and Performance Studies
Politics and performance, Migration / exilic theatre Language and identity Authorship Political freedom
Keywords: Performance, theatre, politics, theory
Johnston-Wilder, Sue
Department: Education Studies
Applying resilience and well-being to address maths and statistics anxiety and avoidance
Keywords: resilience, wellbeing, maths avoidance
Joseph, Vivan
Department: Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning
The intersection between health (particularly mental health) and society; the nature of mind (philosophy, psychology, neuroscience); teaching and learning.
Keywords: psychopathology, mind, interdisciplinarity, teaching
Kaapa, Pietari
Department: Cultural Media Policy Studies
I am Prof in Media and Communications at the University of Warwick. I work in the field of environmental media studies with a focus on media management and production studies. My work also explores the application of digital and AI processes and practices in developing a more responsible and sustainable media industry. I have published widely in the field of environmental media studies, including Transnational Ecocinemas (Intellect 2013), Ecology and Contemporary Nordic Cinemas (Bloomsbury, 2014), Environmental Management of the Media: Industry, Policy, Practice (Routledge 2018) and Film and Television Production in the Age of Climate Change (Palgrave 2022). I am PI of the AHRC Global Green Media Network, including several co-produced industry reports on green production and media industry management: www.globalgreenmedianetwork.org/reports
Keywords: Creative and media industries; sustainability; environmental management; digital and AI solutions; environmental communication
Katz, Daniel
Department: English & Comparative Literary Studies
I am a Professor of English and Comparative Literary Studies at the University of Warwick, focusing on modernism, postmodernism, and contemporary writing, particularly poetry and poetics.
Keywords: psychoanalysis, poetry, subjectivity, dissidence, protest
Keiling, Tobias
Department: Philosophy
I am a philosopher working on a number of issues in the history of philosophy and both practical and theoretical philosophy. My historical focus is on Post-Kantian European philosophy. I am world-leading in research on the philosophy of Martin Heidegger, but I also work on other authors in phenomenology (Edmund Husserl, Maurice Merleau-Ponty, Hans-Georg Gadamer, Jacques Derrida). My research currently focusses on a book project on the philosophy of the future. I try to describe phenomena relating us to the future in quite different ways, such as expectation, anticipation, and fear. Historically, there is growing awareness in 20th century philosophy that the future is not merely an object of individual experience but a social and political concern. The climate crisis is a reminder of this. I have also worked and published one a range of issues: - knowledge and understanding, especially in the Humanities; - philosophy of history, particularly the challenge posed to it by the Anthropocene; - existentialism, especially the role of mortality and the value of authenticity; - philosophy of leisure, especially the structure and value of leisure; - philosophy of architecture, especially the relation between architectural practice and history and historical understanding.
Keywords: Knowledge, Understanding, Phenomenology, Anthropocene, Architecture
Kelly, James
Department: School of Creative Arts, Performance and Visual Cultures
My research area covers innovation and inclusion in the city of Birmingham UK in the early twentieth century with a focus on culture and the theatre
Keywords: Citizenship, Philanthropy, Inclusion, Culture, Innovation
Kermode, James
Department: Engineering
I work within the field of computational materials sicience, developing multiscale materials modelling algorithms and the software that implements them, with a particular focus on machine learning and data-driven approaches, and on quantifying the uncertainty in the output of models. I am also active in applying these modelling techniques to make quantitative predictions of "chemomechanical" materials failure processes where stress and chemistry are tightly coupled, e.g. near the tip of a propagating crack, where local bond-breaking chemistry is driven by long-range stress fields.
Keywords: machine learning; materials science; materials engineering; multiscale modelling; quantum mechanics; molecular dynamics; atomistic modelling; uncertainty quantificaiton
Khovanova, Natasha
Department: Engineering
I am a Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Warwick, specialising in the identification, stability, and control of linear and nonlinear systems with applications in clinical settings. My research aims to understand physiological mechanisms, such as glucose absorption, to facilitate early diagnosis and personalised management of diseases like diabetes.
Keywords: Systems Engineering, Clinical Applications, Diabetes Research
Kirwan, Rachael
Department: Warwick Innovations, Business Partnerships
My journey at Warwick began as a Philosophy undergraduate over 26 years ago, and I'm a proud alumna of this vibrant institution. Over the years, I've had the privilege of gaining a diverse range of experiences, which have equipped me to work collaboratively with a multifaceted perspective. I find great joy in connecting with people and leveraging my experience to facilitate meaningful collaborations and build fruitful networks. I thrive on ‘joining the dots’ and exploring the potential of each new journey. Every day brings new opportunities and challenges, and I thoroughly enjoy the variety and diversity that each meeting or task brings and to embark on something new and exciting, making my work here truly fulfilling.
Keywords: Stakeholder connections, Sustainability, Neurodiversity in HE, well-being
Kita, Sotaro
Department: Psychology
I am a Professor of Psychology of Language at the University of Warwick, specialising in psycholinguistics, cognitive psychology, and developmental psychology. My research focuses on the spontaneous gestures that accompany speaking and thinking, the development of language and gesture in children, the relationship between spatial language and cognition, and sound symbolism.
Keywords: Psycholinguistics, Gesture Studies, Language Development
Koester, Darius
Department: Warwick Medical School
My research combines physics and biology and is focused on understanding the role of mechanical forces in directing cellular decision making. My lab employs a combination of reconstituted minimal systems (based on isolated cell components) and experiments on live cells to dissect and understand the interlinked contributions of membrane mechanics, cytoskeletal activity and membrane organisation. We use quantitative imaging approaches, controlled mechanical and biochemical manipulations and work with theoretical physicists to unravel the unsolved puzzle of mechano-sensing and cell membrane tension regulation.
Keywords: mechanobiology of cells, bio-physics, cytoskeleton, lipid membranes, fluorescence microscopy
Kosmidis, Ioannis
Department: Statistics
My research interests include penalised and pseudo-likelihood methods, statistical computing, and software development.
Keywords: Statistical Methods, Data Science, Statistical Computing
Krein, Anna-Theresia
Department: School of Law
My research focuses on implementing Model United Nations (MUN) in education and advancing the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in higher education. As a Faculty Advisor at Brunswick European Law School (BELS), Ostfalia University, I integrate MUN into curricula, fostering students' diplomatic skills and understanding of UN mechanisms.
Keywords: Model United Nations (MUN), Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), responsible management education
Kugelberg, Henrik
Department: Philosophy
I am a political philosopher working on the ethics and politics of artificial intelligence.
Keywords: Ethics, politics, artificial intelligence, AI
Lanfranchi, Anna
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
I am a Teaching Fellow in Translation and Transcultural Studies at the University of Warwick. My research intersects translation, Italian studies, and book history, focusing on transnational publishing from the 19th century to the present. I am particularly interested in the circulation of texts, the development of copyright law, and the interplay between cultural diplomacy, propaganda, and printed materials.
Keywords: Translation Studies, Italian Studies, Book History
Langley, Emma
Department: Education Studies
Understanding and reducing inequality in society, especially for families of disabled children. Research which aims to have a positive and tangible impact, and is often in collaboration with other academics, charities, and service users.
Keywords: Families, fathers, inequalities, inclusion, coproduction.
Larkin, Jamie
Department: Cultural Media Policy Studies
My interests have recently turned to how museums are responding to the unfolding climate crisis. An initial segue into this area has been to think about how museum shops can become more sustainable. Such steps initially involve a change to operational activities, such as eliminating single use plastics and considering product materials, can lead to more interesting questions about how museums can develop connections with local artisans to create more holistic, locally centered cultural experiences for visitors. At the furthest end of these enquiries is the question of whether museums need shops and whether they could ultimately be replaced with equally valuable visitor experiences. I am exploring ways of developing my interests further to explore radical new museologies centered around notions of degrowth and repairing human-nature connections. This includes critiquing the institutional underpinnings of museums (e.g. permanence, building, collections) and reimagining more dynamic, responsive museum models drawing on successful community-driven initiatives. This involves thinking about how museological techniques can be deployed outside of traditional museum structures and new types of business models to support such ventures.
Keywords: museums, heritage, sustainability, creative industries, creativity
Lebedenko, Svitlana
Department: School of Law
I specialise in innovation and industrial policy, law and technology, and intellectual property law. I study how different countries deal with the pressure to develop new technologies and how they design institutions to achieve a flow of innovation that serves the needs of their people. These issues are complex and require engagement with ideas beyond law, including history of science, innovation studies, and political economy. I am currently working on two major projects. The first looks at a variety of institutional approaches to innovation and analyses how the world’s major innovation systems deal with the regulatory space available to them under international treaties to regulate their technology markets. The second project analyses the institution of intellectual property through the lens of futures studies.
Keywords: innovation; industrial policy; regulation; law and technology; intellectual property
Lee (ES), Nick
Department: Education Studies
I work on childhood, education and life processes in contexts of biodiversity and climate emergencies. A current project explores relationships between contemporary childhoods and microbial life (virus, bacteria, fungus).
Keywords: childhood, more-than-human, biodiversity, adaptation, futures.
Lee (WBS), Nick
Department: Warwick Business School
As a Professor of Marketing at Warwick Business School, my research focuses on sales management, sales ethics, social psychology, and research methodology. I have a particular interest in integrating neuroscience into marketing and sales research.
Keywords: Sales Management, Sales Ethics, Neuroscience in Marketing
Lee, Nick
Department: Education Studies
I work on childhood, education and life processes in contexts of biodiversity and climate emergencies. A current project explores relationships between contemporary childhoods and microbial life (virus, bacteria, fungus).
Keywords: childhood, more-than-human, biodiversity, adaptation, futures.
Lester, Daniel
Department: Research Technology Platforms
Polymer/plastics recycling.
Keywords: Polymers, analysis, sustainability
LI, Liu
Department: Warwick Business School
I am an Assistant Professor in the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group at Warwick Business School (WBS), University of Warwick. My research focuses on innovation strategy, strategic human capital, and team collaboration.
Keywords: Innovation Strategy, Strategic Human Capital, Team Collaboration
Longworth, Guy
Department: Philosophy
Philosophy, Action, Ethics, Knowledge, Perception
Keywords: Philosophy, Action, Ethics, Knowledge, Perception
Lorenzi, Giulia
Department: Institute of Advanced Study
I work at the intersection of philosophy of perception and mind, and philosophy of music. My doctoral thesis in philosophy was aimed at providing an account of the perception of music from a philosophical prospective. Yet, I am also a musician with direct first hand-experience of musical performance graduated at both BA and MA level in French horn. I would be interested in carrying out interdisciplinary research in the area of cultural studies and inclusiveness since arts (and music) play a central role in cultures and brining people together as communities. I would also be interested in linking musical perception and its understanding to wellbeing practices looking into music-therapy.
Keywords: Philosophy of Mind, Philosophy of Perception, Philosophy of Music, Musical Performance
Ludvig, Elliot
Department: Psychology
My research aims to understand how rewards and incentives affect people's choices. My general approach is multi-disciplinary, drawing from psychology, neuroscience, and computer science to build and test models of learning and choice. I am also interested in applications to gambling, transportation decisions, conspiracy thinking, and moral decision making.
Keywords: rewards, gambling, computational modeling, behavioural science, learning
Luong, Anh
Department: Warwick Business School
I research topics at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence, decision-making, and collaboration in organizations, with an experimental/behavioral economics lens. I have examined human-machine collaboration, algorithm bias and perceived fairness in algorithmic decision-making, collaborative decision-making, and data visualization.
Keywords: human-AI collaboration, fairness in human-AI collaboration, creativity in human-AI collaboration, DEI (diversity/equality/inclusion), algorithmic decision-making in organizations
Lynch, Amy
Department: Warwick Business School
I am an Assistant Professor (Research) in the Entrepreneurship & Innovation Group at Warwick Business School (WBS), University of Warwick. My research focuses on applied practice-near child and family social work, with a particular interest in innovation and leadership within social care settings.
Keywords: Social Work Research, Innovation in Social Care, Leadership in Social Services
M Haddleton, David
Department: Chemistry, RTP
New methods of polymer synthesis and catalysis.
Keywords: Polymer, chemical synthesis, sustainability
MacArtney, John
Department: Warwick Medical School
I am a sociologist of dying, palliative care, health and illness. I have expertise in a range of qualitative approaches including ethnography, discourse and narrative analysis, secondary analysis, mixed methods and international qualitative comparisons. My work is informed by and seeks to develop social and political theory. I have worked with people from a range of health and clinical disciplines, as well as with people with backgrounds in a range of social sciences, humanities and arts.
Keywords: sociology, dying, palliative care, health and illness, qualitative methods
MacCallum, Fiona
Department: Psychology
I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Warwick, focusing on children's social and emotional development. My research examines parent-child relationships and their influence on children's psychological development, comparing these dynamics across various family structures, including adoptive families and those formed through assisted reproduction.
Keywords: Child Development, Family Relationships, Body Image
MacKay, Robert
Department: Mathematics
I apply mathematics to questions from physics, engineering, biology, social science and economics.
Keywords: mathematics, dynamical systems, complex systems
Marres, Noortje
Department: Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM)
science technology and society, digital sociology, material publics, social theory, experiments in participation.
Keywords: science technology and society, digital sociology, material publics, social theory, experiments in participation.
Mathew Thomson, Prof
Department: History
History of psychology/psychiatry/mental health in 19th/20th/21st century Britain; history of eugenics; history of childhood in post-war Britain including relation to environment; cultural history of the NHS
Keywords: history, eugenics, NHS, childhood, mental health
McMahon, Andrew
Department: Life Sciences
We aim to understand the molecular mechanism of bacterial molecular machinery using super resolution microscopy and single particle tracking. At the moment, my main protein complex of interest is the elongasome- responsible for the elongation of many rod-shaped bacteria including Bacillus subtilis.
Keywords: Super-resolution. Bacteria. Microscopy. Single-molecule. Dynamics
Mevorach, Irit
Department: School of Law
Irit is interested in the intersections of company, insolvency, and private international laws. Her research programme focuses on the array of business sizes from the micro and small to the large, cross border, groups, and financial institutions. Through doctrinal, comparative, empirical, intra-disciplinary, and trans-disciplinary work, Irit seeks to identify weaknesses and capacity gaps and understand decision-making processes that can assist in making optimal policy choices and promote global cooperation in international commercial law, especially creditor-debtor systems and insolvency.
Keywords: Business, companies, distress, cross-border insolvency
Micheli, Pietro
Department: Warwick Business School
Intersection of strategy, innovation, and operations management.
Keywords: Operations management, innovation management, performance management, strategy
Mihut, Georgiana
Department: Education Studies
I research higher education. I have published on a wide range of topics, including the role of university prestige in the labour market, university rankings, the experiences of international students, internationalisation policies, and further and vocational education. My publications cover higher education developments in over 20 national contexts. Several of Georgiana's projects have used a comparative approach or looked at higher education trends internationally.
Keywords: higher education, internationalisation, labour market
Milani, Mila
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
drawing on a sociological approach, I explore the cultural and political dynamics informing literary translation practices in Italy during the Cold War. I am also developing a new strand of research, to apply methods of sociology of translation and cultural production to the circulation of Italian culture in the contemporary age. I look at how contemporary Italian cultural production interacts with transnational phenomena of globalisation and migration, and how contemporary Italian literature is received outside Italy, and whether it retains its distinctiveness and local character
Keywords: translation history; publishing history; intellectual history; sociology of translation; cultural production
Montenegro-Johnson, Tom
Department: Mathematics
Interdisciplinary mathematician focused on soft and active matter, mathematical modelling, biological fluid dynamics, hydrogels.
Keywords: Active matter, modelling, fluid dynamics, hydrogels
Moukhtarian, Talar
Department: Warwick Medical School
With a PhD in clinical Psychopathology, my research centres on mental health with a strong focus on preventative interventions aimed at early identification and mitigation of mental health issues. More recently, my work has been focused on developing and testing scalable, sustainable preventative care solutions, including workplace-based psychological interventions targeting common disorders such as insomnia, depression, and anxiety. My interest extends to digital interventions, exploring how technology can deliver accessible mental health solutions, especially in the areas of sleep health and eating disorders.
Keywords: Mental Health, Preventative Interventions, Sleep, Eating Disorders, Digital Interventions
Muckle, Nikki
Department: Social Sciences
I am the Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Warwick, leading the Social Sciences Grand Challenge—a transformational programme across education, research, and professional services. I also oversee the Faculty’s engagement with regional, national, and international partners.
Keywords: Strategic Initiatives, Higher Education, Partnerships
Mukand, Sharun
Department: Economics
Genocide, Inequality, Political Economy
Keywords: Genocide, Inequality, Political Economy
Mullett, Tim
Department: Warwick Business School
Behavioural Science, Decision Making, Attention, Big Data, Crime
Keywords: Behavioural Science, Decision Making, Attention, Big Data, Crime
Mwila, Natasha
Department: Warwick Business School
I study entrepreneurship with a particular interest in SMEs, women, youth, and emerging contexts. I am interested in entrepreneurial education, opportunity identification and challenge navigation. I have conducted my own research in these areas, supervised related doctoral dissertations, and successfully bid for research grants in this domain. I am a teaching case study specialist with other published academic outputs such as journal articles, book chapters and conference papers. I am keen to explore relevant intersections of my study area with other key societal themes.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Education, Women, Youth, Emerging Contexts
Nie, Chenwei
Department: Philosophy
I am a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Warwick. My research centers on the philosophy of psychiatry, mind, and cognitive science, with a particular focus on understanding delusions and the nature of pain.
Keywords: Philosophy of Psychiatry, Delusions, Pain
Nie, Xiaoxi
Department: School of Law
Comparative analysis on sustainability regulation policies of corporate governance in the UK, the EU and China.
Keywords: sustainability, corporate governance, convergence and divergence, regulation
Noel, Adam
Department: Engineering, Drat Memorial University (Canada). My role at Warwick is Honorary
Communication engineering and signal processing techniques applied to signals in cell biology.
Keywords: molecular communication, signal propagation, communication systems
O'Toole, Robert
Department: Student Experience
My main focus is on developing an interdisciplinary framework for digital arts, humanities, and design, connecting academia and the creative digital industries. This includes: discovering and interpreting meaningful patterns in data; discovering, retelling, and interpreting close-up stories of real people and artefacts in real places; creative experimentation to understand the relationship between humans and technologies, now and in the future; design, development, and management methods using digital technologies to support these activities. VR and AI are central to this.
Keywords: Design, innovation, organisational development, digital arts and humanities, creative practice.
Olympia Palikara, Prof
Department: Education Studies
I am a Professor of Educational Psychology and co-director of postgraduate research programmes in the Department of Education Studies at the University of Warwick. My research focuses on the educational and psychosocial outcomes of children with developmental disorders, including Developmental Language Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Down Syndrome, and Williams Syndrome. I am particularly interested in how educational transitions, such as moving from primary to secondary school, affect children's well-being.
Keywords: Educational Psychology, Developmental Disorders, Educational Transitions
Orrego Carmona, David
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
My research primarily focuses on translation, technologies, and users. I analyze how translation technologies and AI empower both professional and non-professional translators, and how the democratisation of technology allows translation users to become non-professional translators. This framework enables me to explore how AI and translation technologies are implemented for integration, communication, and accessibility. Using both qualitative and quantitative research methods, I study the societal affordances and implications of translation and technologies. From the reception of subtitled content to the implementation of machine translation, my work aims to provide evidence to better understand the role of translation and intercultural communication in globalised and transnational societies.
Keywords: translation, intercultural communication, AI, technology, accessibility
Osorio-Tejada, Jose
Department: Engineering
Currently, the European ComMsion and other funding bodies recommend including a sustainability section in every project proposal. This presents a great opportunity for collaboration in this area. An example of such a partnership is the current SCOPE project. Despite being an ERC grant focused on plasma physics and catalysts, the proposal includes a work package where I analyse the environmental, social impacts and economic aspects of scaled-up chemical plants based on lab-scale data from plasma reactors. Here are examples of the works I have published over the last two years as part of this project: - CO2 conversion to CO via plasma and electrolysis: a techno-economic and energy cost analysis - Sustainability analysis of methane-to-hydrogen-to-ammonia conversion by integration of high-temperature plasma and non-thermal plasma processes - Techno-environmental assessment of small-scale Haber-Bosch and plasma-assisted ammonia supply chains - Internalisation of environmental costs of decentralised nitrogen fertilisers production Similarly, I recently secured a Horizon Europe project to perform the sustainability analysis of laser-based devices for green manufacturing developed by other industrial partners (OPeraTIC project).
Keywords: life cycle assessment, social LCA, techno-economic analysis, renewable energy, hydrogen
Ozkul, Derya
Department: Sociology
I am a Dr in Sociology. My work examines the politics of migration and displacement, with a particular focus on the use of new technologies for managing, controlling, and processing mobility and asylum.
Keywords: mobility, migration, asylum, governance, inequalities
Pain, Sophie
Department: Engineering
Elecronic materials and interfaces.
Keywords: solar; materials science; nanofabrication; thin film growth
Palazzolo, Giulia
Department: Philosophy
I work in the Philosophy of cognitive science and the philosophy of science. My research interests include animal minds, animal communication and language evolution. In my research, I have primarily focused on the evolution of linguistic reference, accounts of communication for animal and human communication, and the evolution of syntax. I am also interested in methodological questions related to the study of animal communication, and the role of artificial intelligence in understanding language evolution.
Keywords: Philosophy, Animal minds, Animal communication, Language evolution, AI.
Palikara, Olympia
Department: Education Studies
My research lies at the intersection of Educational Psychology and Special Educational Needs and focuses on improving the educational and mental health outcomes of neurodivergent and neurotypical children and young people, especially during key educational transitions. I employ a variety of methodological approaches including large-scale longitudinal and cross-sectional surveys, secondary data and and co-produced and participatory methods.
Keywords: neurodiversity; special educational needs and disabilities; wellbeing and mental health' educational psychology
Pan, Luodi
Department: WMG
There are three main areas for my research. The first area investigates the digital transformation in operations management, such as the disruptive impact of emerging technologies on processes and practices across the supply chain. My current research in this area examines how companies adopting AI can effectively manage the innovation management process for new service development. The second area focuses on AI trust, governance, and inter-organisational relationships. My current research project explores how AI-driven digital transformation impacts (competence and goodwill) trust development mechanisms in inter-organisational relationships across different levels of AI complexity. The third area explores how front-end entrepreneurial SMEs internationalize through AI-enabled international business platforms under a Chinese-country-specific strategy referred to as Zhongtai (middle-platform).
Keywords: Operations & Supply Chain Management; Digital Transformation; New product/service development; AI technology business applications; Digital platform innovation
Parr, Tom
Department: Politics and International Studies
My principal research lies at the intersection of philosophy, politics, and economics, and concerns how various stakeholders should respond to the threats and opportunities associated with technical change. It draws on theories of social justice to do so. My future research concerns the normative dimensions of the gender pay gap, drawing on insights from philosophy, politics, and economics.
Keywords: Automation; Inequality; Economic Justice; Gender Equality
Periyathambi, Nishanthi
Department: Warwick Medical School
My PhD research focuses on understanding how maternal factors, like pre-pregnancy BMI, ethnicity, micronutrients, and conditions such as gestational diabetes, and excess gestational weight gain impact early growth patterns in newborns. Specifically, I looked at how these factors influence infant body composition over the period of 6 months, which is crucial because early growth can affect long-term health outcomes, including the risk of childhood obesity.
Keywords: Nutrition, Gestational Diabetes, Body composition, Quantitative Data, Health Inequality
Permana, Ani
Department: Psychology
Primatologist with special interest in the cognitive and cultural processes related to the evolution of language and material culture in great apes. Expertise in field work and observational studies of orangutans in the wild and rehabilitation.
Keywords: Great apes, cognition, communication, culture, material culture.
Perrier, Sebastien
Department: Chemistry, Medical School
Prof Sébastien Perrier's research at the University of Warwick merges principles from chemistry, materials science, and biology to tackle pressing global health challenges. His work primarily focuses on the synthesis and application of functional nanostructured materials, with a significant emphasis on polymers and their potential medical applications. Perrier's research group has developed advanced polymeric materials aimed at improving therapies in a range of fields. These materials are designed to combat issues like antimicrobial resistance, and enhance the targeted delivery of therapeutics, including RNA-based treatments. The interdisciplinary nature of this research is evident in its application to diverse fields, from nanomedicine to materials science. For instance, his work on antimicrobial materials leverages both chemical engineering and biological insights to create polymers that can effectively combat resistant bacteria, a critical area in modern medicine.
Keywords: Polymers, nanotechnology, medicine, sustainable materials
Perroni, Carlo
Department: Economics
I am a Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick, specialising in public economics, international economics, and institutions and development. My research interests include the economics of taxation and charitable giving.
Keywords: Public Economics, International Economics, Institutions and Development
Perry, Tom
Department: Education Studies
Knowledge and expertise generation, exchange and application in education. Research- and evidence-informed policy and practice in education. Professional education; leadership and organisational development; policy and inequalities.
Keywords: education policy, leadership, inequality
Peter, Fabienne
Department: Philosophy
My past research focused primarily on political legitimacy and democracy. In the future, I will be working more in ethics, focusing on moral action, moral psychology, and moral perception. Underlying both research areas are questions about the justification of actions or decisions. What justifies political decisions? What makes an action morally justified?
Keywords: Political legitimacy, democracy, ethics, normativity
Piaggio, Davide
Department: Engineering
I am an Assistant Professor and co-director of the Applied Biomedical Signal Processing and Intelligent eHealth Lab (ABSPIE). My research spans medical device design, regulatory affairs, and frugal engineering, with a focus on low-resource settings (LRS). I specialise in user-driven design, signal processing, mobile health (mHealth), and 3D printing. I am particularly interested in creating cost-effective solutions for neonatal jaundice, postpartum haemorrhage, and diabetic neuropathy, among others. My work also explores the ethical implications of AI in healthcare and sustainability in the medical device industry. I collaborate extensively with global biomedical engineering networks.
Keywords: Global health, frugal innovation, medical devices, ethics and biomedical engineering
Pike, Sebastian
Department: Chemistry
Synthesis and characterisation of photoactive metal oxide materials and nanoscale molecular analogues. Developing materials for photochemical processes such as splitting water to produce hydrogen and other 'solar fuels' using sunlight. Understanding photochemical mechanisms and photocatalysis. Developing new nanoscale catalytic materials and molecular precursors for functional materials.
Keywords: Photochemistry, metal oxides, clusters, catalysis, X-ray crystallography
Pirzada, Riz
Department: WMG
Entrepreneurial Process Duration Nascent Entrepreneurship Human Capital and Entrepreneurship
Keywords: Entrepreneuship, human capital
Pollacco, Don
Department: Physics
Our research looks at characterising the near-Earth population of objects. Mostly artificial we need to understand how much material there is and their distribution, collision risks etc. Ultimately we need to understand how close we are to reaching a Kessler effect (chain reaction of colisions) and hence the sustainability of our future use of space.
Keywords: data analysis, instrumentation, near-Earth environment
Preethi Narasimhan, Kavin
Department: Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM)
I specialise in Data Science, Complex Systems, and Computational Modelling to develop tools for sustainability and net zero public policy. I also do work on uncovering and analysing distributional impacts of public policy, mitigating technology bias in policy decision-making processes, and secondary outcomes such as health. I have expertise in bridging academia and public policy through knowledge transfer.
Keywords: complex systems, data science, computational modelling, public policy, net zero
Procter, Rob
Department: Computer Science, Turing fellow
My primary research interest is social informatics, which is the study of factors that shape processes of design, development and adoption of digital innovations. I have conducted research in a wide range of organisational settings, including healthcare, financial services, industry and the public sector. I specialise in the use of ethnographic methods to understand the implications of digital innovations for work practices (e.g., decision-making, collaboration, coordination) and on how organisations respond to the challenges of adoption. My focus for the past 15 years has been predominantly on data science and AI. latterly including Responsible Innovation in AI, understanding requirements for safe, dependable, ethical and trustworthy AI systems, including practices for explainability and organisational accountability, standards and policies for AI governance. Much of my research in this period has been on applications of AI in healthcare decision-making. I also been actively involved in developing AI systems for evidence synthesis in domains such as policy review and policy-making.
Keywords: sociai informatics, AI, dependable systems, governance and regulation.
Purcell, Stephen
Department: English & Comparative Literary Studies
My research focuses on the work of Shakespeare and his contemporaries in performance, both through history and now. I work with theatre makers and take a particular interest in issues including theatre space, audiences, accessibility, outdoor performance, small-scale performance, and adaptation.
Keywords: Shakespeare, theatre, performance, audience, adaptation
Rebrov, Evgeny
Department: Engineering
Design of novel processes of reusing, recycling, or composting waste materials to create useful products or energy sources.
Keywords: microwave heating, multiphase reactors, biomass valorisation, plastic recycling
Ribeiro de Menezes, Alison
Department: School of Modern Languages and Cultures
My research centres on the legacies of contested pasts and the building of alternative, inclusive futures through art practices in the Hispanic world.
Keywords: Cultural memory, human rights and justice, literary and film arts, theatre for conflict transformation
Rimell, Victoria
Department: Classics & Ancient History
I work across/at the intersections between literature, critical theory, philosophy, cultural history, history of ideas, and psychology/psychoanalysis/psychotherapy
Keywords: Literature, critical theory, psychoanalysis
Riva, Elena
Department: Institute of Advanced Teaching and Learning
Interdisciplinary education, enhancing student learning and experience, embedding wellbeing in the curriculum.
Keywords: Wellbeing, Higher Education, Mental Health, Participatory Practices, Healthy Digital Practices
Rowan, Clare
Department: Classics & Ancient History
I research the role of money (coins, tokens) in shaping human society, with a particular focus on ancient Greece and Rome.
Keywords: numismatics, tokens, money, classical world, images
Rowe, Emily
Department: Warwick Business School
Understanding how relationships and collaborative dynamics influence organisation and systems change, for example, the ability to innovate, improve, adopt, and implement new practices and processes in health and care environments.
Keywords: Organisations, Healthcare Improvement, Networks, Social Network Analysis
Sadler, Peter
Department: Chemistry
Biomedical inorganic chemistry Medical inorganic chemistry Bioinorganic chemistry Chronotherapy Elemental imaging Elementomics/Metallomics Single atom metal coordination chemistry Inorganic molecular pharmacology Inorganic chemical biology Metal neurochemistry Catalytic metallodrugs Photoactivated metallodrugs Anti infective and anti cancer drugs Metal nano particles and bio minerals
Keywords: Metal complexes; metallodrug design; chemical elements of life; chemical evolution; dynamic elemental speciation
Sanborn, Adam
Department: Psychology
Explaining human behaviour as rational behaviour. Examining how people use approximate solutions in difficult cognitive tasks. Methods for data behavioural collection and analysis.
Keywords: behaviour, cognition, rationality, sampling
Saunders, Timothy
Department: Warwick Medical School
Organ formation. Using physics, engineering and computing to understand how biological processes work.
Keywords: Biophysics Developmental Biology Computational Biology Active Matter
Schaefer, Hendrik
Department: Life Sciences
Microbial metabolism of trace gases and pollutants with relevance for climate regulation and environmental quality (air, water, soil).
Keywords: microbiology, microbiomics, carbon cycle, sulfur cycle, sustainability
Schiller, Tara
Department: WMG
Materials Synthesis and Characterisation Expert
Keywords: Structure-property analysis, materials characterisation, development of novel sustainable materials for industrial applications,
Schwöbel-Patel, Christine
Department: School of Law
International law, politics, imperialism, exploitation
Keywords: International law, politics, imperialism, exploitation
Serini, Lorenzo
Department: Philosophy
My teaching and research areas of specialization include Post-Kantian European Philosophy (especially Nietzsche); the History of Western Philosophy (both ancient and modern; and Virtue/Vice Epistemology. I also have research and pedagogical expertise in Philosophy of Emotions; Theories of Wellbeing; Critical Thinking; Applied Ethics; Philosophy of Education. Recently, I have developed an interest in social and applied epistemology, a branch of philosophy that studies questions about gaining, keeping, and sharing knowledge in social, cultural and political contexts. For example, I have been working on the role of narratives in sharing knowledge about climate change.
Keywords: history of philosophy, virtue/vice and social epistemology, wellbeing, emotions, sustainability.
Sgroi, Daniel
Department: Economics
My current interests lie at the intersection of economics and psychology, particularly in understanding how psychological traits, cognitive biases, mood, language, well-being, and beliefs affect individual and group behaviour in both cooperative and competitive situations. My current projects often involve collecting data through experimental methods (in the lab, field, or online) or using natural language processing and other data science techniques. Some examples of my projects include exploring how culture influences behaviour in collective action problems, developing novel ways to measure and understand well-being, and examining the relationship between rationality and behaviour in dynamic settings.
Keywords: behavioural economics, experimental economics, behavioural data science, decision-making, well-being and culture
Shafiee, Katayoun
Department: History
Centrality of technologies of energy development in shaping political disputes in the twentieth century.
Keywords: Energy, STS, global south, Middle East
Shapiro, Stephen
Department: English & Comparative Literary Studies
American Studies
Keywords: world-systems culture, cultural studies, American Studies, critical theory, digital culture
Smith, Jennifer
Department: Economics
I am a member of the Migration Advisory Committee, 2012-20. Interests include: labour economics, migration, productivity, monetary policy (ex-Bank of England, up-to-date knowledge). Applied skills include: deep knowledge of and work with administrative and similar datasets; combining different skill and industry classifications; sequence analysis, cluster analysis, panel techniques.
Keywords: labour economics, migration, productivity, sequence analysis, administrative data
Sorell, Tom
Department: Politics and International Studies
Ethics and security technology Ethics and health technology AI ethics, data ethics Ethics and technology in policing and intelligence
Keywords: AI ethics, Data ethics, Applied Moral Theory, Philosophy of Technology, Security
Spencer, Matt
Department: Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM)
I am a sociologist of technology, with research interests in the use of simulation in science, cyber policy an the sociology of cyber security profession.
Keywords: Cyber security, sociology, STS, social theory, models and simulations
Squire, Vicki
Department: Politics and International Studies
My research cuts across the fields of migration, citizenship, humanitarian and border studies. I focus on the policies and practices through which migration is governed, the dynamics and consequences of humanitarian interventions in contexts of displacement, and the politics of migration and solidarity activism. My most recent work explores questions around epistemic injustice and critical data literacies.
Keywords: migration, displacement, borders, datafication, humanitarianism
Stewart, Ann
Department: School of Law
I research and write in the area of gender and the law, focussing on issues of gender justice and postcolonialism. I have a particular interest in Eastern and Southern Africa and India.
Keywords: Gender, Law, Justice, postcolonialism
Strisino, Rachel
Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
My research area focuses on the interdisciplinary nature of early childhood and refugee studies to explore the needs of children under the age of 5 who are settled in urban areas.
Keywords: Early Childhood, Refugee, Provision of Services, Cultural Competency
Stueber, Robert
Department: Warwick Business School
Behavioral Economics, Experimental Economics, and Labor Economics
Keywords: behavioral economics; ethics; stereotypes
Susanne
Department: Warwick Business School
I think about novel ways to produce scientific knowledge, their antecedents and boundary conditions, as well as their potential impacts. I care about the individual level (researchers, citizens, etc), as well as organizations (research institutions, etc), and ecosystems (funders, policymakers, etc). More recently, I have starting to think about the role of Generative AI for scientific knowledge production.
Keywords: organization of science, societal impact, crowd science, GenAI
Sutherland, Jessica
Department: Politics and International Studies
Applied ethics in areas relating to AI and emerging technology in various contexts (healthcare, politics, the workplace) and democracy.
Keywords: AI, emerging technology, ethics, policy
Tang, Nicole
Department: Psychology
I am Prof of Psychology at the University of Warwick, UK. I am a registered clinical/health psychologist with extensive research experience in sleep, insomnia, chronic pain and mental health. I am Director of the Warwick Sleep and Pain Laboratory and Academic Lead of the Warwick Health Spotlight on Mental Health and Wellbeing Research. My research applies a range of qualitative and quantitative methodologies to build an all-round evidence-base for treatment innovations. I am fascinated by the dynamic association between pain and sleep and has been developing hybrid CBT intervention for use in primary and secondary care. Another particular interest of mine is the deeper psychological impact of chronic pain on people’s sense of self and identity. With colleagues, I have been applying the concept of mental defeat as a cognitive construct to understand and explain variations in progression of symptom severity, distress, disability and even suicidality.
Keywords: Sleep, Insomnia, Chronic Pain, Physical Activity, Mental Health, CBT
Taylor, Beck
Department: Warwick Medical School, NHS England Honorary Consultant in Public Health
Women's health and maternity; public health, inequalities and health improvement; organisation and improvement of health systems; health policy.
Keywords: Women's health, public health, policy.
Thompson, Aidan
Department: Social Sciences Connect
Social Sciences Connect is interested in facilitating and enabling interdisciplinary research across the Faculty, whilst retaining disciplinary excellence. Personally, I am interested in matters of aesthetics, ethics and character education.
Keywords: Interdisciplinary, moral education, aesthetics, ethics, character
Timaite, Greta
Department: Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM)
My doctoral research is concerned with knowledge construction at the intersection of AI and the social. More specifically, my work will combine qualitative (e.g. expert interviews), computational, and scientometric methods to understand which types of experts make what kind of knowledge claims about the social and how epistemic relevance and authority are established. My doctoral project aims to contribute to the sociology of knowledge and science and technology studies by providing an account of how scientific epistemic relevance and authority are established across disciplines on social aspects of AI. More about me: https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/cross_fac/cim/people/greta-timaite/
Keywords: Society, Artificial Intelligence, Science and Technology Studies, Interdisciplinarity
To, Peter
Department: Psychology
My 🔬research, supervised by Prof. Nicole Tang and dr. Mark Elliott (University of Birmingham), focuses on exploring the relationships between ⌚🏃♂️accelerometer-measured physical activity, 😴 sleep quality, and 😣 pain-related outcomes in chronic pain patients in the UK. The aim of my research is not only to advance our understanding of the dynamics of these variables but also to contribute significantly to improving contemporary pain treatment modalities.
Keywords: Sleep, Chronic Pain Management, Applied Machine Learning, Applied Statistics
Towers, David
Department: Engineering
Our group works in optical sensing techniques and associated signal processing utilising 3D, interferometric and spectroscopic methodologies. Our recent work was to develop mosquito tracking systems and through lab and field studies new behaviours were discovered that have led to novel interventions against mosquito borne diseases. Latterly we have applied explainable AI (XAI) to mosquito trajectory data and quantified behaviours specific to male and female mosquitoes. Similar techniques applied to Anopheles gambiae mosquitoes, the primary vector of malaria, have identified specific insecticide resistant behaviours relevant to the design of malaria control in sub Saharan Africa.
Keywords: Imaging, Insect behaviour, Interferometry, Non-destructive testing.
Tsapras, Panos
Department: Life Sciences
I use fruit flies to study the molecular mechanisms governing how cells engage in recycling, and how keeping these mechanisms functioning may lead to positive outcomes related to treating human pathologies.
Keywords: Autophagy, Molecular Biology, Inflammation
Turner, Heather
Department: Statistics
I am a statistician with expertise in the statistical software R. I have worked with researchers in the life and social sciences to develop, evaluate and apply statistical methods, as well as develop corresponding software packages/web applications. Specific domains include drug discovery, 'omics, public health, medical trials, social/educational mobility. Methods include statistical modelling (Frequentist/Bayesian), inference, unsupervised learning.
Keywords: statistical modelling, R programming, data science, life science, social science
Turner, Matthew
Department: Physics
Biomedicine - modelling subcellular process Behaviour and disease New approaches to machine learning, e.g. to understand behaviour Collective motion in animal, human and artificial systems (robotics) Mathematical epidemiology designed to provide qualitative models for decision making that allow deeper understanding while sacrificing many details.
Keywords: Soft matter physics, Complexity Science, Mathematical epidemiology, Biomedical modelling, Collective motion
Twigg-Flesner, Christian
Department: School of Law
Expertise in Contract Law and Consumer Law; focus area on impact of digitalisation, including AI-driven automation of transactions; contextual approach to legal research.
Keywords: Consumer, Contract, Digital, AI
Ulanicka, Marta
Department: Education Studies
My research concerns an international comparison (England and Poland) of educational inequalities and student experiences at the level of Higher Education, using mixed methods. As well as pursuing a PhD in this area, I work in the evaluation of access and participation activities in a professional role (at Loughborough University). I am interested in collaborations which might span across research and initiative implementation and evaluation in this area.
Keywords: education inequalities, international comparisons, mixed methods, Capabilities Approach, Higher Education
Valderrama Barragán, Matías
Department: Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM)
My expertise focuses on the social implications of digital technologies, from self-tracking devices and smart homes to smart cities, as well as the public controversies surrounding AI and social media platforms.
Keywords: Digital Sociology, Social Media Platforms, Science and Technology Studies, Surveillance Studies,
Valentine Darrell Leong, Luke
Department: Philosophy
Philosophy of Race and Emancipatory Politics
Keywords: Philosophy of Race, 20th century French philosophy (especially Alain Badiou; Michel Foucault; Emmanuel Levinas; Jean-Paul Sartre), German Idealism (Im. Kant & G.W.F Hegel)
Van Damme, Trevor
Department: Classics & Ancient History
I am a practicing field archaeologist, who specialises in the study of ancient pottery. My research examines state-development, urbanism, ancient climate change and human resilience, and the contextualised study and characterisation of complex archaeological data. Previous collaborations have involved specialists in materials analysis (primarily through isotopic labelling and petrology) and the geosciences (primarily micromorphology).
Keywords: State-formation, climate, resilience, mobility, pottery.
van Meersbergen, Guido
Department: History
Global histories of travel, diplomacy, and empire, especially in the early modern period (c. 1400-1800). My work has focused variously on the East India Companies, global diplomatic history, and travel writing, primarily with a focus on (South) Asia.
Keywords: Global history, travel, diplomacy, empire, South Asia
van Rens, Thijs
Department: Economics
Economics of the food system, health and environmental impacts
Keywords: Food system, health, environmental impact, sustainability
Waite, Chris
Department: Warwick Writing Programme
How geography, landscape and politics are expressed in literatures. Psychoanalysis, attachment, object-relations and reading/translating literature Reading literature and mental health.
Keywords: Translation, psychoanalysis, geography, reading, mental-health.
Walker, David
Department: Research Technology Platforms
I manage the X-ray Diffaction Research Technolgy Platform which provides expert structural and elemental characterisation services to researcher from across the science faculty.
Keywords: X-ray Diffraction, Crystallography, XRF, SAXS, Electron Diffraction
Walton, Richard
Department: Chemistry
Solid-state chemistry, spanning the synthesis and characterisation of inorganic materials including porous materials, transition-metal oxides and metal-organic frameworks, and industrial applications in heterogeneous catalysis and energy via various collaborations.
Keywords: materials, new fuels, energy, hydrogen, biomass
Wang, Ao
Department: Economics
I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Warwick and a Research Associate at the Competitive Advantage and Global Economic Research Centre (CAGE). My research interests lie in empirical industrial organization and structural econometrics, including topics such as demand for bundles, complementarity in demand, revenue management, identification of unobserved preferences, econometrics of Nash bargaining, two-way fixed effects, and large choice sets.
Keywords: Empirical Industrial Organisation, Structural Econometrics, Demand Modeling
Wang, Peng
Department: Physics
My research interests and strength have been in the applications of aberration-corrected STEM imaging and EELS to characterize advanced functional materials ranging from ceramics and semiconductors to biological materials and nano-materials, at the nano and atomic scales from two to three dimensions. I have also made pioneering contributions to the field of a technique of 3D imaging materials at the nano-scale using scanning confocal EM performed on a double AC-S/TEM. In addition, one of my current works is focused on the advanced coherent diffractive phase imaging technique, so-called Ptychography. My current research has been focused primarily on two areas: developing novel computational diffractive imaging techniques (ptychography, 4D STEM) for cryogenic electron microscopy (Cryo-EM), light atomic detecting (O, Li elements), low dose imaging (beam sensitive materials), 3D reconstruction and EM field mapping, which can then tackle characterization challenges across the physical and life sciences, ranging from battery materials to biological macromolecules.
Keywords: Electron Microscopy, Ptychography, Data Mining, Cryo-EM, Low-dose Imaging
Watt, Gary
Department: School of Law
Rhetorical Performance in Shakespeare, law, media, and politics
Keywords: Rhetoric, Performance, Shakespeare, law, material culture
Wegener, Frithjof
Department: Warwick Business School
I work across design, organization studies and pragmatist philsophy
Keywords: design, organization, sustainability, pragmatism, process
Welland, Julia
Department: Politics and International Studies
My research examines gender relations in war and militarism. Although predominantly feminist, I also draw on insights from critical race theory and critical disability studies. Increasingly, I am interested in thinking about how practices of care and social reproduction work in conflict/post-conflict societies.
Keywords: gender; militarism; feminism; social reproduction; conflict
Wheatley, Helen
Department: Warwick Institute of Engagement, Film and Television Studies (SCAPVC)
Television history, participatory historical research, archives, place and belonging, travelling communities, collaborative curation, artist-researcher collaborations, the arts, heritage and social inclusion
Keywords: television, history, archives, place, identity
Wilkinson, Lauren
Department: Psychology
Exploring the relationship between neurodiversity and chronic pain.
Keywords: Neurodiversity, Chronic pain, Fibromyalgia, Hypermobility, Psychology
Wilson, Hugh
Department: Warwick Business School
I am passionate about leveraging marketing theory to achieve sustainability in business and society. I currently have four main strands to this endeavour: 1. Marketing practice in purpose-led organisations. Many firms are defining a higher purpose incorporating social and environmental goals. Making that purpose a reality is hard. This theme explores what marketing practice should look like in a purpose-led organisation. 2. Changing consumer/citizen behaviour at scale. Businesses and governments often need the help of people in achieving their sustainability goals. This theme explores what techniques work best for this. For example, see our Harvard Business Review article "Why our customers' social identities matter" (Champniss, Wilson & Macdonald, 2015). 3. Developing policy for sustainable lifestyles. Policy-makers need help with prioritising between multiple ideas for achieving sustainable lifestyles, from solar cells on roofs to electric cars, and with forming effective policy for high-impact ideas that citizens will accept. This theme aims to provide frameworks for policy-makers. 4. Education in sustainable business. Evaluation is required for example of a Sustainable Futures game developed with colleagues. I am also open to other themes with high-impact potential.
Keywords: Sustainable innovation, sustainability marketing, sustainability education, sustainability policy, sustainable lifestyles
Woodhead, Charlotte
Department: School of Law
I am a researcher at Warwick Law School, University of Warwick, UK, and a non-practising barrister. My research focuses on repatriation and restitution, with a particular specialism in the work of the UK’s Spoliation Advisory Panel, which deals with claims for cultural objects taken during the Nazi Era. Recently, I have been exploring the relationship between law and ethics through the framework of the ethics of care, particularly how this can inform claims for restitution and repatriation. I have previously served on the Ethics Committee of the UK’s Museums Association and am a member of the Heritage Trust Network’s England Policy Committee and the Finance, Risk, and Audit Committee at Compton Verney, Warwickshire.
Keywords: Cultural heritage law; art law; repatriation and restitution; care of heritage
Wyness, Michael
Department: Education Studies
I currently work in the field of childhood studies. My interests include childhood adversities; children and families and children's rights
Keywords: childhood, human rights, young carers, children's agency
Xu, Xiangdong
Department: Chemistry
Electrochemical Routes for Nitrogen Reduction.
Keywords: Electrochemical, nitrogen
Xu, Xuefeng
Department: Computer Science
My research interests include machine learning and differential privacy.
Keywords: machine learning, differential privacy
Ye, Rui
Department: School of Law
I am a first-year PhD student in International Commercial Law at the University of Warwick's School of Law. My research focuses on corporate governance and the legal regulation of artificial intelligence (AI), specifically conducting a comparative legal study on AI's role in corporate governance between China and the UK.
Keywords: Corporate Governance, Artificial Intelligence, Comparative Law,
Ying Chow, Wing
Department: Physics
My background is in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (ssNMR), a versatile technique that can be used for characterising all types of solid to gel-like materials. In particular, I am interested in the extracellular matrix (ECM), which are biomolecules (e.g. proteins and/or sugars) produced by cells but function outside cells. In animals including humans, the ECM provides a "home" that ensures correct functioning of cells within the tissue, which needs a specific set of biochemical and biomechanical parameters, both of which can be investigated by ssNMR. I also work with fungal cells that produce a rigid, sugar-based cell wall that is essential for survival and growth. Understanding the molecular mechanisms whereby the cell wall is produced can aid in development of new antifungals. I am happy to discuss the capabilities of ssNMR with anyone who may need to characterise complex, heterogeneous, insoluble materials (not limited to biology/medicine). I am especially interested in developing collaborations on (1) characterisation of tissue engineering materials and (2) disease models that contain an ECM component.
Keywords: solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, extracellular matrix, material characterisation, biological materials
Zampronio, Cleidiane
Department: Research Technology Platforms, Proteomics RTP, School of Life Sciences
The mass spectrometry technique I work with could help us develop drugs to improve human health, such as developing new antibiotics and studying phage to fight infection, helping to create genetically modified plants to improve productivity and disease resistance, studying bacteria for plastic degradation, and many other applications in the environmental field. These are just some of the applications we are already doing on a small scale in our lab, but we could do more.
Keywords: Proteomics, metabolomics and environmental analysis