Our People
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Professor David Wilson
Emeritus Professor
David Wilson is an expert on serial killers through his work with various British police forces, academic publications, books, and media appearances.
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Dr Andrew Wilson
Associate Professor
Andrew is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computing and Data Science, School of Computing and Digital Technology . He has developed and led many undergraduate and post graduate courses . As well as teaching he is an active researcher in the field of digital health, wor king across faculties, NHS...
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Dr Michael Wolters
Professor in Composition
Michael Wolters (born 1971 in Mönchengladbach, Germany) has maintained the position of an “other” in the world of contemporary music with works that queer traditional concert and performance situations. He has written music for traditional ensembles like Birmingham Contemporary Music Group and prefers to challenge conventional...
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Kelvin Wong
Animation Lecturer
With over 14 years experience in animation, visualisation and education Kelvin Wong tutors on the Film & Animation pathway in Viscom, supporting both home and international franchises in Hong Kong and Bangkok. The merger and integration of the Animation course within Visual Communication allowed shared practices and...
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Dr Sarah Wood
Head of English and Media
Sarah Wood holds degrees from JMU, the University of Liverpool, and Birmingham City University, where she gained her PhD. Her research interests are in feminism and science fiction. She has an article on Octavia Butler forthcoming in FEMSPEC and is working on further studies of Butler as well as of Nalo Hopkinson and slave...
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Professor Ronald Woodley
Emeritus Professor of Music
After graduating with first-class honours from the University of Manchester, specializing in Musical Palaeography and Performance, and with Distinction in clarinet from the Royal Northern College of Music, Professor Ronald Woodley completed his DPhil in 15th-century music theory from Keble College, Oxford. After...
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Dr Jonathan Wroot
Visiting Tutor in Media Studies
Jonathan Wroot currently teach media studies classes at BCU, as well as Film Studies classes at the University of Worcester. Prior to this, he studied at the University of East Anglia for my PhD and MA in Film Studies, following undergraduate studies at Winchester. Among other subjects, he has taught classes on world cinema,...
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Peter Wynne-Willson
Early Years Specialist Tutor
Peter is a highly experienced Applied Theatre practitioner, who before taking up his current post has had more than thirty years experience as a writer, director and performer in Young People’s Theatre, Theatre-in-Education and Community Theatre.
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Dr Hong Xiao
Senior Lecturer
Hong obtained his BEng in Industrial and Civil Buildings in 1985, and MSc in Construction Management in 1988 from Hunan University, China. He lectured there until 1998. He came to Britain in 1998 as an academic visitor sponsored by the Chinese Government, and then began his PhD study at the University of Wolverhampton. His PhD...
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Professor Elizabeth Yardley
Professor of Criminology
Professor Elizabeth Yardley is passionate about making a difference to the lives of those affected by violence and challenging the myths and stereotypes around crime.