Our People

Francesca Leighton

Francesca Leighton is a performance maker and lecturer. She uses performance as a tool to raise awareness, inform, educate and sometimes instigate change. Her specialist areas include feminist performance and sexuality in performance. She also has experience of devising performance, working on site-specific projects and making...

Laura Leyland

Head of the College of Engineering (interim)

Laura Leyland is Interim Head of the College of Engineering and has been innovating in engineering education for over 10 years, teaching materials based modules and practical project focussed delivery with a specific interest in developing humanitarian engineering. This module delivery incorporates the Engineering for People...

Dr Scott Lichtenstein

Associate Professor

Scott's lecturing, research and publishing are in the areas of strategy and strategic leadership. His specialism is in the area of leaders’ and executives’ personal values and how they impact strategic choice and leadership.

Cathy Liddle

Senior Lecturer (Skills and Simulation)

In 2000 Cathy joined Birmingham City University when it was known as University of Central England (UCE) following a career working at local Trusts. Cathy qualified at Good Hope Hospital and worked on a general medical ward before moving to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital or University Hospital Birmingham (UHB) as it is known now....

Dr Adam Lynes

Associate Professor in Criminology

Dr Adam Lynes  is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology  at Birmingham City University, where he has taught since 2012, covering topics such as criminological theory, homicide, and transnational organised and corporate crime.

Dr Khaled Mahbub

Associate Professor in Software Engineering

Khaled started his academic career, in September 1999, as a Lecturer (US hierarchy) in Computer Science & Engineering at the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Ahsanullah University of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, where he worked until March 2001. From May 2006 to July 2007, Khaled served as Research...

Dr Michael Mantzios

Professor of Applied and Experimental Psychology, College Director of Research, Enterprise and Innovation

Michael is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, leading initiatives to improve students’ wellbeing, and aims to enhance student academic and employment prospects. Apart from his passion for utilising evidence-based practices in Higher Education, he is also working on research projects related to obesity, eating...

Robert Mapp

Associate Professor of Nursing & Midwifery

Rob has worked at Birmingham City University since 2010. He is passionate about student engagement and how this relates to attrition. Rob is a proud advocate for Nursing at BCU and is currently  working on several projects within the university that involve both students and staff.

Professor Eirini Mavritsaki

Professor in Cognitive Psychology, BLSS Faculty Research Strategy Deputy and BLSS Research Development Framework Lead

Professor Eirini Mavritsaki chose to be academic because she is passionate for research and teaching and constantly searching for more approaches that will allow her to integrate them.