PhD profiles
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Matthew Evans
Doctoral researcher
Matthew DF Evans is a Birmingham based sound artist and musician focused on connecting sound and image. Graduating from UAL (LCC) with a BA in Sound Art & Design and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire with an MMus in Music Technology, Matthew is currently a Visiting Tutor and Doctoral Researcher at the Royal Birmingham...
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Laura Farre Rozada
Doctoral researcher
Laura is an award-winning pianist and mathematician. She is currently a PhD student in performance at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, where she has been awarded a Midlands4Cities AHRC Doctoral Studentship.
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Siavash Fasihi
Doctoral researcher
After completion of BSc in “Water Engineering”, Siavash joined the hydraulics division of a consulting company involved in water industry projects to work as an engineer. After some years, he returned to academia to develop his knowledge about fluvial hydraulics and river engineering and did an MSc degree in River Engineering...
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Oliver Freestone
Doctoral researcher
Oliver is a current PhD student at BCU who also completed his undergraduate degree in psychology here. He has a particular interest in aspects of biological psychology such as language and memory, as well as how psychology can impact the legal system. His aims for the future are to become a researcher and...
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Joanna Fursman
Doctoral researcher
Joanna is an artist-educator studying a practice-led PhD at the School of Art, Birmingham. I have been a lecturer for MA and BA Art and Education Practices and since 2016 on Initial Teacher Education courses across Birmingham City and Newman University, Birmingham.
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Lesley Gabriel
Doctoral researcher
Postgraduate researcher Lesley Gabriel's current project taps into a previously neglected area of research - BDSM subcultures in Birmingham and the Black Country.
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Sivagayinee Ganeshamoorthy
Doctoral researcher
Sivagayinee's research is about exploring about the knowledge acquisition and skills challenges faced in BIM construction projects. She is trying to identify the skills challenges faced in BIM construction projects and to understand how construction professionals acquire the knowledge to use BIM technology.
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Georgina Garbett
Doctoral researcher
Georgina is a full-time doctoral candidate under the supervision of Victoria Kinsella and Alex Kendall. Before starting her PhD, Georgina worked in Adult and Community Learning for over 14 years, specialising in teaching literacy and English. For 5 years during this period she worked as an Assistant Manager leading a team...
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Lenni George
Doctoral researcher
Lenni's background in Human Resource Management provides the basis for designing and delivering training in many of the so-called “soft skills” such as leading change, negotiation skills, conflict resolution, and effective communications. She has always taken an interest in equality and diversity training, which lead to her...
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Callistus Gero
Doctoral researcher
Callistus worked as an assistant site manager for a building contractor in Nairobi, Kenya, throughout most of 2018. He then secured an internship with The National Housing Corporation, before another similar stint with Ksumu County Government.