PhD profiles
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Mohammad Abu Bakar
Doctoral researcher
Mohammad interned at a well-known I.T company in Brunei in a Research and Development team, researching various confidential projects. It helped him to build his problem-solving capabilities. He has been working as a private Mathematics and Geography tutor since he completed my A levels in 2006. Later, he worked as an O...
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Mohamed Barre
Lecturer in Construction and Architectural Technology and Course Director, Building Surveying
Dr Mohamed Barre is a Lecturer in Construction and Architectural Technology and the Course Director of the Building Surveying programme at Birmingham City University. He has more than 15 years of experience in engineering, technical management, and project delivery, complementing his commitment to teaching, research, and...
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Tegegn Bayissa
Doctoral researcher
Broadly engaging with the nexus between politics, religion, race and racism, closely looking at the Judeo-Christian tradition of England, Teg's research investigates a historic theological concept, a much over-looked area, which has come to be known with a shorthand as the Curse of Ham
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Daniel Blanco Albert
Doctoral researcher
Daniel studied Composition in Spain and in the UK, getting the Extraordinary Prize at Valencia Conservatoire and a BMus (First) and Masters (Distinction) at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (funded with a Leverhulme Arts Scholarship). He is currently pursuing a PhD in Performing Arts at Birmingham City University as part...
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Carolina Adaros Boye
Doctoral researcher
The aim of Carolina's  project is helping improving cyber situational awareness, as well as to evaluate the different threats according to the context of each organisation.Â
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Philip Briggs
Doctoral researcher
Philip is a Chartered Surveyor and entrepreneur. He has worked in both Real Estate and industry in the UK, Europe, UAE, and US. He has worked with government departments, financial institutions, corporate companies, and extensively with SMEs of all sizes as an adviser or collaborator. Â
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Emma Bryden
Doctoral researcher
Emma is a part-time doctoral student under the supervision of Dr Adam Whittaker, Professor Deborah Mawer and Professor Martin Fautley and her research focuses upon the role of the school song in creating identity through shared musical experience within UK independent schools
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Richard Burn
Doctoral researcher
Richard proposes the creation of a new musical interface that will combine haptic and visual forms of feedback to create a more inclusive experience for deaf people. Alongside vibrations, visual indictors will appear on a digital display that collectively form a ‘sonic fingerprint’ when an instrument is played, highlighting...
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Gwydion Calder
Doctoral researcher
Gwydion has been a character both onstage and off for his entire life, and has always delighted in bringing the thrill of the stage to others. He worked professionally in Atlanta for a time whilst completing his undergraduate degree and then relocated to Birmingham to complete his MFA.Â
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Harriet Carter
Doctoral researcher
In 2018, Harriet was awarded AHRC/Midlands4Cities funding to undertake her practice-based PhD. Situated between the School of Art and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire at Birmingham City University, her research examines the relationship between the auditory and the visual. The focus of Harriet's research has been fostered...