PhD profiles
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Karl Merrick
Doctoral researcher
For the past twelve years, Karl has worked full time as a Higher Level Teaching Assistant, cover supervisor and music and RE teacher in a primary school. His wider roles as a school governor and lead for the School's Council have given him the experience in strategic project management. Karl has a First Class degree in...
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Christian Moerken
Doctoral researcher
Christian's research focuses on the cultural value of the printed book in the age of digitization. Most research considering the book in the digital age focusses on the digitization of texts and on reading digital texts (Baron, 2017) or the economic consequences of the digitization of the book trade (Thompson 2013) but not...
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Bayley Morris
Doctoral researcher
Bayley is a full-time doctoral candidate under the supervision of Victoria Kinsella and Alex Kendall. Experimenting with post-qualitative, posthuman and artistic approaches, her research entangles and deterritorialises contemporary fine art practices and pedagogy to reimagine practitioner learning in higher education.
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Nat Muller
Doctoral researcher
Natalie's research looks at how science fiction (SF) and futurism are articulated in contemporary art and film from the Middle East. It explores at which historical and geo-political junctures SF and futurism appear in art and filmic practices.
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Samira Isabelle Müller
Doctoral researcher
Samira is an interior architect and designer . She studied Interior Architecture in Trier, Germany and graduated in 2015. In 2017, she graduated from her “ Master in Interior Architecture , Research and Design ” in the Netherlands. Samira has working experience in interior architecture, retail...
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Alan Musson
Doctoral researcher
Alan is a PhD student and DJ. From 2008 to 2021, he produced and presented the weekly jazz radio programs for both Black Country Radio and 102.5 The Bridge.
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Josh Newbury
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Josh is a post-doctoral researcher in sport nutrition and exercise physiology in collaboration with City of Birmingham Swimming Club. For his role, Josh works closely with the partner organisation as a sport science practitioner, helping to identify the most important areas for research that will benefit the health and...
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Su Yin (Jennifer) Ng
Doctoral researcher
Jennifer Ng is an artist and art educator. Originally trained as a Chinese ink painter during her diploma education at the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, she went on to receive both the Bachelor of Arts and the Masters in Art Education degrees at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Her art practice...
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Vincent Obia
Doctoral researcher
Vincent is an academic and Commonwealth Scholar whose research explores the policy attempt to regulate social media in Nigeria. He is also interested in emerging debates on privacy and data concerns, algorithmic regulation, and the governance of artificial intelligence. He is the Lead Communication Officer for the Media,...
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John O'Gallagher
Doctoral researcher
John O’Gallagher is a professional saxophonist, educator, and researcher from Brooklyn, New York. During his performing career he has appeared at numerous international jazz venues and festivals.