PhD profiles
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Melisa Oleschuk
Doctoral Researcher
Melisa graduated with First-Class Honours in 2020 and received a nomination for the BLSS Outstanding Student Award. She later pursued her LLM in International Human Rights, achieving a distinction and earning the Executive Dean's prize for Outstanding Postgraduate contribution to the School of Law. During her graduation in 2022...
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Nicholas Olsen
Doctoral researcher
Nicholas Olsen is a Welsh composer. He is currently a doctoral researcher at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire under the supervision of Joe Cutler, Ed Bennett, and Christopher Dingle. His research explores the use of personally informed reference in compositional contexts.
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Peter Douglas Osborn
Doctoral researcher
Peter first trained as a Mining Engineer on the Northumberland and Durham coalfield specialising in explosives and underground lighting. He ran a small lighting company in the City for 20 years, becoming a Lighting Engineer. Peter has also served on the West Midlands Police Authority as well as the Board...
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Eric Osei
Doctoral researcher
Eric's aim is to continue to contribute to the empowerment of students and small businesses in partnership with research-based institutions.
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Simon Paton
Doctoral researcher
Simon Paton is a composer, bassist, academic and promoter. He is commencing his PhD at Birmingham Conservatoire under the supervision of Ed Bennett and Seán Clancy, researching composition for improvising large ensembles within DIY and punk influenced contexts.
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Jenny Peevers
Doctoral researcher
Jenny is a curator and consultant working within the transdisciplinary space of socially engaged art practice and urbanism. She has an educational background in fine art and urban design, with most of her experience as a socially engaged art practitioner operating within the context of urban regeneration. ...
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Abida Perveen
Doctoral researcher
"Knowledge is power" is Abida's motto, and it's one that has led to achieving two Master's qualifications and continues to guide her through her PhD research on Massive Internet of Things (MioT) traffic flow management.
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Craig Pinkney
Doctoral researcher
Craig is a criminologist, urban youth specialist and lecturer at University College Birmingham, UK. An experienced youth worker, Craig holds a BA (Hons) in Youth & Community Development (JNC), Post Graduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning, Post Graduate Certificate in Research and a Master's in Criminology.
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Natasha Pope
Doctoral researcher
Natasha is a member of the C.H.O.I.C.E.S network; a collaboration between the West Midlands Police, P.C.C'S office, teachers, practitioners and academics from Birmingham City University and University of Wolverhampton to develop ways to help teachers identify vulnerable or at risk pupils. She also had the opportunity to sit as...
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Nirav Porwal
Doctoral researcher
Nirav is a third-year PhD student in the department of Psychology at Birmingham City University and an honorary research associate in the department of psychology at the University of Birmingham. He is interested in multiscale modelling of cognitive phenomenon, their neuronal correlates, and their modulations in disease...