The universities of the West Midlands have a track record of supporting our regional partners to deliver the strategic goals of economic prosperity, effective public services and robust, evidence-based policy. Our directory of experts from across our twelve universities enhance relationships with regional partners, allowing the West Midlands Combined Authority, Local Enterprise Partnerships, Local Authorities and other public bodies to tap directly into our wealth of academic and professional knowledge, giving you direct access to experts in priority areas that support economic growth, public service reform and research and intelligence capability for the West Midlands.
Our experts - 641 match your search
Alex Cheong
Senior lecturer in Pharmacology
Expertise:
- Medical and life sciences
Thematic area: Gene regulation; Subheading: Oxygen, Hypoxia, Ageing
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
- Education/teaching - undergraduate
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
Expert on gene regulation in hypoxia - i.e. the condition where oxygen demand exceeds supply. This has impact on normal physiological health and also pathophysiology of diseases. Techniques include molecular biology and mathematical modelling. Has also conducted research on the impact of pharmacy and health policies on healthcare.
- a.cheong@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043420
Summary of expertise
Expert on economic growth, has conducted research on role of financial system on local economic growth.
- @OnaliEnrico
- e.onali@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043060
Raj K. Singh Badhan
Lecturer in Pharmacokinetics
Expertise:
- Medical and life sciences
Clinical trial design and analysis
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
- Education/teaching - adult skills
- Education/teaching - undergraduate
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
Expert in clinical trials data analysis, specializing in optimising approach to improve brain drug delivery.
- r.k.s.badhan@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043288
Summary of expertise
I am a qualified clinical Audiologist with experience working with elderly patients to aid their hearing difficulties. I have recently begun a part-time PhD and teaching role for under-graduate Audiology students.
- n.dhanda1@aston.ac.uk
- 01212045001
Ed Turner
Senior Lecturer, Head of Politics and International Relations
Expertise:
- Housing
Housing and planning in international comparison
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
- Civic engagement (third sector, charities etc)
- Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
- Education/teaching - adult skills
Summary of expertise
Conducted research on housing and planning policy, especially in relation to brownfield development, planning gain and land assembly, in European comparison, notably England and Germany.
- e.turner@aston.ac.uk
- 01212045169
Summary of expertise
I have researched extensively in the area of reproductive and sexual health and early parenting. Most of research looks at the experiences in the community but this has also included relationships with service providers. Topics have included abortion and pregnancy and specialist areas such as child sexual exploitation and the sexual health needs of sex workers.
- p.k.lowe@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043807
Ian Nabney
Professor of Systems Analytics
Expertise:
- Digital and creative
Data analytics
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
- Civic engagement (third sector, charities etc)
- Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
- Education/teaching - apprenticeships
- Education/teaching - undergraduate
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
My expertise spans both the theory and applications of neural networks and other pattern recognition techniques, with a special focus on data visualisation and probabilistic modelling. Much of my work is inspired, directly or indirectly, by industrial problems in bioinformatics, biosignal processing, condition monitoring, remote sensing and financial forecasting.
- i.t.nabney@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043645
Carol Holland
Reader in Psychology
Expertise:
- Medical and life sciences
Healthy ageing and cognition
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
- Civic engagement (third sector, charities etc)
- Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
- Education/teaching - undergraduate
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
Expert on the Psychology of Ageing with an emphasis on prevention of cognitive decline and frailty, impact of the combination of effects and coping and compensating to achieve personal resilience and quality of life. Safe mobility including driving and pedestrian behaviour, and socio-emotional aspects of cognition (autobiographical memory) are emphases.
- c.holland1@aston.ac.uk
- 01212044063
Asif Ahmed
Pro-Vice-Chancellor for Health and Executive Dean of Aston Medical School
Expertise:
- Medical and life sciences
Translational Medicine and drug repurposing and founder the new Adton Medical School
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
- Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
- Education/teaching - 16-18 year group
- Education/teaching - undergraduate
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
Discovered two protective pathways to prevent pregnancy complications. Led and complicated the world's first RCT on statins (StAmP Trial) in preeclampsia. Developed a new financial and educational model for a medical school and implemented it at Aston University.
- @ProfAsifAhmed
- asif.ahmed@aston.ac.uk
- 07973553123
Summary of expertise
Expert on patient and public involvement and service reform based on service user experience has conducted research advised government and policy makers nationally and internationally
- j.tritter@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043401