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

Our experts

Francis Pope

Lecturer and Birmingham Fellow

Expertise:

  • Environmental technologies

air quality measurement and understanding

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Francis focuses on the measurement of air pollutants including particulate matter (PM) and trace gas species. He works on developing low cost sensor techniques and strategies.

  • f.pope@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214149067

Professor Lee Chapman

Professor of Climate Resilience

Expertise:

  • Environmental technologies

Low cost sensing (Internet of Things)

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)

Summary of expertise

Lee is interested in the impact of weather and climate on the built environment. He uses both the Internet of Things and Smart City approaches to provide low cost sensing solutions for environmental monitoring, such as winter road maintenance.

  • l.chapman@bham.acuk
  • 01214147435

Dr Peter Lund

Reader in Molecular Microbiology

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Microbiology, Evolution, Resistance,

Activity:

  • Research and innovation

Summary of expertise

Peter is an expert on application of molecular biology and genetic techniques to problems in microbiology. He is interested in novel treatments for wound infections, roles of chaperonins in Mycobacterial infections, evolution of resistance to stress and mechanisms of responses to stress.

  • @lundpa
  • p.a.lund@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214145583

Marianne Hensman

Physiotherapy Teaching Associate

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Sedentary behaviour / exercise in neurological conditions

Activity:

  • Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)

Summary of expertise

Marianne is researching the modification of activity levels in neurological conditions, particularly multiple sclerosis (MS). She has conducted research into the assessment and implications of sedentary behaviour.

  • m.y.hensman@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214158591

Dr John Round

Senior Lecturer in Human Geography

Expertise:

  • Exploiting the economic geography

Informal Economies and Economic Development

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • 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

John's work revolves around the nature of informal and alternative economies and their relationships to the formal economy.

  • j.round@bham.ac.uk
  • 07889179969

Dr Alison Rushton

Deputy Director and Research Co-Lead, Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain (CPR Spine)

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Precision musculoskeletal rehabilitation sciences

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

Alison researches the assessment and management of musculoskeletal and spinal pain disorders to inform precision rehabilitation. She is working on the development and validation of new opportunities to objectively characterise the presentation of patients presenting with musculoskeletal pain of spinal and traumatic origin, to enable effective targeted rehabilitation.

  • @abrushton
  • a.b.rushton@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214158597

Dr Nigel Maxted

Senior Lecturer in Genetic Conservation

Expertise:

  • Environmental technologies

Conservation of socio-economic and agricultural species

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
  • Education/teaching - apprenticeships
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Nigel has professional expertise in in situ and ex situ plant genetic conservation.

  • n.maxted@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214145571

Dr Zhaoya Gong

Lectuer in Human Geography (Big Data)

Expertise:

  • Exploiting the economic geography

Modelling spatial economy and urban-regional structure

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
  • Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Zhaoya is an expert in evaluating policy impact by modelling spatial economy, dynamic processes of urbanisation and complex modalities of spatial structures generated at various scales, with respect to the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of resulting urban settlements.

  • z.gong@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214145536

Professor Deborah Falla

Chair in Rehabilitation Science and Physiotherapy and Director of the Centre of Precision Rehabilitation for Spinal Pain

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Precision musculoskeletal rehabilitation

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Deborah is an expert in rehabilitation science and musculoskeletal physiotherapy. Her research utilises state of the art electrophysiological measures to evaluate the control of human movement and how it is affected or adapted in response to various states including pain, injury, fatigue and training. Her research interests also include optimising the management of musculoskeletal conditions with a particular interest in neck pain, low back pain, whiplash and headache.

  • @Deb_Falla
  • d.falla@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214147253

Dr Alessandro Marco De Nunzio

Senior Research Fellow

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Human Motion Analysis Motor Outcome Evaluation

Activity:

  • Research and innovation

Summary of expertise

Alessandro is a Human Motion Analysis expert. His research deals with sensory integration, motor control in normal and pathological human conditions (neurological and musculoskeletal disorders) with special interest in locomotion and posture. He also investigates evaluation of motor rehabilitation with robotic devices and/or limb orthoses, new methodologies for chronic pain treatment.

  • @aledenunzio
  • a.m.denunzio@bham.ac.uk
  • 01214158389