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
Ben Clegg
Professor of Operations Management
Expertise:
- New manufacturing economy
Operations management and improvement in organisations using systems thinking
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
Expert on process and operations management improvement in SMEs and large organisations. I cover service and manufacturing and specialise in joined-up process development and technology deployment across multi-organisational enterprises. I teach, research and consult in this area.
- b.t.clegg@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043063
Mark CM Dunne PhD MCOptom FHEA
Senior Lecturer in Optometry
Expertise:
- Medical and life sciences
Bayesian informatics in primary eye care
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 - 16-18 year group
- Education/teaching - adult skills
- Education/teaching - apprenticeships
- Education/teaching - undergraduate
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
Expert on application of Bayes theorem to support clinical decisions. Co-founder of Aston Eye Tech Limited. Has developed Virtual Patient simulators for teaching optometrists clinical decision making skills. Currently working on a "Practice Buddy" concept for life-long personal development and clinical practice support.
- m.c.m.dunne@aston.ac.uk
- 01212044113
Paul Topham
Reader, Director of Aston Institute of Materials Research
Expertise:
- Environmental technologies
Advanced Functional Materials
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
- Education/teaching - 16-18 year group
- Education/teaching - undergraduate
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
Polymer Science
- p.d.topham@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043413
Summary of expertise
Basic and applied research on the human system, with ongoing studies on: the effect of attention on visuo-motor responses; development of efficient visual display paradigms for reading with macular disease; and the role of peripheral retinal signals in the development of refractive errors.
- s.j.anderson@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043879
Summary of expertise
Research on reproduction: premature labour, initiation of labour, placental function, uterine smooth muscle, sperm motility. Assessment in medical education.
- r.carson@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043274
Summary of expertise
Computer Scientist specialising in agent-based simulation for societal models. Conducting research on instantiating such models from big data, making them available to the general public for policy co-creation and evaluation of policy proposals.
- m.chli@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043443
Summary of expertise
Preparing managers for key positions both locally and internationally. Helping firms to develop relevant human resource management policies and practices to ensure their staff continue to help improve performance.
- p.s.budhwar@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043049
Summary of expertise
Expert on social accounting - mechanism which helps to account for the social performance of organisations. Have conducted research in this area in both corporate and non-corporate settings.
- a.r.belal@aston.ac.uk
- 01212043031
Summary of expertise
Development of innovative manufacturing technologies for Regenerative Medicine products and other high value biological medicines
- e.theodosiou@aston.ac.uk
- 01212044702
Jason Michael Thomas
Lecturer
Expertise:
- Medical and life sciences
Human Eating Behaviour
Activity:
- Research and innovation
- Business engagement (industry, facilities, initiatives etc)
- Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)
- Education/teaching - undergraduate
- Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research
Summary of expertise
Expert on human eating behaviour. Has conducted research to understand eating behaviour, anti-obesity drug mechanisms and to promote healthy eating. Uses neuroimaging (fMRI), psychopharmacological trials and novel behavioural methods.
- thomasj8@aston.ac.uk
- 01212044899