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

Professor Chris Langley

Professor of Pharmacy Law & Practice and Head of Aston Pharmacy School

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Pharmacy Law, Ethics and Practice

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

I am a qualified academic pharmacist with an expertise in the legal, ethical and practice aspects of pharmacy, including issues around professional healthcare governance. In parallel, I conduct research into the role of the pharmacist and pharmacy within primary and secondary care, and research examining pharmacy educational policy.

  • @ChrisALangley
  • c.a.langley@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212043979

Jane Andrews

Senior Lecturer in Engineering Education

Expertise:

  • Skills for growth and employment for all

STEM Education & Graduate Employment

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Civic engagement (third sector, charities 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

I am one of the UK leaders in Engineering Education and specialise in a number of associated fields including gender issues in STEM Education; Peer Mentoring; Student Support; and, Curriculum Development. Expertise in bid and academic writing

  • j.e.andrews@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212043363

Ignacio V Melian Cabrera

Reader in Chemical Engineering

Expertise:

  • Environmental technologies

End of pipe gas mitigation

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

My expertise is in bioenergy (thermochemical routes) combining catalysis, materials science and chemical engineering aspects.

  • i.melian-cabrera@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212043046

Cathy Slack

Lecturer

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Biology of ageing

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Education/teaching - undergraduate
  • Education/teaching - postgraduate taught & research

Summary of expertise

Expert on the biology of ageing - that is the biological mechanisms that underlie the decline in physiological output during ageing that leads to age-related disease.

  • @cathy_slack
  • c.slack@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212044017

Amit Kumar Chattopadhyay

Senior Lecturer in Mathematics

Expertise:

  • New manufacturing economy

Supply Chain Modelling to Pinpoint Employment Remits

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

I am a specialist in using stochastic modelling to analyse supply chain dynamics. A particular strength of this mechanism is to combine data analytics with statistics targeted to analyse data and then rank employment opportunities on a sector-by-sector basis. This is a new dimension of supply chain analytics that accounts for market fluctuations (stochasticity) in inferring decisions. I work in close association with the Aston Business School and Queen Mary University in these projects.

  • a.k.chattopadhyay@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212043500

Jonathan Gibson

Professor of Ophthalmology

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Clinical expertise of eye disorders

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 retinal disorders and related clinical trials.

  • j.m.gibson@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212043848

Karen West

Senior Lecturer, Sociology and Policy

Expertise:

  • Housing

Ageing: social care, healthcare, housing, co-housing, social isolation

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

I am an expert in ageing and have carried out research for local authorities such as Birmingham City Council as well as for other public bodies and research councils. My particular interests are in social care (formal and informal), health and wellbeing, housing and social isolation. I am currently working on a project on a new type of housing solution in the UK - senior co-housing.

  • k.west@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212043194

James Brown

Lecturer

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Obesity, type 2 diabetes and ageing

Activity:

  • Research and innovation
  • Civic engagement (third sector, charities etc)
  • Public service engagement (local authorities, NHS, police etc)

Summary of expertise

Adipose tissue and its effect on health and disease - obesity is a significant public health challenge, as are its associated co-morbidities. Dr Brown has conducted basic and clinical research into obesity, type 2 diabetes, ageing and frailty.

  • @afatscientist
  • j.e.p.brown@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212045039

Jonathan Gibson

Professor of Ophthalmology

Expertise:

  • Medical and life sciences

Clinical research on retinal disorders

Activity:

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

Summary of expertise

Expert on retinal disorders and clinical research

  • j.m.gibson@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212043848

Aristides Matopoulos

Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain & Logistics Management

Expertise:

  • New manufacturing economy

Supply Chain Design and City Logistics

Activity:

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

Summary of expertise

Brings knowledge and expertise on the Supply chain/logistics implications for manufacturing companies. Also, specialises on assessing the environmental performance (e.g. CO2 emissions) of logistics/distribution operations.

  • a.matopoulos@aston.ac.uk
  • 01212043595