Research Students

Adam Bethlenfalvy

PhD Student

I have worked in Kerekasztal Theatre in Education Centre – Central Europe’s first TIE company since 1998. I worked with Big Brum TiE, Birmingham for two years between 2004-2006. I have been the international officer for the Hungarian Drama/Theatre in Education Association for two years. I have organized a number of...

Miss Victoria Anne Birmingham

GRTA (Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant)

In 2008 Victoria graduated from the University of Birmingham with a 2:1 in Biological Sciences. After a few years working in retail she started her PGCE in Primary Education at Newman University College (now Newman University). Graduating in 2012, she began her NQT year teaching Year 5 in a deprived area of Birmingham. She...

Francesca Christmas

PhD Student

Francesca works for Trinity College London as Head of Academic Governance for Music, overseeing Trinity’s UK and international music work in both music assessment and teacher training. Francesca studied as a singer at Trinity College of Music and got her first teaching job in a London Music Service as an instrumental and...

Dr Kirsty Devaney

Research Assistant, Module Leader and Composition Tutor

Kirsty Devaney is a Birmingham based composer, researcher and educator with a passionate for promoting creative music making as something we all have the capacity to do. Her music has been performed by professional contemporary music ensembles, aired on Radio 3 and shortlisted for a British Composer Award. As a practitioner...

Shannon Ludgate

Senior Lecturer & Course Leader, BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies

Shannon completed her BA (Hons) in Early Childhood Education Studies at Birmingham City University in 2014. Her studies focused on understanding and meeting the needs of the youngest children, with a focus on play, pedagogy and theory. While studying for her degree, Shannon gained Early Years Professional Status, her training...

Dr Paul Millwood

Senior Lecturer and admissions tutor for Mental Health Nursing

Paul has worked in mental health nursing and nurse education for 34 years, with his time in practice being spent in community and specialist forensic mental health settings for children and adolescents. Following completion of his mental health and adult nurse training in the 1980s, Paul worked in a number of senior clinical...

Miss Geraldine Murphy

MPhil Student

Geraldine's specialist interests lie in educational research and Continual Professional Development, particularly around Learning Technology and the application of technologies within curriculum design. She is currently working towards a MPhil in digital literacy part-time and is working as the Academic Lead for Teaching and...

Dr Rebecca Snape

PhD student and Assistant Lecturer in Education

Dr Rebecca Snape started working at BCU in 2015, firstly as a Graduate Teaching and Research Assistant, and then as a Visiting Lecturer. She is now working as a Lecturer in Education Studies.