Staff profiles

Alistair Bardwell

Lecturer in Radiography

Alistair is part of the Birmingham City University (BCU) alumni having qualified in 2014 achieving a First-Class degree classification in Diagnostic Radiography. He went on to work as a Diagnostic Radiographer at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton for over 8 years. During this time, he maintained a solid foundation in Plain...

Kate Chadwick

Senior Lecturer in Radiotherapy

Kate has worked as a Therapeutic Radiographer in Bristol Haematology and Oncology Centre and as a Radiation Therapist in Perth, Western Australia. Kate joined Birmingham City University in 2006 as a Senior Clinical/Academic Lecturer in Radiotherapy. During her time at BCU Kate has co-ordinated modules for the BSc and FdSc...

Victoria Fletcher

Senior Lecturer and Course Leader for BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography

Vicki is a Senior Lecturer and the current Course Lead for BSc (hons) Diagnostic Radiography at Birmingham City University. Vicki is a member of the BCU alumni, having completed her BSc (Hons) Diagnostic Radiography at BCU between 2008-2011. She achieved a First Class degree and was awarded the Student of Excellence...

Mark Holland

Senior Lecturer / Radiation Protection Supervisor

Mark qualified from the Department of Radiographic studies in Stoke-on-Trent in 1994, having spent most of his training at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham. He worked for four years as a clinical radiographer at Essex County Hospital in Colchester, before being seconded part-time in June 1999 to the role of Hospital...

Helen Hopkins

Course Leader for MSc Radiography

Having qualified from University of Central England (now BCU) in 2000, Helen worked for City Hospital, Birmingham for 13 years. She became an Advanced Practitioner in 2004 as a reporting radiographer. She maintained her clinical expertise by working evening shifts alongside her university work up until October 2013. Having...

Zoe Hunt

Admissions Tutor and Senior Lecturer in Medical Ultrasound

Zoe is a member of the BCU Alumni, as she completed her BSC (Hons) radiography in 2007 since then she has worked at a local NHS trust working her way up to a senior radiographer and then an advanced practitioner in ultrasound. Zoe still works two days per week clinical alongside the university role at a local NHS trust where...

Henna Kaur Heir

Senior Lecturer

Henna is part of the Birmingham City University (BCU) alumni having qualified in 2014. She went onto work as a Diagnostic Radiographer working at University Coventry and Warwickshire. During this time, she worked as a rotational radiographer then went onto specialising in CT imaging from 2016. Henna completed her Pg Cert in CT...

Thomas McHugh

School of Health Sciences

Tom is a senior lecturer working within postgraduate education for both reporting radiographers and radiology registrars, specialising in Plain Film MSK with a keen interest in Forensic Radiography. Tom still practises as a reporting radiographer at UHB and has been working in radiography for over a decade.

Dr K Louise McKnight

Senior Lecturer in Radiography

Louise is a Senior Lecturer in Radiography and Researcher at Birmingham City University. She enjoys teaching and supervising undergraduate, postgraduate, and doctoral research students. As a diagnostic radiographer, Louise worked in clinical practice for many years and brings that experience to vocational degree teaching in a...

James Michael

Co-course Lead and Senior Lecturer in Medical Ultrasound

James has previously worked as a Radiographer and Sonographer at University Hospital Birmingham NHS trust for 15 years before joining the BCU lecturing team. He is Co-Course lead of the MSc Medical Ultrasound Course. James teaches on both the BSc Medical Ultrasound and MSc Medical Ultrasound courses, along with radiology...