PhD profiles
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Daniel Blanco Albert
Doctoral researcher
Daniel studied Composition in Spain and in the UK, getting the Extraordinary Prize at Valencia Conservatoire and a BMus (First) and Masters (Distinction) at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire (funded with a Leverhulme Arts Scholarship). He is currently pursuing a PhD in Performing Arts at Birmingham City University as part...
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Nikki Booth
Doctoral researcher
Since completing his Masters in Teaching and Learning with distinction, Nikki has had a keen appetite for research, particularly surrounding music education, educational assessment, and teacher education.
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Carolina Adaros Boye
Doctoral researcher
The aim of Carolina's project is helping improving cyber situational awareness, as well as to evaluate the different threats according to the context of each organisation.
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Philip Briggs
Doctoral researcher
Philip is a Chartered Surveyor and entrepreneur. He has worked in both Real Estate and industry in the UK, Europe, UAE, and US. He has worked with government departments, financial institutions, corporate companies, and extensively with SMEs of all sizes as an adviser or collaborator.
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Emma Bryden
Doctoral researcher
Emma is a part-time doctoral student under the supervision of Dr Adam Whittaker, Professor Deborah Mawer and Professor Martin Fautley and her research focuses upon the role of the school song in creating identity through shared musical experience within UK independent schools
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Richard Burn
Doctoral researcher
Richard proposes the creation of a new musical interface that will combine haptic and visual forms of feedback to create a more inclusive experience for deaf people. Alongside vibrations, visual indictors will appear on a digital display that collectively form a ‘sonic fingerprint’ when an instrument is played, highlighting...
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Gwydion Calder
Doctoral researcher
Gwydion has been a character both onstage and off for his entire life, and has always delighted in bringing the thrill of the stage to others. He worked professionally in Atlanta for a time whilst completing his undergraduate degree and then relocated to Birmingham to complete his MFA.
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Harriet Carter
Doctoral researcher
In 2018, Harriet was awarded AHRC/Midlands4Cities funding to undertake her pracitce-based PhD. Situated between the School of Art and the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire at Birmingham City University, her research examines the relationship between the auditory and the visual. The focus of Harriet's research has been fostered...
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Marina Cervera
Doctoral researcher
Maria is Adjunct professor for Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. Barcelona Tech. ETSAB, DUOT. Her professional practice has been developed through Ateliers Jean Nouvel (Paris), the Centre for Research and Projectes Landscape (CRPP, UPC) and since 2003 through her own Barcelona-based professional practice involving planning...
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Lorraine Chambers
Doctoral Researcher
Lorraine is designing systems to inspect deep neural networks to detect data discrepancies in a streaming environment.