Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment

Alex Newton

School of Arts

Alex Newton joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in September 2015 and the title of his thesis is ‘Liminality, the uncanny and the sublime: a practice-based exploration of thresholds of experience’.

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Amnard Pimmasri

School of Arts

Amnard Pimmasri is originally from Thailand and joined Oxford Brookes in January 2016. Amnard's thesis is titled ‘Dynamic Document-Film; digital, mobile phones, participatory film-making, in and for documenting gay everyday experiences in rural Thailand’.

Anja Tschortner

School of Arts

Anja Tschortner is from Berlin, Germany. She joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in the School of Arts in 2011. Her thesis title is 'Idyll and Ideology: A comparative study of English and German popular fiction for girls in the First World War.'

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Nektaria McWilliams

School of Arts

Nektaria McWilliams is Greek-Australian and has lived in the UK for nearly ten years. She joined Oxford Brookes in September 2016 and her thesis title is “Diaspora, Identity and Cinematic Memory in Rural South Australia”.

Robert Williamson

School of Arts

Robert Williamson is from London. He joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in April 2018 and his thesis title is ‘The Ministry of Information and the British Film Hero during World War 2’.

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Abhinav Priyadarshi

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Abhinav Priyadarshi is originally from India. He joined Oxford Brookes in September 2018 and the title of his thesis is ‘Influence of ultrasonic melt treatment on the fragmentation of primary intermetallics in Al based alloys’.

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Gokhan Budan

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Gokhan Budan is originally from Turkey. He joined Oxford Brookes in April 2016 and his thesis title is ‘Non-signalised Intersection Control for Connected Human-Driven and Autonomous Vehicles’.

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Miguel Fernandes Ferreira

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Miguel Fernandes Ferreira is originally from Portugal. He became a Research Student at Oxford Brookes in January 2016 and his thesis title is 'Development of a system of parametric equations for optimal damping coefficients'.

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Rebecca Raper

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Rebecca Raper is from Sheffield. She joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in April 2018 and her thesis title is ‘Autonomous Moral Artificial Intelligence’.

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Xiaohan Yang

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Xiaohan Yang is originally from China. She joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in September 2015 and the title of her thesis is ‘Design Analysis and Tests of Reliable Memristor Based Logic Architectures’.

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Zixuan Ran

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Zixuan Ran is originally from China. She joined Oxford Brookes in April 2016 and her thesis title is ‘Development of Advanced Silicon Fibre Reinforced Aluminium Matrix Composites’.

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Avar Almukhtar

School of the Built Environment

Avar Almukhtar is originally from Erbil Iraq and joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in 2011. His thesis title is ‘Place-identity in historic cities; embracing heritage, globalisation, and conflict in Erbil Iraq’.

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Ifonima Essien

School of the Built Environment

Ifonima Essien is originally from Nigeria and joined Oxford Brookes in 2013. He is a research student in the Department of Real Estate and Construction. His thesis title is 'The Impact of Complex Systems Environment on Building Construction Performance: A Case of Lagos, Nigeria.'

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Sheila Isabel Irigoyen Zozaya

School of the Built Environment

Sheila Isabel Irigoyen Zozaya joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in October 2015. Her thesis title is ‘Defining and restoring the cultural landscape and place-identity of historic cities: The case of Mérida, Yucatán, México’.

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Jonida Murataj

School of Architecture

Jonida Murataj is originally from Albania. She joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in October 2015 and her thesis title is ‘Investigating the most effective retrofitting strategies for improving comfort and energy use in residential buildings in Albania’.

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Luka Oreskovic

School of Architecture

Luka Oreskovic is originally from Croatia. He joined Oxford Brookes in January 2017 and the title of his thesis is ‘Evaluating the Real Environmental Performance of an ‘Exemplar’ Eco-Housing Development in Oxfordshire’.

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Salem Al Qudwa

School of Architecture

Salem Al Qudwa joined the School of Architecture as a full-time PhD by Design Student in 2015 and his research project is titled "Architecture of the Everyday as a Responsive Possibility for the Gaza Strip, Palestine".

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Zoe Jordan

School of Architecture

Zoë Jordan joined Oxford Brookes as a research student in April 2016. Her thesis title is ‘The role of humanitarian response in supporting refugee hosting networks in urban areas during protracted displacement’.