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  Dr Hind Saidani-Scott
Post(s): Senior Lecturer in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Areas of expertise: Thermodynamics; absorption of moisture by building materials and artefacts.
Keywords: design | process engineering
 
  Professor Chris Salisbury
Post(s): Professor in Primary Health Care, Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Areas of expertise: Improving General Practice, including access to care, the quality of care and patients' experience of care.
Keywords: primary health care | general practice | organisation of health care | multimorbidity
 
  Dr Andy Salmon
Post(s): Research Fellow, School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Areas of expertise: I trained in clinical medicine at the University of Bristol, graduating in 1998. Junior doctor posts in general medicine...
Keywords: permeability | glycocalyx | glomerulus
 
  Dr Isabella Sandwell
Post(s): Senior Lecturer in Ancient History, Department of Classics & Ancient History
Areas of expertise: My main research interest is the religious history of the Roman period, particularly religious interaction between Christians...
Keywords: Romans | religious history | religion | Greek history | Roman history | anthropology
 
  Professor Jonathan Sandy
Post(s): Dean of Health Sciences, Bristol Dental School
Areas of expertise: Main research interests are in the anomaly of cleft lip and palate. Led the work in 1996 which informed centralisation of...
Keywords: cleft lip and palate
 
  Professor George Sanford
Post(s): Emeritus Professor of East European Politics, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Areas of expertise: Academic specialisation in Politics Department at Bristol University since 1966, including publication of nine books plus...
Keywords: Eastern Europe | Poland | nationalism | European governments | English nationalism | massacre
 
  Dr Andrei Sarua
Post(s): Senior Lecturer, School of Physics
Areas of expertise: -Bio/chemical sensors on the basis of nitride FET structures and their electro-optical charaterisation. -Optical spectroscopy...
Keywords: applied spectroscopy
 
  Dr Simon Satchell
Post(s): Reader in Renal Medicine, Bristol Medical School (THS)
Areas of expertise: Glomerular endothelial cells (GEnC) form the innermost layer of the glomerular capillary wall which constitutes the glomerular...
Keywords: glomerular endothelial cells | glomerular capillary wall | glomerular filtration barrier | disease | glycocalyx
 
  Professor Nicholas Saunders
Post(s): Emeritus Professor, Department of Anthropology and Archaeology
Areas of expertise: 1) The Great Arab Revolt Archaeological Project (GARP) This involves survey and excavation of conflict landscapes, trenches,...
Keywords: excavation | conflict landscapes | culture | conflict | trench art | ethnicity | animal symbolism
 
  Professor Nigel Savery
Post(s): Professor of Biochemistry, School of Biochemistry
Areas of expertise: Transcription and DNA repair. Genomes are replicated, repaired, modified and transcribed by a diverse range of protein:protein...
Keywords: transcription | DNA repair | DNA | genomes | protein | genes
 
  Dr Theo Savvas
Post(s): Lecturer, Department of English
Areas of expertise: My main research area is post-1945 American literature. I am interested in the relationship between history and fiction,...
Keywords: American literature | Postmodernism | multi-ethnic literature | transnationalism in literature | history and fiction | contemporary literature
 
  Professor Fabrizio Scarpa
Post(s): Professor of Smart Materials & Structures, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Areas of expertise: I model and produce auxetics - solids exhibiting unusual deformation mechanisms - they expand in all directions when pulled...
Keywords: auxetics | smart materials | honeycombs | foams | vibroacoustics | multiphysics
 
  Professor Daniela Schmidt
Post(s): Professor in Palaeobiology, School of Earth Sciences
Areas of expertise: My research primarily employs marine microfossils to study the interrelationships between palaeoclimatic changes and the...
Keywords: ocean acidification | climate change | evolution | palaeoceanography
 
  Professor Walther Schwarzacher
Post(s): Professor of Physics, School of Physics
Areas of expertise: I use simple and inexpensive methods, especially electrochemical deposition (electrodeposition), to prepare ultrathin films...
Keywords: nanomagnetism | electrodeposition | surface roughness
 
  Professor Neil Scolding
Post(s): Burden Professor of Clinical Neurosciences, Bristol Medical School (THS)
Areas of expertise: Multiple sclerosis
Keywords: multiple sclerosis
 
  Professor Tom Scott
Post(s): Professor in Materials, Interface Analysis Centre
Areas of expertise: I am a member of research staff at the Interface Analysis Centre (IAC) carrying out research funded by the UK Atomic Weapons...
Keywords: nuclear waste disposal | nuclear waste remediation | uranium corrosion | environmental remediation | air-sensitive metals analysis | Iron and iron oxides | nanoparticles
 
  Professor Nick Scott-Samuel
Post(s): Professor, School of Psychological Science
Areas of expertise: Vision, camouflage.
Keywords: visual perception | camouflage | estimation of number
 
  Professor Gwen Seabourne
Post(s): Professor of Legal History, University of Bristol Law School
Areas of expertise: Legal history, medieval history, history of women, history of crime.
Keywords: legal history | medieval legal history | history of women | history of crime
 
  Dr Wendel Sebastian
Post(s): Research Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering
Areas of expertise: My research integrates theories for nonlinear behaviours of structures, algebraic analysis, numerical computations and laboratory...
Keywords: theories for nonlinear behaviours of structures | algebraic analysis | numerical computations | laboratory experiments incorporating novel instrumentation layouts | fibre reinforced polymers (frps)
 
  Dr Simon Sebire
Post(s): Senior Lecturer in Physical Activity & Public Health, School for Policy Studies
Areas of expertise: I contribute to research concerning factors that influence the physical activity and health behaviours of children and adolescents...
Keywords: physical activity | health behaviours | children | obesity | childhood obesity | health behaviours | motivation | exercise
 
  Dr Annela Seddon
Post(s): Senior Lecturer and Director of the Bristol Centre for Functional Nanomaterials, School of Physics
Areas of expertise: My areas of expertise include the fabrication of materials on the nanoscale, in particular, materials influenced by biology...
Keywords: nanoscience | nanotechnology | biophysics | interdisciplinary research
 
  Dr Lucy Selman
Post(s): Senior Research Fellow, Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Areas of expertise: My clinical area of expertise is in palliative and end of life care. I have a specific interest in how to communicate about...
Keywords: randomised controlled trials | palliative care | end of life care | communication about death and dying | decision-making in advanced disease
 
  Professor Julie Selwyn
Post(s): Professor of Child and Family Social Work, School for Policy Studies
Areas of expertise: The adoption of looked after children
Keywords: adoption | fostering | kinship care
 
  Dr Richard Sessions
Post(s): Senior Research Fellow, School of Biochemistry
Areas of expertise: Molecular Modelling in Biochemistry. Molecular modelling is a very useful tool in the design and interpretation of experiments....
Keywords: molecular modelling | bioinformatics | homology modelling | drug design | protein | protein structure prediction
 
  Professor Anastasios Sextos
Post(s): Professor of Earthquake Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
Areas of expertise: Earthquake engineering and resilient infrastructure. Complete profile available at: www.asextos.net
Keywords: earthquake engineering | Resilient Infrastructure | Bridge Engineering | natural hazards | Nuclear Engineering | Nepal Earthquake | Global Challenges
 
  Professor Dudley Shallcross
Post(s): Professor of Atmospheric Chemistry, School of Chemistry
Areas of expertise: Atmospheric chemistry, including the causes and impact of air pollution on urban, regional and global scales and the causes,...
Keywords: promotion of Science to the public | transition from A-level science to university | primary, second and tertiary science education | air pollution | global warming | chemical sensors | analytical chemistry | stratospheric ozone
 
  Dr Mohammed Sharif
Post(s): Senior Lecturer, Bristol Medical School (THS)
Areas of expertise: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common joint disease affecting over 100 million people in EU countries. The disease frequently...
Keywords: osteoarthritis | joint disease | joints | joint tissue | loss of cartilage | disability | disease
 
  Professor Simon Shaw-Miller
Post(s): Chair in the History of Art, Department of History of Art (Historical Studies)
Areas of expertise: Relationships between art and music Modernism Synaesthesia Interdisciplinarity
Keywords: art | art and music | Modernism | interdisciplinarity | synaesthesia
 
  Dr Richard Sheldon
Post(s): Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of History (Historical Studies)
Areas of expertise: British and European history 1750-1870, especially history of radicalism and protest movements. History of famines and...
Keywords: Social and economic history | history of famines and famine relief | Radicalism and protest movements | European enlightenment
 
  Professor David Sheppard
Post(s): Professor of Physiology, School of Physiology, Pharmacology & Neuroscience
Areas of expertise: I investigate the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR), the protein product of the gene defective in...
Keywords: cystic fibrosis | CFTR | chloride ion channels | epithelial ion transport | drug therapy
 
  Dr Siobhan Shilton
Post(s): Reader in French Studies and the Visual Arts, Department of French
Areas of expertise: I specialise in francophone postcolonial studies, and have a particular interest in visual and textual representations of...
Keywords: francophone postcolonial studies | postcolonialism | journeys | exile | colonialism | travel | photography | performance art
 
  Dr Anton Shterenlikht
Post(s): Senior Lecturer, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Areas of expertise: Computational solid mechanics, numerical methods, coupled cellular automata finite elements, fracture, plasticity and damage,...
Keywords: computational solid mechanics | fracture | multi-scale modelling | constitutive modelling | plasticity and damage
 
  Professor Stuart Siddell
Post(s): Emeritus Professor, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Areas of expertise: My research focuses on the structure and function of the coronavirus replication machinery with the goal of identifying novel...
Keywords: molecular biology | genetics & pathogenesis of coronaviruses | diagnosis of feline coronavirus diseases | development of coronavirus antivirals & vaccines
 
  Dr Martin Sieber
Post(s): Reader in Applied Mathematics, School of Mathematics
Areas of expertise: My main interests lie in asymptotical approximations for wave theories that are valid in the limit of short wave lengths....
Keywords: wave theories | quantum mechanics | geometrical optics | quantum chaos | random matrix theory | diffraction | wavefunctions | microlasers
 
  Dr Steve Simpson
Post(s): Senior Lecturer in Biological Sciences, School of Biological Sciences
Areas of expertise: I am a marine biologist and fish ecologist, with particular interests in coral reef fishes, commercial fisheries, climate...
Keywords: ecology | fish | fisheries | climate change | marine biology | coral reefs | animal behaviour | Cabot Institute
 
  Professor Tom Simpson
Post(s): Emeritus Professor, School of Chemistry
Senior Research Fellow in Chemistry, School of Chemistry
Areas of expertise: Polyketides are a group of natural products that have found widespread use in human and veterinary medicine, and agriculture....
Keywords: polyketides | compounds | lovastatin | avermectin | rapamycin | erythromycin | strobilurin
 
  Mr Jon Sims Williams
Post(s): Senior Teaching Fellow, Department of Civil Engineering
Areas of expertise: My work is largely educational. I am developing a database of questions that are used to help students to extend their understanding...
Keywords: expert systems | databases | risk analysis
 
  Ms Ann Singleton
Post(s): Senior Research Fellow in School for Policy Studies, School for Policy Studies
Areas of expertise: I am an expert on European asylum and migration statistics and in interpreting these statistics in relation to the asylum...
Keywords: Europe | asylum | migration
 
  Dr Andy Skinner
Post(s): Research Fellow, School of Psychological Science
Areas of expertise: Digital phenotyping Face perception Haptic perception
Keywords: Digital phenotyping
 
  Dr Robert Skinner
Post(s): Lecturer, Department of History (Historical Studies)
Areas of expertise: My doctoral research was on the role of religious activists in the formation of the British Anti-Apartheid Movement during...
Keywords: religious activists | apartheid | anti-apartheid | colonial experience | decolonisation
 
  Professor Achilles Skordas
Post(s): Professor of International Law, University of Bristol Law School
Areas of expertise: I have published on issues of general international law, sociology of international law, and international and European immigration...
Keywords: sources of international law | use of force | regime theory | sociology of international law | immigration law and policy | asylum law and policy | foreign policy
 
  Professor Nigel Smart
Post(s): Professor of Cryptology, Department of Computer Science
Areas of expertise: Cryptographic protocols and primitive, especially digital signature algorithms, encryption algorithms and key exchange.
Keywords: cryptography | number theory | elliptic curves
 
  Professor Brendan Smith
Post(s): Professor of Medieval History, Department of History (Historical Studies)
Areas of expertise: I research and write about English intervention in medieval Ireland, which began in 1170. I am interested in the colonial...
Keywords: medieval Ireland | frontier societies | colonial history | Anglo-Irish relations | religion and politics
 
  Professor Frank Smith
Post(s): Professor of Vascular Surgery and Surgical Education, Bristol Medical School (THS)
Areas of expertise: Ischaemic heart and peripheral vascular disease have been identified as NHS treatment priorities. I undertake collaborative...
Keywords: ischaemic heart | peripheral vascular disease | hyperplasia | vein bypass grafts | vascular disease | vein grafts
 
  Professor Sarah Smith
Post(s): Professor, Department of Economics
Areas of expertise: I am interested in the empirical analysis of public policy including pro-social behaviour, retirement and pensions.
Keywords: centre for market and public organisation | applied public policy analysis | applied microeconomics
 
  Dr Vincent Smith
Post(s): Honorary Visiting Lecturer, School of Physics
Areas of expertise: My research is in Elementary Particle Physics. I have taken part in experiments at CERN (Geneva, Switzerland) and Fermilab...
Keywords: elementary particle physics | nuclear physics | weak interactions | hyperons
 
  Dr Nina Snaith
Post(s): Reader, School of Mathematics
Areas of expertise: My main interest is the connection between Random Matrix Theory and certain number theoretical functions such as the Riemann...
Keywords: random matrix theory | theoretical functions | Riemann zeta function | L-functions | statistics
 
  Dr Muhammed Sohail
Post(s): Reader in Histopathology, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Areas of expertise: Molecular markers in breast cancer; Fascin expression in urological cancer; Breast and Uropathology.
Keywords: pathology | molecular markers in breast cancer | fascin expression in urological cancer | breast and uropathology
 
  Professor Peter Soothill
Post(s): Emeritus Professor of Fetal Medicine, Bristol Medical School (THS)
Areas of expertise: Prenatal diagnosis of fetal disease and malformations and the management of these including fetal therapy.
Keywords: fetal medicine | prenatal diagnosis | fetal therapy | ultrasound in pregnancy | fetal abnormalities
 
  Professor Stephen Sparks
Post(s): Professorial Research Fellow, School of Earth Sciences
Areas of expertise: My research concerns quantitative studies of geological processes using a combination of field studies, laboratory experiments,...
Keywords: geological processes | volcanic processes | volcanoes | igneous processes | natural hazards | volcanology | volcanic eruptions
 
  Ms Michelle Spear
Post(s): Senior Teaching Fellow in Biomedical Professional Education, Centre for Applied Anatomy
Areas of expertise: Teaching and research in functional and clinically applied anatomy. Assessment in anatomical education. Human tissue.
Keywords: Human Anatomy | Histology | Histopathology | Clinical Anatomy | Synovial Joints, especially hip, shoulder and knee | Topographical Anatomy | Functional Anatomy | Dissection
 
  Dr Jim Spencer
Post(s): Reader in Microbiology, School of Cellular and Molecular Medicine
Areas of expertise: My current research centres around the application of rapid kinetic and crystallographic methods to study of the structure,...
Keywords: microbial pathogenesis | β-lactams | carbapenems | fluoroquinolones | oxazolidinone linezolid
 
  Professor Judith Squires
Post(s): Pro Vice-Chancellor, Senior Team
Areas of expertise: My central research interest lies in contemporary theories of democracy and citizenship, with particular reference to issues...
Keywords: gender and citizenship | women in politics | democratic theory | equality and difference | feminist political theory
 
  Dr Martijn Stam
Post(s): Senior Lecturer, Department of Computer Science
Areas of expertise: At Master's level I specialised in cryptography and my PhD thesis deals with speeding up subgroup cryptosystems, a topic...
Keywords: cryptography
 
  Professor Bernard Stark
Post(s): Professor of Electrical Engineering, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Areas of expertise: I am currently researching micro renewables and the technology needed to exploit these sources of energy. This includes projects...
Keywords: micro renewables | miniature power sources | optimise efficiency | complex systems
 
  Dr Poppy Statham
Post(s): Network Manager for Animal Welfare Research Network, Bristol Veterinary School
Areas of expertise: I have a general interest in farm animal welfare and I'm also interested in harmful social behaviours, welfare assessment...
Keywords: farm animal welfare | development of abnormal behaviour especially tail-biting in pigs
 
  Dr Bradley Stephens
Post(s): Senior Lecturer in French, Department of French
Areas of expertise: My research focuses on the reception and adaptation of French literature since the nineteenth century, especially French...
Keywords: French Literature since the Nineteenth Century | multimedia adaptation of literature | masculinity studies | Victor Hugo | Alexandre Dumas | Jean-Paul Sartre | politics and literature | John Steinbeck
 
  Professor David Stephens
Post(s): Professor of Cell Biology, School of Biochemistry
Areas of expertise: The principle focus of our current work is the function of the early secretory pathway in mammalian cells. We are seeking...
Keywords: membrane traffic | mammalian cells | bioimaging | molecular mechanisms | secretion | microscopy | cell imaging | motor proteins
 
  Dr Brian Stollery
Post(s): Senior Lecturer in Experimental Psychology, School of Psychological Science
Areas of expertise: My research interests cover the areas of occupational health, human aging, functional change and individual differences....
Keywords: neurotoxicology | ageing | stress | risk perception
 
  Dr Emma Stone
Post(s): Senior Research Associate, School of Geographical Sciences
Areas of expertise: My research forms part of the European Union funded project past4future. This project investigates the climate and environment...
Keywords: past4future | interglacials | climate change | ice sheets
 
  Professor Sarah Street
Post(s): Professor of Film and Foundation Chair of Drama, Department of Film and Television
Areas of expertise: I am a film historian based in the Department of Drama: Theatre, Film, Television. I have published widely in the area of...
Keywords: British cinema | film costume | set design | Hitchcock | film policy | economics of cinema | colour film aesthetics
 
  Professor Andrew Sturdy
Post(s): Professor in Management, Department of Management
Areas of expertise: Academic discipline: organisational behaviour/studies. My main expertise lies in the spread of management ideas, especially...
Keywords: management consultancy | management innovation / ideas | organisational change | management occupations | change agents | knowledge transfer | organisational culture management | internal consultants
 
  Mr Saadeh Suleiman
Post(s): Professor of Cardiac Physiology, Bristol Medical School (THS)
Areas of expertise: My research interests have been largely focused on understanding mechanisms that underlie cardiac injury in order to improve...
Keywords: myocardial protection | cardiac surgery techniques | cardioplegia | paediatric open heart surgery | cardiac amino acids | ischaemia/reperfusion
 
  Dr Sarah Sullivan
Post(s): Research Fellow (Quantitative in Primary Care), Bristol Medical School (PHS)
Areas of expertise: I have expertise in psychosis research, in particular using different statistical methods to investigate associations between...
Keywords: first episode psychosis | psychosis prediction | risk factors for psychosis | outcomes of psychosis | psychosis continuum | general population psychotic experiences
 
  Ms Paula Surridge
Post(s): Senior Lecturer, School of Sociology, Politics and International Studies
Areas of expertise: I am interested in social and political values, both their links to positions in socio-demographic space and their influence...
Keywords: voting behaviour | social and political attitudes | Elections | social class | education | British politics | Brexit
 
  Professor Rosamund Sutherland
Post(s): Emeritus Professor, School of Education
Areas of expertise: My research falls into three main areas. The first is concerned with teaching and learning in schools with a particular focus...
Keywords: interactive education | teaching & learning in the information age
 
  Dr David Sweeting
Post(s): Senior Lecturer in Urban Studies, School for Policy Studies
Areas of expertise: My area of expertise lies in the study of local government, often in comparative perspective. I have conducted research on...
Keywords: local government | local councillors | directly elected mayors | local government in Europe
 
  Professor Philip Syrpis
Post(s): Professor of EU Law, University of Bristol Law School
Areas of expertise: I write on European social policy and internal market law, and on the broader constitutional issues facing the European Union. I...
Keywords: European social policy | European Union constitutional law | LNAT | University Admissions | General Election 2017
 
  Dr Robert Szalai
Post(s): Senior Lecturer, Department of Engineering Mathematics
Areas of expertise: -Nonlinear dynamics -Non-smooth systems -Bifurcation theory -Machine-tool vibrations -Delay equation -Mammalian hearing -Inner...
Keywords: applied mathematics | mechanical engineering
 
  Professor Mark Szczelkun
Post(s): Professor of Biochemistry, School of Biochemistry
Areas of expertise: Mechanism, control and diversity of molecular motors on DNA. Many genetic processes require the action of large protein...
Keywords: molecular motors | DNA | genetic processes | protein | ATP hydrolysis | cleavage of DNA | restriction enzymes | repair of DNA