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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 |
| 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 |
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