Faculty Office - FSE - Research Explorer The University of Manchester

Ramy Afia
Person
Ahmad Alam
- Department of Computer Science
Person: Doctor of Philosophy
Diana Talia Alvarez Ruiz
- FSE Research - Experimental Officer (Electron Optics)
Person: Technical
Ali Arafeh
- FSE Research - Senior Technical Specialist (Chem Eng)
Person: Technical
Deborah Ashworth
- FSE Research - Technical Specialist (Soil & Ecosystem)
Person: Technical

Complexities and capabilities of Scan4Safety in NHS hospitals: a qualitative study of a national demonstrator site
Lichtner, V., Irnazarow, A., Bush, S., Dowding, D., Elphick, P., Franklin, B. D., Jani, Y. H. & Songhurst, M., 14 Jan 2026, In: BMJ Health & Care Informatics. 33, 1
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Enhancement of gemcitabine toxicity and specificity through PI3K/Akt/Nrf2 pathway inhibition in pancreatic cancerProvisionally accepted
Chen, Y.-S., O'Hagan, S. & Day, P., 5 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Frontiers in Pharmacology.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Improving practical software engineering teaching with industrial mentoring of open source team projects
Hull, D., Embury, S., Possible, B., Page, C. & Carroll, T., 8 Jan 2026, (Accepted/In press) CEP '26: Proceedings of the 10th Conference on Computing Education Practice. Association for Computing Machinery
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
Influence of Non-uniform Surface Temperature Distributions on Hypersonic Boundary Layer
Ozawa, K., Boscagli, L., Rigas, G., Bruce, P., Gurbuz, M. T., Ozer, O. & Quinn, M., 8 Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) AIAA SciTech 2026.
Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Open Access
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Mn3O4 and its hybrids as anode active materials for lithium-ion batteries: a review
McElhone, L., Sherrell, P. C., Thomas, A., Vijayaraghavan, A. & Ellis, A. V., 2026, In: EES Batteries.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access

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7 Active

Light switchable molecular qugates
Bowen, A. (PI), Heyes, D. (CoI), Mcinnes, E. (CoI) & Winpenny, R. (CoI)
1/05/24 → 30/04/27
Project: Research
Evolving quantum mechanical tunnelling in enzymes
Hay, S. (PI), Green, A. (CoI) & Johannissen, L. (CoI)
1/04/23 → 31/03/26
Project: Research
GENPENZ: GENERALISED PHOTOCATALYSIS BY ENZYMES
Scrutton, N. (PI), Barran, P. (CoI), Hardman, S. (CoI) & Heyes, D. (CoI)
1/12/22 → 30/11/27
Project: Research
MCAIF: Centre for AI Fundamentals
Kaski, S. (PI), Alvarez, M. (Researcher), Pan, W. (Researcher), Mu, T. (Researcher), Rivasplata, O. (PI), Sun, M. (PI), Mukherjee, A. (PI), Caprio, M. (PI), Sonee, A. (Researcher), Leroy, A. (Researcher), Wang, J. (Researcher), Lee, J. (Researcher), Parakkal Unni, M. (Researcher), Sloman, S. (Researcher), Menary, S. (Researcher), Quilter, T. (Researcher), Hosseinzadeh, A. (PGR student), Mousa, A. (PGR student), Glover, E. (PGR student), Das, A. (PGR student), DURSUN, F. (PGR student), Zhu, H. (PGR student), Abdi, H. (PGR student), Dandago, K. (PGR student), Piriyajitakonkij, M. (PGR student), Rachman, R. (PGR student), Shi, X. (PGR student), Keany, T. (PGR student), Liu, X. (PGR student), Jiang, Y. (PGR student), Wan, Z. (PGR student), Harrison, M. (Support team), Hartford, J. (PI), Kangin, D. (Researcher), Harikumar, H. (PI), Dubey, M. (PI), Parakkal Unni, M. (PI), Dash, S. P. (PGR student), Mi, X. (PGR student), Barlas, Y. (PGR student), Osho, T. (Support team) & Tariq, M. (Support team)
1/10/21 → 30/09/26
Project: Research
NAME
Coke, M. (Technical team), Mckenzie, B. E. (Grant contributor), Blight, D. (PI) & Adshead, M. (PI)
31/07/21 → 31/07/26
Project: Research

Affecting change of UK public health policy on vitamin D, sun exposure, skin cancer and vitamin D supplementation 2013-20
Webb, A. (Participant) & Rhodes, L. (Participant)
Impact: Society and culture, Health and wellbeing, Economic, Policy
Arsenic research identifies avoidable health risks from groundwater arsenic informing increased awareness, policy change and mitigation
Polya, D. (Participant), Lloyd, J. (Participant), Vaughan, D. (Participant), Van Dongen, B. (Participant), Pan, J. (Participant), Richards, L. (Participant), Shaw, S. (Participant), Coker, V. (Participant), Boothman, C. (Participant), Ballentine, C. (Participant), Charnock, J. (Participant) & Lythgoe, P. (Participant)
Impact: Health and wellbeing, Policy, Environmental
Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long Lasting Environments (CRADLE)
Baniqued, P. D. (Participant), Lennox, B. (Participant), Fisher, M. (Participant), Watson, S. (Participant), Flint, S. (Participant), Khan, D. (Participant), Tse, K. W. (Participant), Adorno, B. (Participant), Groves, K. (Participant), Atia, M. (Participant), Leslie-Dalley, S. (Participant), Dennis, L. (Participant), Zheng, S. (Participant), Limarga, R. (Participant), Farrell, M. (Collaborator), Cangelosi, A. (Participant), Dixon, C. (Participant), Collins, E. (Collaborator), Tavella, F. (Participant), Bolarinwa, J. (Participant), Chi, X. (Participant), Rolph, M. (Participant), Abeywickrama, D. (Participant), Rafiq, Y. (Participant), Bishop, C. (Participant), Wheelhouse, L. (Participant), Morley, A. (Participant), Bettles, J. (Participant), Soboyejo, T. (Participant), Weightman, A. (Collaborator), Marinho, M. (Collaborator), Ladosz, P. (Collaborator) & Smith, K. (Collaborator)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Policy
Circular Mastercards
Shaver, M. (Participant) & Huang, P. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Awareness and understanding, Attitudes and behaviours, Technological
Deep learning trained machine vision for object detection and quantification in recycling operations
Yin, H. (Participant)
Impact: Economic, Environmental, Technological

Grid Scale Energy Storage
Vilchis-Rodriguez, D. (Co-Organiser) & Barnes, M. (Chair)
17 Dec 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Cambridge Italian Dialects Syntax and Morphology Meeting
Barrios Jurado, N. (Chair)
25 Jun 2024 → 27 Jun 2024
Activity: Participating in or organising event(s) › Organising a conference, workshop, exhibition, performance, inquiry, course etc › Research
Examining sentence-focus VS order in Romance: insights from Catalan and Spanish
Barrios Jurado, N. (Speaker)
20 Jun 2024
Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation › Research
Institut d'Estudis Catalans
Barrios Jurado, N. (Secondee)
1 May 2024 → 31 Jul 2024
Activity: External visiting positions or secondments › Visiting an external non-academic organisation › Research
Teaching and Learning Enhancement Lead for Mechanical Engineering (TLEL Mech)
Vasileiou, A. (Other)
Apr 2024 → Mar 2027
Activity: Internal positions, career professional development, other peer review and other › Internal positions › Teaching

Video - Alex Henderson - Open Research Conference 2024 (Subtitled)
Henderson, A. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 14 Aug 2024
DOI: 10.48420/26678713, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/presentation/Video_-_Alex_Henderson_-_Open_Research_Conference_2024_Subtitled_/26678713
Dataset
RAW EPR Files for compound 2.A2
Bennett, T. (Creator), Lockyer, S. J. (Creator), Asthana, D. (Creator), F. S. Whitehead, G. (Creator), Vitorica-Yrezabal, I. J. (Creator), Timco, G. A. (Creator), Winpenny, R. E. P. (Creator) & J. L. McInnes, E. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 29 May 2024
DOI: 10.48420/25887169, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/RAW_EPR_Files_for_compound_2_A2/25887169
Dataset
Live SEM Demonstration: Introduction to EBSD Setup
Davis, A. (Creator), Donoghue, J. (Creator) & Gholinia, A. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 5 Oct 2021
DOI: 10.48420/16740697.v1, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/media/Live_SEM_Demonstration_Introduction_to_EBSD_Setup/16740697/1
Dataset
Slides – Alex Henderson – Open Research Conference 2024
Henderson, A. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 8 May 2024
DOI: 10.48420/25768476, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/presentation/Slides_Alex_Henderson_Open_Research_Conference_2024/25768476
Dataset
Primary Data (Longer Tau) - Compound [1(2A)3]
Loci, L. (Creator), Lockyer, S. J. (Creator), Bennett, T. S. (Creator), Rogers, C. J. (Creator), Brookfield, A. (Creator), Timco, G. (Creator), Miller, J. J. (Creator), Whitehead, G. F. S. (Creator), Nawaz, S. (Creator), Winpenny, R. E. P. (Creator) & Bowen, A. M. (Creator), University of Manchester Figshare, 3 Apr 2024
DOI: 10.48420/23276132, https://figshare.manchester.ac.uk/articles/dataset/Primary_Data_Longer_Tau_-_Compound_b_1_b_b_2A_b_sub_3_sub_/23276132
Dataset

BBSRC David Phillips Fellowship
Nixon, S. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
CAMS Fellowship
Bowen, A. (Recipient), 1 Dec 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellowship
Nixon, S. (Recipient), 2020
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Dame Kathleen Ollerenshaw Fellowship
Bowen, A. (Recipient), 16 Sept 2019
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Distinguished Lecturer 2021/2022
Nixon, S. (Recipient), 2021
Prize: Other distinction

Blue Peter
Hughes, M. J.
4/11/22 → 21/11/25
3 Media contributions
Press/Media: Other
Aurora: women leading change in higher education
Subramonian, W., Zeng, L., Thompson, T. & Cowen, R.
26/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
Concretene – low-carbon, graphene-enhanced concrete
Keshmiri, A.
25/05/21 → 22/11/22
9 items of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert comment
HAXPES Result of the month for Scienta Omicron
Spencer, B.
1/11/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media
HAXPES Facility at the Henry Royce Institute reaches new milestone
Spencer, B.
11/01/21
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Blogs and social media

AEROELASTICITY AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS
Cooper, J. (Author), 7 Jul 2022
Student thesis: Unknown

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Core Design Aspects
Wilson, J. (Author), Sinha, P. (Supervisor), 4 Apr 2011
Student thesis: Phd

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Development of High Resolution 2D and 3D Electron-Based Imaging Techniques for Materials Study
Hashimoto, T. (Author), 17 Oct 2017
Student thesis: Phd

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Development of Techniques to Minimize and Eliminate Focused Ion Beam Induced Defects in Materials Study
Zhong, X. (Author), Zhou, X. (Supervisor), 10 Jul 2024
Student thesis: Phd

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FLUID FLOWS NEAR SURFACES
Suga, K. (Author), 24 May 2021
Student thesis: Doctor of Science

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16kW IPG fibre laser integrated with KUKA KR 30 HA robot arm
Whitehead, D. (Core Facility Lead), Pulham, C. (Technical Specialist), Snowden, C. (Technical Specialist) & English, P. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Equipment
2400 amp Submerged Arc Weld (SAW)
Whitehead, D. (Senior Technical Specialist) & English, P. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Equipment
3x Miller Dynasty Welder
Whitehead, D. (Senior Technical Specialist) & English, P. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Equipment
5 Ton capacity overhead crane
Whitehead, D. (Senior Technical Specialist) & English, P. (Technical Specialist)
FSE Research
Facility/equipment: Equipment
700MHz reaction monitoring spectrometer
Cliff, M. (Core Facility Lead), Adams, R. (Academic lead) & Sakho, A. (Technical Specialist)
Facility/equipment: Equipment

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