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Research Student Profiles

LSS Alumni

Abdulla Al-Harrasi

Abdulla Al-Harrasi (PhD, 2001)
Currently Chairman of the Public Authority for Radio and TV in the Sultanate of Oman (Ministerial Rank)
"The supervision provided by leading scholars in the fields of metaphor and translation along with the interactions with international scholars in the academic gatherings created an excellent research environment" More...

Inès Saddour

Inès Saddour (PhD, 2010)
Currently Lecturer at the University of Toulouse II - Le Mirail, France
"The school provides a great environment where PhD students find support, and acquire knowledge." More...

Yvonne Henze

Yvonne Henze (PhD, 2009)
Currently Lecturer in Intercultural Communication at the Georg-August-University Göttingen Germany
"The most useful thing about the PhD programme was the very good and intensive supervision." More...

Nicci MacLeod
Nicci MacLeod (PhD, 2010)
Currently Research Associate in the Centre for Forensic Linguistics, Aston University
"The wide range of skills I developed over my three and a half years as a PhD student at Aston prepared me well for a career in research." More...
Suhair Al Alami
Suhair Al-Alami (PhD, 2012)
Currently Lecturer in English Language, Al Ghurair University, Dubai, UAE
"Aston University is a well-reputed academic institution. To be an Aston's graduate is my ultimate honour." More...
Samuel Tomblin
Sam Tomblin (PhD, 2013)
Currently Lecturer in English Language and Linguistics, Newman University
"I’ve had excellent supervising and teaching modelled for me which I carry forward into my role as a lecturer." More...
Anna Gruszczynska

Anna Gruszczynska (PhD, 2009)
Currently Project Manager 'Digital Futures in Teacher Education' at Sheffield Hallam University
"Undertaking the PhD gave me a great grounding in project management and it also gave me a great grounding in social sciences" More...

 

Chantal Gagnon
Chantal Gagnon (PhD, 2009)
Currently Assistant Professor at Université de Montréal in Canada
"Aston University and the School of Languages and Social Sciences provided me with a stimulating environment where I was able to carry on my research." More...
Benjamin Bacle
Benjamin Bâcle (PhD, 2010)
Currently Teaching Fellow in French at University College London
"I knew I would get the best possible support, in both academic and human terms." More...
Alex Burdumy

Alexander Burdumy (PhD, 2012)
Currently Lecturer/Languages for All coordinator at University of Essex
"For me, finding a supportive, patient and helpful supervisor was my first priority." More...

Amarjit Lahel
Amarjit Lahel (PhD, 2012)
Currently Research Associate in the Aston Centre for Europe (ACE)
"As a PhD student, I acquired a range of skills that have been helpful in my current role" More...
Isabel Picornell
Isabel Picornell (PhD, 2013)
Currently Forensic Linguistic Consultant, QED Limited, Guernsey, British Channel islands
"I have met the leading lights in my field through my PhD..." More...