Postgraduate research students

Image of PGR student Federico Marino working
Postgraduate Research Student

Federico is a Ph.D. candidate within the College of Science and Engineering and an Aerospace Engineer specialising in structures, materials and aerodynamics. 

Dawn standing outside amongst trees wearing a University of Derby lanyard, smiling.
Technical Instructor - Education

Dawn Fox is a technical Instructor for Education and a Forest School Practitioner. Her role includes working across all areas of Education. She creates opportunities to help enhance student experience including forest school sessions and outdoor education.

Mary working in a lab at the University of Derby, holding a pipette.
Postgraduate Research Student

Mary-Ann is a postgraduate research student within the College of Science and Engineering. 

Rhys Furlong
Postgraduate Research Student and Associate Lecturer

Rhys Furlong is a Postgraduate Research Student and Associate Lecturer within the School of Psychology.

Samuel wearing a jacket outdoors
Postgraduate Research Student

Samuel is a Postgraduate Research Student who is profiling the physiological and psychological effectiveness of singlet oxygen in the management of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disorder (COPD). 

Postgraduate Research Student

Alexander is a Postgraduate Research Student and Associate Lecturer in Psychology. He uses quantitative research methods to explore fake news, with a specific focus on moral reasoning and metacognition.

Jalal Hama
Postgraduate Research Student

Jalal Hama is a Postgraduate Research Student, as well as an academic and professional Mechanical engineer with many years of experience in many industrial domains, as well as a high-level lecturer (taught a number of mechanical engineering courses) at several universities.

Ross facing the camera
Postgraduate Research Student

Ross Hammond is a postgraduate teaching assistant and is currently completing a PhD. He has an MSc with Distinction in Audio Engineering and a BSc (first-class honours) in Sound, Light and Live Event Technology, both from the University of Derby.

Stacey Higgs
Postgraduate research student

Stacey Higgs is a further education and higher education lecturer in Animal Science and Zoo Management at Derby College, programmes accredited by the University of Derby. Her main areas of interest lie within research between human-animal interactions and the human perception of animals.

Ava Hunt
Associate Professor of Applied Theatre

Ava is a Senior Lecturer in Theatre Arts. She also works as a professional actor, director, programmer and producer. She has worked in theatre, film, commercials and television.