Postgraduate research students

Mthulisi smiling next to a laptop
Postgraduate Research Student

Mthulisi is a Postgraduate Research Student who is investigating how African newspapers are framing China’s increasing involvement in the continent. 

Lecturer in Computer Games Programming, Augmented and Virtual Reality

Patrick is a computer games programmer with a decade of experience working on a wide range of projects, primarily specialising in the assistive and educational properties of videogames and associated hardware elements.

Noma Mguni
Postgraduate Research Student

Noma Mguni is a Postgraduate Research Student with 7+ years of experience working in HR. She is an employment mentor and a public speaker. She is also the founder of PhD hardtalk and the host of PhD hardtalk.

Cecilia Onkabetse Moalafi
Associate Lecturer in Economics and International Business

Cecilia is a full-time PhD scholar at the University of Derby. She wants her research to contribute to the improvements in financial systems, especially their regulation.

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Associate Professor in Post-registration Health Care

Gerri Mortimore is an Associate Professor in Post-registration Health Care and is a Registered General Nurse with over 36 years of experience, spanning both acute medical and surgical nursing within the UK and abroad. This has given her a unique perspective which can be applied to various settings.

Muhammad sitting on some steps
Postgraduate Research Student

Muhammad Sadiq is a Postgraduate Research Student in the College of Engineering and Technology. 

Mulka wearing a red top, smiling.
Postgraduate research student

Mulka is a postgraduate research student whose work focuses on the stigma around addiction recovery. 

ThankGod wearing a white shirt and checked coat using a laptop.
Postgraduate Research Student

ThankGod is a Postgraduate Research Student in the College of Science and Engineering. His thesis title is Data Security and Privacy Platform Solutions for Blockchain Systems in Smart Government Using Machine Learning.

Adetutu sitting a a desk typing on a laptop.
Postgraduate Research Student

Adetutu is a postgraduate research student within the College of Business, Law and Social Sciences.

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Postgraduate Research Student

Daniel is a Postgraduate Research Student at the University of Derby. His thesis title is Optimization of Bio-based material For Composite Applications.