UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX EXPERTS DIRECTORY
accidents
road and air accident investigation
identity and body image in adolescence
smoking in adolescence
(see also education)
adult education generally
lifelong learning
(for specific country see country, e.g. Algeria)
rural development issues, esp. in Gambia, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa; export-orientated horticulture in Africa; urban agriculture in Africa
environmental issues, esp. in Guinea, Senegal, Malawi, Mozambique
Islamism in North Africa
rural development, esp. in mountain areas
rural development, esp. in Eastern Kenya; North Africa/EU trade; land tenure
in Africa
human-rights issues; law and legal reform; constitutionalism
(see also Alzheimers disease, dementia and memory)
ethnicity and ageing
ageing generally; disorders of ageing
urban agriculture; horticulture
history of agriculture and agricultural policy since c.1850
sustainable agriculture
the history of English farming
agriculture in developing countries
politics of Algeria
(see also ageing, dementia and memory)
Alzheimers disease generally
Alzheimers disease, esp. effects on everyday memory
human rights, esp. in Guatemala
(see also United States of America)
American society in general
North American womens movements
The American Depression, American Puritanism
American History, esp. 19th century and slavery
American politics and culture
Native Americans; American social history,
American films
American higher education
American theatre; American literature
amphibian ecology and population genetics; application to wildlife ecology
behaviour and ecology of birds
animal behaviour generally; burrowing animals; badgers; wild boar
anxiety disorders
zoological archaeology
archaeological dating
architecture of seaside resorts
history of architecture, esp. English 16th-century architecture
university architecture; Italian architecture; death monuments
post-war planning and landscape architecture
ethics and politics of archiving
British art 19th to 21st century, feminist studies in
the history of art, post-colonial studies in the history of art
Chinese art, esp. ceramics
decorative art
Northern European painting, 1500 to 1700; history of ornament and interior design;
Renaissance art in England and France
Byzantine art and culture; colour in medieval art
Professor Robin Milner-Gulland
art history generally; European art 15th to 18th century;
wall paintings in early Sussex churches
Professor Robin Milner-Gulland
art of the Holocaust; art history
Italian art, 1300 to 1600
artificial intelligence & artificial life
(see also computers and information technology)
artificial life generally
psychological and social implications of artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence in education
intelligent teaching and training systems
- intelligent instruments in space using neural networks
evolutionary robotics
artificial evolution
artificial neural networks
artificial intelligence in electronics design
intelligent robots
use of neural networks in artificial intelligence, esp. for mineral and oil
exploration, and for financial forecasting
computer games, virtual reality , social and ethical implications to
information technology
(see music and theatre)
(see also development)
Bangladesh, South Asian transnationalism
science and technology in East Asia
South Asian literature, esp. postcolonial literature and theory; the work of
Salman Rushdie
energy and environment in China
(see also the Big Bang, cosmology and physics)
galaxies
meteors, amateur astronomy
aurorae generally
optical study of aurorae
stars, especially close double stars
20th-century social and military history; post-war migration between Britain and Australia
Austrian cultural history
Bangladesh
Bengalis in the UK, esp. elders
(see also cosmology and physics)
enzymology, protein purification and isolation, protein expression
genetic fingerprinting in molecular ecology
the use of bacteria as biological insecticides; genetically modified bacteria
generation and transmission of energy within the cell in plants and animals
in-vitro culture of human cells; basic cancer research, inc. Epstein-Barr
virus
pituitary growth hormone; polypeptide hormones; growth factors; molecular
evolution
structure and function of biological macromolecules; design of new molecules;
protein folding; bioinformatics
(see animal behaviour, conservation ecology, genetics, molecular biology, neuroscience and plants)
biomedical engineering & biotechnology
(see also biochemistry and genetics)
medical instrumentation
bioinformatics (analysis and interpretation of genetic information)
magnetic resonance imaging of the brain
evolution of the brain
(see also seaside resorts and Sussex)
development and recent history of Brighton
Brighton history generally, esp. landscape development, town and rural
development, market gardens, coastline changes; the West Pier
(see also England)
British politics, esp. elections, party politics, pressure groups
social history of rural Britain since c.1850
20th-century British womens history, esp. Manchester
history of rural, suburban and urban areas
British history from the 1930s to present day
history of the English countryside; village life past and present
history of the British welfare state, esp. old age; history of women in
20th-century Britain
(see also chemistry)
knowledge management in business organisations
companies and corporations
Byzantine art and culture; Byzantine empresses
the Byzantine world
Professor Robin Milner-Gulland
Canadian politics and society; Inuit society and government
Canadian history generally
cancer clinical trials measurement of quality of life; psychological aspects of breast cancer; communication skills in cancer
basic cancer research, inc. Epstein-Barr virus and leukaemia
skin cancer
(see also employment & unemployment)
career management
career choices; trends in career selection
careers in rural areas; learning and teaching for the professions
womens employment
the Caribbean generally, esp. French-speaking areas
Caribbean culture and literature, esp. Caribbean womens writing
pollution from cars
electric vehicles
(see also chemistry)
gas phase ions and clusters; fullerenes in the gas phase
(see also chemical physics)
particles, esp. micro-particles, sols, latexes, colloids; dispersions; nanocomposites
polymer chemistry
plastics and polymers, especially environmental impact
biological organic chemistry, esp. the chemistry and biotransformation of
terpenoids and steroids; medicinal chemistry
inorganic chemistry
main group chemistry, phosphorus heterocycles, phosphaalkynes, organometallic
chemistry.
discovery and development of Buckminsterfullerenes
free radical chemistry; organic chemistry; combustion in petrol and diesel
engines
chemical nomenclature
organometallic chemistry; organic synthesis; design of synthetic routes to
biologically important molecules; novel synthetic methodology
acetylene chemistry; carbon networks
childrens social behaviour, peer relations and social cognition; shyness and social anxiety in children
childhood fears and phobias
law relating to children
child welfare, esp. fostering, adoption, children in care
parenting; siblings; nature-nurture
child care policies
childhood generally; childrens literature; child psychology, esp.
educational psychology
developmental psychology, esp. reading comprehension, social development,
behavioural problems
Chinese art and culture
energy and environment in China
social end economic impacts of globalisation in China
early Sussex churches, esp. wall paintings
Professor Robin Milner-Gulland
American films
- climate change during the ice ages
- climate change;
climate hazards and disasters esp S. Africa; remote sensing of earth
and atmosphere
theories and meanings of comedy
(see also information technology and telecommunications)
digital communications media, inc. the Internet, digital TV and digital consumer products
networks and protocols; factory communications
(see also artificial intelligence, information technology, the Internet, new media)
applications of computer-aided design (CAD) in building geometric models and in visualisation; use of cheap computing (microprocessors and microcontrollers)in control of mechanical and other equipment
gender and computing technologies
interactive learning environments; intelligent tutoring; computers in
education
computer speech synthesis and recognition
computer-based training
specification and verification of software systems; semantic foundations of
distributed and mobile computing
computer processing of human languages
human computer interaction
computer graphics
networked applications; geometric algorithms as applied to industry; virtual
reality and early learning in children
re-configurable computer systems; design of network processors
computerised human
resource systems
interactive multimedia; educational software; virtual reality; human-centred
design
computational linguistics
reconfigurable computing; bio-inspired computing
computers and music
computer networks; Internet technology; distributed systems
computer programming in embedded systems, e.g. software for processors in
washing machines and mobile telephones
(see also ecology and plants)
application of molecular ecology to wildlife conservation
plant conservation and ecology; habitat restoration
management of wildflower meadows
wildlife and countryside conservation
the conservation of insects
nature reserves and National Parks
(see also culture)
impulse shopping and shopping addiction
fads, fashions and crazes
shopping generally
cosmology and particle physics; the early Universe
cosmology and physics of the Universe; cosmic microwave background
cosmology and galaxy formation; supercomputer simulations of the large-scale
structure of the Universe
fiction; poetry; dramatic writing: theatre, radio, TV, film
fiction
creativity in humans and computers
creativity and science
the Darwinian science of culture and creativity
madness and creativity, esp. poetry
political and social aspects of cricket
(see also law)
criminal justice; rape; crimes against women; sexual offences
European criminal justice systems, esp. France, Germany, Greece and Spain;
criminal procedure and policing
popular customs and activities
materialism
cross-cultural studies, esp. misunderstandings between members of different
cultures
1960s counter-culture and underground; post-war cultures of modernity
Anglo-Irish/Hiberno-English cultural relations; literature and culture
pace of life and social change
cultural differences and management behaviour
death represented in art
nuclear non-proliferation
defence industries, European integration and the defence markets
(see also ageing,, Alzheimers disease and memory)
dementia generally
theories of democracy, inc. coalition government, referendum, representation
development & developing countries
(see also Africa and Asia)
third world development, esp. aid, the World Bank, the UN
anthropology of development
rural development in semi-arid environments
education development projects in developing countries; training for womens
income generation in developing countries, esp. training provided by NGOs
education and development in developing countries
agriculture in developing countries
(see also food and health)
dieting; appetite; eating disorders
(see also the Internet and media)
social, cultural and literary aspects of digital media, esp. the Internet, net narrative, censorship, technological innovation
digital communications media, inc. the Internet, digital TV and digital
consumer products
multimedia
multimedia software design for education and the workplace
management of intellectual property rights in a digital environment
(see health and medicine)
history of divorce law reform
the safety and effectiveness of medicines in Britain, the USA and the EU; freedom of information about government regulation of medicines; corporate bias in drug companies; politics and sociology of the pharmaceutical industry
drug and alcohol addiction, benzodiazepines
substance misuse; Ecstasy esp. long-term psychological effects; psychopharmacology; cigarette cravings and giving up smoking
control of eating and drinking; dieting; obesity and food addiction
(see also conservation and plants)
molecular ecology; applications to wildlife conservation
ecology of mammals in Yakushima rainforest, Japan, esp. monkeys, deer,
insectivorous bats; ecology, behaviour and conservation of Japanese monkeys
habitat restoration; plant ecology
insect ecology; chalk downland; glow-worms
British vegetation and flora
(see also computers, digital media, and the Internet)
e-business, e-commerce; management of intellectual property rights in a digital environment
public-sector financial issues: education, local government, housing
regional and local economic development
EU trade policy
World Trade Organisation
rural development, esp. in Eastern Kenya; North Africa/EU trade
labour economics: changes in the nature of work and pay; social policies that
affect work and pay in transition countries
off-shore finance; tax havens
effects of international trade on inequality and unemployment
macroeconomics and public finance
international economics: the economy of the EU, trade policy, international
financial institutions
(see also adult education and teachers & teaching)
challenges involved in enabling blind schoolchildren to access graphs, charts and diagrams
adult and lifelong learning; community education
interactive learning environments; intelligent tutoring; computers in
education
learning in the workplace
education and gender; education and drama; mentoring. Ofsted inspections
sociology of education (re social class, social justice, gender and race)
relationship between education and employment
modern language teaching; grammar teaching methods
education in developing countries
international students in the UK; English-language teaching generally
multimedia software design for education
education on sustainable development
lifelong learning; widening participation
American education
education (primary & secondary)
CASE (Cognitive Acceleration through Science Education), talent enhancement in schoolchildren; concept mapping
geographical education; geography in schools
spiritual and moral development of secondary-school students
assessment in school classrooms
privatisation in secondary schooling
science education, esp. concept acquisition in science
geography in higher education
the purposes of higher education in Britain
change in higher education
higher education generally; gender and higher education
politics of Egypt
(see also politics)
(see also energy)
British electricity industry generally; competition and regulation
(see also engineering)
digital electronics
novel approaches to nano-electronics design
control networks; positioning systems
(see also migration)
immigrants and asylum seekers
immigration issues in Britain, European Union and Japan
elderly British emigration to southern Europe
(see also careers)
pay systems; sickness absence; staff turnover and morale; family-friendly employment practices
management development; performance measurement
employment law, esp. sex discrimination and maternity rights
training, esp. employer activity
employers changing skill needs
employment trends; labour markets
personnel management
unemployment
graduate labour market
violence at work, esp. against social workers, MPs
organisational behaviour, esp. the impact of workplace changes on employee
skills
employee attitudes; computerised human-resource systems
labour market studies, esp. youths and ethnic minorities
Investors in People; training in the workplace
employment and education, esp higher education
economics of nuclear power; nuclear-waste policy
energy efficiency and conservation; research and development; energy policy
energy and the environment
sustainable energy; risk analysis
fossil-fuel power stations; international power plant equipment
industry
control systems; simulation; target tracking
catalytic converters
civil and mechanical engineering; engineering design; engineering history
laser engineering; optical computing; electronics manufacture;
micro-engineering; computer integrated manufacture; digital image processing; rapid
prototyping; holography; optical filtering; micro-fabrication/manufacture
vehicle engines; electric cars; engine control; exhaust emissions
gas turbine and jet engines; turbomachinery; medical respirators; sealing
systems; compressors
structural dynamics; anti-noise and vibration control
construction R & D; smart structures and intelligent buildings
international comparisons of engineers
VLSI and computer graphics
heat transfer; cooling systems; fluid flow
structures and properties of brickwork and blockwork
biomedical engineering
evolutionary algorithms in engineering design and optimisation
gas turbines; aero engines; fluid flow and cooling problems; centrifugal
compressors; radial turbines; air bearings
induction motor soft starters; motor and pump diagnostics; power electronics
condition monitoring; signal processing flow meters; vibration analysis;
natural propulsion
VLSI systems; integrated circuit design (ASICs, FPGAs); distributed computing
(see also Britain)
English folklore and traditions
womens leisure 19201960 in England
Englishness; English culture
history of the English countryside
(see also conservation, ecology, erosion, geography, global warming, pollution and recycling)
environmental policy
environmental issues in Africa
health
effects of environmental radiation
environmental management; eco-efficiency and sustainable development; air
quality and transport
coastal zone management, sandy and rocky coastlines
nitrogen fixation, fertilisers and pollution
analysis of contaminated land; reliability of environmental measurements
environmental change
energy and the environment; energy efficiency
environmental assessment
water and waste water treatment;
(see also environment and geography)
soil erosion; coastal erosion, esp. cliff retreat and sea defences; rock weathering
ethical problems
(see also Europe (central and eastern), and European Union)
cross-cultural misunderstandings, esp. Anglo-French and Anglo-German miscommunication
contemporary Europe
European politics; Euroscepticism
European security issues
European integration
European media
eastern European theatre (Russia, Yugoslavia, Romania)
eastern Europe generally
social movements in eastern and central Europe
post-communist transition; contemporary developments in the Czech Republic
and Slovakia
eastern European/EU economic relations
eastern European politics and society; contemporary Poland
(see also Europe)
EU politics, esp. with reference to France
EU politics, esp. with reference to France
European cohesion and regional development policy
EU trade policy
eastern European/EU economic relations
foreign policy of the EU
economy of the EU
artificial evolution, esp. robot control systems, silicon chips and pharmaceutical drugs
human evolution
feminist writing; black feminist thought and culture
feminist criticism
(see also diet and health)
general aspects of food policy
food choice and nutrition; psychology of food, inc. appetite
modern French philosophy (Derrida, Lyotard); 18th-century French literature and thought
French moralists; modern French thought
the Roman Catholic Church in France 1789 to 1945
French history from Louis XIV to the French Revolution,
contemporary French politics, esp. Francois Mitterand and his architectural
projects in Paris
French theatre
France during the Second World War; the French resistance
contemporary French thought, theory and literature
French foreign policy
French criminal procedure
game theory
(see also feminism, homosexuality and women)
gender and education
gender identity in central Europe
gender pay gap, equal opportunities
gender aspects of the relationship between social and geographical mobility
gender, men and masculinity
anthropology and gender
gender studies
development of gender identities
gender issues in the media
sexuality and gender; lesbian and gay
sociology of gender
gender and higher education; gender and computing technologies
(see also biochemistry, molecularbiology and biomedical engineering & biotechnology)
genetic diseases esp skin cancer
molecular ecology (DNA profiling of wild animals.
genome evolution
genetics and the nervous system
genetic influence on hearing and deafness
genetic screening
transgenic plants and genetic modification
gene evolution
developmental genetics of animals
bioinformatics (analysis and interpretation of genetic information)
(see also conservation, environment, erosion, global warming and pollution)
human geography; geographical education
mountain development; applications of remote sensing and GIS to rural
problems
landscape development; town and rural development; coastline changes
permafrost in Canadian Arctic, Siberia and Alaska; ice-age geology of SE
England
historical landscapes
German-Jewish culture and history; exile studies
German-Jewish literature and culture; history and literature of the
Holocaust; East German studies
German romanticism
German politics and society; British/German relations
modern German literature; German drama
German-Jewish studies
contemporary Germany; German social theory
globalisation (general)
sustainable development
effects of international trade on inequality and unemployment in the EU
Globalisation and culture
management of world economy
globalisation and poverty; international world trade
social end economic impacts of globalisation in China
scientific analysis of the golf swing
rumour; urban legends and gossip; mind viruses and infectious ideas
(see also diet, food, pharmaceuticals)
health promotion and education; understanding health behaviour, e.g smoking
statistics in clinical trials
health effects of environmental radiation
psychological health
telecare (i.e. delivering home health care through computer link-ups)
sociology of mental health; delivery of health and social care to
individuals in mental distress
genetic diseases esp skin cancer
social determinants of health
molecular approaches to heart and lung disease
genetics technologies in drug development and healthcare
well-being in the workplace
hearing generally
physiology of the inner ear
genetic influences on hearing and deafness
heraldry generally, esp. armorial bearings and genealogy
(for specific countries see country, e.g. France)
the Reformation (esp. Martin Luther); Renaissance ideas and culture (e.g. Erasmus, More); early history of the printed book in Europe
Britain and the Second World War;
history of seaside resorts
19th- and 20th-century womens history; womens local history projects
history of architecture; history of ornaments
First World War
retail history
womens history, esp. from 19th century to present day
social history of music, mid 18th century to the present
English social history, 1560-1640
written and oral history
historical landscapes
history of old age; history of the welfare state
oral and community history
Victorian literature and society
art of the Holocaust
British lesbian theatre
lesbian and gay issues;
cultural, social and political issues in homosexuality
theories of homosexuality; effeminacy; contemporary gay Irish writing
homosexuality generally; theatre and homosexuality
(see also homelessness)
construction research and development
future of the home
housing rights for the disabled
- smart housing
womens rights, prisoners rights and sexual abusers rights
human rights issues in Latin America and South Africa
identity and body image in adolescents
problems of national identity
labels and personal identity
(see also energy and technology)
industrial pollution policy
(see also artificial intelligence, communications, computers, digital media, the Internet, technology)
electronic information management; CD-ROM networking
virtual reality and multimedia
intellectual property rights; electronic commerce
nature of innovation in large-scale, high-tech projects
innovation and competitiveness
national systems of innovation
insect vision
insects generally
(see also globalisation, human rights, politics and war)
international relations of the Mediterranean region
United Nations; nuclear non-proliferation treaty; international security
issues; multilateral diplomacy
international relations generally; realism; utopianism; ethics
global politics
foreign policy of the EU; European security issues; NATO since the Second
World War
US/European relations; World Economic Forum
(see also computers, digital media and media)
social, cultural and literary aspects of the Internet
political, economic and technology issues; take-up of the Internet by
industry, esp. small and medium-sized enterprises; use of the Internet in local
communities and public places
Internet technology
Internet research (Big Brother); cyberculture; digital culture
Internet and new media
Web-based applications (Java, HTML, etc.); adaptive multi-media and
information retrieval over the Internet
e-business; management of intellectual property rights in a digital
environment
user understanding of the Internet
politics of Iraq
contemporary Irish gay writing
historical and cultural perspectives on Anglo-Irish relations, esp. in
travel, tourism and landscape appreciation
Ireland and Irish issues
Islamism in North Africa
Islam generally
politics of Israel
Italy (general)
Italian post-war music
Italian art 1300 to 1600; Italian music 1300 to 1500
Japanese law, politics, government and current affairs
internal and international migration in Japan
ecology of mammals in Yakushima rainforest, Japan, esp. monkeys, deer,
insectivorous bats; ecology, behaviour and conservation of Japanese monkeys
western perceptions of Japan
(see also the Holocaust)
Jewish identity in central Europe
German-Jewish literature and culture; history and literature of the Holocaust
German-Jewish studies
riddles as tools to aid childrens reading comprehension
Kenya
rural development, esp. in Eastern Kenya
(see also linguistics)
British dialects; Sussex dialects; place names and personal names
history and structure of the English language
language change
European minority languages
computer processing of natural languages
modern language teaching; grammar teaching methods; language diversification
philosophy of language
word meaning, dictionaries
artificial languages, esp. Esperanto; writing systems; nature-nurture debate
of language acquisition
Basque language
laser cooling
laser engineering
see also employment law, esp. sex discrimination and maternity rights
solicitors negligence, conduct and ethics
land law, environmental legal issues
trusts, especially charities
public international law; law of the World Trade Organisation
family and child law
criminal law
sexuality and family law
property rights of co-habitants in England and Wales; legal recognition of
cohabitants in UK and France
insolvency
companies and their accountability
legal history
legal history: coroners inquests; modern sanctuary, e.g. sheltering in
churches to avoid deportation
intellectual property rights in the digital age
forensic science
eyewitness testimony
politics of Lebanon
(see also language)
English pronunciation; dialects; grammar and social differences
linguistics (general)
psycholinguistics
historical linguistics
(see also University collections)
Samuel Beckett, modernist and post-modernist literature, 20th century literature
Tudor and Stuart literature (e.g. Shakespeare, Donne, Milton); language and
literary theory
the Latin Bible in the Middle Ages, including the Wycliffite translation
Caribbean womens writing; post-colonial writing; feminist writing; black
womens writing
Virginia Woolf; feminist criticism; literary modernism
literature of the English Renaissance; Plague literature
literary images of Paris and Venice
contemporary American poetry and fiction
18th-century English poetry and fiction, esp. Thomas Gray and Jane Austen;
contemporary Irish gay writing
contemporary English literature
postcolonial literature and theory, esp. South Asian literature; the work of
Salman Rushdie
Shakespeare
psychoanalysis and literature; Sigmund Freud
childrens literature
19th-century literature; Irish literature
literature 1900-1939; contemporary poetry;
Joseph Conrad, John Keats
18th-century French literature
German-Jewish literature; literature of the Holocaust
Russian literature (esp. poetry)
Professor Robin Milner-Gulland
contemporary French literature
local-government finance
local government generally
magnetic resonance imaging of the brain
Maltese culture, esp. politics, religion, identity
human resource management generally
organisational behaviour, esp. impact of structural change on employees
flexible work arrangements; performance management
management development
marine shells
(see also statistics)
modelling of biological problems using mathematics, esp. game theory
mathematics curriculum in schools
geometry
dynamical systems and chaos theory; scientific computing; computational
mathematics
constructive mathematics; locales; quantales; quantum logic; axiom of choice
applied mathematics; mathematical biology
(see also digital media and the Internet)
media audiences, esp. the effects of media on audiences
media and the public sphere; radio history and theory
gender issues in the media; British cinema and television, esp. comedy and
soap opera
war and the media; genocide
media representations of war
(see also health and biochemistry)
3D reconstruction of medical images, pre-operational planning of complex pathologies
medical instrumentation
medical anthropology; medicine and culture
brain tumour diagnosis using clinical magnetic resonance spectroscopy
(see also ageing,, Alzheimers disease and dementia)
memory and ageing; neurochemical mechanisms of memory, inc. effects of nicotine on memory
recovered/false memories
(see also depression)
psychological health
sociology of mental health; delivery of health and social care to individuals
in mental distress
mental health in the work place
politics of the Middle East, esp. Lebanon, Syria, Egypt, Israel, Palestine, Iraq; ethnic and religious conflict in the Middle East
(see also emigration & immigration)
migration (internationally and intra-nationally) in Europe and East Asia
migration generally, esp. retirement of British pensioners to the
Mediterranean
literary modernism and photography
international literary modernism
gene technology; model organisms; molecular biology of cell cycle control
DNA damage; DNA repair checkpoints and responses to DNA damage
molecular evolution of humans and other mammals: deleterious mutations, recombination
in mitochondria and the evolution of junk DNA
politics of Morocco
(see also opera)
contemporary music, popular music of Europe and North America
social history of music, mid 18th century to the present; psychology of
music;
opera, music theatre, musical performance
semiotics, music analysis and theory
Italian music 1300 to 1500
history and mythology
English folklore
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personal and place names
nanotechnology generally; molecular processes
novel approaches to nano-electronics design
nanotechnology using biomolecules
NATO since the Second World War
(see also biology)
neural networks, image analysis, time series analysis
navigation in animals
genes and development
evolution of the brain
neuroscience generally, inc. molecular, cellular, electro-physiological and
behavioural approaches to the study of the nervous system
(see computers, digital media, the Internet, media ,technology)
(see also Ireland)
Northern Ireland generally, esp. culture, politics and religion
nuclear power and nuclear weapons
nuclear non-proliferation; economics of nuclear power; nuclear-waste policy
nuclear non-proliferation
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(see also music)
opera, music theatre, musical performance
politics of Palestine
elementary particle theory; superstring theory; unification of the forces of nature
speech perception
perception of depth and movement
visual perception, esp. use of visual information to recognise people and
their gestures
politics and sociology of the pharmaceutical industry
genetics technologies in drug development and healthcare
modern French philosophy (Derrida, Lyotard)
philosophy of mind
philosophy of artificial intelligence and artificial life
17th-century philosophy and literature
philosophy of Hegel, esp. his political philosophy
philosophy and literature
philosophy of language; metaphysics; ethics
philosophy of social science
philosophy of music
French philosophical readings of Sigmund Freud and Marcel Proust
the development and maintenance of spider phobia (and other specific fears); cognitive biases and beliefs that underlie fears and phobias
phobias generally
non-invasive sensors, non-linear dynamics superconductivity
theoretical physics, esp. quantum physics and sonoluminescence
physics of the early universe (the Big Bang)
lasers
slow neutrons; properties of theneutron; control of magnetic fields;
magnetic resonance with free particles
solar-terrestrial physics; space plasma physics; magnetohydrodynamics
molecular physics; excited states of small molecules; molecular ions and
their spectroscopy
optical physics; luminescence in radiation dosimetry and archaeological
dating
(see also conservation and ecology)
effects of salinity on plants; salt-resistant crops
plant ecology and conservation
plants response to environmental stress
plant molecular biology
conservation and management of wildflower meadows
plant physiology generally; genetic manipulation of plants; plants in arid
environments
genetic manipulation and cloning
plastics generally; environmental issues, esp. degradation; water-soluble polymers
contemporary Poland
women in politics
constitutions and constitutional change
theories of democracy, inc. coalition government, referendum,
representation
political parties and party systems
elections and electoral procedures in UK and Europe; political parties;
representative democracy and constitutional reform
British local government, elections and opinion polls
ideas and policy of New Labour
British foreign and defence policy
(for politics of a specific country see country, e.g. Canada)
politics of Spain, Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco
radioactive pollution; heavy metal pollution
fertilisers and pollution
effects of pollution on aquatic organisms; detoxification of pollutants
industrial pollution control
water pollution; organic pollutants
poverty and inequality
poverty and living standards in Britain 1900-1950
globalisation and poverty
medical statistics and probability
statistics and probability
childrens social behaviour, peer relations and social cognition; shyness and social anxiety in children
cultural psychology, esp. popular customs; psychology of acting
acquisition of likes and dislikes through conditioning
psychoanalysis and literature; Sigmund Freud
developmental (child) psychology
psychological disorders, esp. stress, anxiety and phobias
psychology of language, thinking and reasoning
psychology of music
recovered/false memories; survey methods and statistics
psychology of food
racism versus multi-culturalism
effects of radiation and ultraviolet light on cells and people; health effects of environmental radiation
responses to radiation; radiation-sensitive individuals; radiation
sensitivity associated with immuno-deficiency
childrens reading development, esp. comprehension skills
pagan religions; origins and meaning of Christmas, Halloween and Easter; shamanism
the Roman Catholic Church in France 1789 to 1945
British and American puritanism
Maltese religious feasts
religion (Islamism)
sectarianism in Northern Ireland
Renaissance ideas and culture (e.g. Erasmus, More)
the English Renaissance (literature and culture), esp. the Renaissance body
and medicine; Renaissance drama
Renaissance art history
evolutionary robotics; artificial life
autonomous mobile robotics
theatre in Russia
former Soviet Union generally; Russian science and technology policy
Russian cultural history, literature (esp. poetry), art and architecture
Professor Robin Milner-Gulland
The Soviet Bloc; Communism; Marxism
19th and 20th-century Russian history
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(see also biotechnology, chemistry, computers, physics, space and technology)
popularisation and communication of science
international comparisons of scientists
science and technology policy
scientific collaboration and science indicators
social and architectural history of English seaside resorts; contemporary issues; seaside piers
safer sex and condom use
sex tourism
sexual offences, esp. rape
- sexuality and family law
sexuality and popular culture
slavery in America
understanding health behaviour, e.g. smoking
adolescent cigarette smoking
prosocial (generous) behaviour, e.g. donating to charity, being a volunteer
social class &social stratification
(see also sociology)
social class, esp. the concept of an underclass
social class and social inequality in Britain
social mobility; meritocracy
social exclusion
social security generally, esp. Jobseekers Allowance and Incapacity Benefit
violence towards social workers
social work generally, esp. children in care
(see also social class & social stratification)
politics and sociology of the pharmaceutical industry
sociology of mental health
sociology of gender
social theory
modern South African history and politics
colonial South Africa; apartheid
human rights in South Africa
space science and instrumentation; space technology
politics of Spain
Spanish regional identities, contemporary Spanish novel
Basque language
speech perception; computer speech synthesis and recognition
political and social aspects of cricket
scientific analysis of the golf swing
stars generally, esp. those with close companions (interacting binary stars)
statistics generally; medical statistics; mathematical finance; decisions in uncertainty
statistics and probability
medical statistics and probability
suicide contagion
horticultural products for supermarkets
Sussex dialects and place names
Sussex towns
history of rural, suburban and urban areas; Sussex industrial history
early Sussex churches, esp. wall paintings
Professor Robin Milner-Gulland
the Sussex countryside
politics of Syria
(see also education)
teacher training
mentoring; skills tests
initial teacher education; mentoring
teaching mature students
(see also communications, computers, information technology, and telecommunications)
gender and technology
technology transfer within engineering
smart houses and intelligent buildings
science and technology policy; the knowledge economy
national policies for technology; technology management in businesses
science and technology policy
technology strategy of large firms
technology and society
long-term evolution of technologies; technologies and skills; technological
developments in the electronics and food industries; role of the public sector
in research and development
Professor G Nicholas von Tunzelmann
(see also communications)
digital communications for personal and mobile radio systems
digital communication and coding theory (mathematical theory on correcting
errors)
electronic commerce, esp. economic, social and regulatory aspects
(see also media)
digital TV
popular television genres, esp. soap operas
eastern European theatre (Russia, Yugoslavia, Romania)
French theatre; British lesbian theatre
theatre and homosexuality
politics of Tunisia
(see employment)
Mass Observation Archive material (oral and written histories from the 1930s to present day)
(see also America (North)
US foreign policy
village life past and present
(see also neuroscience)
visual intelligence, i.e. how we use visual information in tasks such as recognising people and their gestures
behaviour in traffic; providing visual descriptions
insect vision
vision in animals and man; role of vision in car driving and other activities
involving visual control
visual perception; analysis of natural visual scenes (human behaviour
observed on CCTV ) applications of vision eg graphics
visual perception; perception of movement and depth
colour vision; neurobiology of vision
assessment of colour vision
Britain and the Second World War
First World War
literature and cultural reproduction of the First World War
France during Second World War; the French resistance
women anti-militarists in Britain and Germany
war generally; peacetime; war and the media; war and society
war crimes
media representations of war
Caribbean womens writing
women in politics
women and employment in transition countries; women and citizenship;
women in social movements in eastern and central Europe
womens organisations and networks; women returners to education
19th- and 20th-century womens history
womens studies: classical and medieval worlds
womens leisure 19201960 in England; 20th-century British womens history,
esp. Manchester
the effect of economic reform on the work and pay of women in transition
countries
womens biographies; women humanitarians
North American womens movements; women and employment policies
crimes against women
contact group on Bosnia
politics and economy of former Yugoslavia