Postgraduate Community

GLEA promotes a supportive research environment that provides opportunity for critical thinking, reflective practice and rich discussions on research. Our thriving community of Postgraduate researchers included part-time, full-time, mature, UK and overseas candidates, all studying face to face and/or online.

Testimonials: A PhD at GLEA

As a second year Postgraduate researcher at the Centre for Global Learning, I am part of a great community of PhD candidates and researchers. My research is motivated by my own personal history and experiences, asking the question: “How does it feel to be a Nigerian student of faith in UK HE?” I'm exploring the reality of this for Nigerian students, providing a platform for us to express our thoughts through the use of documentary-film. I enjoy being a Postgraduate researcher at GLEA, because I'm given the freedom to express myself creatively with my study.
Emmanuel Johnson, PhD candidate

I have enjoyed exploring my own research positionality, my biases, and most importantly about the inequities in education around the world.
Dureshahwar Lughmani, PhD candidate

I'm a physiotherapy lecturer whose background is in teaching and supporting postgraduate international candidates on university-based, health related courses. Feedback from staff and students highlighted challenges for international students, particularly while on clinical placement. My PhD research aims to explore the experiences of international physiotherapy students on their journey to professional status. As a Postgraduate researcher in GLEA, it is a real privilege to be part of such a knowledgeable, open and enthusiastic team. I have been encouraged and empowered to explore my research area creatively, which has diversified my learning and allowed me to develop my ideas in ways I hadn't expected.
Jackie Shanley, PhD candidate

As an education staff at a teacher education programme in Indonesia, my research topic is on pre-service teacher education programmes to improve teacher quality in Indonesia. Focusing on this topic is also in line with one of GLEA's main goals to create quality education through high-quality teaching-learning and good policy and practice in the education sector. Therefore, since my first day at GLEA, I have been given the opportunity to develop the skills and knowledge necessary to advance my capability in the area. Support from the GLEA community especially from my supervisory team allows me to learn theories related to my research, to explore various perspectives from other branches of knowledge within social sciences including sociology, and to apply principles from sociology (culture, structure, agency) when approaching my research topic. Through this process, I have also learned how to think critically and to present my ideas convincingly. Being a postgraduate researcher at GLEA is a once-in-a-lifetime experience!
Andi Rusyaidi, PhD candidate

Current PGR projects

Name	Research Title	Supervisor
Araz Agha	Re-Imaging Construction Education For The 21ST Century and Beyond: A Strategic Vision	Dr Sylwia Holmes, Dr Suresh George, Professor Megan Crawford
Ada Linda Kelechi Ahuche	Determining Future Provision of Transnational Education in Nigeria	Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Luca Morini
Adriana da Costa Barbosa	Perspectives of autistic students about the effects of access policies on their entrance into higher education: comparative research at Federal University of Espírito Santo (Brazil) and Coventry University (England)	Lynn Clouder (England) Ken Faro (England) Reginaldo Célio Sobrinho (Brazil)
Michael Barker	The Motivations of International Students Choosing Their UK University: Case Study of Chinese Students at Coventry University	Dr Luca Morini, Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Jie Ma
Jacoba Magdelena Barnard	Creativity as an enabling mechanism for curriculum reform in higher education	Dr QueAnh Dang
Lucy Bishop	To what extent would a language toolkit improve teachers' understanding of the use of receptive and expressive language by children with speech and language and communication needs (SLCN)	Dr Julia Carroll, Dr Helen Breadmore, Dr Sian Alsop
Katherine May Blundell	How does diagnosis of dyslexia impact on identity, self-belief and reading progress in children and adults?	Professor Julia Carroll, Dr Carlo Tramontano, Dr Georgia Niolaki, Dr Helen Johnson
Patricia Bluteau	Retracing My Steps: Taking an Autoethnographic Journey Down the Online Interprofessional Learning Pathway	Dr Virginia King, Dr Rosie Kneafsey
Daniel Bosworth	An investigation into the tensions between agendas of internationalism and sustainable development in a UK undergraduate photography degree	Dr Alun DeWinter and Professor Megan Crawford
Yvonne Browne	An investigation of the evolving role of an academic in the new millennium as the facilitator of teaching and learning to integrate the expectations of students and employers	Professor Lynn Clouder, Dr Dimitar Angelov, Dr Ruth Heames, Dr Etieno Enang
Janet Campbell	A comparison of the necessary factors in the design and delivery of experiential learning in a semi immersive virtual reality (VR) environment in the UK and Australia	Dr Alun DeWinter, Dr Yung-Fang Chen, Professor Megan Crawford
Grace Cappy	Getting in, getting on and being out - Identifying and addressing barriers LGBT+ students face in succeeding in Higher Education	Dr Alun DeWinter, Professor Christine Broughan, Dr Caroline Wilson
Marie Casafina Orwin	What does it mean to be Black in Academia? Exploring the lived experiences of Black womxn in higher education	Professor Deanne Clouder and Dr Emmanuel Johnson, Dr Sarah Werner Boada
Kathryn Megan Cawley	Developing the Effectiveness of Spelling Teaching in Mainstream Classrooms In Order To Improve Outcomes For All Learners	Professor Julia Carroll, Dr Mehmet Karakus, Dr Helen Breadmore, Dr Sarah Critten
Rupinderjit Cheema	This Research Aims to Look at Different Strategies Pastoral Teams in School Can Use to Support Students with Mental Health Issues	Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Hannah Andrews
Dennis Chikobvu	An evaluation of blended teaching and learning the case of the United Kingdom.	Dr. Alun DeWinter and Dr. Rami Ayoubi
Wendy Clarke	Global Learning Challenges Facing Emirati National Students In An International Baccalaureate Anglophone Linguistic Educational Context	Dr Marina Orsini-Jones and Dr Luca Morini
Michele Curran	Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) - How can the vehicle for COIL develop networked systems, beyond isolated studies to bridge the gap to massification to positively address SDG 4	Dr QueAnh Dang
Tamaryn Joanne Dalldorf	Developing first year English second language students' creative thinking through a Creative Literacy course at a South African University.	Professor Katherine Wimpenny
Joseph Davis	What Is The Role Of Leadership In Tackling Issues Of Diversity In A Higher Education Institution Under Representation Of Ethnic Minority Staff At Senior Management Level	Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Andy Coleman
Mark Dawson	How Can Collaborative Online International Learning Enable Education-Industry-Community Partnerships To Enhance Global Citizenship And Sustainable Development Education Required In A Post-Covid World?	Professor Katherine Wimpenny, Professor Jos Beelen, Dr QueAnh Dang
Lucy Deacon	Measuring and modelling the impact of social learning on engagement with mathematics and statistics support services	Dr Mark Hodds and Professor Duncan Lawson
Sertel Djelal	EAP Teachers' attitude towards online assessment during the Covid-19 Pandemic in a higher education institution in the Middle East.	Professor Marina Orsini-Jones and Professor Sheena Gardner
Liudmyla Dmytriieva	Virtual Mobility Programmes in Higher Education: Impact Analysis on Students? Professional Self-identity, Employability Prospects And Social Innovation	Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Arinola Adefila
Mark Andrew Elepaño	Social Imaginaries and International Collaborative Doctoral Programmes in England and Denmark	Dr Que Anh Dang, Dr Søren Smedegaard Bengtsen, Dr Esra Kaytaz
Jodie Enderby	Learning from lockdown: a project to understand changes in self-concept and self-efficacy during the pandemic in students with disabilities to promote future inclusivity	Professor Lynn Clouder, Professor Julia Carroll, Dr Carlo Tramontano
Sonia Davina Francis	Degree Apprenticeships: Exploring the Experiences and Perceptions of Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic Apprentices in the West Midlands	Professor Julia Carroll, Dr Sian Alsop
Karen Fraser	The Role of Assessment and Feedback In Contributing To Student Confidence and Well-Being In Academic Achievement	Professor Julia Carroll, Dr Sian Alsop
Ciaran Dickson Floyd-Mullan	The role of artificial intelligence in education and its impact on Sustainable Development Goal Four	Dr QueAnh Dang and Dr Rami Ayoubi
Sandeep Gakhal	Improving the mental health of students in higher education	Professor Julia Carroll, Dr Alun DeWinter, Dr Tracey Rehling
Maryke Geldenhuys	The role and responsibility of Higher Education in promoting resilience in future healthcare professionals	Professor Katherine Wimpenny
Esther R Gertner	Empowering Dyslexic Students: A Strength-Based Intervention to Enhance Advocacy, Socioemotional Well-being, and Academic Engagement	Professor Julia Carroll, Professor Marina Orsini-Jones, Dr Carlo Tramontano
Holly Gilbert	Mathematics And Statistics Support In the New Normal	Professor Duncan Lawson, Dr Mark Hodds
Anita Gill	Managing Organizational Change in Higher Education	Dr Siân Alsop, Dr Sylwia Holmes
Sam Grant	Uncontrollable Behaviour: Questioning Perceptions of Neurodiversity within State Provisions	Professor Lynn Clouder, Ken Fero, Professor Katherine Wimpenny
Nicola Marie Green	On the Periphery Looking in: Mature Students' Experiences of the Inclusivity of Higher Education Policy and Practice	Dr Elizabeth Horton and Dr Becky Butler
Benih Hartanti	Value-Based Governance in Indonesian Higher Education Institutions	Professor Megan Crawford and Dr Que Anh Dang
Annette Hay	Understanding how racialized experiences and cultural legacies of Black Minority Ethnic staff influence disparities in attainment and achievement	Professor Christine Broughan, Dr Caroline Wilson, Professor Gus John
Rachel Heeley	How can HE courses particularly creative courses be designed to support learners with Dyslexia	Professor Julia Carroll and Dr Sarah Kate Merry
Carlos Alberto Hildeblando Júnior	Virtual Exchange as a Third Space to Decolonize ELT	Dr. Marina Orsini-Jones, Dr. Kyria Rebeca Finardi and Dr. Alun DeWinter
Leanne Hunt	Linking social/experiential and curriculum learning for greater risk knowledge: lessons for the UK education system from Italy	Dr Rami Ayoubi, Dr Yung-Fang Chen
Jane Irani	Ensuring that classroom based communication skills training for adult nursing students prepares them for clinical practice	Dr Sian Alsop, Professor Megan Crawford
Lakshmi Jayakrishnan	Exploring South African academic developers' identity shifts in the response to COVID-19: A Narrative Inquiry	Professor Katherine Wimpenny
Shamime Dionne Johnson	Examining the experiences of White and South Asian people in Academia	Professor Deanne Clouder, Dr Tracey Rehling and Dr Ajmal Hussain
Cengiz Karabekmez	The Outcomes of Strategic Partnerships between Multi Academy Trusts and Universities in England	Dr. Mehmet Karakus and Dr. Rami Ayoubi
Ruth Kituku	An exploration of intercultural education discourses and everyday practises by teachers at an international primary school in Kenya. Becoming global: a critical exploration of students’ and teachers’ understandings of ’global citizenship’ within a private international school in Kenya.	Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Jaya Jacobo, Dr Arinola Adefila
Leema Philip Kuttiyil	What are the barriers and facilitators of success for international nursing students on clinical placement? A mixed-method study	Professor Lynn Clouder, Dr Brendan Greaney, Dr Dimitar Angelov
Kathryna Kwok	The impact of feedback practices, modes, and student background: Voicing the student perspective	Dr Sian Alsop and Professor Sheena Gardner
Aisha Labefo-Audu	Intersectional Experiences of Mature Black British Female Students in UK Higher Education	Dr Siân Alsop, Dr Emmanuel Johnson, Dr Elizabeth Horton
Kayleigh Lampard	Measuring impact of progressive and multi-intervention outreach programmes from higher education institutions to secondary schools	Professor Julia Carroll and Dr Mehmet Karakus
Dureshahwar Lughmani	A Study of Student Writers? Progress in Response To Written Genre-Based Feedback On Drafts: Implications for Designing	Dr Sian Alsop, Professor Sheena Gardner
Vanessa Nontsikelelo Majiza	Strategies or models that can holistically address the scientific writing knowledge and skills gaps identified (with respect to the teachers, learners and the curriculum) among science students in institutions of higher learning	Dr Virginia King
Brian McMullan	Impact of Empire: an investigation into the perceptions of pre-arrival students from former colonised territories.	Dr Luca Morini, Dr Jasber Singh
Jennifer Mc Nally	Early-Stage International Postgraduate Researchers: Implications of Transnational Experience on Well-Being and Postgraduate Researcher Development	Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Tracey Rehling
Fozia Mir	The role of white criminology academics in the decolonising of the curriculum? (decoloniality,curricula, whiteness and internationalisation in HE)	Dr Luca Morini
Rita Mistry	Working with maths anxious secondary school children on mathematical content in subjects other than mathematics	Dr Charlotte Price
Mbuyiselo Vusumzi Mlanjana	The impact of work integrated learning in employability of hospitality graduates	Dr Virginia King
Bontle Beauty Monnanyane	Analysing Graduate Attributes in the Undergraduate Curriculum of the Faculty of Military Science in South Africa	Dr QueAnh Dang
Mmatumisang Motsisi	How can a Playback Theatre intervention be applied to Higher Education institutions, Orientation Week programs to encourage students openness to diversity, social inclusion and well-being?	Dr Luca Morini
Thomas Joseph Murtagh	Restorative justice as a tool to reduce school exclusions	Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Sylwia Holmes
Ninutsa Nadirashvili	The role of transnational literatures in the decolonisation of understanding of gender within the European academe	Professor Katherine Wimpenny and Dr Jaya Jacobo
Amrita Narang	Curriculum Transformation - Impact of Investing in a De-Colonial Curriculum - What Does it Mean for Academics and Academic Developers	Professor Katherine Wimpenny, Dr Arinola Adefila, Dr Ken Fero
Sakkaphat Ngamake	Talent management in higher education: A fuzzy cognitive mapping approach	Dr Rami Ayoubi and Dr Carlo Tramontano
Larissa Nzikeu	The lived experiences of African-Caribbean PGR students on PhD and Professional doctorates at Russell Group universities in the UK	Professor Deanne Clouder and Dr Geraldine Brown
Chibuzor Oguamanam	A Framework For Evaluating Pandemic Readiness A Case Study Of The Higher Education Sector In Nigeria	Dr Rami Ayoubi, Dr Yung-Fang Chen, Dr Arinola Adefila
Sarah Patrick	Exploring the Dual Award PhD as a mechanism for international research	Dr QueAnh Dang and Dr Carlo Tramontano
Abdul Qayoom	Mentoring OTTs: an investigation into the experiences of overseas-trained teachers of the mentorship process and the pedagogical challenges that they face in the process of their training to become a qualified teacher in the UK	Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Alun DeWinter, Dr Virginia King
Daniel Quinn	Partnership on University Plagiarism Prevention (PUPP): Guiding student strategies for academic writing to improve academic integrity	Dr Irene Glendinning, Dr Stella- Maris Orim & Dr Dimitar Angelov
Rosida Rakhmawati Muhammad	Ethnomathematics: Exploring Geometry on Tapis Indonesia in Teaching Mathematics	Professor Duncan Lawson, Dr Farzana Aslam, Professor Megan Crawford
Samena Rashid	The impact of internationalisation on University students from a widening access background	Professor Katherine Wimpenny, Dr Peter Wolstencroft, Dr Tina Bass, Dr Dimitar Angelov
Clarissa Jane Robertson	Navigating the Structures and Cultures of Research Ethics at Higher Education Institutions: A Cross-National, Bi-Institutional Discourse Analysis	Professor Katherine Wimpenny
Andi Musafir Rusyaidi	Teachers Qualifications: Policies and Challenges of Pre-service English Language Teachers Education Programs	Professor Lynn Clouder, Dr Dimitar Angelov, Professor Megan Crawford
Syuzanna Sahakyan	The role of universities in creating a democratic Europe	Dr QueAnh Dang and Dr Marina Orsini-Jones
Kayden J Schumacher (he/they)	Transcribing the Trans* Experience: Trans* Embodiment in the UK Education System	Dr Jaya Jacobo Dr Alun DeWinter, Professor Julia Carroll
Rakeya Shah	COVID-19: Understanding and Tackling Educational Inequalities in Higher Education	Dr Carlo Tramontano, Dr Gurnam Singh, Dr Arinola Adefila
Jacqueline Shanley	Becoming Physiotherapists - Experiences of International Physiotherapy Students - A Post-Qualitative Inquiry	Professor Katherine Wimpenny, Professor Lynn Clouder, Dr Martin Selby
Suzanne Smith	Ghoti, T choghs And Ghoughpteighbteaus: A Socioeconomic Case For The Simplification of English Spelling	Professor Julia Carroll, Dr Carlo Tramontano, Dr Helen Breadmore
Pierre Smith Khanna	GCRF –Sustainable masculinities and environmental education	Professor Suzanne Clisby and Dr Geraldine Brown
Zaira Solomons	A Mixed Method Study: Exploring Social Capital Amongst First Year University Students in South Africa and Its Implications for Student Attainment.	Professor Suzanne Clisby, Dr Gurnam Singh, Professor Kammila Naidoo
Natalya Steane	Comparative analysis of internationalisation policies and strategies of Coventry University and Aarhus University as tools of public diplomacy	Professor Lynn Clouder, Professor Sue Wright, Dr QueAnh Dang
Philippa Steele	Developing professional identity in pre-registration physiotherapy students: A curricular based strategy	Dr Sian Alsop, Dr Tracey Rehling, Professor Megan Crawford
Carol Still	Understanding the interpretation of graduate skills and where universities should be focusing their attention in the official curriculum to develop agile and capable graduates	Professor Katherine Wimpenny, Dr Luca Morini, Dr Sian Alsop
Ida Suandi Al Shara	From Malaysia to the UK: A Critical Study of Malaysian students’ Motivations, Expectations and Learning Experiences in Multicultural Learning Environments in UK Universities.	Dr Luca Morini, Professor Lynn Clouder, Dr Fitri Suraya Mohamad
Preeti Suri	Self-representation and self-advocacy: Persons with disabilities as leaders of disability-inclusive global academia	Dr Dimitar Angelov, Professor Deanne Clouder and Dr Nurbieta Abd Aziz
Paul Aime Tamba Tamba	Technology-enhanced learning (TEL), learning management system (LMS), Machine learning(ML). "how to develop an effective LMS that personalise teaching and learning using available ML theories"?	Dr Luca Morini
Tanya Vidanagama	Maintaining Academic Integrity Using Assessment In A Post COVID HE Environment Case Study Of Sri Lankan State Universities	Dr Dimitar Angelov, Professor Megan Crawford, Dr Stella-Maris Orim
Shavena Vigneswara Kumar	Reimagining Heritage: Kumarikandam and beyond	Professor Deanne Clouder, Dr Geraldine Brown and Dr Rashmi Varma
Sophie-Beth Williams	Play beyond the Eyfs exploring play-based learning in the primary classroom	Dr Carlo Tramontano and Dr Luca Morini
Carolyn Wynne	I need a Doctorate I do do I The marriage of the Doctorate and leaders in UK HEI’s	Professor Lynn Clouder and Professor Lyndon Simkin

Awarded PGR projects

Name	Research Title	Supervisor
Craig Leslie Bartle	Life Beyond the Classroom: Helping university students become effective independent learners	Dr Arinola Adefila, Dr Caroline Wilson, Professor Christine Broughan
Farhana Gokhool	An investigation of student engagement and non-engagement with mathematics and statistics support services	Dr Mark Hodds, Dr Farzana Aslam
Sam Grant	Uncontrollable Behaviour: Questioning Perceptions Of Neurodiversity in State Provisions	Professor Lynn Clouder, Dr Ken Fero, Professor Katherine Wimpenny
Emmanuel Johnson	Becoming Educated An Autoethnography of Nigerian Student Experience Involving Participatory Film	Professor Katherine Wimpenny, Dr Ken Fero, Dr Alun DeWinter, Dr Fred Mudhai
Parminder Kaur Khela	Understanding the impact of Childrens Exposure to Digital Texts	Dr Helen Breadmore, Professor Clare Wood, Stoyan Kurtev
Andi Rusyaidi	A case study of Indonesian PE TE Programme Quality Through a lens of Culture, Structure and Agency	Professor Lynn Clouder, Dr Dimitar Angelov, Professor Megan Crawford
Angela Thompson	To what extend is the proposed model SITED a reflection of Real World Process & Experience?	Dr Simon Goodman, Professor Julia Carroll, Professor Clare Wood, Dr Sarah Critten
Sara Eliabeth Whylie	Morphology, phonology and literacy from pre-school to Year 2: Evidence from eye movements	Dr Helen Breadmore, Dr Anna Cunningham