Research Students by Centre

 

The Modern Interiors Research Centre    
Student name Title Degree
BOROZDIN-BIDNELL, Michael Joinery Developments in London Domestic Interiors, 1660-1750 PhD
BRIFFA, Sancha Against The Grain.  An interdisciplinary cultural history of the making of wood PhD
CARTER, Fran Women's things: the women's sex shop, its significance and implications for a contemporary construction of feminine sexuality PhD
Costantino, Maria The Fitted Kitchen: From Commodious Cupboards to Spectacular Spaces MA Research 
FRYMAN, Olivia Making the Bed: An Investigation of the day to day care & conservation at HCP 1686-1838 PhD
FULLER, RACHEL The Meaning of Home and Processes of Home-Making in 21st Century London Middle Class Home PhD
HOLCOMBE, Leanne Study of the design of the modern interior  PhD
Lee, Yumi  Luxury Hotels in London: British Interior Design & Technological Advances PhD
Leech, Nick  The material culture of British diplomacy PhD
Marfella, Claudia Reynor Banham and Gillo Dorfles The Aesthetic Values inside Independent Group and MAC PhD
MCKAY, Harriet Accommodating the Passenger: Interior Design for the Union Castle Line, 1945-77. PhD
O'SHEA, Patrick BOAC and the interior of the jet aircraft: 1939 – 1974. PhD
PAPLINSKA, Joanna oriental interior design in Victorian paintings (1837-1901) MA Research 
PROTHEROE, Keren Tracing the Surface of the Suburban-Oriental Style: The printed Textile Designs of Minnie McLeish and Winifred Mold 1910-1925 PhD
SAVOLAINEN, Jukka Design aesthetics of the 21st century in Finland & GB – The burden of national design programmes& promotions on generation “now”. PhD
STAFFORD, Jonathan Serving the Empire: P&O, Design, Identity and Representation, 1837-1969 PhD (AHRC)
WHEATON, Patricia Rise of the Interior Decorator in Britain during the Interwar period PhD
WILDGOOSE, Jane Collecting & Interpreting Human Skulls & Hair in Late 19th C. London  PhD
WINTERBURN, Anthea Swedish Domestic Interior Design Discourses and their Interpretation PhD

 

Visual & Material Culture Research Centre
Student name Title Degree
ANGWIN, Benjamin Pre-War Episodes of Modernism in England: An Investigation into the practices of Roger Fry and Herbert Read. MA Research (AHRC)
ARONI, Maria  The 'New' Curation: Questioning Conventional Notions of the Exhibition & The Art Institution in Europe Since the Mid-1990's PhD
Backhouse, Jim  From the Collecitve Phantom to the Commons. On the contibution of the Luther Blissett project and the Association of Autonomous Astronauts towards a new collective politicised subject MA Research (AHRC)
GARNETT, Robert The work of contempory art criticism PhD
Kagia, Mercy Objectivity and The Ephemeral: The Reportage Artist in a Kenyan City PhD
KEEFE, John Title to be confirmed PhD Pub
KRISTENSEN, Juliette Writing Acts: Body, Technology & Practice PhD
LLOYD, Nick Complexity and sculptural objects in place and time PhD
MCKEVER, Rosalind Futurism and the Past: Heritage, Tradition and Italy's First Avant-Garde Movement PhD (AHRC)
ONEILL, Patrick The portrayal of youth in post war American &British cinema. PhD
Planel, Alice  Franco-Algerian Contemporary Art: Cultural Memory in a Global World PhD (AHRC)
Rau Dawes, Ann How Jewish Émigré Artists settled in the UK after the Second World War MA Research
SHIMADA, Yoshiko Title to be confirmed PhD
STEPHENSON, Val An examination, analysis & comparison of the use of language as a commentary to traditional Chinese brush painting & contemporary western art where appreciation goes beyond logic PhD
STERGIOU, Lina Architectural Avant-Garde PhD
TAN, Eliza Haunted screens, spectral bodies: Memory, identity and modernity through the lens of contemporary moving image & performance from Asia since the 1990s PhD
TANG, Lu Exploring the meaning of ‘Original Ecology’ & ‘Cultural Ecology’ of Folk Art in China PhD
UNGLEY, Portia Leon Bakst: the intersection of Orientalism & visual culture in avant-garde Paris. PhD
ZAIDAN, Sarah The Adventures of Mythic Man: A Structuralist Approach to Ethics and Morals in Superhero Comics PhD
ZAVJALOVA, Aleksandra Title to be confirmed MA Research

 

Real Estate Research Centre
Student Title Degree
A-Baldwyn, Lesley  The tenant demand for flexible commercial leases in the UK will cause UK leases to move in-line with mature markets in Europe PhD
Ban,  Bo Title to be confirmed PhD
BONDAR, Mark Is there an observable link between the financial performance of UK new-build private sector residential properties and their triple bottom line (TBL) sustainability credentials PhD
Breidert, Sarah Title to be confirmed PhD
EFTEKHARI RAD, Zahra Migrant Muslim Women Transforming Public Urban Spaces  PhD
MOHD AINI, Ainoriza Socially responsible property investment in Malaysia PhD
Purohit, Ruchit Understanding Decision-making in Built Heritage Practice in London, UK PhD

 

Design Research
Student name Title Degree
BELLUIGI, Dina Title to be confirmed PhD
Bew, Carolyn  Gesture, Markmaking, Drawing PhD
Clarke, John The design of community buildings and landscapes as sustainability learning spaces that encourage sustainable behaviour PhD
Crossman, Mike Explorations of the Role of  Design in Innovation PhD
DOWD, Kevin Negotiating Political Communication in Contemporary Visual Culture throughout the UK  and Ireland PhD
GOODWIN, Helen Public Life by Design? PhD
HELGUERA, Pablo Title to be confirmed PhD Publication
IVANOVA, Ninela The Human-Mould-Fashion Relationship: Fungi Applications for Future Design Scenarios in Fashion and Textiles Fabrication PhD
Khashogji , Lina An analysis of the impact of screen based media as an educational tool in the social development of Saudi Arabia. In the context of knowledge media and school education. PhD
Leem, Ji Hee  Why are producers still using anthropomorphized animal characters in animation made for children? PhD
Loveday, Donna Title to be confirmed PhD
Nagore Setien, Israel  Adaptability in Collective Housing of the 21st Century MA Research
PELDZUS, Regina Environmental design for long-duration space craft & station interiors PhD
REYNOLDS, Alexandra How Can Digital Media Produce New Ways of Reading Archival Histories & Inform Contemporary Curatorial Practice PhD
Ritson , James  Sustainable Development of the Suburban Built Environment PhD
SALLIN, Juliette Generative Fashion. Can generative design methods inform a new fashion aesthetic PhD
SELF, James Investigating the process of digital design development where there is a reduction of sensory information. PhD
Shakiry, Raida e-commerce - branding and the user experience MA Research
SONZOGNI, Annalisa Site-Specific Modern. Photography, Moving Image and Architecture PhD

 

Contemporary Art Research Centre
Student name Title Degree
BARNET, Susan How does the individual place herself in relationship to the larger society? PhD
Ben-David, Anat  Working title: Composition as alienation in Art  PhD
BILL, Simon Fine Art Approaches to Psychological Perceptions PhD
DESJARDIN, Arnaud The Everyday Press, an Imprint of Books by Artists PhD (AHRC)
GREENWOOD,  Mark Meditate/Immediated Text: The performance writer as a scene of decision PhD
HARRIS, Roderick ZOMBIES PhD
Hart, Emma Production, Presentation and the Address to the Audience PhD
Hays, Dan Painting in the Light of Digital Photography PhD
Ljungdalh, Stine How can the Idea of 'The Event' be identified in European Alchemy  PhD
PICKERING, Gail Forms of Intervention in which a strategy of fiction is inserted into a set of social relations PhD
Reynolds, Audrey  The role and effect of 'insignification'  PhD
Souliotou, Anastasia Title to be confirmed MA Research
THOMPSON, Matthew Statement: describing recent work & proposed area of research.  The process of artistic production. PhD
TWEED, Charlie Solutionising the overcode: An investigation of new methods in text and video based fine art practice that can effectively critique and subvert virtualised mechanisms of control  PhD (AHRC)
WESTWOOD, Martin Title to be confirmed PhD
WINDSOR, Esther A critical study of curating contemporary fine art, framed in practice based projects PhD