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• Social change performed through the practice of allotment gardening

  Author: Whittaker, V., 20 Jun 2017

  Supervisor: Lowe, P. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Polyoxometalates as solid acid catalysts for sustainable chemistry

  Author: Frattini, L., 2017

  Supervisor: Granollers Mesa, M. (Supervisor) & Parlett, C. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Technologies to study protein oxidation in ageing Investigating the effect of protein oxidation on protein function

  Author: Calimport, S., 2 Mar 2017

  Supervisor: Pitt, A. R. (Supervisor) & Spickett, C. M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The application of modified adaptive landscapes to heuristic modelling of engine concept designs using sparse data

  Author: Price, B., 21 Dec 2017

  Supervisor: Davies, P. A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Advanced optical fibre gratings for nano-structural characterisation and biosensing applications

  Author: Badmos, A., 7 Mar 2017

  Supervisor: Zhang, L. (Supervisor) & Zhou, K. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Developing biodiversity indicators and economic valuations for created grasslands in the UK

  Author: Cruickshank, S., 14 Feb 2017

  Supervisor: Leask, G. (Supervisor) & Driffield, N. L. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Analysis of a failed primary commodity cartel: The Grenada Cooperative Nutmeg Association (GCNA) and the Association of Indonesian Nutmeg Exporters (ASPIN) joint marketing agreement:

  Author: Fletcher, S., 20 Jun 2017

  Supervisor: Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• New generation light emitting diodes: fundamentals and applications

  Author: Yadav, A., 20 Jun 2017

  Supervisor: Rafailov, E. (Supervisor) & Turitsyn, S. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• A comparison of computer aided learning and traditional didactic lectures for teaching clinical decision making skills to optometry undergraduates

  Author: Pancholi, B., 9 Feb 2017

  Supervisor: Dunne, M. C. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The relationship between diet and tear analysis in routine optometric practice

  Author: Janjua, S., 8 Jun 2017

  Supervisor: Bartlett Eperjesi, H. E. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Ophthalmic Doctorate

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• The effectiveness of executives in shaping organisational culture: three case studies of the sugar industry in the UK, China and South Africa

  Author: Heath, Q., 2017

  Supervisor: Butler, M. J. (Supervisor) & Budhwar, P. S. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Business Administration

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• Novel alkali-free of layered double hydroxides and solid base catalysts for transesterification of C4-C18 triglycerides

  Author: Ahmad Tajuddin, N., 3 Oct 2017

  Supervisor: Wilson, K. (Supervisor), Lee, A. (Supervisor) & Osatiashtiani, A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Monocyte subpopulations in patients following ST-elevation myocardial infarction : implications for post-infarction left ventricular remodelling and clinical outcomes

  Author: Ghattas, A., 3 Jan 2017

  Supervisor: Griffiths, H. R. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Design and characterisation of orally dissolving films as a potential new dosage form for paediatrics

  Author: Pham, T., 15 Sept 2017

  Supervisor: Ouyang, D. (Supervisor) & Kirby, D. J. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Sustainable business practices and reporting: case study of a garment manufacturing company in Bangladesh

  Author: Kabir, M., 25 Apr 2017

  Supervisor: Belal, A. R. (Supervisor) & Cooper, S. M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Knowledge-centric autonomic systems

  Author: Patelli, A., 25 Aug 2017

  Supervisor: Wang, H. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The biological effects of commonly used excipients

  Author: Pollard, J., 9 Feb 2017

  Supervisor: Perrie, Y. (Supervisor), Mohammed, A. (Supervisor) & Badhan, R. K. S. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Healthcare financing reform in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: an assessment of willingness to pay

  Author: Henawi, M. K., 5 Apr 2017

  Supervisor: Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

• Provision of spectacle lens correction to elderly people at risk of falls

  Author: Morrison-Fokken, A., 20 Nov 2017

  Supervisor: Dunne, M. C. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The role of tissue transglutaminase in the progression of colorectal cancer

  Author: Ayinde, O., 2017

  Supervisor: Griffin, M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Improving the effectiveness of procurement: Identification and improvement of key determinant factors - The PEPPS Project

  Author: Joesbury, P., 6 Feb 2017

  Supervisor: Albores-Barajas, P. (Supervisor) & Chicksand, D. D. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Business Administration

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• Fabrication and characterisation of Bragg grating based polymeric optical devices

  Author: Pospori, A., 9 Oct 2017

  Supervisor: Webb, D. J. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Synthesis and in-situ ATR studies of nanostructured titania photocatalysts for the degradation of aqueous organic pollutants

  Author: Barbero, B., 2017

  Supervisor: Wilson, K. (Supervisor) & Lee, A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Application of naïve Bayesian artificial intelligence to referral refinement of chronic open angle glaucoma

  Author: Gurney, J., 14 Feb 2017

  Supervisor: Dunne, M. C. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Ophthalmic Doctorate

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• Investigating the translation competence of graduates of Bachelor degree programmes in Jordan

  Author: Khoury, O., 2017

  Supervisor: Schaeffner, C. G. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Forgiveness in leader-member exchange (LMX) relationships: A multi-study examination of mediating and moderating mechanisms

  Author: Radulovic, A., 8 Mar 2017

  Supervisor: Legood, A. (Supervisor), Epitropaki, O. (Supervisor) & Thomas, G. M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The effect of interface layers and doping on the multiferroic properties of bismuth titanate oxide thin films on silicon

  Author: Coathup, D. J., 2017

  Supervisor: Ye, H. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• A literary translation in the making: an in-depth investigation into the process of a literary translation from French into Maltese

  Author: Borg, C., 20 Feb 2017

  Supervisor: Hubscher-Davidson, S. (Supervisor), Schaeffner, C. G. (Supervisor) & Castro, O. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The applicability of lean six sigma in developing economies: exploratory research on manufacturing environments

  Author: Umude-Igbru, O., 2017

  Supervisor: Price, B. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Reporting on carbon emissions: corporate stories of implementation, motivation and challenge in the age of climate change

  Author: Wan Ahmad, W., 16 Mar 2017

  Supervisor: Hidayah, N. N. (Supervisor), Lowe, A. D. (Supervisor) & Cooper, S. M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Formulation strategies and engineering processes for orally disintegrating tablets : the importance of robustness and disintegration

  Author: Koner, J., 5 Dec 2017

  Supervisor: Mohammed, A. (Supervisor) & Perrie, Y. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• High-performance work systems and organisational performance: Evidence from the Vietnamese service sector

  Author: Do, H., 12 Jan 2017

  Supervisor: Budhwar, P. S. (Supervisor), Patel, C. (Supervisor) & Guillaume, Y. R. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Mechanistic insights into neuronal oscillatory activity in the dopamine-intact and dopamine-depleted primary motor cortex

  Author: Johnson, N., 2 Mar 2017

  Supervisor: Woodhall, G. L. (Supervisor) & Stanford, I. M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Structures and magnetic properties of iron(III) spin-crossover compounds

  Author: Powell, R., 2017

  Supervisor: van Koningsbruggen, P. J. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The assessment of paediatric macular pigment optical density

  Author: Hope, M., Oct 2017

  Supervisor: Eperjesi, F. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Ophthalmic Doctorate

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• Exploring business models to provide a foundation for enhanced eye care services in high street optometric practice

  Author: Patel, N., 23 Feb 2016

  Supervisor: Naroo, S. A. (Supervisor) & Eperjesi, F. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Investigation and modelling of tremor reducer with the technology of targeted energy transfer

  Author: Zhao, D., Jul 2016

  Supervisor: Ma, X. (Supervisor) & Prince, M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• A multi-organisational approach for disaster preparedness and response: the use of optimisation and GIS for facility location, stock pre-positioning, resource allocation and relief distribution

  Author: Rodríguez-Espíndola, O., 24 Mar 2016

  Supervisor: Albores-Barajas, P. (Supervisor) & Brewster, C. A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The role of altered ciliary muscle morphology in refractive error and accommodative function

  Author: Saigal, R., 19 Oct 2016

  Supervisor: Sheppard, A. L. (Supervisor) & Davies, L. N. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The effectiveness of workplace coaching: A meta-analysis of learning and performance outcomes; scale development; theoretical model of individual differences and longitudinal study

  Author: Jones, R., 19 Feb 2016

  Supervisor: Woods, S. A. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Role of fibroblast growth factor receptor in regulation of membrane traffic

  Author: Rathnakumar, N. D., 23 Feb 2016

  Supervisor: Wassmer, T. (Supervisor) & Balklava, Z. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Leadership and organisational outcomes in healthcare

  Author: West, T., 2016

  Supervisor: Scully, J. W. (Supervisor) & Guillaume, Y. R. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Managing enterprise resource planning and multi-organisational enterprise governance: a new contingency framework for the enterprisation of operations

  Author: Wan, Y., 25 Jan 2016

  Supervisor: Clegg, B. T. (Supervisor) & Dey, P. K. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Philosophy

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• The redoxomics of PTEN: walking a fine line between damage and signaling : mass spectrometry-based approaches to study the effect of oxidation on PTEN function, structure, and protein-protein interactions

  Author: Verrastro, I., 18 Jan 2016

  Supervisor: Pitt, A. R. (Supervisor) & Spickett, C. M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Does the content of symptoms and history taught at Aston University reflect the habits of optometrists working in multiple practice?

  Author: Hampson, P., 19 Oct 2016

  Supervisor: Dunne, M. C. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Ophthalmic Doctorate

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• Understanding and improving the manufacturing and changeover process in Saudi Arabian business - a multiple case study approach

  Author: Alnaeem, M., May 2016

  Supervisor: Clark, R. P. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Radio frequency identification and time-driven activity based costing: RFID-TDABC

  Author: Bahr, W., 27 Jun 2016

  Supervisor: Price, B. J. (Supervisor) & Hedges, P. D. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Exploring the biological basis for Salmonella persistence in food manufacturing environments

  Author: Bashir, A., 23 Feb 2016

  Supervisor: Hilton, A. C. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• The role of protein oxidation in ageing & disease

  Author: Pasha, S., 2016

  Supervisor: Pitt, A. R. (Supervisor) & Spickett, C. M. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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• Bioenergy modelling for Southern Africa - benchmarking Namibia and South Africa

  Author: Honsbein, D., 24 Jun 2016

  Supervisor: Bridgwater, A. V. (Supervisor)

  Student thesis: Master's Thesis › Master of Philosophy

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