You can speak in confidence to the Director of Research or PGR Coordinator for your Department about any concerns you have about your researcher experience at the University of Brunel:

Brunel Business School (BBS)

PGR Leads in University:	Email	Role	Department

Prof Caroline Scarles	Caroline.Scarles@brunel.ac.uk	Vice Dean Research
Dr Cristina Stoian	Cristina.Stoian@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Global Management
Dr Pantea Faroudi	Pantea.Foroudi@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Business Analytics and Marketing
Prof Nigar Hashimzade	Nigar.Hashimzade@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Economics, Finance and Accounting

College of Arts, Law and Social Sciences (CALSS)

Dr Katja Sarmiento-Mirwaldt	Katja.Sarmiento-Mirwaldt@brunel.ac.uk	Vice Dean Research
Dr Paula Zwozdiak-Myers	Paula.Zwozdiak-Myers@brunel.ac.uk	PGR Lead	Education
Dr Utsa Mukherjee	Utsa.Mukherjee@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Education
Dr Maria Kastrinou	Maria.Kastrinou@brunel.ac.uk	PGR Lead	Social & Political Science (Anthropology)
Dr Steven Wagner	Steven.Wagner@brunel.ac.uk	PGR Lead	Social & Political Science (Politics)
Dr Anita Howarth	Anita.Howarth@brunel.ac.uk	PGR Lead	Social & Political Science (Communication & Journalism)
Dr Manu Savani	Manu.Savani@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Social & Political Science
Dr Mohammad Nayyeri	Mohammad.Nayyeri@brunel.ac.uk	PGR Lead	Law
Dr Ermioni Xanthopoulou	Ermioni.Xanthopoulou@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Law
Dr Katerina Paramana	Katerina.Paramana@brunel.ac.uk	PGR Lead	Arts & Humanities
Prof William Watkin	William.Watkin@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Arts & Humanities

College of Engineering, Design and Physical Sciences (CEDPS)

Prof Hussam Jouhara	Hussam.Jouhara@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	Vice Dean Research
Dr Ahmed Zobaa	Ahmed.Zobaa@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	PGR Coordinator/PGR Lead	Engineering (Electronic and Electrical Engineering)
Dr Abhishek Lahiri	Abhishek.Lahiri@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	PGR Lead	Engineering (Chemical Engineering)
Dr Abiy Kebede	Abiy.Kebede@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	PGR Lead	Engineering (Civl & Environmental Engineering)
Dr Bertrand Delpech	Bertrand.Delpech2@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	PGR Lead	Engineering (Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering)
Prof Xinyan Wang	Xinyan.Wang@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	Director of Research	Engineering
Prof Isaac Chang	Isaac.Chang@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	PGR Coordinator	Brunel Centre for Advanced Solidification Technology
Dr Federico Colecchia	Federico.Colecchia@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	PGR Coordinator	Brunel Design School
Prof Vanja Garaj	Vanja.Garaj@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	Director of Research	Brunel Design School
Prof Allan Tucker	Allan.Tucker@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	PGR Coordinator	Computer Science
Prof George Ghinea	George.Ghinea@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	Director of Research	Computer Science
Dr Anne-Sophie Kaloghiros	Anne-Sophie.Kaloghiros@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	PGR Coordinator	Mathematics
Dr Dmitry Savin	Dmitry.Savin@brunel.ac.uk	CEDPS	Director of Research	Mathematics

College of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences (CHMLS)

Prof Louise Mansfield	Louise.Mansfield@brunel.ac.uk	Vice Dean Research
Dr Wendy Martin	Wendy.Martin@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Health Sciences
Dr Daniel Bailey	Daniel.Bailey@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Sport Health and Exercise Sciences
Dr Paola Vagnarelli	Paola.Vagnarelli@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Biosciences
Dr Byron Creese	Byron.Creese@brunel.ac.uk	Director of Research	Psychology

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