Theme one – Management Accounting
Since the early 1980s a number of innovative management accounting techniques have been developed such as activity-based management, strategic management accounting, and the balanced scorecard. These ‘new’ techniques have been designed to support modern technologies and new management processes, such as total quality management and just-in-time production systems, and the search for competitive advantage to meet the challenge of global competition.
The new developments in management accounting and the changing nature of businesses have motivated researchers to gain understanding of practices of management accounting. This theme of research includes research in performance measurement and management, capital investment decisions, implementation of enterprise resources planning (ERP) and budgetary participation.
Key faculty members:
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Abdel-Kader, Magdy (Prof.)
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Carman, Rob
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Patrick, Peter
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Two research students
Theme two – Financial Reporting and Corporate Governance
This theme of research focuses on understanding of issues arise from the separation between ownership and control, changes in regulatory framework of financial reporting and standards, market based accounting and financial statement analysis.
Key faculty members:
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Kinman, Russell
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Ekuban, Andrew
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Mkumbuzi, Walter (Dr.)
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Tse, Chin-Bun (Prof.)
Theme three – Finance and Banking
This theme of research focuses on issues related to bank lending behaviour, the impact of constrained liquidity on small firms in Europe, stock trading in small companies and corporate finance,
Key faculty members:
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Eales, David (Visiting Prof.)
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Sangray, Sudesh (Dr.)
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Anthony Stevenson (Dr.)
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Tse, Chin-Bun (Prof.)
NB It is anticipated that key faculty membership of the ResCAF themed teams will expand by 4-5 as new appointees arrive in the Business School.
3.6. SLRC Report
Research Themes in SLRC
Theme One - Muslim Women’s Rights and the Principle of Universality of Human Rights: the Town of Luton as a Case Study
The research project aims to analyse how Muslim women approach and understand the concept of human rights. The research team seeks to understand how Muslim women reconcile their Muslim beliefs, cultural practices and traditions with universal human rights standards. Luton has an interesting social fabric that provides much illustration to anyone working in any field. In the field of Islamic law, Luton’s Muslim community provides a sample to analyze how Muslim women reconcile their religious beliefs with the human rights granted by the United Kingdom, the European Union and international standards. The core idea is to conduct a survey among Muslim women from different social backgrounds and origins to know how they approach so-called western human rights, that are actually EU and international standards, and how they reconcile these standards with their own cultural or religious definition of what human rights are.
The researchers will in particular look at the theory of the new hermeneutics of the Shari’a, a powerful tool that allows for the learned scholars interpreting Islamic legal sources (the Quran among other) to adopt a reformist stance and interpret Islam in a modern way so that the gap between universal human rights and Islamic law is bridged. One outcome is to see whether Muslim women are aware of this possibility for change and whether their community uses it.
Other intended outcomes of the research are to inform drafting guidelines for all professionals working with these communities so that their integration improves. Integration prevents radicalization and easy discourse on Islam that leads to violence. The guidelines would then be made available to social workers, schoolteachers and others in Luton, as well as helping policy makers and human rights NGOs, as well as governmental agencies, developing strategies and tools that accommodate the needs and beliefs of the British Muslim population.
Key faculty members:
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Anicée Van Engeland (Dr.)
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Tariq Khan
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Kabir Ahmed
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Three Research students
Theme Two - Human Trafficking and its Consequences: ‘Crimmigration’ in the European Union
This research proposal will seek to examine the phenomenon of ‘crimmigration’ in the United Kingdom: how do victims of human trafficking become criminals? The first part of the project will deals with the role of mafia in human trafficking with a particular focus on Kosovo and Albania. Trajectories and channels used for human trafficking will be analysed, in connection with other forms of trafficking. The project will look at how victims of human trafficking are victimised several times by different actors: first by the mafia, then through exploitation once they arrive in the United Kingdom and eventually by the UK authorities when caught. The project will then focus on the case of children victims of human trafficking and treated as criminals. To conclude the cycle, the last part of the research will look at how victims of human trafficking become part of the traffic and the mafia. Therefore, the whole process from departure of the home country, willingly or unwillingly, will be analysed until the return to the point of departure, focusing on the process of criminalisation of victims.
Another focus of the project will be to examine to what extent the UK Government has been effective in implementing the provisions of the 2000 UN Palermo Protocol on the trafficking of human beings (UN Palermo Protocol to prevent, suppress and punish trafficking in persons, especially women and children, supplementing the UN Convention against Transnational Crime 2000).
The UK is obliged to apply the fundamental principles of human rights law, that is, human rights are universal and inalienable, independent and indivisible, equal and non discriminatory and should be without a hierarchy. The UK has introduced or ratified a number of international and national legislation to suppress and prevent trafficking for sexual and labour exploitation. There is however still a lack of coordinated protection for the victims of trafficking who find themselves in the UK. The project will concentrate on examining from a human rights protectionist perspective the efforts made by the Government to fulfil its obligations in relation to the trafficking of human beings, it will not consider those who choose to be smuggled as illegal economic migrants.
The theoretical background of the project is currently the focus of the research team. A common research proposal has been drafted and an article should be published over the summer. The next step will be to work with the detention centre located in Yarl’s Wood.
Key faculty members:
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Anicée Van Engeland (Dr.)
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Carolyn Naughton *
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Brian Joe Stevens (PhD Student)
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Three Research students
Theme Three – Ethics in Large Legal Firms
A bid to the ESRC is in development via University of Westminster for a three-year study of ethics in large legal firms, with Professor John Flood and the Centre for Legal Profession and Legal Services. The project will be financed by research funding from, amongst others, Nuffield Foundation, ESRC, Law Society, Legal Services Commission, Bar Council, Department for Constitutional Affairs, German Science Foundation, and ACLEC. The work includes research on solicitor-advocates, women in law, pro bono and ethics, theorisations of legal ethics and morality, legal education, entry into the legal profession, cause lawyering, lawyer-client relationships, and the globalization of the legal profession.
During the last 20 years research and scholarship on the delivery of legal services and the organization and work of the legal profession has expanded rapidly. Abel and Lewis’ three-volume series in the 1980s opened a new field of research both national and comparative. Since then there has emerged a wide range of research approaches to legal profession and legal services: e.g. organizational, geographical, lawyer-client relationships, ethics and malpractice, the politics of lawyers, cause lawyering, and diversity in the legal profession.
Law is a global business and profession. Although the main impact will be felt in the UK, the eventual repercussions will be global. This is an opportune time to be working with the new research centre on the legal profession and legal services as they are experiencing their most profound changes in many years following the passing of the Legal Services Act 2007. In addition to its mainstream research activities the centre will study and inform both the profession and others who are affected by these changes. The act introduces new institutional actors and practices and may require a radical rethinking of conceptions of professional ethics in the context of transparency and accountability. It may also change the way in which clients engage with and perceive legal services and alternatives to traditional legal service delivery.
Key faculty members:
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Janine Griffiths-Baker (Prof.)
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Research Assistant (TBA)
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PhD Scholarship
Theme Four - Business and the Law: Commercial Law, Finance Law and Banking law
The three masters offered by the School of Law are framed by experts in the areas of commercial law, business law, finance law, banking law and aviation law with two trends: international law and Islamic law. The intended impact of this theme is first to inform that teaching; secondly, to contribute to this ‘bulk of law’ through a public outreach towards practitioners. The domains covered in research are taxation, International commercial law, International Litigation, International Commercial Arbitration, Investment Treaty Arbitration, Protection of Foreign Investment, international Dispute Resolution and insurance law.
A first segment of the research deals with State immunity. A second segment of the research, in the field of business and the law, deals with taxation at the EU level with an accent on the principle of sovereignty and the attempt by the EU to harmonise tax law into a uniform body. A third focus is on Insurance law, to analyse Insurance law reform, consumer insurance law and public and private sector ombudsman schemes. The work of the law commission is scrutinized and the researchers intend to draft guidelines for the law commission. Aviation law is a sub topic of this theme: the lead researcher works on the impact of EU regulations and international conventions on passengers’ rights. A final focus under this theme focuses on Islamic commercial law, Islamic banking and Islamic finance: the research project is mainly about the process of reconciliation between Islamic business instruments and international instruments.
Key faculty members:
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Hakeem Seriki (Dr.)
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Sylvia Elwes
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Tariq Khan
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Chris Dixon
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Peter Tyldsley
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Four research students
Theme Five - Criminal law and Criminology
The proposed Research Centre for Socio-Legal Studies is currently developing a vibrant programme of research in the fields of mercy killings; sentencing and punishment; evidence; public opinion, politics and crime control; victims; national security; and criminological issues including obscene publications, miscarriages of justice, anti-social behaviour and prison overcrowding. The researchers are committed to connecting criminological work to law, keeping a multi-disciplinary approach.
One research project is an analysis of miscarriage of justice and legal ethics: it analyses violation of codes of ethics during criminal trials. A code of ethics can be thought of as a moral compass that helps one decide how to act in critical moments. Ethics is particularly important for those who are in a position of power and prominence, as these individuals have the greatest influence on society. It is important for professionals in the criminal justice field to study ethics, because mistakes by these professionals can be extremely costly: a miscarriage of justice can destroy lives. And unethical acts weaken society and public trust in the justice system. The impact of this research project is broad; the team will draft guidelines, looking for ethical norms consistent with human rights issues.
Key faculty members:
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Janine Griffiths-Baker (Prof.)
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John Price
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Tariq Khan
Publications
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Cartwright, N., “48 Years On: Is the Suicide Act Fit For Purpose”, Medical Law Review (2009) 17 (3): 467-476.
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Dixon, C., "The Horizontal Challenge for Airlines” Travel Law Quarterly, Vol 2, 2010 Issue 1"
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Griffiths-Baker, J.E., Ethics in Practice: Correspondent’s Report from England and Wales (2009) Legal Ethics Vol. 12.1 77
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Seriki, H., ‘Anti-suit Injuctions, Arbitration and the ECJ: An approach too far?’ Journal of Business Law [2010] 24-35
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Seriki, H., ‘Declarative Relief and Arbitration: The Aftermath of the Front Comor’ Journal of Business Law [2010] 541-555
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Seriki, H., ‘Anti Suit Injunctions, Arbitration and The Non-EU Persepective: Some recent developments’ Forthcoming 2010 – Accepted in International Arbitration Law Review.
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Seriki, H., ‘Anti-suit injunctions and Arbitration: Parasitic or Free-Standing?’ Forthcoming 2010 – Accepted in the Journal of Business Law.
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Seriki, H., ‘State Immunity and the English Jurisdication: Recent Developments under English Law’ Forthcoming 2010.
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Tyldesley PJ, ‘Consumer insurance law – reform at last? (2010) 81 Amicus Curiae 1 http://www.peterjtyldesley.com/files/2010%20Consumer_insurance_law_reform_at_last.pdf
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Tyldesley PJ, ‘Archaic, unclear & unfair? Proposals & prospects for consumer insurance law reform’, (2009) 159 New Law Journal 1358
www.peterjtyldesley.com/files/2009%20Archaic,_unclear_&_unfair.pdf
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Van Engeland, A. ‘On the path to equal citizenship and gender equality’ in McLain, L., and Grossman, J, (eds.) Gender Equality: Dimensions of Women’s Citizenship (Cambridge University Press, 2010).
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Van Engeland, A. ‘The challenge of fragmentation of international humanitarian law regarding the protection of civilians – an Islamic perspective’ in Cherif Bassioni, M. and Guellali, A. (eds) Jihad – Challenges to International and Domestic Law (Cambridge University Press, forthcoming 2010)
Conferences
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Elwes, S., ‘Series of Taxation workshops’ Queen’s College, Cambridge, October- December 2009
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Elwes, S., ‘Leichenstein as a tax haven’, Queen’s College, Cambridge, May 2010
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Elwes, S., ‘Restitution and Overpaid Tax’, Merton College, Oxford, July 2010
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Griffiths-Baker, J.E. ‘Forum for Education Providers’ – Roundtable discussion with Minister for Higher Education – Legal Services Board January 2010
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Griffiths-Baker, J.E. ‘Legal Ethics at the Academic Stage: Exploring the Issues’, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London, May 2010
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Griffiths-Baker, J.E. ‘The Future of Legal Services’ Legal Services Board, London, June 2010
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Griffiths-Baker, J.E. ‘The Legal Profession on Times of Turbulence’ International Legal Ethics Conference, Stanford Law School, San Francisco, July 2010
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The School of Law hosted the Bedfordshire and Luton Family Justice Council’s annual conference on 21 October 2009. Speakers included Dr. Kirland Weir, Miss. Alicia Collinson, barrister, and Mr. Jonathan Sampson, barrister.
Papers
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Elwes, S., ‘Direct Tax and the ECJ, Staff Seminar, University of Bedfordshire, February 2010
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Tyldesley, PJ, ‘A guide on the Financial Ombudsman’ for the Chartered Insurance Institute – forthcoming.
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Tyldesley, PJ, ‘An occasional paper on the duty of disclosure in insurance contracts’ – forthcoming
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Van Engeland, A., “Islamic humanitarian approach and international humanitarian law: conflict or complementarity”, Human Rights, Humanitarian Law and International Criminal Law between Universalism and Cultural Relativism: Perspectives from Muslim Countries, TMC Asser Institute, The Hague, The Netherlands, Nov. 27, 2009
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Van Engeland, A., “Tradition, modernity and change in Islam”, for the Conference Re-imaging the Shari’a: Theory, Practice and Muslim Pluralism at Play, 13-16 September 2009 at The Palazzo Pesaro-Papafava in Venice, Italy.
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Van Engeland, A., “Comparative Study of Muslim Women’s Tools and Strategies to Enhance Gender Equality in Legislation”, Conference on Middle East Studies, San Francisco State University, October 16-17, 2009.
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Van Engeland, A., “The Duty to Protect: Islamic republic of Iran and its Policy towards Refugees”, International Conference Protecting People in Conflict and Crisis: responding to the Challenges of a Changing World, Oxford University, Refugee Studies Centre, 22-24 September 2009.
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Van Engeland, A., “Tradition, modernity and change in Islam: the case of honour killings”, WOCMES World Congress for Middle East Studies, Barcelona, 19-24 July 2010
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Van Engeland, A., “Changing the law: dynamics to enhance Gender Equality in the Muslim World”, Gulf Research Meeting, Cambridge University, UK, 07-11 July 2010
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Van Engeland, A., “Chador Passport and the Empowerment of Iranian Women under the Islamic Republic”, Veiled Constellations: the veil, critical theory, politics and contemporary society, York University, Toronto, Canada, 3-5 June 2010
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Van Engeland, A., “Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment since 9/11: The Evolution of the United States Legislation and the War on Terror”, After Guantanamo Bay: Perspectives on the War on Terror, University of Westminster, 22 January 2010
Quoted in the press and elsewhere
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Cartwright, N., ‘A Verdict that Forces the Hand of Prosecutors’ The Independent, 31 June 2009, p.2.
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Tyldesley PJ, 'Law Commission Addresses Need for Reform of Consumer Insurance Law', DLA Piper, December 2009
http://information.dla.com/information/published/Insurance_Legal_Update_Dec_2009.html
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Tyldesley PJ, 'Unfair insurance law may be overturned', The Observer, 29 November 2009
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2009/nov/29/insurance-law-parliamentary-bill-disclosure
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Tyldesley PJ, 'Insurance law disadvantages consumers making a claim', Daily Telegraph, 7 September 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/insurance/6148414/Insurance-law-disadvantages-consumers-making-a-claim.html
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Tyldesley PJ, 'Unfair insurance deals', Letter, Daily Telegraph, 5 September 2009
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/letters/6138705/The-Liverpool-Care-Pathway-need-not-be-a-one-way-street-to-death.html
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Tyldesley PJ, 'Victory for Consumers is One Step Closer in Campaign for Law reform', Trading Standards Institute.
http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk/policy/policy-pressitem.cfm/newsid/355
Consultancy and Advisory Work
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Dixon, C., provided consultancy services to Monarch Airlines and successfully defended a multi-track claim brought in Swansea County Court, October 2009.
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Griffiths-Baker, J.E. appointed to the Advisory Board of the International Journal Legal Ethics.
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Seriki, H., undertakes consultancy work with City law firm and has recently given an opinion on challenging the validity of an arbitration agreement on a matter likely to go before the English courts.
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Van Engeland, A., provided training for the Brussels’ office of Médecins Sans Frontières on Islamic Law and Medicine, October 2009.
Grants
The School successfully obtained a grant of £11,000 for research-informed teaching. This money was used to:
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promote the research of all students and staff;
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provide a range of opportunities for students to engage in research;
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raise the research profile of the Law School within the University, nationally and internationally; and
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improve student recruitment through marketing research.
The project was a great success and the final report is attached to this document in appendix A. The most notable successes were in the opportunities given to students to engage in research. In particular, the grant allowed the School to offer 10 paid research assistant positions.
Ph.D. Students
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In 2010 the School of Law welcomed two new full-time Ph.D. students: Joe Stevens and Andreas Yiannaros both of whom are undertaken research into international law.
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Two more Ph.D. students will be joining the School in October 2010 – Fiaz Bakhsh and Fathi Akeel. Both students will be looking at Islamic law – one in the commercial field and the other in the area of humanitarian law.
Award
Carolyn Naughton, Academic Director, obtained her MSc in Educational Leadership with merit from the University of Leicester.
4. Research Students
Current Research Degrees
Reg No
|
Surname
|
Name 2
|
Director of studies
|
Mode
|
Degree
|
0925980
|
AHMAD
|
Abid
|
Dr Elly Philpott
|
FT
|
M/P
|
99137083
|
ALKIYUMI
|
Fawzi
|
Prof Angus Duncan
|
PT
|
PhD
|
0815028
|
ARUVANAHALLI NAGARAJU
|
Roopa
|
Dr Elly Philpott
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0920769
|
ARVINEN-MUONDO
|
Raisa
|
Prof Stephen Perkins
|
FT
|
PhD
|
0925122
|
BAGHDADI
|
Waheed
|
Prof Jillian Farquhar
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0924759
|
BELL
|
John
|
Prof Stephen Perkins
|
PT
|
MA Res
|
99090163
|
BRIGGS
|
Steven
|
Prof Devi Jankowicz
|
PT
|
PhD
|
0800196
|
CASTRO-BOLUAJ
|
Jimmy
|
Dr Yongmei Bentley
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0818099
|
CORRIGAN
|
Michael
|
Dr Tony Green
|
PT
|
M/P
|
0925347
|
DEIGH
|
Linda Gify
|
Prof Jillian Faquhar
|
PT
|
M/P
|
0921130
|
ELDALY
|
Mohamed Khaled Amr Abbas
|
Prof Magdy Abdel Kader
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0708013
|
EZE
|
Sunday
|
Prof Yanqing Duan
|
FT
|
M/P
|
99103861
|
HAAG
|
Markus
|
Prof Yanqing Duan
|
FT
|
PhD
|
0925461
|
HAWAS
|
Amira
|
Prof Chin-Bun Tse
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0816894
|
IQBAL
|
Naveed
|
Prof Stephen Perkins
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0614375
|
JOHNSON
|
Janice
|
Prof Stephen Perkins
|
PT
|
M/P
|
0820898
|
KANTHANVANICH
|
Poramate
|
Dr Annie Danbury
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0617506
|
KHAOKAEW
|
Burana
|
Dr Roger Hawkey
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0924382
|
KINSELLA
|
Laurence
|
Dr Stephen Bax
|
PT
|
M/P
|
0700500
|
KOREVAAR
|
Serge
|
Dr Stephen Bax
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0609516
|
KOWALCZY
|
Joanna
|
Dr Vladimir Zegarac
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0505112
|
KRISHNAN
|
K
|
Prof Cyril Weir
|
FT
|
M/P
|
99116052
|
LIAO
|
Wei
|
Dr Vlad Zegarac
|
FT
|
PhD
|
96128557
|
MANISKI
|
Theodore
|
Dr Vlad Zegarac
|
PT
|
M/P
|
0917354
|
MIAO
|
Meiyin
|
Prof Yanqing Duan
|
FT
|
MSc Res
|
0915998
|
POORKAVOOS
|
Meysam
|
Prof Yanqing Duan
|
FT
|
PhD
|
0925460
|
QURASHI
|
Mubashir
|
Dr Sudesh Sangray
|
FT
|
MA Res;
|
0925278
|
ROZALIN
|
Nahid
|
Dr Faten Baddar
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0818887
|
SOUFF
|
KAISS
|
Dr Anthony Stevenson
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0925276
|
STEVENS
|
Brian
|
Dr Anicee Van Engleand
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0717380
|
STOEVER
|
Hanna
|
Dr Vlad Zegarac
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0925187
|
SUNYANSANOA
|
Sophapan
|
Prof Jillian Farquhar
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0921220
|
TAHAT
|
Yasean
|
Prof Magdy Abdel Kader
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0614299
|
UNALDI-BESIMOGLU
|
Aylin
|
Prof Cyril Weir
|
FT
|
PhD
|
0925501
|
WADONGO
|
Billy
|
Prof Magdy Abdel Kader
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0923235
|
WALLER
|
Daniel
|
Dr Tony Green
|
PT
|
M/P
|
96126530
|
WHITTAKER
|
Susan
|
Prof Jillian Farqhar
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0811445
|
WIN
|
Sandar
|
Dr Anthony Stevenson
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0715757
|
WU
|
Yi-Fen (Rachel)
|
Prof Cyril Weir
|
PT
|
M/P
|
0614050
|
YANAGAWA
|
Kozo
|
Prof Cyril Weir
|
PT
|
PhD
|
0503885
|
YIANNAROS
|
Andreas
|
Dr Anicee Van Engeland
|
FT
|
M/P
|
0818110
|
ZAHRAN*
*Suspension of studies from July 31st 2010
|
MUDAR
|
Dr Vincent Ong
|
FT
|
M/P
|
Research degrees awarded
Student No.
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Name
|
Degree
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Mode
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Registration
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Submission
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Viva
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Date of Award
|
Time to Submit
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Total Time
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Title of thesis
|
99074509
|
Eno Amasi Maycock
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PhD
|
FT
|
18-Mar-02
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28-Mar-08
|
12-May-08
|
14-Sep-09
|
72m
|
90m
|
An investigation into team and individual pay in Nigerian Financial Institutions
|
99107828
|
Geoff Lawday
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DBA
|
PT
|
01-Oct-01
|
31-Mar-08
|
08-Jul-08
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03-Dec-09
|
77m
|
98m
|
Knowledge, Learning and Reflection: Consulting in Communities of Practice
|
96127947
|
Pauline Loewen-berger
|
PhD
|
PT
|
01-Jan-04
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01-May-09
|
17-Jul-09
|
14-Dec-09
|
64m
|
71m
|
Facilitating Organisational Creativity: Exploring the contribution of psychological, social and organisational factors.
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0818986
|
Neil Meredith
|
MSc
|
PT
|
23-Feb-09
|
18-Jan-10
|
08-Mar-10
|
29-Mar-10
|
11m
|
13m
|
Managing Change in SMEs – Approaching New Markets
|
0810400
|
Ruowei Wang
|
MSc
|
FT
|
16-Sep-08
|
05-Oct-09
|
17-Dec-09
|
27-Apr-10
|
13m
|
19m
|
Sustainable consumption from consumers' perspectives: A study on the purchasing intention of the green food in China
|
0407010
|
Xiaoxiao Xu
|
Mphil
|
FT
|
01-Dec-05
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16-Dec-08
|
27-Feb-09
|
21-May-10
|
36m
|
54m
|
Study of internet usage in the fresh produce supply chain in the UK and China
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99148488
|
Jane Trinder
|
PhD
|
PT
|
31-Oct-03
|
20-Jan-10
|
30-Apr-10
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23-Jun-01
|
|
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A Leader's Journey to Engage: an Interpretive Study
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Professor Stephen J Perkins
Business and Management Research Institute
Appendix – A summary of bidding activities in BMRI
Successful Bids
No
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Title
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Duration
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Staff involved
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Lead or Partner
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GRANT
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1
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Local Economic Vitality through the Involvement of SMEs in EU projects (LARCI placement Fellow Scheme: UoB and LBC)
|
1 month
|
Elly Philpott
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Lead
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£5,772
|
2
|
VC Development Fund
|
1 month
|
J. Farquhar
|
Lead
|
£1,891
|
3
|
Beds PhDs (Beds Joint Authorities)
|
24 months
|
Elly Philpott
|
Leader
|
£42,000
|
4
|
Marsh Farm social enterprise evaluation
|
6 months
|
SJ Perkins,
S Badar,
N Rozalin
|
Lead
|
£40,000
|
5
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Luton Borough Council
|
up to 2 years
|
A Hirst, SJ Perkins, K Kakavelakis
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Lead
|
TBC
|
6
|
Regional Cities East Evaluation
|
2 months
|
A Hirst,
K Kakavelakis
|
Lead
|
£5,000
|
7
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"Producing reference level descriptions for English Language learning. (continuation of work started in 2006)" English Profile
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1 year
|
Green, A. B. Hawkey, R. A. Weir, C. J.
|
Lead
|
£17,500
|
8
|
Testing the English Language Skills of international students at the Foundation level - English Language Testing
|
1 year
|
Green, A. B. Weir, C. J. Hawkey, R. A.
|
Lead
|
£85,000
|
9
|
"The relationship between test-takers’ listening proficiency and their performance on the IELTS Speaking test" IELTS Research Programme 2009-2010 - The British Council
|
1 year
|
Nakatsuhara, F.
|
Lead
|
£15,000
|
10
|
"Investigating effects of pre-task planning between before and after study-abroad experience" Grant-in-Aid for young Scientists - Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
|
2 years
|
Nakatsuhara, F.
|
Partner
|
£15,000 [£2,000]
|
11
|
Evaluative project: English in bilingual education in East Asia - The British Council
|
4 months
|
Bax, S.
|
Lead
|
£5,000
|
12
|
Researching cognitive processes during computer-based reading tests - ELTRPA award, The British Council
|
1 year
|
Bax, S. Deng. J.
|
Lead
|
£18,500
|
13
|
"Investigating learners’ cognitive processes during computer-based CAE reading tests" Cambridge ESOL Funded Research Programme - Cambridge ESOL
|
1 year
|
Bax, S. Weir, C.J.
|
Lead
|
£15,000
|
14
|
Validating the assessment of English Language Skills at Foundation Level 2010 to 2013 - English Language Testing
|
3 years
|
Green, A. B. Weir, C. J.
|
Lead
|
£81,600
(£31.6K in 2010, £25K in 2011/12)
|
15
|
Textual features of CAE reading texts compared with IELTS reading and essential undergraduate texts - Cambridge ESOL
|
1 year
|
Green A.B., Bax S, Weir C. J., Nakatsuhara, F
|
Lead
|
£10,000
|
16
|
Producing reference level descriptions for English Language learning. (continuation of work started in 2006) English Profile (iii)
|
4 months
|
Green, A.B.
|
Lead
|
£5,000
|
17
|
Password Intro: Testing the English language ability of lower level learners - A1 to B1
|
1 year
|
Green, A.B.
|
Lead
|
£21,000
|
18
|
Test of English for Academic Purposes (TEAP) - STEP, Japan
|
1 year
|
Weir, C. J. Nakatsuhara, F
|
Lead
|
£15,000
|
Pending Bids
No
|
Title
|
Duration
|
Staff involved
|
Lead or Partner
|
GRANT
|
1
|
UK Carnival Arts (partnership)
|
12 months
|
BMRI team
|
Lead
|
£40,000
|
2
|
Aligning pay: fact or fiction? A reworked proposal following confirmation that ESRC will accept co-funding (three-year project already funded by ARC in partnership with Australian, Canadian and US Institutions
|
30 months
|
SJ Perkins,
S Jones
|
Lead
|
£120,000
|
3
|
Human rights and Islam
|
|
School of Law
|
Lead
|
£7,000
|
4
|
Chandor passport and empowerment of Iranian women
|
|
School of Law
|
Lead
|
£1,000
|
5
|
Shia law in 21st century
|
|
School of Law
|
Lead
|
£1,890
|
6
|
"Password listening test" - English Language Testing
|
1 year
|
Green, A. B. Weir, C. J.
|
Lead
|
£45,000
|
7
|
New insights into cognitive processes: researching IELTS reading tasks through eye-tracking technology. IELTS Research Awards 2010 - The British Council
|
1 year
|
Bax, S
|
Lead
|
£15,000
|
8
|
Developing assessment literacies and practice in Singapore schools - Singapore Ministry of Education
|
1 year
|
Bax, S, Green, T, Weir, C, Nakatsuhara,F
|
Lead
|
£45,000
|
Unsuccessful Bids
No
|
Title
|
Duration
|
Staff involved
|
Lead or Partner
|
GRANT
|
1
|
New skills for new jobs (EU tender)
|
24 months
|
Yanqing Duan
|
Partner
|
€ 33,000
|
2
|
Pay alignment? Taking the measure of UK reward (The Leverhulme trust)
|
30 months
|
SJ Perkins
|
Lead
|
£117,640
|
3
|
Making employee performance management work: engaging managers and employees in a complex corporate interrelationship (ESRC)
|
11 months
|
SJ Perkins
|
Lead
|
£7,000
|
4
|
From few to many: realigning the enterprise (SEEE)
|
1 month
|
J. Farquhar
|
Lead
|
£1,244.95
|
|
NHS Bedfordshire changing working practices (in collaboraiton with the Knowledge Hub) - but reworked as a network enterprise - funds TBC
|
12 months
|
SJ Perkins, A Hirst,
L Holbeche
|
Lead
|
£40,000
|
5
|
SEGMEP: Sustainable Employability and Green Markets by Educational Programmes (FP7 SSH.2010.2.1-1)
|
36 months
|
Y.Duan
|
Partner
|
€ 439,150
|
6
|
SUNNDAY - FP7-KBBE-2010-1-2-02: Contributing to sustainability through the development of novel technological and managerial solutions for organic and low-input dairy supply chains
|
36 months
|
Qile He
|
Partner
|
€ 587,260
|
7
|
Innovation Index for the Public Sector: Design and Pilot of a Public Sector Index (NESTA)
|
6 months
|
P.Loewenberger, A.Hirst
|
Lead
|
£107,560
|
8
|
Development of Methodology & Application of Knowledge Exchange and Translational Research in Agriculture & Food to a Specific Product Supply Chain (RCUK, BBSRC)
|
6 months
|
Y.Duan, E.Philpott
|
Lead
|
£158,947
|
9
|
"Comparing the characteristics of TOEFL iBT Writing tasks with real-life academic writing tasks" - TOEFL COE Research Program
|
3 years
|
Hamp-Lyons, L. Unaldi, A.
|
Lead
|
£75,000
|
10
|
"Genre Analysis of the Cambridge past papers" Cambridge ESOL Funded Research Programme - Cambridge ESOL
|
1 year
|
Bax, S. Weir, C.J.
|
Lead
|
£15,000
|
Institute for Research in Applicable Computing
Annual Research Report 2009 - 2010
Annual Report 2009-10
Professor Yong Yue
October 2010
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