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2024

Parkinson, Mandy (2024) An investigation into digital technology adoption by micro-businesses owners in the Northwest of England and the impact on productivity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cherifi, Amira (2024) Language Policies, Practices, and Ideologies in Algerian Primary Education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dixon, David Ian (2024) Development, optimisation and validation of chromatographic and qNMR spectroscopic methods for the detection and quantification of controlled drugs, psychoactive substances and prescription-only medications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bury, Julie Ann (2024) COmbining brief interventions for Modifiable health Behaviours withIN a routine physiotherapy consultation for pEople with a rotator cuff Disorder: development and testing in a single-arm feasibility study (COMBINED). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Belboul, Amina (2024) Effect of Hormone-Driven Ageing on Inflammatory Cell Clearance of Bacteria under Hyperglycemic Conditions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Clegg, Caroline Margaret (2024) Extending the Site: An artistic journey in performance, music and drama at Heaton Hall and Park. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Aimeur, Taoues (2024) A Feminist Critical Discourse Analysis of the Representation of Women in Four Algerian News Outlets between 2016 and 2021. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marsh, Lynne (2024) We’re all in it together at 35,000 feet in an aluminium tube, again: An ethnographic study of what stress, coping and resilience looks and feels like for cabin crew. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kaleta, Kris (2024) Beyond The Freedom Line: Analysing Libertarian Digital Community in Poland. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Galindo, David Christopher (2024) Spurs Era San Antonio: Exploring the Historical Antecedents and Evolution of a Sports Fandom. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ray, Daniel (2024) Wearable multi-wavelength photoplethysmography deep learning heart rate estimation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Scott, Connor Lee (2024) An Investigation into Net Zero Energy Public Buildings with a Focus on Machine Learning Methods. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Borges, Joana Nunes ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2266-5922 (2024) The habitat and feeding ecology of black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli) in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nwabunike, Linda Onyinye Nnenna (2024) Leadership Styles, Leadership Behaviours and the Management of Ambidexterity across Organisational Boundaries in Nigerian Pharmaceutical Companies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Turner, Anna Ruth (2024) Taking the Reader into the Woods: a critical reflection on the process of writing Orca and Bird, a novel, including the writing process, and the reading and walking that supported it. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Osman, Sonny James (2024) Introducing the Hegemonic Tolerance Framework: The Case of the British Monarchy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sargen, Ellen Lucy (2024) Creative bodies; embodied creation: performative behaviour and identity as emergent materials for new collaborative works. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Beeley, Rachel Elizabeth (2024) Ageing in place: an exploration of what works well in a northern city. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McLean, Charlotte Lucy (2024) Landscape Design, Planning and Infrastructure: Scottish Landscape Architecture through the work of Mark Turnbull (1943-2016). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Guevara-Ferrer, Marta (2024) Cellular and molecular characterisation of MFSD8 mutations associated with the variant late-infantile NCL CLN7. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yeomans, Riley Ellis (2024) SIGHTLESS – A Novel CONTEXTUALISING RESEARCH: The Visually Impaired Investigator. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Altaf, Arslan (2024) Efficiency-Driven Power Amplifier Architecture Design for Advanced 5G User Equipment Modulation Schemes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in Collaboration with Sony Europe.

Walker, Sarah (2024) Sustainable by action: Cultivating Creative Engagement in Urban Greenspaces. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Westwood, Kathryn (2024) A multidisciplinary exploration of the language of school exclusion. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cordner, Carla Margaret (2024) The STAIRS Model: a resilience framework that enhances the outcomes of looked after children and care leavers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Heanue, Kim (2024) “It depends.” A contextual exploration of how child protection social workers respond to parental substance use. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Betts, Leone Annabella (2024) Writing the AI Father: a creative writer’s investigation into the challenges of portraying an Artificially Intelligent parent in children’s fiction. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Atherton, Nathan (2024) Gentry Estates and Wellbeing in Northwest England, c.1550-1730. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with the National Trust.

Broughton, Christopher Paul (2024) Examining the role of Novel Thienopyridines as anti-cancer agents. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cookson, Ian (2024) Cycling and Identity: Examining the role of social identity processes in transport choice and cycling. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Raffaoui, Nahla (2024) Reading the Intersectionality of Race, Gender, and Diaspora in Contemporary Black Women’s Writing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Belami, Debora (2024) Material development of cost-effective electrocatalysts for water oxidation reactions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Delgaram-Nejad, Oliver (2024) Linguistic Creativity and Formal Thought Disorder in Schizophrenia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Huang, Rong (2024) Retail location strategies in China in the era of online shopping. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Quirk-Marku, Catharine Joanna (2024) Conceiving policy context as living dialogic threads: a study of the influences of voices from policy context on Early Career Teachers’ professionalism and attrition. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ndioho, Ibiangake Friday (2024) Integrated Impact Assessment in The Nigerian Niger Delta: Effects of Non-Implementation of Health Interventions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McNeill, Lauren Frances (2024) Origami Chips: paper-based Lab-on-a-Chip (LOC) devices for the rapid and cost-effective detection of drugs of abuse, including new psychoactive substances (NPS). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bolourinejad, Pouria (2024) Prognostics of Power Electronic Converters in renewable energy systems: an approach based on acoustic emission measurement and thermal modelling. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

AbuShal, Amina Omar (2024) The role of employee engagement in sustainability programmes using project management tools: a mechanism for organisational change? Case studies from Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rai, Ranjodh Singh (2024) A new integrated finite volume–finite volume hydrodynamic modelling framework for wave-structure interactions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Burns, Katharine (2024) An investigation into plasticiser compatibility and the development of novel bio-based plasticisers for Polyvinyl Chloride. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Weerasinghe, Sandaru Nisansala (2024) Alleyways and the perception of criminal risk: exploring momentary and context-specific perceptions of criminal risk using virtual reality. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Irvin, Kate Sarah (2024) The creation of a novel predictive model for pPVC using spectroscopic techniques. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Greenwood, Thomas (2024) Surface Scattering Studies of Nitric Oxide off Graphene. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Solomou, Solon ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1464-7836 (2024) Incorporating alternative rational behaviour theories into urban simulative models. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marshall, Adam Patrick (2024) Rethinking the political economy of environmental conflict: lessons from the UK fracking controversy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Martin, Robert Christopher (2024) Tales of a lepidopterist: using amine polyalcohol ligands in the development of novel heterometallic single-molecule magnets. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nario, Claudia Andrea (2024) Leadership and the Enneagram Personality Model: A Multiple Rater, Multiple Outcome Perspective. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Eve, Zarah ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3945-2042 (2024) Exploring emerging multiplicity and psychosocial functioning: a constructivist grounded theory study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marks, Aisling (2024) Pedagogies of care: peer-led alternative art education during the Coronavirus pandemic. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Woods, Mike (2024) The Dark Side of the Tomb: a landscape study utilizing archaeological excavation, multi-modal geophysical survey and imaging techniques of the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age monuments on the Isle of Anglesey, North Wales. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Remelie, Richard Gordon (2024) Why do people go to university and why does it matter? Understanding differences in student experiences via a quantitative analysis of student reflexivity and student motivations. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chopin, Yasmin (2024) Memorial Benches: Conversations in the Landscape. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Campbell, Niall (2024) The Undervalued Art: A Defence of the Libretto. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Banares, Sabah Aliya (2024) A study examining Behavioural Activation (BA). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brown, Matthew Robert (2024) Balancing pragmatism and idealism in composition for wind bands and wind ensembles. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kowalska, Phoebe Emma Florence (2024) A critical analysis of the re-appropriation of everyday objects through activities of de-consumption. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davies, Sara Kristina (2024) Creating images of belonging through diasporic touch. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mason, Howard (2024) The Cossack Variation: A “Realistic” Cold War Spy Novel. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Griffiths, David (2024) HEARING GHOSTS: Writing a Low Fantasy YA Gothic Fiction for young adult males. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Drysdale, Amelia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4978-550X (2024) Development and characterisation of a novel, endothelialised in vitro model of human atherothrombosis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sultana, Nigar (2024) Exploring Dark Tourism in Bangladesh: tourist engagement and perspectives in South Asia and beyond. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ali, Fatima (2024) The realization of the speech act of refusals in an intercultural setting: ostensible or genuine? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ibifunmilola, Stella Ebalehita (2024) Health and safety impact assessments among e-waste scavengers in Nigeria. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Greene, Leah (2024) Exploring engagement and emotional response to realism during simulation-based education: a mixed methods observational cohort study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brown, Trevor Alan (2024) The Influence of Institutional Legitimacy and Design Affordance on Strategy Workshops. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hardman, Michelle H. (2024) Non-Tuberculosis Mycobacteria Infection and The Wider Lung Microbiota in Cystic Fibrosis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Owen, Elliot Joseph (2024) Investigating biomarkers of fruit and vegetable intake in humans. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davey, James Edward (2024) The Poetics of ‘Home’: critical-creative approaches to the representation of ‘home’ in poetry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Norton, Nick (2024) Writing the Aesopic Body: fables from the Anthropause. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Leech, Rachel Louise ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9266-2284 (2024) The experiences of UK physiotherapists in relation to Cauda Equina Syndrome and litigation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alharbi, Latifah Mohammed A (2024) Teachers' perspectives on their experience of using social media for English language teaching. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lee, Yu-Hsien (2024) Effect of central motor and neuromuscular impairment on freestyle swimming technique and performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gislam, Charlotte Ann (2024) The Effect of the Non-Human on the Generation of Narrative and Space in Digital Games. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Powell, Danny Robert (2024) Skill acquisition at British Para Swimming: bridging the gap between research and coaching practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Spicer, Gary Philip (2024) The happening of drawing: an exploration of Holocaust sites using phenomenological applications of drawing and writing practices. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Clarke, Rebecca Jayne (2024) Stroke in Young Adults: The influence of an outdoor-walking rehabilitation programme on walking performance and quality of life. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Barrett, Helen Louise (2024) Access to Inclusive Early Childhood Development and Education Services for Refugee Children who Experience Communication Disability, in Rwanda. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Boyle, Karin (2024) A multiple-case study of reading comprehension: how do teachers understand and teach reading comprehension? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Todd, Matthew (2024) An Evaluation of Police Negotiator Tactics and their Ability to Influence Marauding Terrorist Attack Incidents. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tay, Melvin (2024) Re-realising opera performance for chamber ensemble. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cuff, Andrew V (2024) Understanding the use of diagnostic imaging and its role in decision-making in musculoskeletal pain conditions affecting the lower back, knee, and shoulder. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Vijikumar, Archana (2024) Foot temperature assessment during different activities in healthy individuals -implications for Diabetic foot ulceration risk. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ezeiyoke, Peter Chukwunonso (2024) The evolution of Nigerian speculative fiction. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Stanway, Krystina (2024) An exploration of stories of people who are end of life aged 16-24 years using narrative analysis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Salazar, Emma Elizabeth (2024) Eating Disorder Recovery Maintenance: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Protective Factors and Relapse Buffers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cunliffe, Alexander James (2024) Developing a novel test method to determine the efficacy of antimicrobial materials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bahmanisangesari, Sajjad (2024) Experimental and numerical studies on the performance and emission characteristics of waste cooking oil biodiesel fuel and its blends in a direct injection diesel engine. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gad, Hoda (2024) Can corneal confocal microscopy be used as an imaging biomarker for neurodegeneration in children and adults with metabolic disease? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marchowska-Raza, Magdalena (2024) How social media brand community development impacts consumer engagement and value formation; perspectives from the cosmetics industry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marsh, Ryan (2024) The organisation and function of the gut microbiota in cystic fibrosis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Appleby, Anna (2024) Composing a Poetic Opera. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Britten, Nicole Sophie (2024) Ruthenium metallotherapeutics: a targeted approach to combatting multidrug resistant pathogens. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Arculus, Charlotte Kathleen (2024) More-than-words: Reconceptualising Two-year-old Children’s Onto-epistemologies Through Improvisation and the Temporal Arts. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Foley, Michael (2024) Synthetic studies directed toward azaspirocyclic alkaloids using spironitrone intermediates. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fielding, Anna (2024) Eating Together: Early Modern Gentry Commensality in the Northwest of England, c.1530-1670. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Carey, Craig David (2024) HIV and AIDS in Greater Manchester: service delivery in times of devolution, neoliberalism and austerity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Broomfield, Katherine (2024) Unspoken Voices: How can augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) support people with communication disability towards greater participation in activities of daily life? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ocaña, Pablo Duro (2024) Fit for surgery? The impact of muscular and cardiopulmonary function on surgical outcomes after major abdominal surgery. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2023

McCarthy, Jeff (2023) Evolving Approaches to Social Media Marketing Strategy of English Football Clubs: A Brand Perspective. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Benouadah Senouci, Khadidja (2023) Assessing the Role of Emotional Intelligence in effective doctoral supervision in a UK higher education context. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Labani, Nasrine (2023) Exploring Intercultural Becoming Dynamics of Change: Algerian Ph.D. Students’ Experiences in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brown, Helen (2023) Rethinking the Country House Garden: creation and consumption, 1750-1850. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Towoju, Folake Veronica (2023) Exploring the role of socio-economic and cultural factors influencing the occurrence of VVF in Northern Nigeria. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Twum, Adwoa Tweneboaah (2023) Development of standardised sizing system and size charts for the production of ready-to-wear clothing for Ghanaian children aged 6-11. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Parkin, Adam ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9796-5607 (2023) Enhancing autobiographical memory fluency & specificity: effects of eye movements & eye closure. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Keen, Carol ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7803-1235 (2023) Improving and measuring the function of patients with pulmonary hypertension through rehabilitation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dziri, Nourhene (2023) From Adultism to Youth Empowerment: Children’s Rights In Contemporary Realist Young Adult Fiction. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Roberts, Tywi John Hywel (2023) Digital Hybrid: correspondence with digital materials, exploring a hybrid composition practice across multiple domains. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Williams, Christopher (2023) Expectancy biases and the Dark Triad traits: Longitudinal associations with subjective well-being and social and moral values. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mosscrop, Emma Louise (2023) Technical factors affecting speed fluctuations and performance in the underwater phase of breaststroke. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Weicht, Rebecca (2023) Towards researching decent self-employment: a three country comparison of social protection for the self-employed. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Titley, William David (2023) Social art as material and process: Towards a new method and ethos for social art. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Morakabi, Farokh (2023) Numerical studies on complex axisymmetric flows using axisymmetric lattice Boltzmann method. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Norton, Sarah (2023) Kingship in the Middle Ages: politics, thought and evolution in England, 1422-1509. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alajaji, Yosef Abdulaziz (2023) How strategic leaders facilitate public sector digitalisation: the context of two Saudi Arabian ministries. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Retallick, Matthew (2023) Karl Weschke and the reframing of Cornish modernism. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Varnish, Jo (2023) Writing From the Wound: How Might the Grief Memoirist Navigate the Intersection of Truth, Honesty and Memory? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tuominen, Pasi (2023) Measuring the Effects of Multi-Sensory Stimuli in the Mixed Reality Environment for Tourism Value Creation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gaddah, Abdul Hadi (2023) Environmental Applications of Magnetron Sputter Coated Coal Fly Ash. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jones, Victoria M. (2023) Identification of Key Performance Variables in Prone and Supine Underwater Dolphin Kick. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hodgkiss, Jack (2023) Towards fast and robust authentication schemes in Body Area Networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sulaiman, Mahmoud Sheikh (2023) The Kurdistan Regional Government’s decision to hold the independence referendum on 25 September 2017: a poliheuristic analysis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Karami, Hadi (2023) Decision-Making in Data-Intensive Environments and Its Impact on Organisational Design: Dynamic Capabilities Approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ryan-Atkin, Helen (2023) The impact of multi-academy trust (MAT) governance and accountability systems on the people involved in the organization: Implications for professional autonomy and agency, local representation, and claims to legitimacy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adler, Janett (2023) Design communicating space tech innovation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Uwagbai, Anne Emem (2023) Users’ perception of Facebook data use and data privacy concerns: the Nigerian case. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Benzdira, Halima (2023) Cross-cultural realization of the speech act of requests: case study of Algerian Ph.D. students. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Akinduko, Alexander Olabode (2023) The Effect of Independent Regulation on Audit Quality: Evidence from UK And Nigeria. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yusuf, Mohammed A. (2023) Life course socioeconomic adversity and its implications for musculoskeletal ageing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Houda, Zouar (2023) From Theory to Practice: the professional identity development of student teachers of English within the context of the Algerian École Normale Supérieure. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hagi Mohamoud, Mohamed Omar (2023) Turkey’s New Strategic Engagement in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Case of Somalia and Sudan. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Rhys Alexander (2023) Development of E-Sense: a Flexible in vitro Platform to Detects Cardiovascular Risk. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O'Brien, Kate C. (2023) A fluctuating, intermediate warp: a micro-ethnography and synthetic philosophy of fibre mathematics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Martin, Michael Dieter (2023) Using glaciers to identify, monitor and predict volcanic activity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hughes, Amanda Louise (2023) Enacting community sport policy in rugby union through Whole Sport Plans: an interpretative phenomenological analysis of the Rugby Football Union. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kavarakuntla, Tulasi (2023) Performance modelling for scalable deep learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Evans, William (2023) A Process for the Restoration of Performances from Musical Errors on Live Progressive Rock Albums. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jones, Jennifer Kathryn (2023) Rational emotive behaviour therapy as a means of managing stress, promoting self-determined motivation, and psychological wellbeing within British policing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Algolfat, Amna (2023) Reliability prognostic and life assessment of wind turbine blade. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hughes, Thomas David (2023) The power of metabarcoding for investigating the tropic interactions of mesopredators through dietary studies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Buchanan, Sascha (2023) Fandom, pop music, and reproduction of race–gender inequalities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sathish, Ambily (2023) Caring for the caregivers: exploring the experiences of South Asian carers of people with dementia in Greater Manchester area: an IPA study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Armstrong, Louise (2023) Habitus tug and reflexivity in the gendered life courses of local government lawyers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gough, Charlotte (2023) Trump’s America and the return of ‘Satanic Panic’ in contemporary Gothic film and television. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kelly, Phoebe (2023) The home and mental health: an exploration of perceptions, connections and attachments to social housing for residents and housing professionals in Manchester, United Kingdom. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ismail, Nazneen Abdul (2023) A quantitative investigation addressing the award gap in UK higher education; who does it really impact? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Scorcelletti, Matteo (2023) Femoral neck anteversion: measurement, predictors, and effects on musculoskeletal function. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Esselaar, Maaike Wilhelmina Helena Hubertus (2023) The role of personality type and cognitive biases in chronic back pain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tyler, Angeline (2023) To what extent can a Multi-Academy Trust support its senior leaders to use practices to improve their schools that contribute to social justice agendas? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Arafat, Beissan Tawfiq (2023) Development of modernised wedding costumes capturing Palestinian heritage. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Roberts, David Gwyn (2023) Understanding autistic communities need for substance use information: developing a pragmatic resource. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Naseem, Sumaira Khalid (2023) From Sahiwal to Manchester: genes, genealogy and cultural heritage. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chivers, Nathaniel Brooks (2023) Derivative composition practice & application: creating a collection of works based on electric guitar solos. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sciacca, Davide (2023) The guitar at the opera: an investigation into guitar repertoire inspired by the operas of Vincenzo Bellini. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hartley, Jennie Claire (2023) Using group improvisation and imaginative listening to nurture creative autonomy in A-level music students: teaching composition for examination purposes in England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Anyanwu, Comfort Chinyere (2023) Establishment of Anammox wastewater treatment process in the Expanded Bed Biofilm Reactor (EBBR) with ABDite. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zambolin, Fabio ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4178-6965 (2023) Activity of group III-IV muscle afferents: implication for the neuromuscular and cardiovascular responses to exercise in humans. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Qasim, Shah Rukh (2023) Multi-particle reconstruction with dynamic graph neural networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Diconne, Kathrin (2023) Factors affecting the utility of emotional stimuli in research. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zigure, Sigita (2023) Towards a framework for the study of ongoing socio-technical transitions: explored through the UK self-driving car paradigm. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chetouane, Abdelkader (2023) Understanding students’ learner autonomy in the department of English in two Algerian universities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Parry, Elen J. (2023) A study assessing the viability of using Fused Filament Fabrication (FFF) Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology to manufacture customised Class I medical devices. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Barrett, David Charles (2023) Connectivity: Cockney-styled artistes of late 19th and early 20th century music hall and Britain’s inner urban audiences. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pool, Steven (2023) Residency-as-method: a process-based approach to developing artistic ways of knowing within sites of informal learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alder, Daniel Carl (2023) Ecological Characteristics of Ancient Semi-Natural Woodlands undergoing transformation to an Irregular High Forest silviculture in southern Britain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Warren, Jack (2023) Role-Playing Reality: Queer Theory, New Materialisms, and Digital Role-Play. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Agustin, Kristian Jeff Cortez (2023) Imagining the contemporary ASEAN discourse by way of participatory photography and curatorial collaboration. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jenkinson, Jo Kate (2023) Wardrobes and Soundtracks: Women’s Narratives of Youth, Experienced and Remembered through Dress and Music. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chambers, Lucy Emma (2023) Wound infection following Hepatopancreatobiliary (HPB) surgery – a measure of predictive surgical and transmission factors and patient outcomes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Newham, Thomas (2023) Esports events: classification and impact of business model of video games on size. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Liu, Chun-Yu (2023) Reinterpreting English Chinoiserie From A Postcolonial And Personal/Taiwanese Perspective: Creating New Narratives Through Art Practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ford, Sarah-Joy (2023) Quilting the lesbian archive: quilt making as an affective methodology for re-visioning the lesbian archive. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hutchinson, Matthew Thomas (2023) The socialisation of football fans – a grounded theory study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Burrows, Alysha (2023) Investigating neural differentiation capacity in Alzheimer’s disease iPSC-derived neural stem cells. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Neilan, Chris (2023) Moving away from the Monoplot: conventional narrative structure in the screenplay and the unconventional alternatives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Edwards, Dominic (2023) From Club to Country: Exploring youth footballers experiences of international football. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Doyle, Bethany Ann (2023) ‘Words were vacant shells’: finding new poetic responses to the relationship between subject, form, and society’s ideas of infertility in contemporary Western women’s poetry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Baird, Claire (2023) An explorative study into the learner experience of international students engaged in entrepreneurship education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hadley-Pryce, Kerry Jacqueline (2023) Psychogeographic Flow in Black Country fiction. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bainbridge, David Thomas (2023) Grasping nothing: a study of minimal ontologies and the sense of music. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Aw, Ai Tee (2023) Caring for caregivers of low vision individuals. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Souter, Gary Michael (2023) Applying The Silences Framework to explore the mental health of professional footballers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Elkin, Catherine (2023) Childcare and Criminality: Representations of Baby Farming 1834-1908. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ibrahim, Ghalib Rzayyig (2023) Progressive Damage Modelling of Composite Materials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ziane, Sid Ahmed (2023) Ebony Magazine, the Editorial Left-Wing, and the Reshaping of Black Power in Post-War America, 1954-1998. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sawkulycz, Xenia (2023) Investigating the effects of inflammatory mediators on the neuroinflammation response. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Luci (2023) Temporary career transition: a case study of the loan transfer process and experience in the English professional football environment. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O'Reilly Berkeley, Sara-Xaali (2023) Ecological genetics of habitat-forming plants. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Carter, Andrew Kerr (2023) Games, Greek and Pluck: Athleticism, Classicism and Elite British Education, 1850-1914. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Akhmetkaliyeva, Saule (2023) Quantifying and characterising organic carbon and microbes in newly developed soils following glacier retreat in northern latitudes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Schwarz, David Adam (2023) Pre-visualising Progress: A New Paradigm for the Intuitive Design and Control of Theatrical and Stage Lighting. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Squires, Thomas Michael (2023) 'Survival ecology': an urgent ecological study of birds imperilled by the cage-bird trade across Java and Bali, Indonesia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chiantello, Dario Alfredo (2023) Acoustic modelling, data augmentation and feature extraction for in-pipe machine learning applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pantelidis, Christos (2023) Exploring Place Attachment Theory in VR of a Rural Destination: The effect of VR Experience on domestic tourists’ attachment to places. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bartlett, Zoe Elaine (2023) The Prediction and Mitigation of Road Traffic Congestion Based on Machine Learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adamu, Jamila Mohammed (2023) The drivers, challenges and roles of businesses in peacebuilding: a case study of CSR in Northern Nigeria. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Herring, Annie Elizabeth (2023) The effects of a novel medium-cut-off haemodialysis membrane on biomarkers of vascular health in dialysis patients. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pilkington, Joshua James David (2023) A study of laparoscopic incisional hernia repair with patient reported outcome measures and circulating biomarkers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bedwell, Lorraine (2023) Boardroom, Boot Room and Beyond: the manifestation, destruction, and revival of a winning organizational culture. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yap, Chuin Hong (2023) Facial Micro- and Macro-Expression Spotting and Generation Methods. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Greenhalgh, Olivia (2023) The development of clinical interventions for knee injury management, using a novel cooling, heating, and compression device. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with the University of Central Lancashire.

Crowther, Jamie (2023) Kicking crime into touch: an ethnographic exploration of rugby union as a vehicle for supporting Positive Youth Development in the youth justice system. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dove, Tanya Louise (2023) Development of an optimised garment sizing system with bust cup size integration. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ali, Mahmood (2023) An exploration of adherence and persistence in overactive bladder and other long-term conditions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Reuleaux, Anna (2023) Persistence, size, trends and productivity in populations of two Critically Endangered Indonesian cockatoos. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hurst, George (2023) Integration of Anaerobic Digestion into a Catalytic Lignocellulosic Biorefinery. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Roberts, Shaun Andrew (2023) Methods for Affective Content Analysis and Recognition in Film. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ryder, Steven (2023) Novel ruthenium metal-based complexes as antimicrobial agents. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abberley, Luke Francis James (2023) Conceptualising the multifaceted nature of urban road congestion. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hearn, Rachael (2023) The effects of person-centred active rehabilitation on symptoms of suspected Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: A mixed methods single case design. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McIntyre, Ian Downing (2023) ‘The best teapot never designed’: re-engineering the Brown Betty. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Callus, Peter Celestino (2023) The genetic contribution to muscular strength and power in elite rugby athletes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Crane, Benjamin (2023) Determination of antibiotic susceptibility of the bacteria causing urinary tract infections using a novel lab-on-a-chip design. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adler-McKean, Jack (2023) Tubas, Tubists, and Composers: a mixed-methodological approach to performer- and composer-instrument relationships. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Laidlow, Robert (2023) Artificial Intelligence Within the Creative Process of Contemporary Classical Music. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Burdett, Natalie Anne (2023) Writing the West Midlands: A GeoHumanities Approach to the Poetry of Place. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Armour, Simon Joseph (2023) Understanding how experiences of volunteering affect psychological wellbeing in the contexts of health inequalities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Oyston, Jane Elizabeth (2023) The Role of Alcohol in Child Sexual Exploitation: Developing a model to inform practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2022

Wigham, Philip Robert (2022) The BazerBow: a multimodal exploration of mimetic design principles. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Owen-Jones, Lisa (2022) Reading the Score: Music Novels and the Alternative World of Words. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nababa, Iliya Ishaku (2022) Monitoring and modelling disturbances to the Niger Delta mangrove forests. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Guy, Hannah Victoria (2022) An examination of the role of images in the spread of disinformation on social media: The case of the Westminster Bridge photograph. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Duckworth, John (2022) Product Sourcing Strategies of UK Footwear Firms. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Leeming, Zakiya (2022) Conception to Construction: Compositional decision-making informed by theories, patterns and processes in the physical, life, and computer sciences. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cane, David (2022) Representations and intersections of queerness and disability in the stage works of Benjamin Britten. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zaabalawi, Azziza Ziad (2022) Liposomal delivery of the cyp1b1 enzyme inhibitor, 2,3’,4,5’- tetramethoxystilbene, for improved vasodilator responses in hypertension. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Leslie, Gemma Elizabeth ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6411-1808 (2022) Development of a synthetic wrist impact surrogate for sports applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gavillet, Helen (2022) The Role of the Microbiome in Cystic Fibrosis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alyami, Nasiem Mohammed (2022) The Influence of National and Organisational Culture on Integrated Marketing Communication Strategies in Higher Education Institutions: A comparative study between public and private universities in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ellison, Grace (2022) Behaviour and ecology of the Northern lesser galago (Galago senegalensis). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Potter, Gemma May (2022) Grafting: An Approach to Exploring Crossovers Between Craft and Gaming. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ventre, Jodi (2022) The Prevalence, Determinants, and Consequences of Falls in Middle-Aged Adults in Greater Manchester in 2018-2022. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Moffatt, Maria (2022) An exploration of the feasibility of a digital self-management intervention for women with pregnancy-related lumbopelvic pain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Malik, Sameer Abdal (2022) A study of the application of SDL theory to the healthcare sector of Pakistan. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Riley, Ryan (2022) Development of an in vitro thrombosis model to assess endothelial regulation of thrombus formation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rendle, Oliver M (2022) ‘Live. Laugh. Loathe.’: Cosmic humour and contemporary pessimism in literature and on screen (1969-2019). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bence, Martin (2022) FOR WANT OF WONDER: A practice based photographic investigation of posthuman enchantments in interstitial landscapes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lee, Sheryl Ann (2022) A study of best practice principles on which to base interventions used to improve municipal material recycling rates achieved by English local authorities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Taibi, Hadjer (2022) Exploring the fluidity of communicative repertoires in online and offline contexts of mobility: a case of four Algerian academic sojourners in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Esen, Ozcan (2022) Effect of dietary nitrate supplementation on swimming time-trial performance and neuromuscular function. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lowerson, Ashley Jane (2022) A Critical Evaluation of the Regulation of Football Spectatorship: Defining & Refining the Optimal Method of Spectator Management. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hakimi, Zalmai (2022) Assessment of health-related quality of life and patient preferences for treatments of overactive bladder. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hatfield, Lauren Rebecca (2022) Improved methods for the detection of cystic fibrosis pathogens. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Evans, Lewis (2022) A Smart Data Ecosystem for the Monitoring of Financial Market Irregularities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Keck, Klaus (2022) Reduction of Organic Compounds Leached to Extractive Media from Polymers through Improved Polymer Processing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Twigg, Gillian L (2022) Validation of a Novel Screening Tool for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea in Bariatric Surgery Candidates. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kirby, Dean (2022) Friedrich Engels and Angel Meadow: the origin and development of Victorian Manchester’s ‘Hell upon Earth’ slum. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fitzpatrick, Teresa ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0555-1496 (2022) Killer Plants and Gothic Gardeners: gendered ecoGothic monsters as cultural representations of eco-social anxieties in literature and film from 1890-2015. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Saengsri, Sataporn (2022) The internationalisation of Thai family-owned SMEs: the role of networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Howard, Rebecca (2022) Manifold: a practice-based enquiry into the spatial and dimensional qualities of the photographic print. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cliff, Neil Anthony (2022) Lions, landscape and legacy: ‘exploring’ Mungo Park’s Travels in the Interior Districts of Africa. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adel, Naeemeh ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4449-7410 (2022) Fuzzy natural language similarity measures through computing with words. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dwyer, Rebecca Suzanne (2022) The effect of stress and alcohol on prefrontal cortex activity and cognitive performance in undergraduate students. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wynne-Walsh, Rebecca (2022) Basque Gothic Cinema (1990-2021): a regionalist challenge to the Spanish model of national cinematic production and cultural identity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Edwards, Alicia (2022) “There are things going bump in the night all over this town”: Gothic Tourism, Haunted London, and the Geographies of Haunted Space. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Frye, Ingrid Jessica (2022) Tibetan Buddhist English: a corpus approach to the Tibetan Buddhist genre of shastra within the Kagyu Shedra curriculum. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mattin, Lewis Robert (2022) Does the intensity, mode, and timing of exercise affect postprandial gastrointestinal function, metabolic responses and energy intake in healthy men? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hill-Artamonova, Elena (2022) A Cross-cultural Comparative Study of Dark Triad and Five-Factor Personality Models in Relation to Prejudice and Aggression. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Eltringham, Sabrina Arabel (2022) How does variation in assessment and management of dysphagia in acute stroke affect the development of stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP)? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Gillian Mary (2022) “Listening to my readers”: the personal literacies landscapes of children learning to read. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Thoma, Anastasia (2022) Investigating the non-immune cell mediated mechanisms of skeletal muscle weakness in myositis; developing an investigative platform to study human diseases. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kang, Bongsoo (2022) The tension between elite and grassroots sports: learning lessons for South Korea from the U.K., Australia, and Norway. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mullett, Chloe Maria (2022) Affordance Ecologies: Practitioner Case Studies in Musical Composition and Arrangement. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nadal Fernandez, Georgina (2022) Weaving with code: how can Emotional Experience be designed into digital Jacquard textiles using coding? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Feindt, Iris (2022) Napoleon Schmidt is Dead: A Hystopian Novel. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cooke, Martyn Dean (2022) The emergence of Association Football in The Potteries, 1840-1880: people, clubs, and governance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cooper, Julie Karen (2022) Does long-term home non-invasive ventilation, initiated as an outpatient, provide equivalent outcomes compared to non-invasive ventilation initiated as an in-patient in terms of physiological parameters and Health Related Quality of Life in a mixed cohort of patients over a 12-month period? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bedson, Carlos PE (2022) Population assessment of the mountain hares (Lepus timidus) of England: distribution, abundance and genetics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abolarin, John Adebayo (2022) Banking Regulation: A Delicate Balancing act between Safeguarding the Economy and Encouragement of Creativity in the Banking Sector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Thurley, Christopher Wayne (2022) Anthony Burgess and America: Responses to the Culture and Politics of the United States of America in the Novels and Nonfiction of Anthony Burgess. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rea, River C (2022) Investigating the relationship between cholinergic system integrity and Parkinson’s disease symptoms using MRI and EEG. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shaheen, Qasim Riza (2022) Performing desires through mimesis & letters of love: Conjuring sufis, staging tawa'if-courtesans, and querying Qasim. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Roberts, Stephen J (2022) The Great War and The People of Wirral, Cheshire, c. 1910-1925. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Grao, Matthieu (2022) Development of photocatalytic functional coatings via magnetron sputtering deposition and their integration into a laboratory-scale water treatment reactor. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Petrocelli, Heather O (2022) Horror Film and the Queer Spectator: An Empirical Study of the Spectatorial Relationships between Queerness, Genre, and Drag Performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alarifi, Jhan Saad A (2022) Towards Automation and Human Assessment of Objective Skin Quantification. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wagner, Sigrun (2022) The potential of shade trees to improve microclimate in coffee production systems and contribute to the protection of coffee yield and quality in a changing climate. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Burrowes-Cromwell, Toni (2022) ‘We the People: Supporting Food SMEs towards a Circular Food Economy’. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brazier, Jon (2022) Tendon and ligament injury-associated gene variants in elite rugby. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Delaunay, Mariane G (2022) The form and function of avian rictal bristles. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McGrath, Thomas (2022) Northern Powerhouses: the homes of the industrial elite, c.1780-1875. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ehiaguina, Efua (2022) Development of Evidence Based Factors to Enhance Safety Behaviour in Oil and Gas Industry in the Niger Delta Region of Nigeria. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kumar, Emmelianna (2022) Development and application of methods for quantifying pharmaceuticals in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O’Hanlon, Rebecca (2022) ‘You can leave the military, but the military never leaves you.’ An ethnographic study examining the influence of a sport and physical activity-based support programme on veterans undertaking the military to civilian transition. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Popoola, Segun I (2022) Federated deep learning for botnet attack detection in IoT networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kaye, Caroline (2022) The Disputation: The Enduring Representations in William Holman Hunt's “The Finding of the Saviour in the Temple,” 1860. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jasper, Catherine (2022) Student supervision in social work practice placements – content and experiences. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cliff, Ian James (2022) Can historical assumptions be used to assess fitness to fly for other respiratory compromised patients? An evaluation of physiological parameters to risk stratify patients planning air travel. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jun, Wang (2022) A multiscale assessment of snow leopard distribution, habitat-use and landscape connectivity in a new national park in China. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Awlya, Ohaad F (2022) Effect of konjac glucomannan on metabolic responses and appetite regulation in healthy adults. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Massey, Joseph B.R. (2022) A union made in my blood: hereditary right, Anglo-Scottish union, and the Jacobean manipulation of British history. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davies, Harvey (2022) Arnold Cooke’s Chamber Music With Piano: Contexts, Stylistic Evolution And Performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dargan, Edmund D.W. (2022) Footfall and the territorialisation of urban places measured through the rhythms of social activity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wilkinson, Mark (2022) Hyper acute stroke: the specialist nursing impact. Exploring feelings of secondary traumatic stress. A qualitative enquiry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yao, Xulu (2022) Automatic GUI Code Generation with Deep Learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2021

Gaget, Antoine Claude Dan (2021) Devobot: From Biological Morphogenesis to Morphogenetic Swarm Robotics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ribenfors, Francesca Susannah Claire (2021) Possibilities and Boundaries: Assembling an understanding of transition to adulthood for young people with learning disabilities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Peake, Joshua (2021) Parallelised and vectorised ant colony optimization. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alotaibi, Maye Abdullah (2021) Exploring the Effectiveness of the Explicit Instruction of Metaphors in EFL Classrooms: A Case Study of Kuwaiti Learners of English. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Schofield, Lindsay Michelle (2021) Ecologies of Touch. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Filet, Jeremy (2021) Jacobitism on the Grand Tour? The Duchy of Lorraine and the 1715 Jacobite rebellion in the writings about displacement (1697-1736). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Boateng, Emmanuel (2021) Assessing resilience of heathland ecosystems to air-borne nitrogen deposition using plant and soil nutrient stoichiometry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Farabi, Darioush Yazdani (2021) An Empirical Investigation of the Perceived Value of Luxury Fashion Brand Consumption in the UAE and the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alder, Jason William (2021) Compendium of Sonic Possibilities of the Contrabass Clarinet: A Study of Cross-Compatibility and Composer Collaboration. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tingle, Alison Jane (2021) Cultural activities for older adults: An ethnography in an age-friendly city. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Preston, Paul David (2021) The potential contribution of brownfield ecosystem services to urban resilience. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Djabarouti, Johnathan ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1326-7199 (2021) The impact of intangible heritage on architectural and building conservation practices in the UK: a socio-material outlook. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Vaccari, Jade (2021) Novel Catalytic Asymmetric Methodologies: Biocatalysed Synthesis of N-Heterocyclic Systems and Enantioselective Addition of Organozirconium Reagents to Aliphatic Aldehydes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mann, Gail Lucy (2021) Care relationships in social interventions: a critical realist analysis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brown, Sass (2021) An Evaluation of the Types and Levels of Intervention used to Sustain Global Artisanship in the Fashion Sector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Harding, Nicola Ann (2021) Navigating gendered criminalisation: Women’s experiences of punishment in the community. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Victor, Kelly Jayne (2021) Mitral Regurgitation in Heart Failure: Burden, Treatment Options and Outcomes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Stratigou, Maria (2021) Performance Aspects of Louise Farrenc’s Études for Piano. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Galambao, Marciana Baja (2021) Population Genetics, Endosymbionts and Bunchy Top Virus Studies of Banana Aphid (Pentalonia sp.) in the Philippines. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mansi, Nera Ebenezer (2021) Entrepreneurial orientation and performance of SMES in Nigeria. The roles of managerial experience and network ties. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Benito-Gutierrez, Isabel (2021) Music as a multidisciplinary art: The exchange of music and visual elements, and the role of the participants. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kennedy, John Paul (2021) Genetic insights into climate-driven range expansion of a coastal foundation species. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Purdy, Jessica Grace (2021) Parish Libraries and their Readers in Early Modern England, 1558-1709. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Trinchini, Lino (2021) Value Creation in Smart Destinations. The Case of Manchester. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bullen, L. F. (2021) An interrogation into the role of p62 in the pluripotent state. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tsionki, Marianna (2021) Shifting contemporaneities: from multiculturalism to globalisation and the Anthropocene – towards a critical curatorial and institutional praxis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ma, Bofan (2021) On dialogues between sound and performance physicality: Compositional Experimentation, Embodiment, and Placement of the Self. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dyer, Mark John (2021) Musical Ruins: a practice-based approach to explore ruin as an aspect of musical borrowing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Halliwell, Lesley (2021) The Depth of Surface: A practice-based encounter. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hall, Antony (2021) The Workshop as Art: Insight Into the Subjective Experience of Perceptual Illusion Through an Expanded Art Practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dittmer, Nicole (2021) Wilderness and Female ‘Monstrosity’: A Material Ecofeminist Reading of Victorian Gothic Fiction. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Moroney, Charlotte (2021) The Application of Auxetic Structures for Rugby Shoulder Padding. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jeong, Joonoh (2021) How Nations Use Sport Mega-Events to Leverage Soft Power: A New Rise in East Asia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Maitra, Chandrani (2021) WhatsApp In Health Communication: The Case Of Eye Health In Deprived Settings In India. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mahmood, F (2021) Exploring reasons for clients’ non-attendance at appointments within a community-based alcohol service: clients’ and practitioners’ perspectives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hall, Benjamin (2021) Perceptions of Fear of Personal Victimisation: A General Population Study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alanazi, B. M (2021) An Assessment of Quality Management Systems and Practices in General Hospitals in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA): Towards Initiating a Holistic Framework. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Todman, Hannah Louise (2021) Understanding the needs of children living with parental substance misuse: Perspectives of children and professionals. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Altarah, H. Y. (2021) The Motivation and Investment of Female Bedouin Kuwaiti College-level Students in Learning English. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Metcalf, Oliver C. (2021) Acoustic monitoring of Amazonian wildlife in human-modified landscapes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marron, Jack (2021) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Replacements with Hyperpolarisable N-Methoxybenzylphenethylamines (NBOMe’s). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Halliwell, Jamie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9088-9226 (2021) ‘Party for everybody’? Interrogating the shaping of sexual identities through the digital fan spaces of the Eurovision Song Contest. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fountoulaki, Paraskevi (2021) Antecedents of Relationship Quality from the Perspective of British and German Tour Operators and Cretan Hotels. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mills, Christopher (2021) Building a grounded theory of volunteer engagement in English associational golf clubs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wilson, G. L. (2021) A Qualitative Investigation into Smokers’ and Non-Smokers’ Accounts of E-cigarettes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Department of Psychology.

Abo-Tabik, M. A. (2021) Using Deep Learning Predictions of Smokers’ Behaviour to Develop a Smart Smoking-Cessation App. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Iemma, R. S. (2021) Acetylcholine Reduces Monomeric C-Reactive Protein Pro-Inflammatory Activity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hussain, Sajid (2021) The Mechanistic Action and Performance of Metal Deactivators for Polyolefins. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Addivant UK Ltd.

Capp, S. C. (2021) A Novel Photocatalytic Plasma Reactor for Reforming of Waste Gases. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ascenso, Guido (2021) Development of a non-invasive motion capture system for swimming biomechanics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jawasreh, Mousa (2021) Exploration of the Quality of Life and the Impact of Settlement Experiences of Adult Male Syrian Refugees Living in Jordan: Focusing on the Mental Health. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Darabseh, Mohammad Zaid (2021) The Effects of Vaping and Smoking on Respiratory Function and Inflammation; Can they be Reversed by Aerobic Exercise and Vaping and Smoking Cessation? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

El Bizri, H. R. (2021) Understanding wild meat consumption, trade and sustainability in the Amazon. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alraddadi, H. M. (2021) Language Use, Attitudes, and Identities of Bilingual Arab Children in Manchester, UK: Description and Factors. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O’Sullivan, K. M. C. (2021) ‘Somewhere I Had to Go’ : The Postmodernist and Posthumanist Gothic Transmutations of Ramsey Campbell’s Longer Fictions, 1981—2016. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fayyaz, Muhammad Asad Bilal (2021) A New Form of Interlocking Developing Technology for Level Crossings and Depots with International Applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with OSL Limited.

Gheth, W. A. M (2021) Performance Analysis of Train Communication Systems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Biddle, R (2021) The conservation and ecology of a newly described Amazon parrot; Amazona lilacina. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with The North of England Zoological Society.

Barry, T. J (2021) A multi-factorial evaluation of lower back injury risk factors in fast bowlers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Velonaki, Argyro (2021) From Climate Change Knowledge to Climate Change Passivity: Airline Policies on Voluntary Carbon Offsets and the Carbon Literate Citizen. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shannon, David Ben (2021) Neuroqueer(ing) Noise: A/autisms, affect and more-than-sonic pedagogies in an integrated early childhood classroom. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sharma, Neeraj (2021) Factors Affecting Foot Loading and Ulcer Risk in Diabetes Patients. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abdulsalam, Mohamed (2021) Mechanisms of the stable and vulnerable arterial plaques and their associations with the arterial waveforms. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Imam, Syed (2021) Analysing Efficacy of Padded Clothing in Rugby using Finite Element Analysis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with World Rugby.

Gasparini, Richard O (2021) A Bourdieusian Analysis of Intersectionality In Ontario’s Community College System. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bates, Jodie (2021) Assessing the Bacterial Zoonotic Risks Associated with the Pet Trade. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with World Animal Protection.

Bibawi, Hani (2021) Automated Database and Pattern-guided Immunophenotypic Classification of Acute Leukaemia Using Next Generation Flow Cytometry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wren, Dörte (2021) Investigation of mutations, copy number variations and translocations by capture-based Next-generation sequencing in patients with chronic B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chatwin, Katie Elaine (2021) An Investigation into the Role of Plantar Foot Pressures in the Development of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Clever, Friederike Katharina (2021) Multi-level responses of coral reef fishes to habitat degradation: An investigation with spatial, molecular and functional tools. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Joseph, Ifeoma Virginia (2021) Water purification using zeolites prepared from clay and ash - derived waste materials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alghemary, Mahmoud (2021) Earnings Management of Acquiring Companies and Non-Acquiring Companies in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Antrobus, Mark Robert (2021) Concussion-associated gene variants in elite rugby. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jam, Jireh (2021) Context-aware Facial Inpainting with GANs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Salomon, Gabrielle A (2021) Diversity, Inclusion, and Gender Equity Initiatives in Football Workplaces: A Cross-National Comparison. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rimmer-Piekarczyk, Rachel (2021) Doxic agreements and the mobilisation of agency: examining students’ engagement with cognitive reflection in relation to the dominant pedagogical discourses of western dance technique education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Appleyard-Keeling, Lisa Victoria (2021) Students with Hidden Disabilities in Higher Education: Disruption, diffraction and the paradox of inclusion in theory and practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Langley, Christina Kate (2021) Musculoskeletal health in ambulatory physically active men with Cerebral Palsy : seasonal variations and the role of vitamin D. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hrastelj, Laura L (2021) ‘AACtion Heroes’ : exploring child-led interactions and practices for hearing the views of children who use hi-tech AAC. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Edwards, Louisa-Jane (2021) The Impact of Modernisation on Sport Policy Delivery in the Home Countries. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alhamazany, Amal (2021) Sociolinguistic variation in Saudi English: syntactic, morphological and phonological features. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kurik, Kaija-Luisa (2021) The value of uncertainty, temporality, indeterminacy and the post-socialist condition in Tallinn, Estonia. Three case studies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2020

Harris, Denise Andrea (2020) Interpreting the Meaning of Existence for the Person with Motor Neurone Disease, and their Family Carer(s). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Meek, Gemma K (2020) Participatory Book Art: Establishing Connections with Dialogue, Representation and Value. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Morton, Richard (2020) The social and ethical implications of autonomous vehicles. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Lancaster University.

Haire, Victoria Jane (2020) Weavesound: interactive woven textiles that emit the sounds of being touched. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Greenhead, Karin (2020) Dynamic Rehearsal and Dalcroze Eurhythmics: A phenomenological investigation into participants’ experiences and their implications for the practice, teaching and learning of music and musical performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adamson, Carrie (2020) Stepping out of the System? A Grounded Theory on how Parents Consider Becoming Home or Alternative Educators. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Grant, Dale Mathew (2020) Non-exercise micro-interventions to mitigate sedentarism induced poor health. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abd Al Samid, Marwah (2020) A bioengineered novel human functional neuromuscular junction platform for drug testing and diabetes studies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brophy, S. R (2020) Perception of Place: Its Role in the Attraction and Retention of Graduates and their Human Capital to Greater Manchester. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Stark, Mary (2020) Film as Fabric: Connecting Textile Practice and Experimental Filmmaking through Expanded Cinema Performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Walker, Lucy (2020) Using age-progression facial morphing technology to encourage smoking cessation in women and the role of the stress response. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bagnall, Charlotte Louise (2020) How can we improve children’s emotional well-being over primary-secondary school transition? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Metropolitan University in collaboration with Keele University.

Zhao, Qun (2020) Talking about International Student Mobility (ISM) through the Voices of Individual British Students in China and Chinese Students in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pessali-Marques, Barbara (2020) Influence of muscle-tendon unit structure, function, and menstrual cycle phase in dancers’ physical performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Lancashire Cotton Mills Ltd.

Kim, Hyungmin (2020) Sustainability of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Eyre, Sarah (2020) Opening the Wig: Re-shaping the Edges of the Wig and the Photograph. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rjaibi, Walid (2020) ‘Enhanced Encryption and Fine-Grained Authorization for Database Systems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kallon, Emmanuel Brima (2020) Foreign Direct Investment and Poverty in the ECOWAS Region. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Whittard, Elliot (2020) Genomic comparison of novel Staphylococcus aureus bacteriophage and their anti-biofilm properties against MRSA sequence type 22 and 36. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McCusker, Geraldine (2020) Critical Possibilities: Engaging and Nurturing Feminist Perspectives in Social Care and Social Work Education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Thornton, Christopher David (2020) Production of more stable induced pluripotent stem cells using the Doggybone (dbDNA) vector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Farhan, Laith Kadhim (2020) Energy Efficiency in Green Internet of Things (IoT) Networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cohen, Mor (2020) Art Collectives in Contemporary Israel. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jackson, Philippa (2020) The development of clothing concepts in response to analysis of changing gendered social attitudes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Taylor, Lisa Jane (2020) Stride: A History of Competitive Women’s Rowing in Britain, 1945–2000. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with the River & Rowing Museum, Henley-on-Thames.

Webb, Samuel (2020) An investigation regarding cellular, synaptic and glial processing in the inferior colliculi. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lingxiao HE (2020) Genetic and DNA methylation markers of ageing muscle. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Ranaweera, L. N. A. (2020) The role of leisure activities in the wellbeing of musicians. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Royal Northern College of Music.

Alkirkit, S. M. O. (2020) Synthesis, characterisation and development of novel, validated methods for the detection and quantification of diphenidine-derived New Psychoactive Substances. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tomova, Ana-Maria (2020) Investigating the effects of neuropeptides on human sperm function and fertility. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Murphy, Ian Robert (2020) Art, Androgyny, and the Femme Fatale in Decadent Fictions of the Nineteenth Century. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Townsend, V. M. (2020) Storying the ‘good’ teacher: Figuring Year 6 mathematics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Astley, Cai (2020) Restoration of blood vessel function, using nanotechnology. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Karaky, Nathalie (2020) The Use of Metal Ions and Graphene-Based Compounds as Novel Antimicrobials Against Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kasapidou, Roussa (2020) Reserving the Right to be Complex: Gender Variance and Trans Identities in the Greek Legal Order. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Diddams, Natalie (2020) Making Waves:Comedy, Humour and Laughter as Fourth Wave Feminisms. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Coates, Adam (2020) Using Agent-Based Modelling to Investigate Intervention Algorithms to Reduce Polarisation in Online Social Networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yepes-Narváez, Vanessa (2020) Environmental ecology of marine bryozoans (Phylum Bryozoa) and ascidians (Tunicata: Ascidiacea) under multistressor scenarios. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Moore, Kim (2020) Poetry and Everyday Sexism. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lucas, Silvia (2020) Issues of performance and synchronisation in music for piano and fixed media. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Royal Northern College of Music and Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mercer, Simon Jude (2020) Advances in Human Factors in Complex Trauma and Emergency Anaesthesia and their Implementation into Military and Civilian Trauma Systems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Theodoridis, Konstantinos (2020) ‘There’s just nothing stable anymore’: A sociological examination of the relationship between social media consumption and youth identity in an age of uncertainty. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Meeks, Spencer (2020) The Neural Implantation: Cognitive Difference and Contemporary Culture. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Almadani, Yousef (2020) Visible Light Positioning using Received Signal Strength for Industrial Environments. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bello, Rasheed A (2020) Risk Management Practices in the Commercial Banking Industry in Nigeria. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Schofield, Emily (2020) Temporal Dynamism, Soil Processes and Niche Complementarity: Novel Approaches to Understanding Diversity-Function Relationships. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Genc, Eda Aylin (2020) A Critical Investigation into the Impact of Neoliberalism on the Production and Consumption of Art: The Case of the Istanbul and Liverpool Biennials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chatzinakos, Giorgos (2020) Places in the Shadows of the City: The Role of Culture in the Production and Consumption of Suburbia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Crews, R T (2020) Monitoring and Managing the Offloading, Physical Activity Engagement and Fall Risk of Persons with Diabetic Foot Disease. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hindle, Georgia Louise (2020) A study on the changing role of the mentor in school-led initial teacher education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Khoury, Tarek Emile (2020) The Neo Ebreeq: Invigorating Tradition within a Contemporary Context through Redesign. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bozic, N. M. (2020) Learning about the social contexts which children and young people associate with their strengths: Applying a situated form of strength-based assessment to educational psychology practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Allmark, N (2020) “Nothing about us without us”: Towards a transformative vision of co-production in the homelessness sector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alotaibi, Faiz (2020) Perceptions of University Digital Libraries as information source by international postgraduate student. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Scott, Sarah (2020) Conservation ecology and social behaviour of southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Keightley, A. T. (2020) Micro-propagated Sphagnum introduction to a degraded lowland bog: photosynthesis, growth and gaseous carbon fluxes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Consterdine, A. (2020) Towards a [re]conceptualisation of power in high-performance athletics in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gilbert, N. (2020) Polarising Poison – Synthesis, characterization and development of rapid, sensitive methods for the detection of potent synthetic opiates. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marshall, Harry (2020) Understanding demand for songbirds within Indonesia's captive bird trade. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Chester Zoo.

Betts, April (2020) A clinical and economic evaluation of protease-modulating matrix interventions for diabetic foot and leg ulcers: Towards the development of treatment guidelines in the United Kingdom. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kuyt, Katherine (2020) The effects of transcatheter aortic valve replacement and conventional aortic valve replacement on cardiac mechanics and function in patients with confirmed severe aortic stenosis. Insights from a national echocardiographic core lab. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Newsome-Magadza, S. (2020) Just Passing Through: stakeholder constructs and value in Overland Truck Tourism through N.W. Zimbabwe. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Robinson, Amy (2020) Principles of Neuromusculoskeletal Coordination in Human Cycling. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Simon Fraser University.

Sandri, T. (2020) Ecology and Conservation Genetics of the Endangered Mountain Bongo. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University & North of England Zoological Society (Chester Zoo).

Darwish, Usama (2020) An investigation of the impact that engaging teachers in research activity has for teacher voice, identity and empowerment. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tanjeko, A. T. (2020) Alterations in Skeletal Muscle Plasticity with Smoking, Smoking Cessation and Vitamin D Deficiency in Mice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McLean, Callum (2020) Biomechanics and Functional Morphology of Amblypygid Predation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nthangu, Aman Mdewa (2020) Sustainable Development Goals and Foreign Direct Investment: A case of Sub-Saharan Africa. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shanmugam, Prem Kumar (2020) The Biopsychosociospiritual Model in Problematic Substance Use Treatment: A critique of published work to date supporting its application in practice, and examination of the evidence-based practice role in changing the treatment approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University for the degree of Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) by Publication Work.

Zhou, Bo (2020) Impediments to Headquarters –Subsidiary Knowledge Transfer in Chinese Multinational Enterprises (MNEs). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wielgus, Elodie (2020) The social dynamics of the Cape buffalo and the epidemiological implications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with the French Agricultural Research Center for International Development and the French National Council for Scientific Research.

Coates, Andrew (2020) A Corpus Analysis of Academic Writing and how it Informs Writing Instruction on a University Pre-Sessional Course. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lansley, Cliff (2020) Emotionintell: a generic Emotional Intelligence model. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Emotional Intelligence Academy (EIA).

McIver, Victoria Joan (2020) Gastrointestinal Function and Metabolic Responses to Fasted Exercise; Implications for Food, Energy Intake and Obesity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zamora Jerez, Olga Alejandra (2020) Ecology and Conservation Genetics of Mesoamerican Amphibians. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hendrickse, Paul William (2020) The role of the microcirculation in skeletal muscle function and plasticity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in Collaboration with the Lithuanian Sports University.

Johnson, R. M. (2020) Musical Networks in Early Victorian Manchester. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Awarded for a Collaborative Programme of Research at the Royal Northern College of Music by Manchester Metropolitan University.

Blackhurst, E. J. (2020) Development of techniques and technology for full polarimetric radar applied to concealed weapons detection. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O'Connor, Siobhan (2020) The Tudor Turn: The Poetics and Politics of Englishness in Contemporary Historical Novels. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alhejely, G. W. (2020) Online Identities and Linguistic Practices: A case of Arab Study Abroad Students in the UK on Twitter. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Baker, Fraser (2020) Spatiotemporal Dynamics in Regulating Ecosystem Services of Urban Green-blue Infrastructure. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wylegala, Andrea (2020) Exploring Employee Engagement in a Global Context – The Example of Germany. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cheung, Eric (2020) A computation-enabled analytical construct for the assessment of alternative urban conditions towards sustainable transport system and to support sustainable travel activities: a space time constraint-based approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gray, Samantha (2020) Aaron Sorkin’s America: Politics, Trauma, and the Liberal Genius. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Skelton, Richard Edward (2020) North of Here: Imagining the Human and Other-Than-Human in Late-Upper Palaeolithic Britain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ande, Ruth (2020) Occupant-Centric Energy Management for Small Commercial Buildings. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Graham, M. J. (2020) Establishing the Continuum: Postmodernism, Twenty-First Century Culture, and American Fiction. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Maudsley-Barton, S (2020) Predictive Models For Falls-Risk Assessment in Older People, Using Markerless Motion Capture. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Frew, A. L. (2020) Interactive Narrative in Digital Broadcasting. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Darnley, Joanne (2020) Opening Up the National Co-operative Archive: Co-operative Woman, Visual Culture and the Co-operative Movement in Interwar Britain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mills, Stuart (2020) A Theory of Personalised Nudging: Integrating Heterogeneity and Behavioural Science into Political Decision-Making. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dokmegang, Joel (2020) Computational modelling of embryogenesis driven by empirical evidence from 4D microscopy images. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alowin, H A (2020) A Study of Perceptions of Leadership and its Role in Educational Transformation in Girls’ Secondary Schools in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cheung, Jo Yee (2020) The role of parents in children’s metacognition and self-regulation during musical learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Awarded for a Collaborative Programme of Research at the Royal Northern College of Music by Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bajwa, S (2020) Potential antimicrobial, anti-glycation and antioxidant properties of bioactive compounds of Indian spices and herbs extracted using ultrasound-assisted extraction process. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Baldwin, Kerry Jane (2020) The Influence of Berio Sequenza V on Trombone Repertoire and Technique. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Awarded for a Collaborative Programme of Research at the Royal Northern College of Music by Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hulme, Michala (2020) Death and the Disposal of the Dead in the Industrial Town, 1820-1870: A study of burial practices & provisions in the North West of England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Karim, Ikbal (2020) Investigation of the Effects of IGF-1 Slow Release on Human Neuromuscular Junctions Formation and Functions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fradley, Kathryn (2020) Developmental Language Disorder: A secondary analysis investigating risk and resilience for mental health difficulties. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Parr, J. (2020) Growth and Maturation in Elite Youth Soccer Players. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ballesteros Contreras (2020) Connectivity and Resilience of Coral Reefs Ecosystems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with the Marine and Coastal Research Institute - INVEMAR- Colombia.

Bruce, F. A. (2020) Decolonising Health Inequalities: Uncovering the hidden factors behind biological models of Caribbean and African health outcomes in Greater Manchester. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Farrugia, E. V. (2020) “An investigation of Malta’s evolution in global value chains and the implications for sustainable development”. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ponirakis, Georgios (2020) Central and peripheral neurodegeneration in diabetes and dementia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rodgers, Kevin (2020) Are they listening? Assessing authentic membership of two groups and its influence on employee attention to diverse internal communication channels. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Canty, Steven WJ (2020) Management of Marine Resources in the Mesoamerican Reef Ecoregion. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dinarvand, Pouyan (2020) Detecting Financial Fraud and Crimes in Capital Markets: a Study of Data-driven and Computational Approaches. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2019

Murphy, C. M. M. (2019) To What Extent are Frontline Statutory Social Workers Employing Their Discretion in the Post- Munro Review World of Child Protection? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Read, Howard (2019) The role of drawing in the regeneration of urban spaces. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alnajran, Noufa Abdulaziz (2019) An integrated semantic-based framework for intelligent similarity measurement and clustering of microblogging posts. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Macdonald, Anna (2019) Acts of holding: dance, time and loss. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Amadi, Chibuzo (2019) FDI and economic growth in Nigeria: an analysis of the role of financial development on linkages. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Thiel, Jonas Jakob (2019) The production of “student voice” and its effects on academia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Matei, Raluca (2019) Better practice: health promotion in the music conservatoire. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with The Royal Northern College of Music.

Caton, Lucy (2019) Becoming researcher: navigating a post-qualitative inquiry involving child participants and wearable action cameras. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Evans, Sarah (2019) A map in becoming: a Deleuzo-Guattarian exploration of masters students’ classroom language encounters. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Carpenter, Benedict Andrew (2019) Understanding material and content in made things, with particular reference to the art medal. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Daniels, Sarah (2019) Risk stratification for thrombosis in type 2 diabetic patients. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Herbert, Adam James (2019) Genetics of bone mineral density and the associated influence on performance and stress fracture incidence in high-level endurance runners. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kougkoulos, Ioannis (2019) Glacial lake outburst flood risk in the Bolivian Andes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bason, Tom (2019) Every loser wins? Leveraging an Olympic bid. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abu-Arja, Ahmad (2019) The role of Jordanian multinationals in countering terrorism and enhancing security: a stakeholder approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hartley, Sandra Elaine (2019) Gateway to health: promoting the physical and psychosocial wellbeing of older adults and people with long-term conditions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Karaganeva, Raya Milcheva (2019) The effects of different custom-made mouthguard designs on retention, comfort and physiological parameters during exercise. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kunial, Zaffar (2019) Fromwards: wavering between beginnings. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rozman, Matjaz (2019) Inductive wireless power transmission for automotive applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sellan, Giacomo (2019) Ecological responses of a Bornean heath forest (kerangas) to experimental lime and nitrogen addition. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Veitch, Sarah Francis (2019) Cross-sector collaboration: enabling an integrated approach to schools’ use of outdoor environments. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Spring, Adam Patrick (2019) 3D documentation and digital heritage. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Colton, David, G (2019) Canned chance - the commodification of aleatory art practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O'Dowd, Dawn Nicola (2019) The influence of resistance training on muscular, gait and psychological impairments in adults with facioscapulohumeral, limb-girdle and Becker muscular dystrophy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bin Ammar, Albandari (2019) Investigation of the potential effect of AGEs inhibitors for improvement of diabetics wound healing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alzyoud, Sultan Yousef (2019) Psychological safety and employee innovation in four- and five-star hotels in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cameron, James Andrew (2019) Longitudinal changes in muscle and mobility in septuagenarian men and women. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kyei, Simms Mensah (2019) Bank risk, corporate governance and bank performance in Africa. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alsehli, Fahad (2019) Osmotic and metabolic effects of hyperglycaemia on glycolysis, mitochondrial function and fibrosis-related microRNA expression in immortalised human proximal tubule cells. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Betlem, Kai (2019) Evaluating enzymatic reactions, microbial growth and small molecule detection with a new thermal principle: the heat-transfer method (HTM). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Heinen, Bruno Benjamin (2019) Counterpoint in jazz piano with specific relation to the solo work of Fred Hersch. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with the Royal Northern College of Music.

Jaggi, Ashley (2019) Characterising the quality of clinical guidelines, epidemiology and healthcare resource utilisation of neurogenic bladder. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

M’Rabty, Rachid (2019) Nihilism, self-destruction and the (im)possibility of escape in contemporary transgressive fictions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lean, John James (2019) Total play! exploring participation and play in higher education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Towers, Angela Elaine (2019) Reconceptualising the decision making process of postgraduate student course selection. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bartoli-Leonard, Francesca (2019) Investigation into the role of sirtuins in vascular calcification. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Vaidya, Misha Yogeshchandra (2019) Antimicrobial efficacies for metal ions and graphene-based compounds against klebsiella pneumoniae, acinetobacter baumannii and enterococcus faecium in the absence and presence of conditioning films. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alyamani, Reema Abdulrahman Saad (2019) A translational approach to investigate mechanisms underlying intergenerational inheritance of depression. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

El Mohtadi, Mohamed (2019) Effect of estrogen on host-pathogen interactions in ex vivo and in vitro models of the inflammatory phase of age-related impaired healing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Khayat, Rana Osama (2019) The cause and effect of bat wing tears in common pipistrelle bats (pipistrellus pipistrellus). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Saini, Jasdeep (2019) Simplified in vitro engineering of functional mammalian neuromuscular junctions between embryonic rat motor neurons and immortalised human skeletal muscle cells. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Satta, Sandro (2019) Investigating the molecular mechanism of endothelial erosion of atherosclerotic plaques. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Niepsch, Daniel (2019) Application of lichen-biomonitoring to assess spatial variability of urban air quality in Manchester, UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davies, Rachel Mary (2019) Mirror, mask and fetish: representations of the mother-daughter relationship in contemporary women’s poetry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Edwards, Nicola (2019) Defining and characterising an endothelial microvesicle signature for improved detection of cardiovascular disease risk in systemic lupus erythematosus. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hall, James (2019) Design and development of a novel, self-contained, and field-portable biosensor platform for the detection and identification of microbial pathogens in near-real time. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Westall, Adam John (2019) Volunteer street patrols: an ethnographic study of three Manchester volunteer street patrols and their role in community safety and the policing family. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wilson, Neil (2019) The nutritional needs of people living with COPD: a concurrent mixed methods study of the role of the general practice nurse. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Almudarra, Jawaher Bakheet M (2019) The influence of introducing the concept of emotional intelligence in Saudi educational supervision context. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hehir, Alan (2019) Exploring the impact of town centre governance on commercial measures of vitality and viability. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Milne, Alyxandra Olivia (2019) Active touch sensing in pinnipeds. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Syrichas, Alex (2019) Quantum annealing for vehicle routing and scheduling problems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Goyal, Manu (2019) Novel Computerised Techniques for Recognition and Analysis of Diabetic Foot Ulcers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alam, Sayed (2019) Revising the Mechanism of Polyolefin, Degradation and Stabilisation: Insights from Chemiluminescence, Volatiles and Extractables. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Badawood, Adnan (2019) Investigation into Thermal and Acoustical Characteristics of Power Electronic Devices used for Photovoltaic Solar Systems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davis, Amanda (2019) Reciprocity Matters: Shaping the Psychological Contract to Foster Employee (Behavioural) Engagement in Times of Austerity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fletcher, Craig (2019) “Double Punishment” - The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA): A Qualitative Examination of the Post-Conviction Confiscation Punishment in England and Wales. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hirst, Holly (2019) Theology and the Early British Gothic 1764 – 1833. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Holstrum, Carl (2019) Integration of Patient Reported Outcomes in Pharmaceutical Drug Development For Prostate Cancer – Focus on the Patient. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hunter, Anthony (2019) Strategies for Composing for Large Groups of Improvising Musicians. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Peel, Jordan (2019) Strategic Capability in Community Sport and Physical Activity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bass, I (2019) The Crozier and the Cross: Crusading and the English episcopate, C.1170–1313. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ekpo, Sunday (2019) Engineering Subsystems Analysis of Adaptive Small Satellites. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Newton-Mann, Chloe Rebecca (2019) Finite Element Modelling of Snowboard Wrist Protectors. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alkhaldi, Thamer Saud (2019) The Role of Formal Institutional Support On Starting A Business: Evidence from Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Loroño-Leturiondo, Maria (2019) Improving public engagement with air pollution: exploring two-way communication formats, public perception, and the voices of women. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Slate, Anthony Joseph (2019) Optimisation of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa microbial fuel cell coupled with additive manufacturing of graphene electrodes to enhance power outputs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jogunola, Olamide (2019) Distributed Algorithms for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

García-Miranda Ferrari, Alejandro (2019) Fundamentals of electrochemistry of graphene and other 2D materials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kay, Martin (2019) Impacts of warming, drought and sea level rise on ombrotrophic peatlands. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lackenbauer, Wolfgang (2019) An exploration of keep/refer decision making abilities of Austrian undergraduate physiotherapy students in a changing practice environment. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Agius, May (2019) An exploration of factors to improve outcomes in the area of AAC interventions for children with ASC. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fountoulakis, Charalampos (2019) Heart Rate Variability Training and Control of Emotions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Patinglag, Laila (2019) Development of a microfluidic atmospheric - pressure plasma reactor for water treatment. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fletcher, Carly A (2019) Towards zero waste: The search for effective waste management policy to support the transition to a circular economy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sonderland Saga, Regine ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0909-6593 (2019) Socio-technical Challenges to the Smart City: a citizen-centric perspective. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Moorehouse, Natasha (2019) Investigating Visitors’ Behavioural Response to Virtual Reality (VR) Retail Environments. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Konjani, Amir (2019) Performance Art: An Exploration of Living Sculpture, Performing Sculpture, and Performativity and the Development of an Experimental Approach to Music Composition. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Awarded for a Collaborative Programme of Research at the Royal Northern College of Music by the Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sheombar, Sattianandsing (2019) Social Media for Development: An exploratory study of social media use in development activities by Dutch development NGOs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), MMU Business School in collaboration with HU University of Applied Sciences Utrecht.

Wood, Sophie (2019) Treasured Garments: Exploring Value in the Wardrobe. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Callaghan, Simon David (2019) Performing the Music of Roger Sacheverell Coke. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Awarded for a Collaborative Programme of Research at the Royal Northern College of Music by Manchester Metropolitan University.

Massey, Simon Anthony (2019) The Aetiology of Maths Anxiety: Identifying the Influential Factors of Year 4 Pupils’ Attitudes to Mathematics attending Schools in North West England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yarwood-Ross, Lee Hampton (2019) Facing Losses in Combat-Related Limb- Loss: A Classic Grounded Theory Study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dahwa, Charles (2019) Understanding People Management in Small and Medium Enterprises: An Entrepreneurial Learning Perspective. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lazo, Kimberly (2019) Governing the Health Commons: An Institutional Analysis and Development (Iad) Framework on Health Devolution in Greater Manchester. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Edge, Ryan S (2019) Plasticity of response by saltmarsh plants to changing environmental conditions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Vandeventer, James Scott (2019) Rhizomatic Assemblage: A diffractive ethnography on the geographical constitutiveness of organising. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Leung, Daniel D M (2019) Investigation into Life Enhancement and Positivity – Theoretical and Empirical Studies on Life Satisfaction. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wielgopolan, Dominika Marta (2019) “Beautiful, Peaceful, and Fruitful”? (Re)Creating Ruskin’s Utopia in the Wyre Forest. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Robertson, T. B. R (2019) Development of Signal Amplification By Reversible Exchange (SABRE) towards biological and forensic applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gledhill, David Charles (2019) Reconsidering History Painting. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Harding, Sam (2019) Psychological understanding of the impact of health interventions in relation to chronic conditions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gledhill, M (2019) Testing the Mere Exposure Effect in Videogaming. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lennie, Sarah-Jane (2019) Emotional (in)Authenticity: The Psychological Impact of Emotional Labour on the Police Officers of England and Wales. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Langton, Samuel Hugh (2019) Offender Residential Concentrations: A Longitudinal Study in Birmingham, England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Skinner, Sam (2019) The Old/New Observatory: An Artistic and Curatorial Enquiry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ros, Andreea Catalina (2019) ‘Haunting Memory of Contagions’: Infectious Narratives and Crisis in Liberal Biopolitics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pankhurst, Lucy (2019) Brass Bands In and Out of Context – An exploration and critical reflection of my recent creative practice, focussing on atypical works for the traditional brass band. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ibekwe, Everistus (2019) Opt-Out Model of HIV Screening- A Study in Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nigeria. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dickinson, Robert Douglas (2019) Network Entelechy: Critical Writing on Contemporary Art in North-West England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hickey, Niall Anthony (2019) The Putative Role of Pathogenic Oral Microorganisms in Chronic Kidney Disease. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Williams, Frances (2019) In a creative healthy place? Situating Arts and Health within the discourse of ‘the devolution revolution’. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al-Gazi, Maha K.A. (2019) Exploring RNA Expression in Spermatozoa. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Morrison, Jacqueline (2019) Physiological and ecological effects of fencing elephants in montane forests, Kenya. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jones, Susan Mary (2019) Artists’ livelihoods: the artists in arts policy conundrum. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fox, Graeme (2019) Developments in Next-Generation Sequencing and Bioinformatics for Ecological Genetics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Oligbu, Godwin (2019) The Impact of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccines on Invasive Pneumococcal Disease. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lichtenstein, Rachel (2019) Contemporary British Place Writing: Origins, Definitions, New directions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Charlston, Linda Mary (2019) Towards a Sympoietic Art Practice with Plants. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ikin, Caroline (2019) Reading Ruskin in the garden: the designed landscape at Brantwood (1871-1900). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Messa, A. G. M. (2019) Effects of ageing, a high-fat diet and physical exercise on skeletal muscle morphology. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Clark, Oliver James (2019) On the Persuasive Power of Videogame avatars on Health-related behaviours. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shaw, David (2019) Novel Synthesis of Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Complete Combustion of Dual-Fuel Vehicular Gases Carbon Monoxide and Methane. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lozinsky, A. C. (2019) Non-Immunoglobulin-E mediated gastrointestinal food allergy in children: diagnosis, management and clinical impact. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kaushal, Vikram (2019) Situated Aesthetics: Interaction and Participation in Biofeedback Performances. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Georgiadis, Efstathios (2019) An Integrated Theoretical Model of Information Systems Success/Technology Adoption for Systems Used by Employees in the 4 And 5-Star Full-Service Hotel Sector in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McCarroll, Patricia ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2460-3602 (2019) The creation and application of Artificial Folklore as a means to explore the secondary service of Facilities Management (FM). Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Manchester.

Agunwah, A. U. C. (2019) The Role of Project Management Processes in Enhancing Entrepreneurship Through Business Growth in the North West of England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zyborska, Wanda (2019) Age Becomes Her: Redefining the Possibilities of Ageing for Women (Through Scarred Aged Skin and the Material Body). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alghamdi, A (2019) Leading School Improvement in Saudi Arabian Schools: Investigating Total Quality Management Practices. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jolley, Victoria ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0531-0521 (2019) Central Lancashire New Town: an urban vision for the North. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Porcedda, G. (2019) Effects of anthropogenic noise on reproductive success and communication of European bird species. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hudson, Rebecca Elizabeth Diane (2019) Aircraft noise and public understanding: how to improve environmental communications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2018

El-Nayal, Nabil (2018) Disruption as a Generative Principle in Fashion Design: The ‘Elizabethan Sportswear’ Collections of Nabil Nayal. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pollock, Sarah (2018) Narratives of under-representation: older Pakistani women’s accounts of their health and social care experiences. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Barnard, Matthew James (2018) Heidegger’s conception of freedom 1927-1930: guilt, transcendence, truth. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Serra, Elisa (2018) A hydrogel in combination with essential oils for oral therapy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rees, Owen (2018) Trauma in transition: moving from domestic to military service, and back again, in classical Athens. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Aljameel, Sumayh Saud (2018) Development of an Arabic conversational intelligent tutoring system for education of children with autism spectrum disorder. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kendrick, Connah (2018) Markerless facial motion capture: deep learning approaches on RGBD data. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Loach, Kirsten Sarah (2018) Independent libraries and cultural sustainability. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with The Portico Library.

Keegan, Brendan James (2018) Social Media Marketing Evaluation Decision Making Processes and the Agency-Client Relationship. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Owda, Amani Yousef (2018) Medical applications of microwave and millimetre-wave Imaging. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Riach, Martin (2018) The effect of manipulating action observation variables on corticospinal excitability using transcranial magnetic stimulation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fermor, David Sebastian (2018) Heritage and national identity in post-socialist Albania. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Drainville, Raymond A (2018) Algorithmic iconography: intersections between iconography and social media image research. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sowden, Ryann (2018) An investigation into the perceptions of “outsider” contributions to sustainable services for people with communication disabilities, in majority world countries. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kolić, Petra (2018) High performance coach education: a symbolic interactionist perspective. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Oboh, Ehinomen (2018) Materialising cultures: West African diasporan engagement with African print in Britain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Almujaydil, Mona Sulaiman (2018) Risk factors influencing vitamin D status of ethnic minority adults in northern England and the efficacy of calcifediol supplementation in 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentrations. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Campbell Barber, Fionna (2018) The time of Irish art. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Finch, Jeremy (2018) An exploration of the challenges facing critical care education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pearl, Alexander James (2018) Breakdown: mechanical dysfunction and anthropomorphism. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lapsley, Robert (2018) Where there is no path, only the travelling: psychoanalytic film theory after Deleuze. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Clark, Jacqueline Rachel (2018) Trait characteristics of centrally sensitised people with nonspecific chronic low back pain: relationships between sensory profiles, trait anxiety‐related personality types, the extent of central sensitisation symptoms and pre‐morbid lived experiences. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Vrije Universiteit Brussel.

Ntounis, Nikolaos-Foivos (2018) Place management through different lenses. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Piasecki, Jessica (2018) Exercise and circulating factors associated with skeletal muscle and bone health in older age. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Britton, Ian (2018) The use of video-based feedback in elite sport: an ethnography of practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Henry, John ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3674-8208 (2018) The Development of a Modular Framework for Serious Games and the Internet of Things. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Liverpool John Moores University.

Rolnik, Daniel Lorber (2018) Prediction of preeclampsia and its prevention with aspirin. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chesterton, Lorna Elizabeth (2018) Professional accountability and the nurse: a Heideggerian hermeneutical study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tetlow, Louise Ann (2018) The effect of conditioning films on the hygienic status of titanium based and antimicrobial surfaces. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shaubari, Ezak Fadzrin Ahmad (2018) Automatic segmentation of the human thigh muscles in magnetic resonance imaging. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Muduma, Gorden (2018) Clinical and economic impact of immunosuppressive therapy in the treatment and management of adult renal and liver transplantation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Stanbrook, Roisin (2018) The scarabaeidae dung beetles of the Aberdare National Park, Republic of Kenya: ecosystem services and factors affecting diversity and abundance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mc Loughlin, Kate (2018) Sustainable supply chain management: a case study of a sustainable chocolate supply chain network. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Phillips, Joanne (2018) An emergent methodology for public engagement in the rural landscapes of HS2. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sorte, Rossella (2018) Food, place-making and belonging among first generation south-east asian women in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fakieh, Reham Ahmed (2018) Inflation and exchange rate policies in Saudi Arabia: an inflation targeting perspective. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ben Nafa, Hanan (2018) Code-switching as an evaluative strategy: identity construction among Arabic-English bilinguals in Manchester. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chollier, Marie (2018) From stigmatisation to criminalisation: an exploratory study of the views on the criminalisation of HIV sexual transmission in England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zuway, Khaled Youssff (2018) Development of new methods of detection and quantification of controlled and new psychoactive substances (NPS) using liquid chromatography-amperometric detection (LC-AD). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bailey, Jennie Ruth (2018) For Rochdale: reading, mapping, and writing place in the era of the northern powerhouse. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mohin, Ma ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2240-464X (2018) Fatigue Crack Growth Assessment and Fatigue Resistance Enhancement of Aluminium Alloys. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Hertfordshire.

Almashali, Malak Ataaalah (2018) Expediting the confirmation of acute myocardial infarction with point of care troponin and heart fatty acid binding protein testing to facilitate early intervention in emergency department. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shafiei, Kiana (2018) Intertextual perspectives on interpretation: a study of three Iranian composers’ piano works in the context of Persian music. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University and The Royal Northern College of Music.

Little, Claire (2018) Machine learning for understanding complex, interlinked social data. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lee, Pei Shyuan (2018) A financial crime analysis methodology for financial discussion boards using information extraction techniques. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hansen, Marcus (2018) Investigating the impact of stakeholder collaboration on industry-wide enterprise risk management: a case study of the US aerial adventure industry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Algheshairy, Reham Mohammad (2018) The control of type 2 diabetes with specific references to Nigella sativa seed and Ajwa dates. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Szifris, K (2018) Philosophy in prison: An exploration of personal development. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Cambridge.

Khalfay, Amy (2018) Optimisation heuristics for solving technician and task scheduling problems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ryan, James (2018) Transaminase triggered aza-Michael approach for the enantioselective synthesis of chiral alkaloids. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alshareef, Nasser Mohammad (2018) FDI in the KSA: institutional determinants of British multinational enterprises’ location decisions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fox, Sarah (2018) “They said if you come you can’t drink. I thought, I can’t stop.” Exploring the journeys to support among women who experience co-occurring substance use and domestic abuse. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Page, Frances Carole (2018) A study exploring the factors that shape and continue to influence the personal epistemologies of student teachers of secondary English. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kaaristo, Maarja (2018) Mundane tourism mobilities on a watery leisurescape: canal boating in North West England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dennis, Joanna (2018) Co-operative academies: a transindividual possibility in individualistic times? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Skea, Derek (2018) Community based care and quality of life in learning difficulties and dementia: a research journey. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Daniels, David (2018) Watching and policing in Manchester and Salford 1880 – 1900. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hirst, David Alexander (2018) Epistemological and moral reasoning in medical ethics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Carley, Simon (2018) Technology enhanced learning in emergency medicine. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wynne, Steven John (2018) A rhetorical-discursive analysis of the institutionalisation of long term incentive plans in the UK 1992-2014. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Biagi, Scott (2018) Ethnomethodology, Brandom’s pragmatism and ordinary language philosophy: a reflection on the status of formal-analytic work. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Oliveira, Antonio Manuel (2018) Relearning architecture – sense, time, place and technology. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McGrath, Brendan Anthony (2018) Advances in multidisciplinary tracheostomy care and their impact on the safety and quality of care in the critically ill. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Anastasiou, Thekla (2018) Textures of food: diffracting eating relationships in an early years setting. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hoogenes, Jennifer (2018) Surgical education: development of curricula to optimise training and evaluate competency. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Khan, Aamar Farooq (2018) The electrochemistry of 2d hexagonal boron nitride. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Okoronkwo, Catherine Chinyere (2018) Reflections on women living with HIV/AIDS in contemporary Britain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Griffiths, Sarah Miriam (2018) Molecular approaches in conservation and ecology research in marine sponges. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mitchell, Elizabeth Sarah (2018) ‘Believe me, I remain...’: the Mary Greg collection at Manchester city galleries. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rashed, Warda Ali Salem (2018) The impact of vocabulary learning strategy instruction on Libyan EFL teachers and learners. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Agneswaran, Amuda (2018) Exploring the experiences of registered intermediaries and police officers in UK of working with adult witnesses with intellectual disabilities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Croston, Michelle (2018) An interpretative phenomenological analysis of how HIV nurses elicit patients' concerns. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Delfour-Peyrethon, Brice (2018) HiPIMS plasma diagnostic to study the repeatability of low temperature deposition of crystalline titania. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mgbeahuruike, Leonard Udochi (2018) An investigation into soil pollution and remediation of selected polluted sites around the globe. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Halliday, Richard (2018) The transferware engraver: training, practice and scope at the Spode Works. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brown, Andrew David (2018) The influence of site, bulk metal composition and individual particle structure on bioaccessibility of road dust. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Elyas, Hanadi Abdulhamid (2018) An exploration of stakeholder perspectives on primary school food provision in Medina, Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yianni, Chris (2018) A study investigating the landscape of sport, health and fitness and its impact on society. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Whitton, Peter David (2018) The new university: space, place and identity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lawrence, Peter John (2018) How to create a saltmarsh: understanding the roles of topography, redox and nutrient dynamics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

De La Salle, Barbara John (2018) The development of performance assessment tools to improve the quality of diagnosis and monitoring of haemoglobinopathy disorders. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alhabeeb, Abdullah (2018) Factors affecting the success of e-learning processes in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hatrash, Hamad Omar (2018) Corporate finance practices and corporate governance effect on firm performance and information leakage in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tajammal, Fariha (2018) Gender inequalities in education: a case study of the girls’ stipend programme in Punjab, Pakistan. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wullems, Jorgen Antonin (2018) The influence of sedentary behaviour on muscle-tendon properties and resultant postural balance in older adults. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Malik, Mohammed Saqalain (2018) Male body image across the life course: a mixed methods study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McWilliams, David Joseph (2018) The role of rehabilitation in improving short and long term outcomes for survivors of critical illness. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Austin, Catrin Rebeca (2018) Role of MCRP in the clinical management and the pathophysiology of the acute coronary syndromes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Clark, Stephen Andrew (2018) Genotypic and phenotypic assays to improve strain coverage assessments of sub-capsular meningococcal vaccines. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al-Saffar, Mazin ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1356-8979 (2018) Toward an integrated smart sustainable urbanism framework in the historic centre of Baghdad. (Old Rusafa as a case study). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hewitt, Brett Michael (2018) The development, validation and demonstration of an automated rodent tracker and whisker detector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wajid, Nauman (2018) A critical analysis of the relationship between marketing agencies and their clients in the banking and telecom service sector in Pakistan. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jurack, Brigitte (2018) Why bother? Uncertainty, awkwardness and bravado in the sculptural representation of youth. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Parkinson, Clive (2018) Social justice, inequalities, the arts and public health: weapons of mass happiness? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Reynolds, Rachael Amy (2018) Predictive modelling of climate change impacts on disease dynamics in Tanzania. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yusof, Nor Juliana Mohd (2018) Human-focused quality management (HFQM) framework towards performance excellence for Malaysian ready-to-wear garment industry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alharbi, Hend Faisal H (2018) The Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Markers of Glycaemia, Lipidaemia and Oxidative Stress in Saudi Men with Poorly-Controlled Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ryan, Declan John (2018) The modulatory effects of sedentary behaviour and physical activity on older adults’ cardiovascular/metabolic profiles. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Almuslem, Wafa Hashem (2018) The sympathetic nervous system effects of spinal mobilisations in those with and without chronic low back pain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Stone, Daniel Phillip (2018) Examining William Bickerton: a forgotten latter day prophet. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brubacher, Kristina (2018) Towards the design of sports compression garments with controlled pressure. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fletcher, Zoe Grace (2018) Designing for breed: a design-oriented toolkit for understanding purebred British wool for knitwear. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hughes, Oliver Thomas Wesley (2018) Orchid – mycorrhiza relationships, propagation of terrestrial and epiphytic orchids from seed. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ikoniadou, Mary (2018) Image and text in the construction of Greek national imaginaries. Pyrsos magazine in the GDR, 1961–1968. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bogota, Andrea Avila (2018) Home-based exercise in patients with coronary heart disease: effects on physical fitness and physical activity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University and KU Leuven.

Sims, David Thomas (2018) A neuromuscular and kinematic description of human adults with achondroplasia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Balhouq, Hana Suhbi Ali (2018) Vocabulary learning strategies of English majors in Libyan higher education: an analytic survey with special reference to stimulated recall methodology. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al-Mualla, Sheikh Faisal Bin Abdul-Aziz (2018) The role of tacit knowing in organizational routines. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Almawishir, Naeimah Fahad (2018) The role of institutional support in influencing SME growth: the case of Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Greig, Karen (2018) Raising the volume of the tutor voice in student engagement: a thematic analysis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Azhar, Wedad (2018) The effects of vitamin D deficiency on atherosclerosis status in Saudi Arabia dwellers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ciudad, Elisa Roldan (2018) Design and development of new ligament implants. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Heyes, Kim (2018) User experiences of online community support for mental ill health. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Phillips, Keith (2018) A neuropsychophilosophical investigation of musical improvisation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with The Royal Northern College of Music.

Woodfine, Corinne Sarah (2018) “I’m always the unusual one”: exploring the dialogic identities of male primary teachers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dyer, Liam (2018) The London and North Western Railway Company and the Crewe Alexandra Athletic Club in the late Victorian and Edwardian periods. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nwachukwu, Joseph Ikechukwu (2018) A geospatial assessment of human exposure pathways to chemical contaminants in the environment: a cause for action in Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alzahrani, Saeed Musaid H (2018) Middle Leaders’ perspectives of leadership in primary school: comparative study between Saudi and England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Matikonis, Karolis (2018) Policy evaluation with advanced analytics: non-domestic property tax reliefs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Costantin, Patrizia (2018) Machines will watch us die: a curatorial study of the contemporaneity of digital decay. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Higginbottom, Thomas Phillip (2018) Monitoring ecosystem dynamics in semi-arid environments using multi-sensor Earth-observation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McDermott, Catherine (2018) Contemporary femininities after postfeminism: genre, affect, aesthetics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yates, Albert (2018) A theory of addiction founded on classical Greek philosophy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jacques, Matthew (2018) Neuromuscular impairments to flexibility and strength in adults with muscular dystrophy: acute response to physiotherapy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Persson, Sofia (2018) An investigation into the effectiveness of facial morphing in reducing uv exposure among women and men aged 35 years and older. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Butt, Joshua Richard (2018) Aspects of the automobile’s diffusion in the North-West of England 1896-1939. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Morfill, Sally Elizabeth (2018) One among your moments: the myrioramic potential of drawing translation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Curry, Collette (2018) A framework for developing a conversational agent to improve normal age- associated memory loss and increase subjective wellbeing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Forster, Andrew (2018) Field book: environmental activism and contemporary lyric poetry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alshamrani, Nada Saleh (2018) Trust as an influencer of the intention to use mobile banking smartphone application in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Binsaleh, Naif (2018) Novel thienopyridines as anti-platelet agents. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Campbell, Helen (2018) The role of national surveillance data in meningococcal conjugate vaccine programmes in England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chatzidamianos, Theodoros (2018) The effectiveness of a community-based exercise and educational programme on depression in Greek population with Parkinson’s disease. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cooper, Callum Elliot (2018) A parapsychological inquiry into purportedly anomalous telecommunication phenomena with considerations of their contribution to the survival hypothesis debate. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Maghamis, Faisal (2018) Service dominant logic (SDL), service exchange and mutual value creation – a case study from Middle-East’s telecommunication industry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marshall, Ben (2018) Exploring the use of combined action observation and motor imagery for improving eye-hand coordination in children with developmental coordination disorder. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O’Neill, Cara-Jane (2018) My, your, our stories: a processual investigation of artistic interventions with everyday ceramic objects. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Scimone, Antony Damien (2018) Development of novel methods for the determination of antimicrobial capabilities of photocatalytic titania coatings. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Trethowan, Liam Andrew (2018) Phytogeography and the stoichiometric niche: exploring their interplay in Sulawesi. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Royal Botanic Gardens Kew.

Stephens, Michelle (2018) Coded cloth: how a generative digital design process for jacquard weave can reanimate historical pattern archives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ogilvie, Helen (2018) Student narratives of drinking and transition to university. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bin Ateeq, Yazeed Abdulaziz I (2018) Assessing for the volatility of the Saudi, Dubai and Kuwait stock markets: time series analysis (2005-2016). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Beck, Jessica Claire (2018) The women musicians of south place ethical society, 1887 – 1927. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University in collaboration with Conway Hall Ethical Society.

Hulme, Matthew Carl (2018) New psychoactive substances – new analytical challenges and approaches. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Combe, Fraser (2018) Conservation genetics and ecology of the hazel dormouse. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wilson-Nieuwenhuis, Joels (2018) The Interactions Between Bacteria, Platelets Bags and Platelets. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

White, Ruth (2018) A Practice-Led Investigation into the Role of the Photobook in Representing the British Working Classes Since 1975. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Thackray, Debbie (2018) “What have you done to make him so angry?”: A feminist analysis of a woman’s psychological journey through domestic abuse and coercive control. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ferrari, Elisabetta (2018) Non-Invasive Investigation of Human Foot Muscles Function. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Khanal, Praval (2018) The genetics of sarcopenia and Skeletal muscle phenotypes in Elderly Caucasian women. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2017

Moore, Gavin Raymond (2017) Lordly Power and Lordship: Earl Ranulf III of Chester, a case study, c.1181-1232. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Henderson, S (2017) Can We Fix it? Archiving and Analysing ‘Bob the Builder’ – A Resources Paradigm and Research Method. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Loughborough University.

Trillo, Derek (2017) ‘The flow of life’: photographing architecture as populated spaces. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Drinkwater, Kenneth Graham (2017) Belief in the paranormal: measurement development and evaluation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Aled (2017) Identity, decontextualisation, interconnectivity, perspective. A critical reflection upon my recent creative practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mirah, Doaa Hassan (2017) Understanding the relationship between HR practices and organizational commitment and job satisfaction of the members of Saudi Arabian universities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Javed, Sammar ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3000-936X (2017) An empirical investigation into knowledge management in pakistani think tank. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Huddersfield.

Rowley-Neale, Samuel James (2017) Development of novel catalytic solutions applied for the hydrogen evolution and oxygen reduction reactions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Harbisher, Anne (2017) Student engagement and value co-creation: a model of university and student impacts on the quality of educational outcomes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Greenaway, Jonathan (2017) Language of the sacred: the nineteenth-century gothic novel and imaginative apologetics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ouyang, Jing (2017) The influence of the English pianoforte on keyboard technique and composition from 1790 to 1826. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Toubes-Rodrigo, Mario (2017) Geomicrobiology of the basal ice layer at Svínafellsjökull glacier, SE Iceland. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kiziltunali, Gizem (2017) New frameworks in deconstructivist fashion: its categorization in three waves, application of the notions of plasticity, de-design and the inclusion of Bora Aksu and Hussein Chalayan as the third wave Turkish deconstructivist designers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kamieniak-Rodziewicz, Joanna (2017) Development of new catalysts for methane oxidation in dual-fuel HGV engines. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Walsh, Helen (2017) A Passion for Pots: The W.A. Ismay Collection and the British Studio Pottery Movement 1955–2001. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Reifenstein, Tilo (2017) On the graphic in writing-drawing practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alhamroni, Ramadan (2017) How higher education leaders learn to lead – the shaping of professional identities: a comparison of senior academic leaders in Libya and the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Saeed, Muhammad Jasim (2017) A novel energy efficient wireless sensor network framework for object tracking. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shabaz, Khurim (2017) Aneesah: a novel methodology and algorithms for sustained dialogues and query refinement in natural language interfaces to databases. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Harrison, Christopher James (2017) Developing an evidence-based method to assess the impact of local development on moorland fringe bird populations. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lister, Devina (2017) Telling the untellable stories of women living with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ali, Kamela (2017) Signalling mechanisms associated with cyclin-dependent kinase 5 activities during angiogenesis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nambiar-Greenwood, Gayatri (2017) Culturally appropriate care: a qualitative exploration of service-users’ perspectives of nursing care. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Corcoran, SL (2017) Leaving the street? Exploring transition experiences of street-connected children and youth in Kenya. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Manchester.

McElroy, Michael (2017) Boundary condition assessment and geometrical accuracy enhancement for computational haemodynamics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Holden, Angela Carol (2017) Benbarrow: novel & process commentary. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hummel, Jonas Frederick (2017) Dialogic coding: a performance practice for co-creative computer improvisation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abdullahzadeh, Anna (2017) Investigation of the effectiveness of a mindfulness intervention with vulnerable young people. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fadel, Abdulmannan Mohamad (2017) Immunomodulatory properties of water soluble arabinoxylans from extruded rice bran and wheat pentosan in an in vitro model of human monocytes and macrophages. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wilkinson, Kenneth Anthony (2017) Risk management in Chinese supply. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kinghorn, Shane (2017) Imitations of authenticity: the uses of verbatim. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tawfiq, Kinaan Mahmood (2017) Synthesis and characterisation of organo-metallic complexes for use in applications in photochemistry and medicine. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Devenish, Christian (2017) Developing tools for improved population and range estimation in support of extinction risk assessments for Neotropical birds. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mills, Ralph (2017) Objects of delight: an investigation of miniaturisation focusing on nineteenth century mass-produced miniature objects in working class contexts. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Picascia, Stefano (2017) Agent-based modelling of urban economic and cultural dynamics under the rent-gap hypotheses. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alexiou, Artemis (2017) Graphic design, media, and gender politics: the paratext in the late 19th century feminist periodical (Britain, c. 1888 - 1899). A transdisciplinary holistic approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wood, Adam (2017) A school’s lived architecture: the politics and ethics of flexible learning spaces. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nazir, Mohammed Jameel (2017) The role of real world evidence in the cost-effectiveness analyses for pharmacological treatments in overactive bladder. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wolfenden, Andrew (2017) The effects of aircraft noise on avian communities and communication. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wren, Paula (2017) Applying and evaluating 3D bodyscanning technology and landmarking within the clothing product development process to improve garment fit for mature women aged 55+. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lewis, Elizabeth Ann (2017) Do we care enough about care workers? An exploration of human resource development in adult social care. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hewitt, Anne (2017) The development of a British assessment of inferential and idiom comprehension for 5:00 to 9:11 year-old typically-developing children. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mansor, Rania (2017) The use of the mother tongue in the teaching of English as a foreign language in Libyan higher education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Freeman, Sarah, Joanne (2017) Examining the effects of aviation NOx emissions as a short-lived climate-forcer. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alnaeem, Abdullah Saleh (2017) The instability caused by oil dependency within the banking systems of the Gulf countries: the case of KSA and Qatar. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Martinez, Daniel Moreno (2017) An investigation into the role of endothelial-derived microparticles in an in vitro model of vascular health and disease. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pincemin Johnstone, Peter (2017) The secularization of ecclesiastical privileges in medieval England and their subsequent adoption and use in Colonial America 1066-1766. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Turner, Paula Lousie (2017) A realist exploration of small firm tendering for public sector contracts: a micro-foundational study of capability. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hall, Nicola, Rachel (2017) The effects of c-reactive protein (CRP) isoforms on inflammation and wound healing processes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alexoulis-Chrysovergis, Aris Christos (2017) Investigation of novel control strategies for promoting motor learning in the upper limb with a haptic computer exercise system in able-bodied adults and those with motor impairments. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Baxter, Patrick (2017) Ghost developments on film: an experimental ethnographic exploration of place and space in post -Celtic Tiger Ireland. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gomez Ortega, Jose Luis (2017) Occupant behaviour pattern modeling and detection in buildings based on environmental sensing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rogers, Paul, John (2017) The beauty of sonic waste: the transformation of sound debris and junk objects within environmentally based compositional practice – a methodology. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Toffa-Stowe, Julia Margaret (2017) Methodological challenges in post-licensure vaccine safety studies using large routinely collected datasets. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ferreira Meireles, Susana Patricia (2017) Aberrant mechanical loading in knee osteoarthritis: model-based analysis of gait and stair negotiation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University and Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

Mestres, Ricard Sola (2017) Greener approaches for chemical synthesis – ball mill and microwave assisted synthesis of fluoxetine and duloxetine and enantioselective catalysed addition of organometallic reagents to aldehydes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Blackshaw, Sasha (2017) The manipulation of inflammation, immunity and infection by novel derivatives of halichlorine. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Blundell, Peter John (2017) The concept of ‘boundary’ within the field of counselling. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Campbell, Emma-Louise (2017) The role of exercise and amino acid supplementation in disuse-induced muscle and tendon atrophy and subsequent active recovery. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Carolan, Kate (2017) Assessment of the impact of a digital intervention on public attitudes to vaccination. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ghafir, Ibrahim (2017) A machine-learning-based system for real-time advanced persistent threat detection and prediction. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Crouch, Jason James (2017) Mediated messages: constructions of intimate communication through the use of digital technologies, and the extent to which such encounters can be conceptualised as one-to-one performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lynggaard, Henrik Eisner (2017) Learning disabilities and systemic psychotherapy: a field of rich learnings. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mackenzie, Jessica Melanie (2017) Development of an incompressible Navier-Stokes solver for moving body problems using an overset meshing approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Roberts, Jack Philip (2017) Production to consumption: the artist-dealer relationship. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wolfram, Susann (2017) Differential behaviour of the medial and lateral heads of gastrocnemius during plantarflexion: the effect of calcaneal inversion and eversion. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Guy, Laura Edith (2017) Manifestos: aesthetics and politics in queer times. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kaabeche, Nessima (2017) Transparent high barrier coatings for electronic encapsulation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

De Mynn, Rebecca (2017) An enquiry into artist development: changing policy by practising agonism in the counterpublic. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kadambari, Seilesh (2017) The impact of advances in molecular virology on the clinical epidemiology and management of central nervous system viral infections in infants. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ikpehai, Augustine (2017) Cross-layer energy efficiency of plc systems for smart grid applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Marden, Sarah Grace (2017) Rationale, identity and legacy: the collection of Maurice, fourth and last baron Egerton of Tatton Park, 1874-1958. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sanchez Puccini, Maria Beatriz (2017) The development and validation of a movement evaluation system for children with cerebral palsy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mann, Rachel (2017) The representation of fecundity and barrenness in the poetry of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Christina Rossetti, and the bible: a critical and creative interrogation of a Christian-feminist poetics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Robertson, James David (2017) Gillespie, Kidd & Coia: ecclesiastical architecture 1931-1979. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shaw, Linda Jane (2017) Heterotopia and hauntings: troubling the spaces and artefacts of early years’ education and care in England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Akhtar, Imran (2017) Dynamic managerial capabilities: the case of international student recruitment at the UK higher education institutions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Channer, Leda Richarda Walnut (2017) Nancy and Hegel: philosophies of community, singularity and relational being. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Huml, Jana Vanessa (2017) Assessing adaptive genetic variation for conservation and management of the European grayling (Thymallus thymallus). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Casey, Helen Elizabeth (2017) Visible light induced photocatalytic decomposition of odorant compounds in drinking water. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abualhamael, Zeyad Waleed H (2017) The power of productive organisational energy in relation to leadership style and job satisfaction: the context of Saudi Arabian universities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hammond, Mark Edward (2017) Urban ageing, spatial agency: generating creative agency through the medium of cohousing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jones, Susan Jane (2017) The characterisation of particulate pollution in an airport environment: Manchester international airport, UK, a case study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Witham, Gary (2017) Carer positioning in supporting someone living with cancer and dementia: a narrative approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bibbings, Kate (2017) The utility of b-mode ultrasound for the diagnosis of motor neurone disease: automated detection and analysis of muscle twitches in ultrasound Images of motor neurone disease affected participants and healthy controls. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Philip James (2017) The development of blood flow restriction training as a rehabilitation adjunct following musculoskeletal lower-limb injury. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zabuska, Anna Jasmina (2017) Burnout and engagement in music performance students. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Soler, Andres Ruiz (2017) Numerical investigation of haemodynamics in spiral-inducing grafts using Eulerian and Lagrangian frameworks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Neukirchen, Daniel (2017) Fast fashion: supply-chain management as the basis for disruptive business model innovation - a case study in the context of the theory of the firm. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Norrey, John Daniel (2017) Ecological and genetic responses of avifauna in species depauperate island ecosystems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Holt, Jenny (2017) Caught in the fabric of world landscape and documentary, a dialogic practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tengratanaprasert, Thanaporn (2017) Fostering and sustaining urban tourism systems through governance networks: a comparative analysis of England and Thailand. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Byrne, Angela Dianne (2017) “He wouldn’t be seen using it…” a critical examination of the influence of men’s facial skincare on male identity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sanchez-Requena, Alicia (2017) Audiovisual translation in foreign language education: the use of intralingual dubbing to improve speed, intonation and pronunciation in spontaneous speech. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Miguez, Diego (2017) Ultrasonography for the prediction of musculoskeletal function. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Han, Sara Li-Chou (2017) Circular economy fashion strategies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fyfe, Jan Barbara (2017) Meanwhile/becoming: a postphenomenological position exploring vision and visuality in landscape photography. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cranmer, Eleanor Elizabeth (2017) Developing an augmented reality business model for cultural heritage tourism: the case of Geevor Museum. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cahill, Clinton Barry (2017) Drawing the wake: how might illustrative drawing contribute a valid alternative reading of Finnegans wake? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Holmes, Michael Henry (2017) Comprehension based adaptive learning systems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sackville-Ford, Mark (2017) Affective school atmospheres: an adventure through lively matters. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Catherall, Paul (2017) Student perceptions on skills and learning challenges in the use of educational technology in a low-contact, blended and professional learning context: a grounded theory of ‘improvised learning’. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Blanco-Velo, Joanna (2017) Modelling mainstream consumer understanding of the ethical fashion message. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alrweg, Mohmad Salem (2017) Investigation into the performance and acoustical characteristics of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gómez, Miguel Mauricio Díaz (2017) The effects of resveratrol on endothelial function of ageing arteries. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Critchett, Clive Ian (2017) Proportion and the esoteric: Frederick Delius and his music. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mort, Lucy (2017) Migrant families and their support networks: narratives of austerity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kalyvis, Vasileios (2017) The role of trust in the patient-healthcare expert remote communication: the case of Greek healthcare private-practitioners. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lockey, Sarah Jane (2017) The genetic profiles of elite athletes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Reeves, Elaine (2017) The Development of an Objective Indicator of Occupational Stress using the Emotional Stroop Paradigm. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Roberts, Keith William (2017) Photographic interventions within the Edward Chambré Hardman portraiture archive. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Paliy, Olga (2017) Taneyev’s Influence on Practice and Performance Strategies in Early 20th Century Russian Polyphonic Music. Doctoral thesis (PhD), awarded for a Collaborative Programme of Research at the Royal Northern College of Music by the Manchester Metropolitan University.

2016

Alshewaier, Shady Abdullah (2016) Developing a standardised preoperative physiotherapy programme to improve the outcomes of patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in Riyadh (KSA). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Molder, Anna (2016) Computer vision for sequential non-invasive microscopy imaging cytometry with applications in embryology. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Petrovic, Milos (2016) Biomechanics and the metabolic cost of walking in people with diabetes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University and KU Leuven.

Hobbs, Georgina (2016) Wellbeing: a theoretical and empirical study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Heffernan, SM (2016) Molecular genetic characteristics of elite rugby union athletes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alsalim, Monirah (2016) A comparison case study of teachers’ perceptions of technology and multimodality in England and Kuwait. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bampouras, Theodoros M. (2016) Assessment of muscle activation capacity: methodological considerations of muscle mechanics and implications for testing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Scanlon, Julie (2016) Listening to boys write – an exploration of the complex relationship between 10 year-old boys’ writing practices and their evolving identities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Soans, Sonia (2016) Gendered narratives of alcohol/drug consumption and violent nationalism in India. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Almobarak, Fhaied Khalaf (2016) Exploring the perspectives of nurses, physicians, and healthcare administrators in Saudi Arabian hospitals on palliative care and palliative care nursing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

De Melker Worms, Jonathan (2016) Effects of fear and attention on human balance control. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University & Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam.

Daly, Timothy Michael (2016) Towards a fugitive press: materiality and the printed photograph in artists’ books. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Timewell, Alex (2016) Thinking frames in popular music education - musical objects and identity in rehearsal: learning to psychoanalyse musicianship. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zeinolabediny, Yasmin (2016) The role of p17 protein in development of HIV associated neurocognitive disorder. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Heyes, Graeme ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8073-1975 (2016) The potential for sustainable business model innovation: a case study of the airport retail sector in a low-carbon society. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Buckingham, Fiona Jane (2016) Detecting human comprehension from nonverbal behaviour using artificial neural networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Murray, Jill (2016) Exploring the generative mechanisms in a retail manager’s learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nyoni, Green Agrippah (2016) Exploring the problems and possibilities of capacity building in refugee organisations: the case of Manchester refugee support network (MRSN). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mansfield, Laura (2016) The island as a model for the interpretation and development of exhibitions of contemporary art beyond a gallery setting. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nevin, Clare Augusta (2016) Effects of lifestyle and environment on human sperm. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dixon, Jay Anthony (2016) Hypophosphorous acid as a precursor to various organophosphorus compounds. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Weise, Florian Johannes (2016) An evaluation of large carnivore translocations into free-range environments in Namibia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Woolham, Simon Anthony (2016) In search of the shortcuts: walking and narrative in physical, virtual and psychological space. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gu, James Xi (2016) Fault detection and diagnosis of a multistage helical gearbox using magnitude and phase information from vibration signals. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bushnaq, Taqwa Abdulraheem (2016) Diet and lifestyle factors associated with vitamin D status in healthy women living in the United Kingdom and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Horne, Maxine (2016) Care to dance: listening, watching, dancing and reflecting the practice of a community arts and health dance artist working with older people. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Goldstraw, Katy (2016) Operationalising love within austerity: an analysis of the opportunities and challenges experienced by the voluntary and community sector in Greater Manchester under the coalition government (2010-2015). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davison, Adrian Keith (2016) Micro-facial movement detection using spatio-temporal features. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Annorbah, Nathaniel N.D (2016) Assessing distribution, abundance and impacts of trade and habitat change in western populations of African grey parrot (psittacus erithacus). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kettle, Alice Margaret (2016) Creating a space of enchantment; thread as a narrator of the feminine. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cowan, Philip (2016) Persistence of vision: film authorship and the role of the cinematographer (with a case study of Gregg Toland). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Miller, Louise Kimberley (2016) Implementation of point-of-care testing: current applications and the impact on patient experience. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Thomason, Geoffrey Edward (2016) Brodsky and his circle: European cross-currents in Manchester chamber concerts, 1895-1929. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Atkin, Susan (2016) Loose fit? The impact of the Manchester music scene on youth fashion 1986 to 1996. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al Saleh, Ahmed Youssef (2016) Developing a model to predict the performance of small and medium-sized enterprises: the case of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mahamued, Bruktawit Abdu (2016) Designing a rangeland to preserve Africa’s most endangered mainland bird and a people’s way of life. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Norton, Naomi Claire (2016) Health promotion in instrumental and vocal music lessons. The teacher’s perspective. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University and Royal Northern College of Music.

Al-Dabbagh, S (2016) The effect of lymphocytes secretome on skeletal muscle stem cells regeneration with ageing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Derbyshire, Alan (2016) How will the sustainability aspiration of the 2007 constitution of Montenegro be realised in the developing architectural and urban form of the Boka Kotorska region? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dadswell, Clare Elizabeth (2016) The kinematic factors associated with elite level pistol shooting performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jordon, John David (2016) The work programme: making welfare work? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dougill, Gary (2016) Mechanical behaviours of intervertebral discs: clinical implications of loading, injury and treatment. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lillie, John (2016) Mesoporous silica nanoparticle incorporation of essential oils onto synthetic textiles for tailored antimicrobial activity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Oushah, Hakima (2016) The influence of exercise, smoking cessation and ageing on the level of advance glycation endproducts. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sprackland, Jean (2016) Creative writing on place and nature. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bradley, Joff Peter Norman (2016) Zerrissenheit and schizoanalysis: philosophy, pedagogy and media ecology in the Japanese context. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jackson, Veronica Mary (2016) Metropolitan-Vickers: Arthur Fleming’s influence on the origins and evolution of apprentice training and technical education, with particular reference to female college and student apprentices between 1945-1967. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mohammed, Muna Saeed Fareh (2016) Nursing services and training in South Arabia during the late British colonial period: 1950-1967. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hilton, John Anthony (2016) The post-reformation catholic community in the North of England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Spencer, John Maurice (2016) Creative risk and ethics: the pedagogy of media practice and the visual arts within UK higher education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Belkhair, Sama Salem (2016) Antimicrobial properties of Ag zeolites and Ag zeolite containing polymers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alshoweir, Noorah (2016) The effect of cold water immersion on recreationally active young adults and the recovery of elite rugby players after intense eccentric exercise. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Batunlu, Canras (2016) Thermal characterisation and reliability analysis of power electronic devices in wind and solar energy systems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chryssoulakis, Michael (2016) Resuming the narrative: the presence of romantic ideals in modern jazz piano. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ramos, Jorgelina (2016) Mechanisms underlying the age-related changes in muscle contractile properties. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University and KU Leuven.

Roberts, Amber (2016) ‘Views grim but splendid’ - the urban image of North-West English industrial towns. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kratz, Martin Ulrich (2016) Touching the untouchable: the language of touch in the poetry of Michael Symmons Roberts. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jones, David (2016) An exploration of embodied narrative in ceramic vessels. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Boyd, Craig (2016) A profile of soccer for athletes with cerebral palsy and traumatic brain injury: with special reference to classification. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Irving, Adam (2016) River novel & complementary discourses. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sinclair, Malcolm David (2016) The identification of fundamental law and its basic principles. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Vernon, John (2016) Teaching nursing students using an adaptation of the spirit of motivational interviewing: an action research case-study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bagley, Liam John (2016) Adaptations to sprint interval training and comparisons of gender response. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sharp, Frank (2016) The mental health nurse’s understanding of the relationship difficulties experienced with male patients diagnosed with personality disorder as defined within DSM-IV. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gredecki, Neil (2016) ‘Crafting time’: constructions of the staff-prisoner relationship. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Han, Dai-In (2016) The development of a quality function deployment (QFD) model for the implementation of a mobile augmented reality (AR) tourism application in the context of urban heritage tourism. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Teklemariam, Aron (2016) A finite element approach to study skeletal muscle tissue. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tsiakkas, Andreas (2016) Screening for preeclampsia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gough, Suzanne (2016) The use of simulation-based education in cardio-respiratory physiotherapy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hopkins, Ana Rosa (2016) Back-story in contemporary sculptural practice: from materials to incorporation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Willis, Suzi (2016) A longitudinal study of the language and memory profiles of children with hearing impairment who exhibit language learning difficulties. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Kim (2016) Teacher education in England undone: developing teacher educator agency through theory and practice. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Victoria, Hardy (2016) Telling tales: the development and impact of digital stories and digital storytelling in healthcare. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mouratidou, Maria (2016) Exploring careers in austerity through the lens of the kaleidoscope career model: the case of the Hellenic public sector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bambrick, Scott Francis (2016) A conceptualisation of supply chain effectiveness. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Evans, Jeffrey G.M (2016) The criminal prosecution of inter-male sex 1850-1970: a Lancashire case study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Siefert, Justin (2016) Chatting Sri Lanka: powerful communications in colonial times. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ellis, Cecilia (2016) A case study of the implications of a workplace closure for the psychological contract. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hartshorne, Ian (2016) Painting in a digital forest. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Qadhi, Alaa Hatim (2016) The effect of vitamin D3 supplementation on markers of glycaemia, lipidaemia and oxidative stress in Saudi women with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rodrigues, Cristina (2016) My country through our eyes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wright, Julie Margaret (2016) Using real stories to capture informal carers’ perceptions of effective interprofessional working. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tupikovskaja-Omovie, Zofija (2016) Consumer perceived benefits and value in apparel m-retail. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bratchford, Gary (2016) Visual activism in Israel, the occupied Palestinian territories and Gaza. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abbas, Syed Muhammad Ali (2016) Design and analysis of social network systems (SNS). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davies, Jonathan Christopher (2016) Exploring the inherent conflict between the internationalisation and carbon management agendas in the UK higher education sector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Whiting, Stephen John (2016) Capsaicinoids – a potential role for weight management. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Elmaazi, Areej (2016) Assessment of the dynamic disc model in the cervical spine: the role of McKenzie’s conceptual model of disc displacement. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2015

Hughes, Steven Scott (2015) Performance measurement system for a lean production strategy: a case study of a strategic business unit in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Baylis-Green, Caroline (2015) Queer subjectivities, closeting and non-normative desire in nineteenth-century women’s poetry and life writing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alkhouli, Daliah (2015) Employment policy for people with disabilities in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Syngelaki, Argyro (2015) Screening for pregnancy complications at 11-13 weeks’ gestation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Leightley, Daniel (2015) 3D human action recognition and motion analysis using selective representations. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Seidelmann, Lukas Josef Wilfried (2015) Atmospheric pressure dielectric barrier discharges for the surface modification of polypropylene. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alolyan, Asma Ali (2015) The perceived impact of the internet on family and social relations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fielding, Stuart John (2015) Cellular processes in the induction of embryonic stem cell differentiation into neural crest cell derivatives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Skritsovali, Konstantina (2015) Corporate social responsibility. A critical case study in the UK electricity industry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Assas, Roaa Ibrahim (2015) Designing an e-philanthropic website for the Saudi user. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Morad, Sabariah Binti (2015) An exploration of a teaching school programme in Malaysia: towards democratic education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Henry, Veronica (2015) Mind the gap: academically successful African Caribbean heritage students, learning identities and the cultural assets mediating learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wallace, SJ (2015) Developing Methods to Measure Sentence Severity and Assess Disparity in Sentencing in the Criminal Courts of England and Wales. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Lancaster University.

Bostock, Emma Louise (2015) Building physiological reserve in immobilisation: does nutritional supplementation work? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Curington, David (2015) Composing with theories of emotion in music: a critical commentary. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Guthrie, Shandon Lou (2015) A new metaphysics for Christian demonology: psychodynamic immaterialism. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kalaitzi, Athanasia (2015) The causal relationship between exports and economic growth: time series analysis for UAE (1975-2012). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Oh, Yim-Taek (2015) Passive and active drag of paralympic swimmers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Menzies, Kathleen (2015) Academic attitudes to new media in UK higher education: an interdisciplinary study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wagner, Bernhard (2015) People like us? People like them? Contemporary media representations of social class. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rudman, Thomas Matthew (2015) Archives of defeat? A historical materialist analysis of the theological turn of Alain Badiou. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McCormick, Samantha (2015) Ashes to art, dust to diamonds: the incorporation of human cremation ashes into objects and tattoos in contemporary British practices. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Franklin, Zoe Claire (2015) The role of personality type in the management of chronic musculoskeletal pain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Josefsson, Magnus Yngvi (2015) Social foundations of sense making: four case studies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pearce, David Matthew (2015) Semantic sentence similarity incorporating linguistic concepts. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alkahtani, Aishah Abdulaziz (2015) Managing change in King Abdullah project Saudi secondary education: participant perspectives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Karanikola, Ioanna (2015) Human capital investment for front-line non managerial employees in the hospitality sector in Dubai (U.A.E.). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Green, Leanne (2015) Advertising war: pictorial publicity, 1914 - 1918. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Doslikova, Katerina (2015) Biomechanics of knee osteoarthritis during stair negotiation: mechanisms and intervention strategies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

James, Gary (2015) The emergence, development and establishment of association football in Manchester. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Noori, Zaid Izzadin Mohammed (2015) Arabic goal-oriented conversational agents using semantic similarity techniques. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lachkovic, Julie Maria (2015) Outcomes for children with delayed language development: does temperament make a difference? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Duncan, Cheryll (2015) Music and musicians in the equity and common-law courts of England, 1690–1760. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kramer, Christoper (2015) Foreign subsidiaries in Brazil: location determinants for high value-added activities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zhang, Zhengxiao (2015) Extraction optimization, structure modification and immunomodulatory activity in vitro for arabinoxylans from cereals. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ballak, Samson Ben (2015) Structure-function relationship and plasticity in old mouse muscle. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Thomas, Richard Gough (2015) Scepticism and experience in the educational writing of William Godwin. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Arshad, Aneela (2015) Analysis and control of emissions arising from stabilised polypropylene and the incorporated additives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shaheen, Noshina (2015) The impact of dysfunctions in telomere capping on ageing and cellular senescence. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kaleem, Mohammed (2015) Methodology and algorithms for Urdu language processing in a conversational agent. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bhabha, Hashim (2015) A new generation of high stiffness rotational moulding materials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dorrian, Henry Joseph (2015) Hierarchical graphs and oscillator dynamics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cunningham, Ryan (2015) The application of b-mode ultrasonography for analysis of human skeletal muscle. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McLoughlin, John (2015) Development of a conceptual framework with a smart database for fabric sewability. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zagorianakos, Andonis (2015) The study of intuition as an objectifying act from a Husserlian perspective, in the cases of three prospective teachers of mathematics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sykes, Lewis Jeremy (2015) The augmented tonoscope towards a deeper understanding of the interplay between sound and image in visual music. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al-Marsoomi, Faaza Abduljabar (2015) The development of a framework for semantic similarity measures for the Arabic language. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alobaidi, Omar (2015) Arabic conversational agent for modern Islamic education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Richards, Michael (2015) Confessions of a community psychologist: the tale of a group of men challenging the perceptions of learning difficulties and health promotion. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Stebbings, Georgina K. (2015) Genetics of skeletal muscle strength and its determinants in healthy, untrained males. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Farrington, Timothy (2015) An investigation into the occurrence and effects of sports induced maxillofacial injuries: mouthguards as protective modalities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Haleem, Muhammad Salman (2015) Automatic extraction of retinal features to assist diagnosis of glaucoma disease. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wagner, Karen Susan (2015) Diphtheria epidemiology in the UK and Europe. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jackson, Aaron Isaac (2015) Narrating England: Tolkien, the twentieth century, and English cultural self-representation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Greenall, Paul Vincent (2015) The investigation, assessment and formulation of stranger sexual violence. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ostovarpour, Soheyla (2015) Development and characterisation of photocatalytic surfaces that are active under fluorescent light. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Moss, Andrew David (2015) The impact of endurance exercise intensity on local and systemic hormonal and cytokine responses in the recreationally active young and old. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Harper, Malcolm Roy (2015) How professional service managers in higher education understand leadership. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Teay, Siew Hon (2015) An autonomous and intelligent system for rotating machinery diagnostics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Foster, Christopher William (2015) The assembly and modification of screen-printed platforms for electroanalytical applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al Qaisi, Mayada (2015) The effects of vitamin D3 (1α,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3) on the haematopoietic differentiation of stem cells in murine in vitro studies and human in vivo studies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bull, Mike (2015) The development of social enterprise in the UK. Some operational and theoretical contributions to knowledge. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Menegon, Michele (2015) The herpetofauna of the Eastern Afromontane: evolutionary history, biogeography and conservation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fowler, Mark Thomas (2015) Mental models and meaning: an analysis into the validity of Philip Johnson-Laird’s adoption of Peircean iconism. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chung, Hyunsook (2015) Governmentality in educational development: education, development and the role of ICT. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Talat, Usman (2015) An exploration of the workers emotional experience during organisational change: a qualitative study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Holmes, Hannah Louise (2015) An analysis of the impact of fair trade: a case study of tea producers in the central province of Sri Lanka. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Larkin, Bethany Alexandria Jane (2015) Bloodstain pattern analysis: scratching the surface. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Crosby-Grayson, Nicola Jane (2015) Schematic and symbolic hypotyposis in Kant’s critical works. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bermingham, Susan Hazel (2015) Problematising the concept of ‘personal geography’ within initial teacher education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Loos, Christoph M (2015) The palace at 3 a.m. (ordo inversus) a woodcut (re-)invention in resonance with Merleau-Ponty's 'chiasma'. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chan, Koon Lin Eunice (2015) The relaxation effect of nature images and coloured light on healthy people and hospital patients in China. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Allan, Hannah Elizabeth (2015) The archival context of contemporary practice: how might temporal artistic process function as trace within the archive? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hallihan, Mark (2015) The biological subject: reworking Judith Butler’s theory of gender performativity through Henri Bergson’s matter and memory. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Elabani, Suaad M (2015) Attitudes to and perceptions of domestic violence against women in an Arab community: a case study of Libyan migrants in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Earl, Cassie (2015) An exploration of popular education from Occupy! London to the university: making hope possible in the face of neoliberal enclosure? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Murphy, Neil Anthony (2015) The influence of media representations on mental health practitioners. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Patel, Rajesh (2015) The role of reflective practice in educating about race, identity and difference. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Holt, Maxine Lily (2015) Understanding health across different settings: a nursing journey. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jackson, David (2015) Digital games as collaborative story-writing platforms. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Delves, Peter Samuel (2015) Simulation study investigating the novel use of drive torque vectoring for dynamic post-impact vehicle control. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Micallef Grimaud, Jean Pierre (2015) Small state governmental capacities and strategies to influence the EU decision-making process: a case study of Malta. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mchouh, Najibeh Rajab (2015) The effect of recasting nickel chromium and cobalt chromium alloys on the quality of fixed prosthodontic devices. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O'Reilly, Dean (2015) A feasibility study on the application of polarimetric decomposition algorithms to the detection of concealed weapons. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dresser, Paul (2015) Understanding prevent policing through dispositif and reflexive risk. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ireland, Alexander Douglas (2015) Bone mechanoadaptation and the influence of muscular action on bone across the lifespan. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lobo, Prem (2015) Impact of alternative fuels on the PM emissions characteristics of gas turbine engines. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ng, Choon Ching (2015) Face age estimation using wrinkle patterns. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Piasecki, Matthew John (2015) Motor unit characteristics in young and old skeletal muscle. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Twine, Christine (2015) The use of trend forecasting in the product development process. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Svenson, Lawrence Walter (2015) The evolving use of administrative health data for quantifying burden of illness. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Patel, Ajay (2015) The regulation and enforcement of nutrition and health claims for food. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Watson, Jennifer Ann (2015) Patient and professional perspectives on living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lallement, Maxime Thadee Rene (2015) Power over life from Agamben to Foucault: an examination of the question of sovereignty. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hutchinson, Simon James (2015) Investigation of late time response analysis for security applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Luckson, Manju (2015) Exploring the research culture of nurses and allied health professionals (AHPS) in a research focused and a non-research focused healthcare organisation in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Daniels, John (2015) Evidence based practice in sport development: a realistic evaluation of a sport and physical activity strategy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Baines, Jenny (2015) Repeat frame: how to do things with film. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Walsh, Vincent (2015) Developing a whole system approach to urban farming in an area of high deprivation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Connolly, Barry (2015) An investigation into how social media consumer engagement can be used by e-SME brands to develop trust and build brand reputation, with new and existing customers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Okunola, Olaseni Muritala (2015) Users’ experience of e-government services: a case study based on the Nigeria immigration service. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

van Ginkel, Sander Leonard (2015) The effect of exercise and ace inhibition on angiotensin II. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alfayez, Fayez (2015) A wireless sensor network system for border security and crossing detection. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Griffiths, John Edward (2015) Masculinities, social capital and men’s experiences of chronic ill health. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rosenburgh, Angus Ewan (2015) Restoration and recovery of Sphagnum on degraded blanket bog. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shukur, Ali (2015) The influence of nanomaterial uptake on small arterial function. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Menichino, Gillian (2015) Narrative musical structures: a composer’s perspective on form, process and product. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Twiss, James (2015) Modern psychometrics and the design and application of patient-reported outcome measures. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mertena, Ilze (2015) Tourists’ embodied transport experiences of travelling by train. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Frost, Mark Stuart (2015) Multifunctional nanomaterials designed for the detection and removal of priority contaminant substances from waste and drinking water. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Allen, Maria Lucy (2015) Employee voice, equal opportunities and workplace outcomes: an analysis of UK workplaces. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Valle, Simon (2015) Population viability and conservation of grey parrots psittacus erithacus on the island of Príncipe, Gulf of Guinea. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Jamie P (2015) Forensic electrochemistry: developing electrochemical sensors for the detection of illicit compounds. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jones, David Edmund (2015) The influence of farm size and related social factors on survival and failure in arable and dairy farming in interwar England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Christian, Jack (2015) An investigation into (1) the philosophical underpinnings of a possible deep ecology form of community accounting for nature and (2) a potential accounting resource for the same. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nazhad, Niazi (2015) Antiglycation and antioxidant properties of Momordica charantia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Paddock, Katie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1264-5845 (2015) The impact of the transition to a care home on residents' sense of identity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Manchester.

2014

Simpson, K (2014) Support for the European Union and the Role of Inequality: a Cross-National Examination and the Case of the Republic of Ireland. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Kent.

Banyamin, Ziad (2014) Novel photovoltaic solar power generating diode. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Scott, Helen (2014) Putting the “critical” into critical studies in art education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kalungu, Jokastah Wanzuu (2014) Gender and climate change adaptation in Kenya. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Thompson-Bell, Jacob (2014) Deconstructed narratives: a composer's perspective on form, process and review. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Oldfield, Samantha-Jayne (2014) Narratives of Manchester pedestrianism: using biographical methods to explore the development of athletics during the nineteenth century. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fletcher, Simon (2014) Touch as problematic practice: PE teachers in the context of risk society. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hicks, Kirsty-Marie (2014) The influence of sex, patella tendon properties and the oral contraceptive pill on markers of exercise-induced muscle damage. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Handsaker, Joseph Charles (2014) Why are patients with diabetic peripheral neuropathy more likely to fall? An examination of the underpinning biomechanical mechanisms of locomotion and the influence of intervention. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alshammari, Dina (2014) Role of citicoline in modulation of angiogenesis and apoptosis in vascular/human brain microvessel endothelial cells. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Richards, Emma-Ruth (2014) Music and architecture: a composer’s perspective on form, process and product. Doctoral thesis (PhD), The Royal Northern College of Music in collaboration with Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davies, Karen Elizabeth (2014) Parents’ and speech and language therapists’ roles in intervention for pre-school children with speech and language needs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Crawford, Susanna Ruth (2014) The effect of sex, age and ethnicity on craniofacial bone mineral density. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mokhtarzadeh, Amir A (2014) Knowing otherness: the experience of doing educational ethnography in a Chinese community. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cureton, Paul (2014) Drawing in landscape architecture: fieldwork, poetics, methods, translation and representation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Leib, Thomas (2014) The role of destination image and personality in co-branding of Baltic region tourism destinations – a case of Germany as a source market. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Benjama, Ahmeda Ibrahim (2014) Effect of glycated opticin on angiogenesis: mechanism & relevance to proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wilson, Sheila Marie (2014) Narrative study of how non-qualified volunteers and ex-drug users make the transition to paid employment in the substance misuse field. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brownridge, Adam Mark (2014) Real-time motion capture for analysis and presentation within virtual environments. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gould, Nicholas Mark (2014) Formalising cartographic generalisation knowledge in an ontology to support on-demand mapping. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ferguson, Craig James (2014) Diagnosing acute heart failure in the emergency department. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abuarqoub, Abdelrahman (2014) Cooperative mobility maintenance techniques for information extraction from mobile wireless sensor networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sihvonen, Mikko (2014) Public service priorities in transition: catering for minority interests in the public service media environments of the UK and Finland. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fullwood, Roger William (2014) An investigation of the factors that influence knowledge sharing between academics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cheng, Zhi Hui (2014) Impact parameters in an entrepreneurial career determination model from cognition and social network perspectives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Purcell, Christina (2014) Temporary agency workers in the French car industry: working under a new variant of 'despotism' in the labour process. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lloveras, Javier (2014) Heterotopian markets for degrowth: an ethnographic inquiry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sharaf, Hanaa (2014) Role of advanced glycation endproducts in breast cancer. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rossiter, Rowena Jane (2014) Research to practice and people with learning disabilities: better services (1971) to transforming care (2012) - 40 years on, are services any better? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

El-Fallah, Mohamed (2014) The development of the Libyan health system to improve the quality of the health services. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Guery, Frederique (2014) Learning to be a public service interpreter: boundaries, ethics and emotion in a marginal profession. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lawson, Helen Sarah (2014) Educators’ responses to key top-down citizenship education related initiatives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cardoso, Raquel Braga da Silva Morais (2014) The fate of contaminants in urban soils and sediments: novel assessments and implications for risks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sappleton, Natalie Anne (2014) The segregation stereotyping bind: social networks and resource acquisition among men and women business owners in gender typical and atypical sectors. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kelly, Dominic Peter (2014) Philosophy and poetry: the meaning of history in Heidegger’s thought. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Colling, Samantha (2014) The aesthetic pleasures of girl teen film. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brindley, Christina Michelle (2014) Images of female piety and the development of post-reformation Catholicism in the diocese of Chester, c.1558 - c.1625. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dos Anjos, Pablo Lucas (2014) Conventional social behaviour amongst microfinance clients. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Theodoridis, Constantinos (2014) Strategic retail location decision-making under uncertainty: an application of complexity theory in the Greek retailing sector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Morris, Rohan Michael (2014) Assessing vulnerability to psychotic illness amongst cannabis users: correlates, discriminating factors and scale development. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Flavell, Jonathan Charles (2014) An investigation into the directional and amplitude aspects of an internal model of gravity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Osathanunkul, Khukrit (2014) Semantic similarity framework for Thai conversational agents. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kulczyk-Malecka, Justyna (2014) Diffusion Studies in Toughenable Low-E Coatings. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zorba, Ioanna (2014) The Management and Role of Library E-Presence: A Study Into British Academic Library Websites. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Crellin, Jason Ian Boyd (2014) Schizo-gothic subjectivity: H.P. Lovecraft and William S. Burroughs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Meckel, PingPing (2014) The role of business incubators in developing entrepreneurship. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Crossley, Matthew James (2014) Fitness landscape-based analysis of nature-inspired algorithms. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Stevenson, Andrew (2014) How do newly arrived international students develop meaningful attachments to and emplaced knowledge of their new city? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wickens, David John (2014) Nanocomposite zirconium nitride/silver coatings to combat external bone fixation pin infections. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sachs Simpson, Adah (2014) The abused and the abuser(s): attachment relationship in dissociative identity disorder. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yarwood, Gemma Anne (2014) ‘I feel so tired I could sleep for days’: discourse, gender and working parents in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davidge, Gail (2014) For “getting it”: an ethnographic study of co-operative schools. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Roni, Naheed Nawazesh (2014) Entrepreneurship as an opportunity for disabled people: an exploration of business start-up experiences and resources. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McCormick, Sheree Ann (2014) Congruency of eye movement metrics across motor simulation states: implications for motor (re)learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al Hakami, Husain (2014) Evaluation of setting a legal minimum age of marriage as a method of preventing zawaj al-gaserat in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Aldridge, Nicholas Iain (2014) The arrival of mimesis and methexis in the enquiries of Jean-Luc Nancy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hyde, Susan Margaret (2014) Understanding dimensionality in health care. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Franchi, Martino V. (2014) Mechanisms of human skeletal muscle remodeling in response to concentric and eccentric loading paradigms. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Penny, David John (2014) Pictures of things and things that are pictures. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mashud, Ahmed Abdallah (2014) Down-regulation of PAX3 gene expression in rhabdomyosarcoma and melanoma. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hollyman, Steve John (2014) The self-begetting novel: metafiction in the twenty-first century. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bird, Peter William (2014) Potentially disruptive IS innovation in UK higher education institutions: an actor-network theory analysis of the embedding of m-learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wisely, Colin David (2014) Genealogy of the needle. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Diaz, Cecilia (2014) A study of complexity, innovation and variety; the photographic camera example. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Carey, Neil Martin (2014) Telling sexual auto-ethnography: (fictional) stories of the (homo)sexual in social science. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Zhu, Zhaohui (2014) FDI, ownership change and the firms’ business performance in China. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Aljohi, Ali Omar (2014) Glucose induced toxicity to cells: protective effects of momordica charantia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Aboukanda, Entisar (2014) A study of human behaviour in Libyan healthcare. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Allendyke, Sylvie Philomena (2014) Edible assemblages and the Deleuzian event – rethinking ‘anorexia’. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kikabhai, Navin (2014) ‘Learning difficulties’ and the academy: a case study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mohamed, Teba (2014) An investigation into the uptake of gold nanoparticles by isolated cells and whole vessels and their influence on function. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Freund, David (2014) Foreign direct investment by small and medium-sized enterprises:the case of German nanotech and biotech SMEs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rostami, Shahin (2014) Preference focussed many-objective evolutionary computation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bukowski, Anthony (2014) Development of road haulage trailer design. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kolliopoulos, Athanasios (2014) Development of novel electrochemical measurements for water quality. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Yau, Mo Wah Adora (2014) Gastric emptying in humans; carbohydrate ingestion, gastrointestinal hormones and genetic variation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Strange, Emily (2014) Harnessing the Utopian Impulse in Drawing: a practice led PhD. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wright, Lucy (2014) Making traditions, practising folk: contemporary folk performance in the Northwest of England: a practice-led enquiry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jarvis, Madeleine Ruth (2014) A critical examination of start-up business growth through employment decisions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

de Matas, Rea (2014) Sensuous festival: what can the experiential reveal about the role of difference in carnival? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dieck, Dario Silvano Garlef Tammo Tom (2014) Critical success factors in UK four and five star hotels. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Randviir, Edward P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7252-8494 (2014) The voltammetric applications and frequency-dependent properties of screen-printed electrodes and carbon nanomaterial electrodes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Contreras Macbeath, Einar Topiltzin (2014) An analysis of the spatial distribution of freshwater fishes of Mexico, their conservation status, and the development of a conservation strategy for species with imminent risk of extinction based on contemporary theories and practices. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Musiyiwa, Kumbirai (2014) Climate change in rural Zimbabwe: an assessment of the influences of gender in smallholding and its contribution towards adaptation to climate change in rural Zimbabwe. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Simbanegavi, Nyevero Abigail (2014) An integrated computational and experimental approach to designing novel nanodevices. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tomlinson, David Jonathan (2014) Combined Effects of Ageing and Body Composition on Skeletal Muscle Structure and Function in Untrained Individuals. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Willgoss, Thomas Geotge (2014) The Development and Validation of a Novel Anxiety Scale to Measure and Screen Anxiety in Patients with COPD. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2013

Davys, Deborah (2013) Siblings of adults who have a learning disability: personal wishes, reality and parental expectations for future support. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Redfern, James (2013) Development and evaluation of innovative microbiological laboratory practical activities for secondary schools. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sirek, Danielle Dawn (2013) Musicking and identity in Grenada: stories of transmission, remembering, and loss. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Morris, Andrew Gordon (2013) Adapting cartesian cut cell methods for flood risk evaluation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Struller, Carolin Franziska (2013) Next generation vacuum deposited ALOx clear barrier coatings for flexible food packaging materials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Powell, SJ (2013) Innovating the Development of Work Focussed Learning in Higher Education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Bolton.

Skowron, Agnieszka Maria (2013) The impact of emissions of nitrogen oxides from aviation on tropospheric chemistry – the counterbalancing roles of ozone and methane. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Warren, Richard C. (2013) Research on Corporate Governance and Business Ethics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mirza, Asma Aziz (2013) Changing gender relations in small businesses: experiences of women entrepreneurs of Pakistani origin in Greater Manchester. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hamshire, Helen Claire (2013) Narratives of being: a longitudinal study of physiotherapy students. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ward, Sara Jane (2013) A critical analysis of governance structures within supporter owned football clubs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Politakis, Charalampos (2013) The human body as a building architectural colossi and their metaphors. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brown, Judith Patricia (2013) An exploration of social communication in the clinical and educational context. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mann, Jonathan David (2013) Intertextual poetics: the modernist poetry of Anthony Burgess. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Pollard, Eileen Joy (2013) 'What is done and what is declared': origin and ellipsis in the writing of Hilary Mantel. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ruowei, Li (2013) The temporal control of load-dependent anabolic and catabolic pathways in human extensor muscles. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Salter, Michael A. (2013) The production and preservation of fish-derived carbonates in shallow sub-tropical marine carbonate provinces. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Fulford, Robert James (2013) Interactive performance for musicians with a hearing impairment. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Azzopardi, Elayne (2013) Lived experiences of Maltese parents of younf children born with biological risks for intellectual disability. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Malik, Qurrat-ul-Ain (2013) Novel methods of object recognition and fault detection applied to non-destructive testing of rail’s surface during production. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Natsheh, Emad Maher (2013) Hybrid power systems energy management based on Artificial Intelligence. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jackson, Sarah Louise (2013) Candida albicans biofilms in denture wearers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Campaniaris, Constantine (2013) The applicability of cluster theory to Canada's small and medium-sized apparel companies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hussain, Ayser (2013) Neuromuscular determinants of muscle strength and passive range of motion in men with spastic cerebral palsy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Halliwell, Victoria (2013) Mapping Professionalism: a tale of two journeys. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Johnson, CI (2013) Image processing techniques for the detection and characterisation of features and defects in railway tracks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McMahon, Gerard (2013) The physiological and biomechanical bases of muscular hypertrophy/ atrophy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alnuaimi, Saif Salem (2013) Effective leadership in implementing change in Arab culture: the case of the Abu Dhabi police. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mitchell-Smith, Zinnia (2013) Transforming personal learning and growth into informative research: modelling a three level intersubjective process. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Uings, Joy Margaret (2013) Gardens and gardening in a fast-changing urban environment:Manchester 1750-1850. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bainbridge, Clint (2013) Novel high added value materials from mixed post-consumer polymer waste. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

O’Brien, Michelle (2013) Detection of large deletions in the factor viii (f8) and von Willebrand factor (vwf) genes using multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplification (MLPA). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Guderjan, Marius Martin (2013) When Europe meets the local level: a fusing multilevel compound? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Allen, Daniel (2013) Changing Relationships with the Self and Others: An interpretative phenomenological analysis of a Traveller and Gypsy life in public care. Doctoral thesis (PhD), De Montfort University.

Farooq, Asima (2013) Preparation of Inorganic Nanoparticles for Sensor and Bioapplications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kiernan, Joann (2013) Family and professional perspectives on the lived experience of children with a learning disability and behavioural needs. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bolton, Simon Mark (2013) Improving product design and development performances in SMEs with user centred design activities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Coucill, LS (2013) Tensions Between Theory and Practice in Sustainable Architectural Design. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Piana, Renzo Pierluigi (2013) Ecology and conservation of a diurnal raptor community within a protected area in northwestern Peru. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Foster, Brandon Paul (2013) Genetics of tendon properties: In vivo studies in asymptomatic men and women. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kleerekoper, A (2013) Distributed Load Balancing in Many-To-One Wireless Sensor Networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Manchester.

Stuczen, Monica (2013) Conventional and molecular approaches for bacterial identification and quantification in chronic wounds. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Robbins, Rachel (2013) Constructions of Social work: The Writing Stories Project. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alaunyte, Ieva (2013) Development of nutrient-rich Teff bread and its effects on iron status and exercise performance in female runners. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Aldarmaki, Hamad Ahmed (2013) Management Change in Government: critical factors in the implementation of accounting change in a Public Sector Organisation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bradbury, David A (2013) The cognitive antecedents of psychosis-like (anomalous) experiences: variance within a stratified quota sample of the general population. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Abogrean, Elbahlul M. (2013) Application of Simulation Modelling to Machine Breakdown. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al-Quabaeissy, Khamis Yass (2013) Medical rehabilitation: the effects of aquatic physiotherapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Antoniadou, Marilena (2013) An exploration of the emotional experiences of Cypriot academics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Baldwin, Kerry Jane (2013) The twentieth century trombone: expansion of technique. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Buczkowski, B. K. (2013) Sourdough bread enriched with soluble fibres: development, characterisation and nutritional aspects of a functional food product. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Nayak, S. A. (2013) Re-reading Audre Lorde: declaring the activism of black feminist theory. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Phua, Sabrina Yin Hsia (2013) Critical evaluation of the entrepreneurship and marketing interface: evidence from new ventures in the UK. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Southgate, Matthew James (2013) Remote Detection of Concealed Guns and Explosives. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Davies, Edward Burlton (2013) Reconstruction of Gender Law via a Critical Discourse Analysis of Trans and 3rd Wave Feminist Narratives of Sexual Subjectivity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Harris, Elizabeth (2013) 'The earth-haunted mind': the search for reconnection with nature, place and the environment in the poetry of Edward Thomas, T. S. Eliot, Edith Sitwell and Charlotte Mew. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Griffiths, Stephanie (2013) Evaluating referral appropriateness in primary care extended scope physiotherapists through the development of referral criteria for rotator cuff tears. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brownson, D.A.C. (2013) Graphene electrochemistry: fundamentals through to electroanalytical applications. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dawson, Daphne C. E. (2013) From legitimate peripheral participation to full participation? Investigating the career paths of mature physiotherapy students in a context of changing NHS employment opportunities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dudman, Angélique (2013) Factors affecting survival of bacteria on abiotic surfaces. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Elgwel, Abdulbast Mohamed (2013) Aspect independent detection and discrimination of concealed metal objects by electromagnetic pulse induction: a modelling approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Española, Carmela P. (2013) Ecology and conservation of large-bodied avian frugivores of Luzon, Philippines. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gavriilidou, Margarita (2013) What role do psychosocial factors play in influencing HIV positive peoples’ compliance with medical treatment? Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Spits Warnars, Harco Leslie Hendric (2013) Attribute Oriented Induction High Level Emerging Pattern (AOI-HEP). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smyth, Stewart (2013) Social housing and accountability: towards a framework for analysing critical public accountability. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hynan, Amanda (2013) How I use the internet and online social media: experiences of young people who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Tan, Fang (2013) New developments in screen printing for advances in electroanalysis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bradley, Diana Margaret (2013) Carrington's a novel with complementary discourses. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Titiloye, Olawale (2013) Optimization by quantum annealing for the graph colouring problem. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

AbuShanab, Waheed Sami (2013) Oil transmissions pipelines condition monitoring using wavelet analysis and ultrasonic techniques. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Berry, Hannah (2013) Practices of alliance and solidarity with asylum seeking and refugee women - a case study. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cruz, Ana Luisa (2013) The photograph of a loved one, a practice-led investigation through writing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Greenstein, Anat (2013) Radical inclusive pedagogy: connecting disability, education and activisim. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ebraheem, Sharameen (2013) The impact of architectural identity on nation branding: the case study of Iraqi Kurdistan. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alshawish, Eman (2013) Access to and use of healthcare services by Palestinian women in the UK. Focusing on maternal and child healthcare services. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Middlehurst, Lee Robert Jack (2013) Reconceiving cross-dressing: transphobia and support for MTF transgender people socialising in Manchester’s gay village. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Miller, David Richard (2013) The problem of the city: urban anxieties in twentieth century British and American poetics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Metters, Jonathan Peter (2013) Designing and fabricating novel screen printed electrochemical configurations. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Jefferies, William Richard (2013) From the centrally planned economy to capitalist globalisation: how economists underestimated the growth of the world market. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bonnell, Sian (2013) The camera as catalyst, the photograph as conduit: an exploration of the performative role of photography. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al-Najjar, Salwa Abdulrahman (2013) Immunophenotyping markers and cell adhesion molecules in sickle cell anaemia patients in Saudi Arabia. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Slater, Jenny (2013) Constructions, perceptions and expectations of being disabled and young. A critical disability perspective. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gabi, Josephine (2013) Rhizomatic cartographies of belonging and identity within early years education. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hardman, Julie Ann (2013) Evaluating a managed learning environment in a UK higher education institution: a stakeholder approach. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Donovan, Nicholas (2013) Composing interaction within sound and image in digital technologies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Chandran, Gautam David (2013) The development of a fuzzy semantic sentence similarity measure. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Choudrhy, Nadeem Azram (2013) New Directions in Screen Printing and Related Fabrication Processes. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Vaughan, David (2013) Integrative physiology of human aerobic fitness and the influence of the ACE I/Dp genotype. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Corder, Nicholas Stephen (2013) The Wild Girl novel with complementary discourse. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hallam, Philip (2013) Next Generation Screen-Printed Energy-Storage Devices Based on Carbon Nanomaterials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Maden-Wilkinson, Thomas M (2013) Age related changes in skeletal muscle mass and function. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2012

Abouhnik, Abdelnasser Abouzid (2012) An Investigation into Vibration Based Techniques for Wind Turbine Blades Condition Monitoring. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Foster, Graham John (2012) The Gathering of a Force: David Foster Wallace’s Millennial Fictions and the Literature of Replenishment. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Al-Ali, Omar Alkharji (2012) Tanlock based loop with improved performance. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Loporto, Michela (2012) Transcranial magnetic stimulation and action observation: exploring methodological issues. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ashnibha, Rmdan Abdussalm (2012) An investigation into current and vibration signatures of three phase induction motors. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Harding, Peter (2012) Mutual information for the detection of crush conditions. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kulczyk-Malecka, Justyna (2012) Diffusion studies in toughenable low-E coatings. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Taylor, Greig (2012) The dynamics of labour relations at the port of Liverpool, 1967-1989. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smorenburg, Ana Renée Pascale (2012) Mirror (a)symmetry? Visuo-proprioceptive interactions in individuals with spastic hemiparetic cerebral palsy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Walker, Martha (2012) An exploration of new media training and its impact on women’s careers in an emerging sector. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Carpenter, Tegan Laura (2012) Uneasy bedfellows: amateurism and coaching traditions in twentieth century british sport. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Sarah Elizabeth (2012) Concealed Explosives Detection using Swept Millimetre Waves. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Osborough, Conor D (2012) Biomechanical characteristics of highly-trained single-arm amputee front crawl swimmers. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Shember-Critchley, Eleanor (2012) Ethnic minority radio: interactions and identity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Micallef, Anne-Marie (2012) A participatory action research in a community psychology exploration of identity narratives of young Somali and Yemeni Muslim males living in Liverpool. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hilaire, Jerome D. J.-M. (2012) Quantifying the impacts of shipping NOₓ emissions on tropospheric O₃, CH₄ and their radiative forcing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wright, David J. (2012) Movement-related cortical potential markers of motor skill learning. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ainslie, Mary Jane (2012) Contemporary Thai horror film: a monstrous hybrid. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Langford-Smith, AWW (2012) Lentiviral Vector Mediated Haematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy For Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Manchester.

Brownbridge, KM (2012) Development of a Conceptual Model for Anthropometric Practices and Applications Regarding Complete Garment Technologies for the UK Women's Knitwear Industry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Freeman, John Alan (2012) Dual sourced pulsed plasmas for the deposition of high performance, low friction, hard wearing films. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Muhammad Sayem, AS (2012) Resizable outerwear templates for virtual design and pattern flattening. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Manchester.

Bates, Joanne (2012) Politics of Open Government Data: A Neo-Gramscian Analysis of the United Kingdom's Open Government Data Initiative. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Packer, Adele (2012) Effects of Defined Linear Features on Surface Hygiene and Cleanability. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McCabe, Christopher (2012) Smoothed particle hydrodynamics on graphics processing units. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Adu-Boakye, Stella (2012) Development of a conceptual framework relating to ready-to-wear clothing for Ghanaian women for manufacturing strategies. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Atiah, Ali Saied Milad (2012) The use of late time response for stand off onbody concealed weapon detection. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lee, Casey Jane (2012) Mechanical power in well trained swimmers with a physical impairment. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ahmed, Laura Jane (2012) Virtual microscopy for the assessment of competency and training for malaria diagnosis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Brennan, Margaret Anne (2012) Modulating the glycaemic response of ready to eat extruded snack products utilising dietary fibre and fibre rich waste stream materials. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Kinninmonth, Malcolm Allan (2012) Nano-layered inorganic-organic hybrid materials for the controlled delivery of antimicrobials to protect against healthcare associated infections. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Mills, China (2012) Globalising disorders: encounters with psychiatry in India. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Eilers, Wouter (2012) Sensory pathways of muscle phenotypic plasticity: calcium signalling through CaMKII. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Farrar, Ruth (2012) Loneliness, storytelling and community in performance: the climate of the House Un-American Activities Committee’s America in selected plays by Eugene O’Neill, J.P. Donleavy and Frank D. Gilroy. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Cain, Bradley (2012) Conservation genetics of enclosed black rhinoceros populations in Kenya. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Dimchev, Georgi Aleksandrov (2012) Cellular regulators of myoblast migration and myogenesis. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Echegoyen Nava, G. M. (2012) Mi corazoncito se quería quedar: everyday transnationalism among undocumented Mexican migrants in the USA and their kin in Mexico. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Smith, Susan Elizabeth (2012) The need for leadership: the impact of health action plans for people with learning disabilities living in England. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Andrew, Rebecca Claire (2012) The leisure identities of rural youth: tradition, change and sense of place in Lakeland, 1930 – early 1950s. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Piasecka, Michelle (2012) Sewing shadows: investigating performance research in the primary school curriculum. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Bingley, Gavin David (2012) Fungal colonisation and contamination of cinematographic film: a threat to film and archivists. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Betar, Nagat Ali (2012) Computer use as a social activity : a study involving Libyan women living away from their home country. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2011

Latham, Annabel Marie (2011) Personalising Learning with Dynamic Prediction and Adaptation to Learning Styles in a Conversational Intelligent Tutoring System. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lewis, Sandra (2011) The relationships between stature recovery, muscle activity and psychological factors in patients with chronic low back pain. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lamb, Jonathan David (2011) Cannabis, identity and the male teenage friendship group. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wolstencroft, Samantha (2011) The rise and fall of the progressive alliance : electoral politics and political change in Manchester and Stoke-on-Trent 1906-1922. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hashmi, Adeel (2011) Hardware Acceleration of Network Intrusion Detection System Using FPGA. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Alkreathy, Huda Mohammed (2011) The Therapeutic Potential of Aged Garlic Extract in the Protection against Doxorubicin-Induced Cardiotoxicity. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Gibson, Mark (2011) Introducing a new conceptual framework of food security integrating the latest understanding of the phenomenon. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2010

Djahel, S (2010) Secure Routing and Medium Access Protocols inWireless Multi-hop Networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Universit´e des Sciences et Technologies de Lille.

O'Shea, James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5645-2370 (2010) A framework for applying short text semantic similarity in goal-oriented conversational agents. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Carr, Anthony (2010) A Study of Fatal Cases of Group B Meningococcal Disease Using Non-culture Multilocus Sequence Typing and porA Sequence Typing. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hawkins, Jennifer A. (2010) A phenomenological exploration of feelings, thinking and learning: a practitioner action research investigation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Erskine, Robert M. (2010) The inter-individual variability in human muscle strength and in the response to resistance training. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Lambert, Zoe (2010) When I get home: a collection of short stories and accompanying critical commentary. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Rhoden, Steven (2010) Experiences of Transport Tourism. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Darby, John (2010) 3D Human Motion Tracking and Pose Estimation using Probabilistic Activity Models. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Arvaniti, Christiana (2010) Risk management in emerging fashion markets. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2009

Kuma-Kpobee, Mercy Afi (2009) Determination of a sizing system for mass customisation of Ghanaian women's traditional dress: and a conceptual framework for small and medium scale enterprises. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

McVittie, Frederick E. (2009) The role of conceptual metaphor within knowledge paradigms. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Day, Frederick George (2009) Thomas Hodgskin and economic progress; a radical reconstruction of his endogenous growth theory. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Ashurst, Gail (2009) In the footsteps of 'The Wicker Man': personal mythopoesis and the processes of cult film fandom. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Akhidime, Iduma Devine (2009) Aspects of Expanded Bed Nitrification Including Treatment of Oil Refinery Wastewaters. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2008

Gray, P ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1546-9333 (2008) Misunderstood Youth? A Psychosocial Study of Young Men Leaving Custody. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Keele University.

Dancey, Darren (2008) Tree based methods for rule extraction from artificial neural networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Calardo, Erica (2008) Inference Rules in some temporal multi-epistemic propositional logics. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Hammoudeh, MH (2008) A Distributed Data Extraction and Visualisation Service for Wireless Sensor Networks. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Wolverhampton.

Wüst, Robert C.I. (2008) The Effects of Smoking and Hypoxia on Skeletalmuscle Structure and Function. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2007

Foniok, J (2007) Homomorphisms and Structural Properties of Relational Systems. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Charles University in Prague.

McNicol, Sarah (2007) Patterns of allotment holding in the Black Country, 1914-2000. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Goldring, JE (2007) There is more to health than HIV: social capital and health in the gay community. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Salford.

2006

Sing, Susan Mei Lin (2006) Making sense of the apostrophe: young children's explorations into the world of punctuation. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2005

Lawton, Katharine Frances (2005) The effects of vehicle emissions on Pinus sylvestris. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Wright, Erica (2005) Why things look the way they do: explaining change in design by cycles and natural selection. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

Papanastasiou, Dimitris (2005) Space velocity correlation in orthogonal time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2004

Lewis, RM (2004) The Planning, Design and Reception of British Home Front Propaganda Posters of the Second World War. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University College Winchester.

Ortuoste, Nerea (2004) Inhibition of phosphite antioxidant hydrolysis via synergistic blends for the thermal processing of polyolefins. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2003

Flewitt, Rosie ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1986-0644 (2003) Is every child's voice heard? Longitudinal case studies of 3-year-old children’s communicative strategies at home and in a preschool playgroup. Doctoral thesis (PhD), University of Southampton.

2002

O'Brien, KM (2002) Seifert's algorithm, Châtelet bases and the Alexander ideals of classical knots. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Durham University.

Millington, SD (2002) An Assessment of City Marketing Strategies and Urban Entrepreneurialism in UK Local Authorities. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

2001

Carey, James (2001) A critique of selected key aspects of Hayek's 'The mirage of social justice'. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

1999

Al-Hussaini, Abdulrahman (1999) The utility of complex soil reflectance image properties for soil mapping. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Metropolitan University.

1993

Degens, H (1993) Hypertrophy in the M. Plantaris of the Ageing Rat Functioning and Capillarisation Related to Fibre Types. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Radboud University Nijmegen.

1990

Edge, Michele (1990) The degradation and stabilisation of cellulose triacetate cinematograph film. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Polytechnic.

1986

Pigg, William (1986) The fibre reinforcement of low density rigid polyurethane foam. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Polytechnic.

1984

Hall, Donald Alfred (1984) The copper red glazes, with particular reference to the work of Bernard Moore. Doctoral thesis (PhD), Manchester Polytechnic.