Academic Advisers

The Commission is grateful to its Academic Adviser Panel which plays a critical role in the selection of graduate Commonwealth Scholars and Professional Fellows. The panel consists of academics from a wide range of UK higher education institutions with expertise in a broad range of subjects.

Dr Hasan Abbas University of Glasgow
Dr Qammer H Abbasi University of Glasgow
Dr Essameldin Abdelfatah University of Leicester
Dr Purva Abhyankar University of Edinburgh
Professor Jean Adams University of Cambridge
Dr Adefolake Adeyeye Durham University
Dr Toyin Adisa University of East London
Dr Shaila Afroj University of the West of England
Mr Luis Kluwe de Aguiar Harper Adams University
Dr Ahmad Hassan Ahmad Loughborough University
Dr Supriya Akerkar Oxford Brookes University
Professor Alfred Akisanya University of Aberdeen
Dr Muhammad S. Akram University of Essex
Professor Ashraf Alam University of Bristol
Dr Sameen A. Mohsin Ali University of Birmingham
Professor Tim Allen London School of Economics and Political Science
Professor Heather Allison University of Liverpool
Professor Henrice Altink University of York
Professor David Anderson University of Aberdeen
Professor Ivan Andonovic University of Strathclyde
Professor Ruth Andrew University of Edinburgh
Professor Simon Andrews University of Reading
Dr Ogbonnaya Anicho Liverpool Hope University
Professor James Annett University of Bristol
Dr Nana Kwame Anokye Brunel University
Dr Philip Anyanwu University of Warwick
Dr Rashmi Arora University of Bradford
Dr Raheela Awais University of Liverpool
Dr Tabbi Wilberforce Awotwe Aston University
Dr Salma Ayis King's College London
Professor Ricardo Sabates Aysa University of Cambridge
Dr Juan Baeza King's College London
Dr Hamed Bahmani Durham University
Dr Narasimha Balijepalli University of Leeds
Dr Susan Barker University of Greenwich, Medway Campus
Dr Ali Kashif Bashir Manchester Metropolitan University
Dr Claire Bastie University of Warwick
Dr Kashinath Basu Oxford Brookes University
Professor Matthew Baylis University of Liverpool
Dr Winnie Bedigen University of Leeds
Professor Steve Beeby University of Southampton
Dr Hossein Zare-Behtash University of Southampton
Dr Derrick Bennett University of Oxford
Dr Jorge Bernardino Imperial College London
Professor Sanjib Bhakta Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Bibek Bhatta Queen's University Belfast
Dr Zeeshan Ahmed Bhatti University of Portsmouth
Professor Richard Birtles University of Salford
Dr Richard Blanchard Loughborough University, London
Professor Lapo Bogani University of Oxford
Dr Tohid N.Borhani University of Wolverhampton
Dr Christine Bosch University of Leeds
Dr Marie-Luce Bourguet Queen Mary University of London
Dr Ruth Bowness University of Bath
Dr Roxana Bratu King's College London
Dr Maryam Ba-Break University of Leeds
Dr Robert Brook Bangor University
Professor Laurence Brooks University of Sheffield
Dr Mark Brown University of Sheffield
Dr John Graham-Brown Liverpool
Dr Paola Bruscoli The University of Bath
Dr Lucy Bryning Bangor University
Professor John Bryson University of Birmingham
Professor Stephen Busby University of Birmingham
Dr Simon Cameron Queen's University Belfast
Dr Christine Campbell University of Edinburgh
Dr Victor M. Cedeno-Campos University of Leicester
Dr Jeremy Carlton King's College London
Dr Wayne Carter University of Nottingham
Dr Edzia Carvalho University of Dundee
Dr Mark Carver University of St Andrews
Dr Alfred Fernandez-Castane Aston University
Dr Samit Chakrabarty University of Leeds
Professor Kirk Chang University of East London
Dr Frederick Changwony University of Stirling
Professor Tracey Chapman University of East Anglia
Dr Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry Newcastle University
Dr Yunfei Chen Durham University
Dr Shushu Chen University of Birmingham
Dr Haotian Chen University of Glasgow
Dr Jun Young Cheong University of Glasgow
Professor John Chew University of Bath
Dr Nikola Chmel University of Warwick
Mr Silviu Cobeanu University of Leeds
Dr Shelly Coe Oxford Brookes University
Dr Matthew Cole University of Bath
Dr Simeon Coleman Loughborough University
Professor David Collins City, University of London
Dr Ariadne Collins University of St Andrews
Professor Cath Collins Ulster University
Dr Kieran Michael Conroy Queen's University Belfast
Dr William Coombs Durham University
Dr James Copestake University of Bath
Dr Andrew Cox University of Sheffield
Dr Mihaela Crisan University of Edinburgh
Dr Mitch Crook Harper Adams University
Dr Jehad Abu-Dahried Queen's University Belfast
Dr Martin Dallimer University of Leeds
Dr Joseph Danquah University of Bradford
Professor Jo Darkwa University of Nottingham
Dr Bipasa Datta University of York
Dr Elizabeth Davies King's College London
Professor Jonathan Dawes University of Bath
Professor Clare Finburgh Delijani Goldsmiths, University of London
Dr Nicola Desmond Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Kapil Dev Liverpool Hope University
Professor Prasanta Kumar Dey Aston University
Professor Carmen Domene University of Bath
Dr Susie Douglas University of Bath
Dr Brett Drury Liverpool Hope University
Dr Byron Dueck The Open University
Dr Zeeshan Durrani University of Liverpool
Professor Caroline Dyer University of Leeds
Dr Nazam Dzolkarnaini University of Bradford
Dr Abiodun Egbetokun De Montfort University
Dr Alys Einion University of Dundee
Professor Aniko Ekart Aston University
Dr Can Eken Durham University
Dr Eghosa Ekhator University of Derby
Professor Robert Elliott University of Birmingham
Dr Mohamed Elsayed Queen's University Belfast
Dr Charis Enns University of Manchester
Dr Hannah Ensaff University of Leeds
Dr Bridget Eshun Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr Damian Etone University of Stirling
Dr Rob Ewing University of Southampton
Dr Yun Fan University of Birmingham
Dr Umer Farooq University of Sunderland
Professor Sainey Faye Buckinghamshire New University
Professor Eric Fevre University of Liverpool
Professor Fragkiskos Filippaios University of Essex
Professor Suzanne Filteau London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Valerie Fleming Liverpool John Moores University
Professor Ashleigh Fletcher University of Strathclyde
Dr Sophie Foley Edinburgh Napier University
Dr Henry Abanda Fonbeyin Oxford Brookes University
Dr Johann Fortwengel King's College London
Dr Aldina Franco University of East Anglia
Dr Nunzianda Frascione King's College London
Dr Ernest Chi Fru Cardiff University
Dr Bo Gao Loughborough University
Dr Victor Bolanos-Garcia Oxford Brookes University
Dr John Gardiner University of Manchester
Professor Andy Gardner University of St Andrews
Dr Matthew Garrod University of Sussex
Dr Richard Gault Queen's University, Belfast
Dr Darya Gaysina University of Sussex
Dr Sourav Ghosh Loughborough University
Dr Kook-Hee Gil University of Sheffield
Dr Emanuele Giorgi Lancaster University
Dr Eun Sun Godwin University of Wolverhampton
Dr Jennifer Golan The University of Bath
Dr Hugh Gong University of Manchester
Dr Neil Gordon University of Hull
Professor Richard Grose Queen Mary University of London
Professor Fengshou Gu University of Huddersfield
Professor Chenghong Gu University of Bath
Dr Juan Manuel Parrilla Gutierrez Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr Reinmar Hager University of Manchester
Dr Muhammad Salman Haleem Queen Mary University of London
Professor Gerard Hamill Queen's University Belfast
Dr Daniel Hammett University of Sheffield
Professor Robert Hampson School of Advanced Study, University of London
Dr Thomas Obel Hansen Ulster University
Professor Yannis Hardalupas Imperial College London
Dr Michael Harker University of Strathclyde
Professor Bernard Harris University of Strathclyde
Dr Bilal Hassan London Metropolitan University United Kingdom
Dr David Hassell University of Bath
Professor Naomi Hawkins University of Sheffield
Professor Daniel Haydon University of Glasgow
Dr Andy Hayward Durham University
Dr Jiabao He Newcastle University
Dr Albert Stevan Johan van Heerden University of Glasgow
Dr Ana Heitor University of Leeds
Professor Andrew Hemmings University of East Anglia
Professor William Henley University of Exeter
Dr Michael Henry University of Birmingham
Dr Mark Heslop University of Strathclyde
Professor Malcolm Higgs University of Southampton
Dr Carwyn Hooper St George's, University of London
Dr Louise Kelly-Hope University of Liverpool
Dr Mathew Horrocks University of Edinburgh
Dr Alton Horsfall Durham University
Dr Mamdud Hossain Robert Gordon University
Dr Chunxiao Hu University of Glasgow
Dr Neha Hui University of Reading
Dr Laden Husamaldin University of West London
Dr Sajjad Hussain University of Glasgow
Professor David Hutchins University of Warwick
Dr Jaci Huws Bangor University
Dr Colins Imoh University of Bradford
Professor Munir Iqbal The Pirbright Institute
Dr Jamshed Iqbal University of Hull
Dr Md Mofakkarul Islam University of Greenwich
Dr Mona Jaber Queen Mary University of London
Dr Sudhir Jain Aston University
Dr Michael James The University of Manchester
Dr Tchad Sharon Jatau Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr Michael Jennings SOAS, University of London
Dr Catherine Jere University of East Anglia
Professor Animesh Jha University of Leeds
Dr Jing Jiang University of Northumbria at Newcastle
Dr Derek Johnson Northumbria University
Dr Rebecca Johnson University of Warwick
Professor Ian Jones University of Reading
Dr Edward Joy London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Robert Kalin University of Strathclyde
Dr Marzana Kamal Liverpool Hope University
Professor Uma Kambhampati University of Reading
Dr Ilias Kapsis City, University of London
Dr Dimitar Karadzhov University of Glasgow
Dr Nazmul Karim Nottingham Trent University
Dr Mohammed Shamsul Karim University of Essex
Dr Nzelle Delphine Kayem University of Dundee
Professor Anne Kayem University of Exeter
Dr Xuebin Ke University of Hull
Dr Xinyuan Ke University of Bath
Dr Michael Keenan Nottingham Trent University
Dr Ashok Keerthi University of Manchester
Dr Jonathan Kennedy Queen Mary University of London
Dr Julien Le Kernec University of Glasgow
Dr Tristan Kershaw University of Bath
Dr Mohammed Al-Khalidi Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Hafiz Khan University of West London
Dr Muhammad Asif Khan Norhtumbria University
Professor Emma Kidd Cardiff University
Dr Allyson King Loughborough University
Professor Janine Kirby University of Sheffield
Dr Philip Kitchen Aston University
Dr Charles W. Knapp University of Strathclyde
Dr Tassos Koidis Queen's University Belfast
Dr Olushola Adeborode Kolawole University of Bradford
Professor Ben Kotzee University of Birmingham
Dr Paula Kover University of Bath
Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi Loughborough University
Dr Ben Lacey University of Oxford
Dr Ka-Po Lam Keele University
Dr Ekaterina (Katya) Lamber Kingston University London
Dr Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster Cardiff University
Dr Cees Van der Land Newcastle University
Dr Gloria Chepngeno Langat University of Southampton
Professor Hadi Larijani Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr King Hang Aaron Lau University of Strathclyde
Dr Elaine Lee University of Dundee
Dr Sheena Leek University of Birmingham
Dr Susan Levy University of Dundee
Dr Yuhua Li Cardiff University
Dr Gloria Likupe University of Hull
Dr Zhengyu Lin Loughborough University
Dr Helen Longlands University College London
Dr Cristina Gonzalez-Longo University of Strathclyde
Dr Lucia Garcia-Lorenzo London School of Economics and Political Science
Professor Mirella Di Lorenzo University of Bath
Dr Antonio Miguel Loureiro University of Sussex
Dr Stefania Lovo University of Reading
Dr Sean Mackay Liverpool John Moores University
Professor Daniel Mackay University of Glasgow
Dr Alison MacKenzie Queen's University Belfast
Dr Lee Mackenzie Liverpool Hope University
Dr Peter MacPherson University of Glasgow
Dr Annemie Maertens University of Sussex
Professor Koushik Maharatna University of Southampton
Ms Karen E. Makuch Imperial College London
Dr Chirangano Mangwandi Queen's University Belfast
Professor Ambreena Manji Cardiff University
Dr Baljinder Mankoo King's College London
Professor Debbi Marais University of Warwick
Dr John Mason University of Edinburgh
Dr Gerard McCann University of York
Professor Peter McEleavy University of Dundee
Professor Donald McGillivray University of Sussex
Professor John McGrady University of Oxford
Dr Christopher McHugh Ulster University
Dr Clare Mckeaveney Queen's University Belfasta
Dr Binuraj Menon University of Portsmouth
Dr Daniel Merrifield University of Plymouth
Dr Florence Mgawadere Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Professor Artem Mishchenko University of Manchester
Dr Paula Misiewicz Harper Adams University
Professor James Mitchell University of Edinburgh
Dr Rafael Mitchell University of Bristol
Dr Andrew M'manga Bournemouth University
Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam SOAS, University of London
Dr Alex Money University of Oxford
Dr Paulo Santos Monteiro University of York
Dr Roshila Moodley University of Manchester
Professor Stephen Morris University of Oxford
Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris University of Leeds, UK
Dr Amina Moss University of Stirling
Dr Ahmad Al-Mrabeh University of Edinburgh
Dr Dewan Muktadir-Al- Mukit Sheffield Hallam University
Dr Theresa Munyombwe University of Leeds
Dr Sadegh Nadimi Newcastle University
Professor Atulya Nagar Liverpool Hope University
Dr Vesna Najdanovic Aston University
Doctor Victoria Nalule University of Bradford
Professor Richard Napier University of Warwick
Dr Behzad Nematollahi University of Sheffield
Dr Prasad Nishtala University of Bath
Professor Helen Noble Queen's University Belfast
Dr Gareth Norton University of Aberdeen
Dr Uchenna Nweke Buckinghamshire New University
Dr Mathew Nyashanu Nottingham Trent University
Dr Pedi Obani University of Bradford
Professor Sarah O'Brien Newcastle University
Dr Rachel O'Donnell University of Stirling
Dr Rachael Ununuma Chidugu-Ogborigbo University of the West of England
Dr Haruko Okamoto University of Sussex
Dr Eni Oko Newcastle University
Dr Irekpitan Okukpon University of Bradford
Dr Bukola Onarinde University of Lincoln
Dr Waheed Oseni University Of west London
Dr Isabel Palacios Queen Mary University of London
Dr George Palattiyil University of Edinburgh
Dr Daya Pandey University of Leeds
Professor Hemant Pandit University of Leeds
Dr Laxmi Pant University of Greenwich
Dr Dimitrios Paparas Harper Adams University
Dr Donald Maxwell Parkin University of Oxford
Dr Edoardo Patelli University of Strathclyde
Dr Chris Paterson University of Leeds
Dr Vahid Nick Pay University of Oxford
Dr Marloes Peeters University of Manchester
Professor Eric Pentecost Loughborough University
Dr Alvaro Martinez-Perez University of Sheffield
Dr Cristina Garcia Perez Royal Holloway University of London
Professor Helen Petrie University of York
Dr Anh Phan Newcastle University
Professor Richard Phillips University of Sheffield
Dr Jon Phillips SOAS University of London
Dr Kim Picozzi University of Edinburgh
Dr Anashri Pillay Durham University
Dr Frederique Ponchel St James' University Hospital (Leeds)
Dr Olaoluwa Popoola University of Glasgow
Dr Paul Potter Oxford Brookes University
Professor Martin Powell University of Birmingham
Dr Stefanie Pukallus University of Sheffield
Dr Sudeep Pushpakom University of Liverpool
Dr Mahfuzur Rahman University of Lincoln
Dr Slawomir Raszewski University of East London
Dr J. Arjuna Ratnayaka University of Southampton
Professor Julien Reboud University of Glasgow
Professor Evgeny Rebrov University of Warwick
Dr Masood Ur Rehman University of Glasgow
Professor Emily Reid University of Southampton
Dr Shahaboddin Resalati Oxford Brookes University
Dr Malte Ressin University of West London
Professor Nigel Richards Cardiff University
Professor Joseph Robson University of Manchester
Dr Robert Rogerson University of Strathclyde
Professor Baukje De Roos University of Aberdeen
Dr Sheeba Rosewilliam University of Birmingham
Dr Wan Rosalili Wan Rosli University of Bradford
Professor Sudipta Roy University of Strathclyde
Dr Eric Ruto University of Lincoln
Dr Wilber Sabiiti University of St Andrews
Dr Mahdieh Sadabadi University of Manchester
Dr Hatef Sadeghi University of Warwick
Dr Monower Sadique Liverpool John Moores University
Dr Juan Sagaseta University of Surrey
Professor Pasquale Fabrizio Salvatore University of Sussex
Professor Mark Sandler Queen Mary University of London
Dr Gurchathen Sanghera University of St Andrews
Professor Gregory Sankaran University of Bath
Professor Antonella De Santo University of Sussex
Dr Neetesh Saxena Cardiff University
Dr Ahmed M. A. Sayed Queen Mary University of London
Dr Tjeerd Olde Scheper Oxford Brookes University
Professor Bhaskar Sengupta Heriot-Watt University
Dr Paul Shafer University of Leeds
Dr Syed Tariq Shah University of Essex
Professor Lion Shahab University College London
Dr Katie Shaw University of Edinburgh
Dr Jian Shi University of Leeds
Dr Neeti Shikha University of Bradford
Dr Siddharudha Shivalli London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Javed Siddiqui University of Manchester
Dr Sajid Siraj University of Leeds
Dr Kavita Sirichand Loughborough University
Dr Tom Sizmur University of Reading
Professor Lesley Smith University of Hull
Dr Jake Snaddon University of Southampton
Dr Ireneous Soyiri University of Hull
Dr Christopher Spencer Loughborough University
Dr Tanya Stathers University of Greenwich
Dr Hongjian Sun Durham University
Dr Sirin Sung Queen's University Belfast
Dr Jack Sunter Oxford Brookes University
Dr Adnan Syed Cranfield University
Professor Joseph Tah Oxford Brookes University
Dr Ahmad Taha University of Glasgow
Professor Jared Tanner University of Oxford
Dr Kasim Terzic University of St Andrews
Dr Chandra Thapa University of Strathclyde
Dr Sreekanth Thekkumkara University of Dundee
Professor Ian Thompson University of Oxford
Professor Allen Thurston Queen's University Belfast
Professor Iain Todd University of Sheffield
Professor David Toll Durham University
Dr Wendy Toon University of Worcester
Dr Lochran Traill University of Leeds
Dr Cristina Trujillo University of Manchester
Dr Liam Turner Cardiff University
Professor Catherine Turner Durham University
Dr Hamid Uddin University of Bradford
Professor Elaine Unterhalter University College London
Dr Isabelle Uny University of Stirling
Professor Francisco Goycoolea Valencia University of Leeds
Dr Hans Vandierendonck Queen's University Belfast
Dr Aleksandar Vasilev University of Lincoln
Dr Kumar Vinod Cranfield University
Dr David Vitale University of Warwick
Dr Brigitte Vollmer University of Southampton
Dr Milene Volpato University of Leeds
Dr Van Trung Vu Loughborough University
Dr Aleksandra Vuckovic University of Glasgow
Professor Zia Wadud University of Leeds
Dr Catriona Waitt University of Liverpool
Dr Dawn-Marie Walker University of Southampton
Dr Darren Walter University of Manchester
Dr Oliver Walton University of Bath
Dr LiLiang Wang Imperial College London
Dr He Wang University of Leeds
Professor Robert Ward Bangor University
Professor Stephen Ward University of Bath
Professor Andrew Waters University of Glasgow
Dr Emily Webb London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Dr Gayan Wedawatta Aston University
Dr Landis Jared West University of Leeds
Dr Eira Winrow Bangor University
Dr Lu Shin Wong University of Manchester
Dr Gaston Yalonetzky University of Leeds
Dr Longzhi Yang Northumbria University
Dr Junfeng Yang University of Leeds
Dr Tao Yang University of Nottingham
Dr Wenxian Yang Newcastle University
Professor Ling Yang University of Oxford
Dr Kyari Yates Robert Gordon University
Dr Juan Ye University of St Andrews
Dr Pamela Yeow Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Min Hooi Yong University of Bradford
Dr Rabab Al-Zaidi Salford university
Dr Hafsa Zaneb University of Bristol
Dr Jinwei Zhang University of Exeter
Professor Peilin Zhou University of Strathclyde
Dr Dina Zoe Queen's University Belfast
Dr Ahmed Zoha University of Glasgow
Dr Ayoub Zouria Buckinghamshire New University