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 Stirling
Dr. Jehad Abu-Dahried, Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Jean Adams, University of Cambridge
Dr Adefolake Adeyeye, Durham University
Professor Arshin Adib-Moghaddam, SOAS, University of London
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
Professor Ashraf Alam, University of Bristol
Dr Fabrizio Alberti, University of Warwick
Dr Sama Aleshaiker, University of West London
Professor Tim Allen, London School of Economics and Political Science
Professor Heather Allison, University of Liverpool
Dr Ahmad Al-Mrabeh, University of Edinburgh
Dr Omar Al-Tabbaa, University of Kent
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 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 Maryam Ba-Break, University of Leeds
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 Kashinath Basu, Oxford Brookes University
Professor Matthew Baylis, University of Liverpool
Professor Steve Beeby, 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 Robert Brook, Bangor University
Professor Laurence Brooks, University of Sheffield
Dr Mark Brown, University of Sheffield
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 Matthew Campbell, University of Leeds
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 Victor M. Cedeno-Campos, University of Leicester
Dr Samit Chakrabarty, University of Leeds
Professor Kirk Chang, University of East London
Dr Frederick Changwony, University of Stirling
Dr Abdul Shakoor Chaudhry, Newcastle University
Professor Nic Cheeseman, University of Birmingham
Dr Yunfei Chen, Durham University
Dr Shushu Chen, University of Birmingham
Professor John Chew, University of Bath
Dr Ernest Chi Fru, Cardiff University
Dr Rachael Ununuma Chidugu-Ogborigbo, University of the West of England
Dr Nikola Chmel, University of Warwick
Mr Silviu Cobeanu, University of Leeds
Dr Shelly Coe, Oxford Brookes University
Dr Simeon Coleman, Loughborough University
Professor David Collins, City, University of London
Dr Ariadne Collins, University of St Andrews
Dr William Coombs, Durham University
Dr James Copestake, University of Bath
Dr Andrew Cox, University of Sheffield
Dr Mitch Crook, Harper Adams University
Dr Martin Dallimer, University of Leeds
Professor Jo Darkwa, University of Nottingham
Dr Bipasa Datta, University of York
Dr Elizabeth Davies, King’s College London
Professor Simin Davoudi, Newcastle University
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 Mirella Di Lorenzo, University of Bath
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 Abiodun Egbetokun, De Montfort University
Professor Mark Eisler, University of Bristol
Professor Aniko Ekart, Aston University
Dr Eghosa Ekhator, University of Derby
Dr Mohamed Elsayed, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Charis Enns, University of Manchester
Dr Hannah Ensaff, University of Leeds
Dr Damian Etone, University of Stirling
Dr Rob Ewing, University of Southampton
Dr Yun Fan, University of Birmingham
Dr Sainey Faye, Buckinghamshire New University
Dr Alfred Fernandez-Castane, Aston University
Professor Eric Fevre, University of Liverpool
Professor Fragkiskos Filippaios, University of Kent
Professor Suzanne Filteau, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Professor Valerie Fleming, Liverpool John Moores University
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 Lucia Garcia-Lorenzo, London School of Economics and Political Science
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 Kook-Hee Gil, University of Sheffield
Dr Emanuele Giorgi, Lancaster University
Dr Hugh Gong, University of Manchester
Dr Cristina Gonzalez-Longo, University of Strathclyde
Dr Neil Gordon, University of Hull
Professor Anne Graham, University of Bradford
Dr John Graham-Brown, Liverpool
Professor Nora Groce, University College London
Professor Richard Grose, Queen Mary University of London
Professor Fengshou Gu, University of Huddersfield
Dr Juan Manuel Parrilla Gutierrez, Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr Reinmar Hager, University of Manchester
Professor Gerard Hamill, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Daniel Hammett, University of Sheffield
Professor Robert Hampson, School of Advanced Study, University of London
Prof. Yannis Hardalupas, Imperial College London
Dr Professor Michael Harker, University of Strathclyde
Professor Bernard Harris, University of Strathclyde
Dr David Hassell, University of Bath
Professor Naomi Hawkins, University of Sheffield
Professor Daniel Haydon, University of Glasgow
Dr Andy Hayward, Durham University
Dr Wei He, King’s College London
Dr Jiabao He, Newcastle University
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
Professor Malcolm Higgs, University of Southampton
Dr Carwyn Hooper, St George’s, University of London
Professor David Hopkins, Scotland’s Rural College
Dr Mathew Horrocks, University of Edinburgh
Dr Alton Horsfall, Durham University
Dr Mamdud Hossain, Robert Gordon University
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 Muhammad Imran, Aston University
Professor Munir Iqbal, The Pirbright Institute
Dr Jamshed Iqbal, University of Hull
Dr Md Mofakkarul Islam, University of Greenwich
Dr Venkat Iyer, Ulster University
Dr Mona Jaber, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Sudhir Jain, Aston University
Dr Tchad Sharon Jatau, Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr Alan Javier Hernandez Alvarez, University of Leeds
Professor Nick Jenkins, Cardiff 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
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 Xinyuan Ke, University of Bath
Dr Xuebin Ke, University of Hull
Dr Michael Keenan, Nottingham Trent University
Dr Ashok Keerthi, University of Manchester
Dr Louise Kelly-Hope, University of Liverpool
Dr Jonathan Kennedy, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Tristan Kershaw, University of Bath
Professor Julian Ketley, University of Leicester
Dr Nasrullah Khilji, University of West London
Professor Emma Kidd, Cardiff University
Dr Allyson King, Loughborough University
Dr Tassos Koidis, Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Jozef Konings, University of Liverpool
Dr Paula Kover, University of Bath
Professor Prasanta Kumar Dey, Aston University
Professor Panicos Kyriacou, City, University of London
Dr Ben Lacey, University of Oxford
Dr Ka-Po Lam, Keele University
Dr Gloria Chepngeno Langat, University of Southampton
Professor Hadi Larijani, Glasgow Caledonian University
Dr King Hang Aaron Lau, University of Strathclyde
Dr Julien Le Kernec, University of Glasgow
Dr Elaine Lee, University of Dundee
Dr Susan Levy, University of Dundee
Dr Yuhua Li, Cardiff University
Dr Micael de Andrade Lima, University of Greenwich
Dr Zhengyu Lin, Loughborough University
Dr Helen Longlands, University College London
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 Peter MacPherson, University of Glasgow
Professor Gopal Santana Phani Madabhushi, University of Cambridge
Dr Annemie Maertens, University of Sussex
Professor Koushik Maharatna, University of Southampton
Professor Wolfgang Maier, Cardiff University
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 Alvaro Martinez-Perez, University of Sheffield
Dr John Mason, University of Edinburgh
Dr Gerard McCann, University of York
Professor Peter McEleavy, University of Dundee
Dr Alison McFadden, University of Dundee
Professor Donald McGillivray, University of Sussex
Professor John McGrady, University of Oxford
Dr Christopher McHugh, Ulster University
Dr Binuraj Menon, University of Portsmouth
Dr Daniel Merrifield, University of Plymouth
Dr Florence Mgawadere, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Dr Kieran Michael Conroy, Queen’s University Belfast
Professor Anne Marie Minihane, University of East Anglia
Professor Artem Mishchenko, University of Manchester
Dr Paula Misiewicz, Harper Adams University
Dr Rafael Mitchell, University of Bristol
Professor James Mitchell, University of Edinburgh
Dr Andrew M’manga, Bournemouth University
Dr Alex Money, University of Oxford
Dr Paulo Santos Monteiro, University of York
Dr Roshila Moodley, University of Manchester
Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris, University of Leeds
Professor Stephen Morris, University of Oxford
Dr Amina Moss, University of Stirling
Dr Theresa Munyombwe, University of Leeds
Dr Joanne Murphy, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Munitta Muthana, University of Sheffield
Dr Sadegh Nadimi, Newcastle University
Professor Atulya Nagar, Liverpool Hope University
Dr Vesna Najdanovic, Aston University
Professor Arumugam Nallanathan, Queen Mary University of London
Dr Victoria Nalule, University of Bradford
Professor Richard Napier, University of Warwick
Professor Anne-Isola (Anna) Nekaris, Oxford Brookes University
Dr Behzad Nematollahi, University of Sheffield
Dr Vahid Nick Pay, University of Oxford
Dr Prasad Nishtala, University of Bath
Professor Helen Noble, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Gareth Norton, University of Aberdeen
Dr Mathew Nyashanu, Nottingham Trent University
Professor Catherine O’Sullivan, Imperial College London
Dr Pedi Obani, University of Bradford
Dr Thomas Obel Hansen, Ulster University
Professor Sarah O’Brien, University of Newcastle
Dr Haruko Okamoto, University of Sussex
Dr Eni Oko, Newcastle University
Dr Bukola Onarinde, University of Lincoln
Dr Hibbah Osei-Kwasi, Loughborough University
Dr Waheed Oseni, University Of west London
Dr Zinnure Osman, University of East London
Dr Isabel Palacios, Queen Mary University of London
Dr George Palattiyil, University of Edinburgh
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 Marloes Peeters, Newcastle University
Dr Cristina Garcia Perez, Royal Holloway University of London
Professor Helen Petrie, University of York
Dr Anh Phan, Newcastle University
Dr Jon Phillips, SOAS University of London
Professor Richard Phillips, University of Sheffield
Dr Kim Picozzi, University of Edinburgh
Professor Kypros Pilakoutas, University of Sheffield
Dr Frederique Ponchel, St James’ University Hospital (Leeds)
Dr Olaoluwa Popoola, University of Glasgow
Professor Prasad Potluri, University of Manchester
Professor Martin Powell, University of Birmingham
Dr Stefanie Pukallus, University of Sheffield
Dr Sudeep Pushpakom, University of Liverpool
Professor David Pyle, University of Oxford
Dr Aleksandar Radu, Keele University
Dr Mahfuzur Rahman, University of Lincoln
Professor Vivek Ranade, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Slawomir Raszewski, University of East London
Dr J. Arjuna Ratnayaka, University of Southampton
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
Dr Michael Reynolds, University of East London
Professor Nigel Richards, Cardiff University
Professor Joseph Robson, University of Manchester
Professor Jonne Rodenburg, University of Greenwich
Dr Robert Rogerson, University of Strathclyde
Professor Baukje De Roos, University of Aberdeen
Dr Sheeba Rosewilliam, University of Birmingham
Professor Sudipta Roy, University of Strathclyde
Professor Jonathan Rushton, University of Liverpool
Dr Wilber Sabiiti, University of St Andrews
Dr Mahdieh Sadabadi, Queen Mary University of London
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
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
Dr Sean Semple, University of Stirling
Professor Bhaskar Sengupta, Heriot-Watt University
Dr Paul Shafer, University of Leeds
Professor Lion Shahab, University College London
Dr Katie Shaw, University of Edinburgh
Dr Avinash Shenoy, Imperial College London
Dr Jian Shi, University of Leeds
Dr Neeti Shikha, University of Bradford
Dr Lu Shin Wong, University of Manchester
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 Panos Sousounis, University of Manchester
Dr Ireneous Soyiri, University of Hull
Dr Tanya Stathers, University of Greenwich
Dr Ilya Strashnov, University of Manchester
Dr Hongjian Sun, Durham University
Dr Eun Sun Godwin, University of Wolverhampton
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
Professor Yee-Whye Teh, 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 GuiYun Tian, Newcastle University
Professor Iain Todd, University of Sheffield
Professor David Toll, Durham University
Dr Lochran Traill, University of Leeds
Dr Cristina Trujillo, University of Manchester
Dr Liam Turner, Cardiff University
Dr Saeed Ul-Hassan, Manchester Metropolitan University
Professor Elaine Unterhalter, University College London
Dr Isabelle Uny, University of Stirling
Professor Francisco Goycoolea Valencia, University of Leeds
Dr Cees Van der Land, Newcastle University
Dr Albert Stevan Johan van Heerden, University of Glasgow
Dr Hans Vandierendonck, Queen’s University Belfast
Dr Aleksandar Vasilev, University of Lincoln
Dr Emanuele Verrelli, University of Hull
Dr Kumar Vinod, Cranfield University
Dr David Vitale, University of Warwick
Dr Brigitte Vollmer, University of Southampton
Dr Milene Volpato, University of Leeds
Dr Aleksandra Vuckovic, University of Glasgow
Dr Charles W. Knapp, University of Strathclyde
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 Richard Washington, University of Oxford
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 Gaston Yalonetzky, University of Leeds
Dr Fred Yamoah, Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Wenxian Yang, Newcastle University
Dr Longzhi Yang, Northumbria University
Dr Junfeng Yang, University of Leeds
Dr Tao Yang, University of Nottingham
Associate Professor Ling Yang, University of Oxford
Dr Junli Yang, University of Westminster
Dr Kyari Yates, Robert Gordon University
Dr Juan Ye, University of St Andrews
Dr Pamela Yeow, Birkbeck, University of London
Dr Geoffery Zain Kohe, University of Kent
Dr Gabriela Zapata-Lancaster, Cardiff University
Dr Sharif Zein, University of Hull
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

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