• The Networks
• Academic champions

The Networks

Our Collaborative Research Networks (CRNs) cover strategic areas of study which are of worldwide importance.

The Networks are non-exclusive and span several academic schools. They have both internal and external functions in publicising what research can be done and what resources, facilities and skills are available at the University.

Some of the Networks are in areas with a strong heritage of collaborative working and others are pathfinders, for example, bringing the arts together with science and technology. Their output is being felt in:

• New seminar series
• Public lectures
• Research collaboration meetings
• Grand challenge workshops
• Knowledge transfer opportunities
• Innovative grant applications

We have set up nine CRNs, focused on important research themes, and four CRNs supporting the enabling technologies required for significant research.

CRNs focused on major research themes:

• Sustainable Environment, Energy and Resources 
• Transport Technology
• Molecules and Materials
• Society, Governance and Security
• Genes, Cells and Organisms
• Human Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment
• Human Health, Well-being and Development
• Heritage, Cultural Production and Interpretation
• Human Communication

CRNs focused on enabling technologies:

• Imaging and Visualisation
• Informatics
• Nanotechnology
• Structural Biology

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Academic champions

Each CRN has an academic champion who dedicates part of their full-time role to leadership and coordination of the Network's activity.

Sustainable Environment, Energy and Resources
Dr Stuart Harrad
Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Email: s.j.harrad@bham.ac.uk 
www.seer.bham.ac.uk

Transport Technology
Professor Chris Baker
School of Engineering
Email: c.j.baker@bham.ac.uk 
www.transport.bham.ac.uk 

Molecules and Materials
Professor Mike Adams
School of Engineering
Email: m.j.adams@bham.ac.uk 
www.molmat.bham.ac.uk 

Society, Governance and Security
Professor Jayasri Dutta
Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences
Email: j.dutta@bham.ac.uk 
www.sgs.bham.ac.uk  

Professor Somnath Sen
Department of Economics, School of Social Sciences
Email: s.sen@bham.ac.uk 
www.sgs.bham.ac.uk  

Genes, Cells and Organisms
Dr Robert Insall
Department of Biosciences
Email: r.h.insall@bham.ac.uk 
www.gco.bham.ac.uk

Human Disease, Diagnosis and Treatment
Professor Richard Lilford
School of Medicine
Email: r.j.lilford@bham.ac.uk 
www.hddt.bham.ac.uk  

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Human Health, Well-being and Development
Dr Jos Bosch
Department of Sport and Exercise Sciences
Email: j.a.bosch@bham.ac.uk 
www.symon.bham.ac.uk/wellbeing 

Heritage, Cultural Production and Interpretation
Dr Chris Callow
Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity
Email: c.p.callow@bham.ac.uk 
www.heritage.bham.ac.uk 

Human Communication
Dr Oliver Mason
Department of English
Email: o.mason@bham.ac.uk 
www.cct.bham.ac.uk 

Imaging and Visualisation
Dr Ela Claridge
Department of Computer Science
Email: e.claridge@cs.bham.ac.uk 
www.crni.bham.ac.uk 

Informatics
Dr Georgios Theodoropoulos
Department of Computer Science
Email: g.k.theodoropoulos@cs.bham.ac.uk 
www.informatics.bham.ac.uk 

Nanotechnology
Professor Jon Preece
Department of Chemistry
Email: j.a.preece@bham.ac.uk 
www.crnnt.bham.ac.uk 

Structural Biology
Dr Klaus Futterer
Department of Biosciences
Email: k.futterer@bham.ac.uk 
www.bsbf.bham.ac.uk 

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