Students
Square brackets in the research student listings indicate an area of study rather than a definite title.
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PhD students, full-time
Andrew Bowman (completed; awaiting graduation)
andrew.bowman@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Memory, science and the dynamics of agricultural development
in Zambia: a historical perspective
Supervisor: Michael Worboys
Second supervisor: Jonathan Harwood
Roberto Cantoni
roberto.cantoni@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
[The Earth under surveillance]
Supervisor: Simone Turchetti
Second supervisor: James Sumner
Imogen Clarke
imogen.clarke-2@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Negotiating 'progress': promoting 'modern' physics in Britain, 1900-1940
AHRC Collaborative Doctoral studentship with the Science Museum
Supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Supervisory representative at the Science Museum: Robert Bud
Nick Duvall
nicholas.duvall@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Forensic medicine in Scotland, 1910-1945
Supervisor: Ian Burney
Second supervisor: David Kirby
James Farry (completed; awaiting graduation)
james.farry@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Entertaining, interesting and responsible?: a historical study of the relationship between British space science and the mass media
Supervisor: David Kirby
Second supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Jenny Goodare
jennifer.goodare@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
The Royal Society: The place of science in cultural politics and Cold War Britain
Supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Second supervisor: Michael Worboys
Alex Hall
alexander.hall@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
The rise of blame and risk in twentieth-century UK society: environmental events and their lasting effects
Supervisor: James Sumner
Second supervisor: Simone Turchetti
Emily Hankin
emily.hankin@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Buying modernity? The consumer experience of domestic electricity in the era of the grid
ESRC CASE studentship with the Science Museum
Supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Second supervisor: James Sumner
David Hirst
david.hirst-3@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
A history of the formation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.
Supervisor: David Kirby
Second supervisor: Simone Turchetti
Alice Nicholls
alice.nicholls@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Life support in twentieth-century medicine: a history of British intensive care
Supervisor: Michael Worboys
Second supervisor: John Pickstone
Katherine Platt
katherine.platt-2@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Technology and Regional Identity: Siemens in the North of England ESRC CASE studentship with Siemens UK
Supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Second supervisor: Simone Turchetti
Supervisory representative at Siemens UK: Steve Aughton
Marie Reinholdt
mariereinholdt@hotmail.com
The construction and treatment of childhood behavioural disorders in Britain and North America
Supervisor: John Pickstone
Second supervisor:
Emm Barnes
Sam Robinson
samuel.robinson-3@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Oceanography and the military in Cold War Europe
Supervisor: Simone Turchetti
Second supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Rachael Russell
rachael.russell@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Nausea and vomiting: a history of signs, symptoms and sickness in nineteenth-century Britain
Supervisor: Michael Worboys
Second supervisor: Flurin Condrau
Robert Smail
robert.smail@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
[Scientific activity in mountainous regions]
Supervisor: Vlad Jankovic
Second supervisor: Ian Burney
Ellen van Reuler
a.vanreuler@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
The histories of cancer care and palliative care policies in England and the Netherlands during the postwar era, and their potential to inform policy debates
Supervisor: John Pickstone
Second supervisor: Carsten Timmermann
Jakob Whitfield
jakob.whitfield@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Jet engine development at Metropolitan-Vickers, Trafford Park, 1935-1960
ESRC CASE studentship with the Museum of Science and Industry
Supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Second supervisor: James Sumner
Supervisory representative at MoSI: Nick Forder
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PhD students, part-time
David Crompton
Health and economy in interwar Wigan
Supervisor: John Pickstone
Second supervisor: Bill Luckin
John Turney
[Renal dialysis in the UK]
Supervisor: John Pickstone
Second supervisor: Michael Worboys
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MPhil (Masters by research) students
Emma Midgley
emma.midgley@postgrad.manchester.ac.uk
Representations of contemporary physics within museums, galleries and festivals through art and science cross-disciplinary practices
Supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Michael Rayner
mbzydmr1@aol.com
Astrophysics in Britain, 1880-1940
Supervisor: Jeff Hughes
Second supervisor: James Sumner
Mike Webb
mike.webb@student.manchester.ac.uk
Radiation protection standards at UK nuclear weapons tests
Supervisor: Jeff Hughes
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Visiting research students
We currently have no visiting students.
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MSc (taught Masters) students, full time
- Rachel Boon
- Robert Elliott
- Tim Felton
- Ruth Lainez-Gonzalez
- Gemma Reed
- Violeta Ruiz Cuenca
- Charles Williams
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MSc (taught Masters) students, part time
- John Cairns (Year 2)
- Teresa Chilton (Year 2)
- Richard Hatton (Year 2)
- Rebecca Cadorette (Year 1)
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MSc graduands 2011
- Megan Barrett
- George Bruce
- Ryan Hamill
- Daniel Hughes
- Anshuni Kaneria
- Katherine Platt
- Zoe Reigan
- Rosie Yohannan
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