Academic staff

The ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Dubai has a team of highly qualified Academics, each a specialist in their respective field.

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Provost

Professor Yusra Mouzughi

Professor Yusra Mouzughi

Provost

As the Provost of ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Dubai, Professor Mouzughi leads the academic vision and strategy of the first global top 100 and UK Russell Group university to establish a campus in Dubai. With over 20 years of experience in the higher education sector she has a passion for providing quality and relevant education that meets the needs of the diverse and dynamic UAE and regional markets.

Academic staff

Dr Adel Abdel-Wahab

Dr Adel Abdel-Wahab

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Head of Quality Assurance

Dubai Campus

Dr. Adel Abdel-Wahab, Associate Professor and Head of Quality Assurance at Dubai Campus, earned his PhD from Loughborough University. His research on advanced materials, including biomaterials, has led to 30+ publications. He is a Fellow of IMechE, CEng, and SFHEA.

Telephone
+971(0)44280632
Email
a.a.m.abdelwahab@bham.ac.uk

Dr Ruchit Agrawal

Dr Ruchit Agrawal

Assistant Professor

School of Computer Science

Dr Ruchit Agrawal is an Assistant Professor and Head of CS Outreach at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Dubai. Prior to this, he was a postdoctoral research scientist at the University of Oxford, where he worked on Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare. He received his PhD in Computer Science under the prestigious Marie-Curie scholarship from the Queen Mary University of London. Dr Agrawal is an ...

Email
r.r.agrawal@bham.ac.uk

Dr Mahmoud Alajaty

Dr Mahmoud Alajaty

Assistant Professor in Strategy and International Business

The Department of Strategy and International Business

Dr Mahmoud Alajaty is an Assistant Professor in Strategy and International Business in the Department of Strategy and International Business at Birmingham Business School. He is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and specialises in teaching topics related to Strategic Management and International Business.

Email
m.alajaty@bham.ac.uk

Dr Amer Alaya

Assistant Professor

Dubai Campus

Dr Alaya is an Assistant Professor in Supply Chain at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Business School, having joined the institution in August 2023. Dr. Alaya is best know for his expertise in supply chain resilience and operations fragility.

 

Email
a.alaya@bham.ac.uk

Natalie Al-Samarrai

Natalie Al-Samarrai

Assistant Professor
Programme Director BSc Accounting and Finance

Dubai Campus

Natalie is an Assistant Professor in Accounting and Finance and based at the Dubai campus. Natalie teaches on both the BSc and MSc degrees and is also one of the Programme Directors for BSc Accounting and Finance in Dubai. 

She is a Chartered Accountant, originally from the UK and after leaving private practice she has enjoyed a lecturing career that has spanned almost two decades both in ...

Telephone
00971 442 80500
Email
n.al-samarrai@bham.ac.uk

Noshaba Anbreen

Noshaba Anbreen

PGCE Primary with iQTS Lead

Dubai Campus

As a Teacher Education lecturer at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Dubai, Noshaba supports prospective and early career teachers in critically exploring the relationship between pedagogy, policy and practice as the programme lead of the PGCEi and MA (Education) Learning and Teaching programmes. Prior to joining the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, Noshaba has held Pastoral and Science department leadership ...

Email
n.anbreen@bham.ac.uk

Philip Anderson

Philip Anderson

Assistant Professor
MA (Education) Learning and Teaching and MA (Education) Leadership Lead

Dubai Campus

Phil Anderson is an Assistant Professor at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø Dubai in the School of Education. A former secondary school teacher and head of department, Phil has a rich background in creativity and the arts, and brings a blend of practical academic insight to the field of education.

He has published journal articles on the topic of technology in education, and his main research ...

Email
p.j.anderson@bham.ac.uk

Dr Panagiotis Andriotis

Dr Panagiotis Andriotis

Lecturer in Computer Science (Flying Faculty)

School of Computer Science

Dr Panagiotis Andriotis is a Lecturer in Computer Science at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, and a GIAC Certified Forensic Examiner (GIAC GCFE, GIAC GASF). He carries out interdisciplinary research into Cyber Security, Human Factors, and Mobile and Ubiquitous Computing. He teaches Computer Science, Cyber Security and Digital Forensics topics.

Email
p.andriotis@bham.ac.uk

Dr Archibong Eso Archibong

Dr Archibong Eso Archibong

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering
Academic Lead, Engineering Labs & Workshops (Dubai)
Programme Director, Mechanical Engineering (Dubai)

Dubai Campus

Archibong is an Associate Professor and Director of Mechanical Engineering Programmes at the ºÚÁϳԹÏÍø, Dubai. A Chartered Engineer and IMechE Fellow, he researches fluids and multiphase flow systems for low-carbon energy, carbon removal, industrial process, and biomedical applications.

 

Telephone
+971 (0) 442 80640
Email
a.e.archibong@bham.ac.uk