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Their broad and deep academic and professional international connections provide opportunities to be taught by visiting fellows and guest speakers.</p> <div class="js-slider--generic" data-slick='{"slidesToShow": 3.1, "slidesToScroll": 3}'> <div> <div class="card card--flex card--profile card--grey-with-teal"> <figure class="card__figure"> <img src="/image-library/staff-profiles/nachi-port-2021-3.xbd93df73.jpg?w=300&h=374&crop=300,300,0,37" alt=""> </figure> <div class="card__content"> <div class="title"> <h3 class="h5">Nachiappan CHOCKALINGAM</h3> </div> <p class="strong">Professor Of Clinical Biomechanics</p> <p>As Professor of Clinical Biomechanics, I direct the Movement Analysis Laboratory and lead the biomechanics team and research at Staffordshire University. I am also an Affiliate Professor at the Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta</p> <a href="/people/nachiappan-chockalingam" class="button button button--outline"> Nachiappan's profile </a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="card card--flex card--profile card--grey-with-teal"> <figure class="card__figure"> <img src="/image-library/staff-profiles/hamidreza-330w1.xf4c187d5.jpg?w=309&h=309&crop=300,300,5,5" alt=""> </figure> <div class="card__content"> <div class="title"> <h3 class="h5">Professor Hamidreza Gohari Darabkhani</h3> </div> <p class="strong">Professor-Low Carbon & Renew Energy Sys</p> <p>Prof Gohari Darabkhani has focused his research and industry collaborations on technologies and projects that directly contribute to resolving current major issues in the energy industry to achieving net-zero emission targets by 2050. </p> <a href="/people/hamidreza-gohari-darabkhani" class="button button button--outline"> Hamidreza's profile </a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="card card--flex card--profile card--grey-with-teal"> <figure class="card__figure"> <img src="/image-library/staff-profiles/stella-jones-devitt.xb4a89c2d.jpg" alt=""> </figure> <div class="card__content"> <div class="title"> <h3 class="h5">Stella Jones-Devitt</h3> </div> <p class="strong">Professor Of Critical Pedagogy</p> <p>Stella is director of the SCoLPP pedagogic research centre. Prior to this, she was Director of Learning and Teaching at Staffordshire. Stella has significant experience and expertise in leading, designing and implementing evaluation research. </p> <a href="/people/stella-jones-devitt" class="button button button--outline"> Stella's profile </a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="card card--flex card--profile card--teal-with-neon"> <figure class="card__figure"> <img src="/image-library/staff-profiles/tooth-adrian-portrait.xf8996eda.jpg?w=303&h=303&crop=300,300,2,2" alt=""> </figure> <div class="card__content"> <div class="title"> <h3 class="h5">Adrian Tooth</h3> </div> <p class="strong">Course Director</p> <p>Creating things and bringing them to life has always been a passion of Adrian's. He's been an animator and freelance illustrator/cartoonist amongst a range of other jobs, which include the manager of a pottery decoration department.</p> <a href="/people/adrian-tooth" class="button button button--outline"> Adrian's profile </a> </div> </div> </div> <div> <div class="card card--flex card--profile card--teal-with-neon"> <figure class="card__figure"> <img src="/image-library/staff-profiles/gemma-hurst-150tcm44-60520.x5d93f5f8.jpg" alt=""> </figure> <div class="card__content"> <div class="title"> <h3 class="h5">Dr Gemma Hurst</h3> </div> <p class="strong">Course Director</p> <p>I am the Course Director for Postgraduate Psychology and I contribute to our Health Psychology programmes (MSc and Professional Doctorate). I am a Chartered Psychologist (BPS) and a HCPC registered Health Psychologist.</p> <a href="/people/gemma-hurst" class="button button button--outline"> Gemma's profile </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-section"> <div class="row mini-template-grid"> <div class="medium-12 large-12 column mini-template-grid__column"> <h2>Business connections</h2> <p>You won’t leave with just a qualification. You’ll have the business connections, work experience and digital skills to stand out in your chosen career. Throughout your time here, we connect you to professional life. Our links in government, businesses, commerce and industry allow us to guarantee work-related experience opportunities to all students. You could find yourself completing live industry projects or working as consultants for companies locally and across the world.</p> <p>Some of our inspiring international students have gone on to develop software for local companies, contribute on radio stations, become ambassadors for UK Council for International Student Affairs (UKCISA), and participate in fellowship programmes in Europe.</p> <div class="js-slider--logos margin-bottom-2xl"> <div> <div class="logo logo--low-aspect-ratio"> <a href="https://www.altontowers.com/" title="Alton Towers website"> <img src="/image-library/logos/altontowers2021logo.xf7b17caa.png" alt="Circular Alton Towers logo featuring the Towers and colourful stars" /> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="logo logo--low-aspect-ratio"> <a href="https://www.cisco.com/c/en_uk/index.html" title="Cisco website"> <img src="/image-library/logos/1200px-cisco-logo-blue-2016.svg1.x2d6680f4.png" alt="Blue cisco logo with sound wave design" /> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="logo logo--low-aspect-ratio"> <a href="https://www.bentleymotors.com/en.html" title="Bentley website"> <img src="/image-library/logos/bentley-motors-300x300.xb09b1107.jpg?crop=256,139,22,82" alt="The black and white logo for Bentley" /> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="logo "> <a href="https://www.raf.mod.uk/" title="Royal Air Force website"> <img src="/image-library/logos/logo-of-the-royal-air-force.svg.x21806610.png" alt="Royal Air Force logo with target accent" /> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="logo logo--low-aspect-ratio"> <a href="https://www.skygroup.sky/" title="Sky website"> <img src="/image-library/logos/sky-master-brand-logo-small-rgb.x7f5ee0e9.png" alt="Multicoloured sky logo" /> </a> </div> </div> <div> <div class="logo "> <img src="/image-library/logos/naughty-dog.x6f78854b.png" alt="Black and white Naughty Dog logo with red paw print" /> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="page-section"> <div class="slab slab--bg-neon align-full"> <div class="wrap"> <div class="row mini-template-grid"> <div class="medium-12 large-12 column mini-template-grid__column"> <h2>Location & facilities</h2> <p>With some of the UK’s best facilities, we continue to invest millions of pounds in our three campuses, based in the heart of England – Stoke-on-Trent and Stafford – and London. Hands-on and hyper-real experiences give you access to industry-leading equipment, software, resources and technologies.</p> </div> </div> <div class="grid grid-3-cols row mini-template-grid"> <div class="medium-6 large-4 column mini-template-grid__column"> <a class="feature-link feature-link--with-image" href="/student-life/campus-and-facilities"> <figure class="feature-link__figure"> <img src="/student-life/images/feature-boxes/campuses.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="campuses" /> </figure> <div class="feature-link__content"> <h3 class="h4 feature-link__title">Our campuses</h3> </div> </a> </div> <div class="medium-6 large-4 column mini-template-grid__column"> <a class="feature-link feature-link--with-image" href="/about/facilities"> <figure class="feature-link__figure"> <img src="/research/images/feature-boxes/engineering-fb.jpg" loading="lazy" alt="engineering-fb" /> </figure> <div class="feature-link__content"> <h3 class="h4 feature-link__title">Our facilities</h3> </div> </a> </div> 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