Wednesday, 25 July 2007

Congratulations to Haya Al-Mannai and Amelia Wise who passed their PhD vivas recently.

Haya's thesis was titled 'Cognitive predictors in early Arabic literacy: Informing the Development of Dyslexia Assessment in Bahrain' and her supervisor was Dr John Everatt. The external examiner was Professor Tony Cline, Bedford University, the internal examiner was Professor Ian Davies, and the chair was Dr Chris Fife-Schaw.

Amelia's PhD was 'A study of the factors critical to successful career change and outcomes in 30 something's: A constructive perspective' and her supervisor was Dr Lynne Purvis. The external examiner was Dr Kate Mackenzie Davey from Birbeck College and the internal examiner was Dr Emma Williams.