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Past PhD students

Browse the thesis titles and topics of our recently completed PhD students by scrolling through the list below. 

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Recent PhD Theses

The impact of input modality on metonymic word learning: exploring incidental and intentional learning in native and non-native English speakers
Alfreah, Arwa (2025) The impact of input modality on metonymic word learning: exploring incidental and intentional learning in native and non-native English speakers. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Analysing intercultural health language: a linguistic (im)politeness study of nursing communication in Saudi hospitals
Alalawi, Badryah Nasser (2025) Analysing intercultural health language: a linguistic (im)politeness study of nursing communication in Saudi hospitals. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Kinship connections and the Earldom of Orkney c. 900–1263
Fairfax, Tom (2025) Kinship connections and the Earldom of Orkney c. 900–1263. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Investigating Knowledge and Use of Technical Vocabulary in Saudi Engineering Masters’ Dissertations: A Corpus-based Study
Alanazi, Mrs.Budur (2025) Investigating Knowledge and Use of Technical Vocabulary in Saudi Engineering Masters’ Dissertations: A Corpus-based Study. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

The literature and journalism of nineteenth-century poverty: Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew
Allihyani, Mohammed (2025) The literature and journalism of nineteenth-century poverty: Charles Dickens and Henry Mayhew. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

A Sociolinguistic Investigation of Identity and Second Language Learning by Saudi Women Abroad
Alfaqiri, Meshal (2025) A Sociolinguistic Investigation of Identity and Second Language Learning by Saudi Women Abroad. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Contemporary Cassandras: Margaret Atwood and the rise of the feminist antiprediction
Bouwer, Amy (2025) Contemporary Cassandras: Margaret Atwood and the rise of the feminist antiprediction. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Representations of leadership in medically themed fiction: a Follettian approach.
Armitage, Duncan (2025) Representations of leadership in medically themed fiction: a Follettian approach. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Formulaic theme and wisdom in Eddic poetry
Mawford, Christopher (2025) Formulaic theme and wisdom in Eddic poetry. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Determining the functions of the pre-Old English runic inscriptions
Higgs, Jasmin (2025) Determining the functions of the pre-Old English runic inscriptions. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

The Effect of Interactive Digital Storytelling on Kindergarteners’ Learning of Challenging English Phonemes in their Foreign Language
Alhomaidhi, Shrowg (2025) The Effect of Interactive Digital Storytelling on Kindergarteners’ Learning of Challenging English Phonemes in their Foreign Language. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Print and performativity: courtly literature during the Union of the Crowns
Benn, Lisa Elizabeth (2025) Print and performativity: courtly literature during the Union of the Crowns. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

D. H. Lawrence's creative responses to censorship, 1915-1930
Walker, Gregory (2025) D. H. Lawrence's creative responses to censorship, 1915-1930. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Landslide: a memoir? and ‘From the mouth of babes’: Considering memoir’s validity solely from a child narrator (or, sans adult narrator)
Kale, Amanda/AMK (2025) Landslide: a memoir? and ‘From the mouth of babes’: Considering memoir’s validity solely from a child narrator (or, sans adult narrator). PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

When is a hill not simply a hill? Investigating nuance in (early) medieval place-names
Lloyd, Abigail (2025) When is a hill not simply a hill? Investigating nuance in (early) medieval place-names. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Lexical Bundles in Chinese Middle School English Language Teaching: Corpus and Pedagogical Insights
Zheng, Beiting (2025) Lexical Bundles in Chinese Middle School English Language Teaching: Corpus and Pedagogical Insights. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Insights into the demographics and preferences of Chinese deaf and hard-of-hearing learners of English: A multi-modal approach
Qin, Xuewu (2025) Insights into the demographics and preferences of Chinese deaf and hard-of-hearing learners of English: A multi-modal approach. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

The Monstrous Mother
Limb, Stephanie (2025) The Monstrous Mother. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Latin loan-words in English place-names: a study of their linguistic, archaeological and chronological contexts, with special reference to Latin vīcus and Old English wīc
Stanley, Nigel Edward (2024) Latin loan-words in English place-names: a study of their linguistic, archaeological and chronological contexts, with special reference to Latin vīcus and Old English wīc. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Enhancing Vocabulary, Autonomy, and Engagement in L2 Regimented Learning Environments: The effectiveness of digital tools within flipped learning approaches
ALHUSSAN‬‏, ‪ABDULAZIZ (2024) Enhancing Vocabulary, Autonomy, and Engagement in L2 Regimented Learning Environments: The effectiveness of digital tools within flipped learning approaches. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

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