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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

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.

Understanding and Overcoming Burnout: Insights into EFL Teacher Engagement and Reengagement in Hungarian Secondary Schools
Derecskey, Veronika Csilla (2024) Understanding and Overcoming Burnout: Insights into EFL Teacher Engagement and Reengagement in Hungarian Secondary Schools. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

The Role of Input Modality in Idiom Learning in L1 English and Arabic-speaking Adults and Children and L2 English-speaking Adults
Elotteebi, Ghozayel (2024) The Role of Input Modality in Idiom Learning in L1 English and Arabic-speaking Adults and Children and L2 English-speaking Adults. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

The representation of kingship and co-rulership in the Norwegian Kings' Sagas, c.1030-c.1130.
Clark, Harriet (2024) The representation of kingship and co-rulership in the Norwegian Kings' Sagas, c.1030-c.1130. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

A scholarly edition of the selected letters of Thomas Campbell (1777-1844)
Wilcockson, Amy (2024) A scholarly edition of the selected letters of Thomas Campbell (1777-1844). PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Being with woman: a creative-critical exploration of midwifery identity and aspects of the mother-midwife relationship.
Grace, Nicola (2024) Being with woman: a creative-critical exploration of midwifery identity and aspects of the mother-midwife relationship. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

Tracing the Trajectory and Development of Language Teachers’ Resilience Stories from the Saudi context
Aloufey, Mariam (2024) Tracing the Trajectory and Development of Language Teachers’ Resilience Stories from the Saudi context. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

A Survey of the place-names of the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire
Bullen, Kathryn Faye (2024) A Survey of the place-names of the Isle of Axholme, Lincolnshire. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

New Methods for the (Land)-Taking: Visualising the Narrative Networks of the Sturlubók Redaction of Landnámabók
Croci, Cassidy (2024) New Methods for the (Land)-Taking: Visualising the Narrative Networks of the Sturlubók Redaction of Landnámabók. PhD thesis, University of Nottingham.

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