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Once you've identified the subject area you wish to research, you will need to find a supervisor for your project. All Doctoral Researchers are provided with a lead supervisor, who will act as the main source of academic supervisory support and research mentoring during your time as a Doctoral Researcher at the University.
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Associate Professor of Forensic Psychology
Programme Director, Forensic Clinical Psychology Doctorate
School of Psychology
Supervision for taught doctoral research on the ForenPsyD and ForenClinPsyD programmes

Research Fellow
Department of Applied Health Sciences
Global health
Atrial fibrillation
Anticoagulation
Health inequalities

Professor of cognition and development
Director of the Centre for Developmental Science
School of Psychology
The work of students and postdocs in his group varies in its emphasis on developmental, cognitive or neuroscientific methods, and often involves collaboration with other colleagues in the School. Professor Apperly supervises doctoral researchers on all topics related to his research interests. Prospective doctoral researchers interested in joining the lab should email Ian in the first instance. Professor Apperly has previously supervised a number of PhDs on topics including psychological ...

Professor of Cognitive Computational Neuroscience
School of Psychology
Professor Apps is keen to hear from potential PhD students interested in understanding the psychological and neural mechanisms underlying motivation, effort, apathy, fatigue, cognitive control, decision-making or other areas of cognitive computational neuroscience. Please send him a brief email with CV and reason for interest in the MSN lab to arrange a meeting to discuss funding opportunities.

Associate Professor in Modern Languages
Department of Modern Languages
Caroline is available for supervising doctoral work, and would welcome enquiries from prospective students working in the following areas:
Nineteenth-century French poetry
Nineteenth-century literature and fashion
Fashion magazines and the feminine press in France
Digital humanities in the study of French literature, culture and history

Honorary Professor
Department of Metabolism and Systems Science
Wiebke Arlt regulary acts as primary and secondary supervisor for basic scientists and clinical research training fellows and is a supervisor on the Wellcome and MRC Doctoral Training Programmes of the University 麻豆精选.

Birmingham Fellow
Associate Professor in Polymeric Biomaterials
School of Chemistry
Please contact Dr Arno directly if you are interested in postgraduate opportunities.

Research Fellow
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
Interested in doing a PhD in cancer related bioinformatics and expression analysis? Please contact r.arnold.2@bham.ac.uk

Research fellow
Business School
Dr. Gerardo Arriaga-Garcia is well-equipped to supervise PhD theses that focus on inclusive innovation, place-based development, and the intersections of entrepreneurship, policy, and social equity. His extensive research experience spans qualitative and mixed-methods approaches, policy analysis, and the development of actionable frameworks to enhance innovation ecosystems. Potential topics under his supervision could include the role of migrant and minority entrepreneurs in economic development, strategies for fostering inclusive growth in regional ...

Assistant Professor
Birmingham Law School
Henok is interested in supervising students on any of the following areas:
International trade law
International investment law
Regional economic integration in Africa
Global energy transition governance

Assistant Clinical Professor in Acute Medicine
Department of Inflammation and Ageing
Cat is interested in supervising doctoral research students who are interested in research in the field of acute internal medicine, and/or in patient pathways through urgent and emergency care services.

Professor of Practice in Financial Literacy and Wellbeing (CHASM)
Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology
Professor Atkinson will commence postgraduate supervision in January 2023.