Find a PhD supervisor

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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麻豆精选 for supervisors below to see who you think may be a great fit for your research area. Once you have identified they are able to offer appropriate supervisory support, you can start to reach out to staff using the contact details provided on their profile. 

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Professor Emeritus Peter Brocklehurst

Professor Emeritus Peter Brocklehurst

Professor of Women's Health
Director of Research and Development, BCTU

Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit

Peter is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:

  • Methodology of randomised controlled trials.
  • Exploring the mechanisms by which mother to child transmission of the gut microbiome influences later health outcomes.
  • Exploring the use of routine data in randomised controlled trial design, conduct, and outcome evaluation.

Dr Thomas Brodie

Dr Thomas Brodie

Assistant Professor in 20th Century European History

Department of History

I would be delighted to hear from students intending to work on any aspect of Modern German history, as well as those with thematic interests in the histories of religion, war and memory in any European context since 1800.

Dr Saverio Brogna

Dr Saverio Brogna

Reader in RNA Biology
Group Leader

School of Biosciences

For a list of possible PhD projects offered by Dr Brogna http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=7773&LID=124

http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=49270&LID=124

Dr Michael Bromfield

Dr Michael Bromfield

Associate Professor in Aerospace
Deputy Aerospace Programme Director

School of Metallurgy and Materials

Open to accept PhD applicants

Professor Matthew Broome

Professor Matthew Broome

Professor of Psychiatry and Youth Mental Health
Director of the Institute for Mental Health

School of Psychology

Matthew is interested in supervising students in the following areas:

  • Delusions
  • Prodromal Psychosis and the ARMS/UHR
  • Mood instability and dysregulation
  • The relationship between autism and schizophrenia
  • Functional neuroimaging and psychiatry
  • Phenomenological psychopathology
  • Interdisciplinary mental health
  • Philosophy and ethics of mental health

Please contact Matthew directly.

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Dr Amy Brosius

Lecturer in Music

Department of Music

I would be happy to hear from prospective postgraduate candidates wishing to pursue research on issues relating to early modern music as well as gender and sexuality, singers/singing culture, and performance studies.

David Brown

Honorary Research Fellow

Department of History

I have not been the lead supervisor of any postgraduate research but I have had an input into several postgraduate researchers’ work.

Dr Hilary Brown

Dr Hilary Brown

Senior Lecturer in Translation Studies

Department of Modern Languages

I am happy to supervise postgraduate students in my areas of expertise in German Studies (Early Modern Germany, Anglo-German cultural relations) and Translation Studies (translation history, literary translation, gender and translation).

Current PhD supervision

Hannah Overton-Gill, 'Investigation into the Role of Women in the History of Translation, using the Case Study of Mme de Rochmondet' (co-supervised with Dr Caroline Ardrey)

Completed PhD supervisions

Hayat Alkhalifah (Saudi Cultural Bureau Scholarship), 鈥楾he ...







Professor Katherine Brown

Professor Katherine Brown

Professor of Religion, Gender and Global Security

Department of Theology and Religion

I am happy to supervise doctoral and post-doctoral students on topics of religiously inspired political violence, gender in Islamic political movements, and gender in counter-terrorism.

Dr Luke Brown

Dr Luke Brown

Assistant Professor

School of Psychology

  • Obss Alademerin - Black British responses to psychological distress in community settings -(estimated completion date 2025)
  • Jessica Hughes - Using Photovoice to understand the meaning of ‘resilience’ in young people living in communities at increased risk of developing psychosis - (estimated completion date 2026)
  • Chronie Makris -Exploring the relationship between population markers of community resilience, First Episode Psychosis (FEP) and key social determinants, through the use of ‘big-data’ and Structural ...

Dr Tom Brownlee

Dr Tom Brownlee

Assistant Professor in Applied Sport Sciences

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Tom has been involved in the successful completion of three and examination of two doctoral students as well as a number of Masters students. Tom also has a number of current supervisions and has particular experience in supervising individuals who are embedded in high performance sport as well as more conventional PhD candidates. Typically, Tom’s PhD vacancies are advertised via his Twitter account.

Dr Chiara Brozzo

Assistant Professor in Philosophy

Department of Philosophy

I鈥檒l be glad to supervise doctoral dissertations in a variety of areas in the philosophy of cognitive science, philosophy of psychiatry and aesthetics. I welcome enquiries from potential PhD students about specific topics in these subjects.