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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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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.

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.

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

Associate Professor in Aerospace
Deputy Aerospace Programme Director
School of Metallurgy and Materials
Open to accept PhD applicants

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.
Current Doctoral Research Students
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Post-doctoral Research Fellows
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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.
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.

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 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.

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 ...

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.
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.