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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Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ 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 Richard T. Bryan

Professor Richard T. Bryan

Director of the Bladder Cancer Research Centre
Professor in Urothelial Cancer Research

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

  • Intercalated BMedSci
  • MRes
  • PhD

Professor John Bryson

Professor John Bryson

Chair in Enterprise and Economic Geography

The Department of Strategy and International Business

Research Students since 2001

2008 - Rachel Mulhall, Title – to be confirmed, ESRC

2008 - Valeria Round, Title – to be confirmed, School Scholarship

2008 - Aksel Ersoy, The Effects of Geographical Theories on Promoting Local Economic Development in Turkey,  The Turkish Ministry of National Education

2006 - Sandra Begley, Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Firm Survival: Innovation and the Dynamics of  Temporary Coalitions (School Scholarship)

2005 - ...

Dr Artur Brzozowski

Dr Artur Brzozowski

Lecturer in Forensic Psychology

School of Psychology

Current Doctoral Trainees on the ForenPsyD route:

  • Marina Gallaher
  • Chloe Wheeler
  • Josh Cox
  • Charlotte Earwalker
  • Olivia Hopkins-Young
  • Hannah Luckman
  • Abigail Skinner

Professor Christopher Buckley

Professor Christopher Buckley

Honorary Kennedy Professor of Rheumatology

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

Chris is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the role of stromal cells in inflammation.

He is particularly keen on mentoring and supporting medical doctors early in their academic careers. He sits on the College’s Integrated Clinical Academic Training committee.

PhD students supervised

Paul Bradfield 1998-2002 Post-doctoral fellow, Geneva, then founder MesenFlow Technologies, Geneva, Switzerland

Nicole Amft 1999-2002 Consultant Rheumatologist & Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Edinburgh

Angela Burman 2000-2003 ...

Dr Sharon Buckley

Dr Sharon Buckley

Honorary Associate Professor in Medical Education

Birmingham Medical School

Sharon has supervised PG Diploma in Education and educational research Masters students to successful completion and contributed to PhD supervision and assessment.

Dr Joanna Bucknall

Dr Joanna Bucknall

Lecturer

Department of Drama and Theatre Arts

Balça, Jorge (2017 completed), ‘When a Voice Is Not Enough: the existentialist opera performer as auteur’, PhD Thesis, Portsmouth, UK: University of Portsmouth. I was the second supervisor offering support on PaR methodologies and documentation.
Smith, Victoria (expected completion 2019), ‘Painting on film: An interdisciplinary and performative exploration of Stan Brakhage’s hand-painted films’. PhD Thesis, Portsmouth, UK: University of Portsmouth. I am the second supervisor offering support on embodied and ...

Dr Michelle Buckner

Dr Michelle Buckner

Associate Professor in Antimicrobial Resistance

Institute of Microbiology and Infection

Understanding and combatting antimicrobial resistance plasmids

Dr Shelley Budgeon

Dr Shelley Budgeon

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology

Shelley does not presently supervise doctoral students.

Dr Emily Buffey

Teaching Fellow in Early Modern Literature

Department of English Literature

I accept applications from students interested in late-medieval and early modern literature, particularly women's writing and material history, scribal culture and communities, the history of the book, and the early modern reception of Chaucer and Spenser.

Dr Sarah Bufkin

Dr Sarah Bufkin

Assistant Professor in Political Theory

Department of Political Science and International Studies

Sarah welcomes PhD students interested in pursuing projects in antiracist political theory, anticolonial and radical Black political thought, and Critical Theory.

Professor Chris Bunce

Professor Chris Bunce

Professor of Translational Cancer Biology
Head of Research

School of Biosciences

For a list of possible PhD projects offered by Professor Bunce www.findaphd.com/search/customlink.asp?inst=birm-Biol&supersurname=Bunce

Dr Karina V Bunting

Dr Karina V Bunting

British Heart Foundation Fellow

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences

  • Supervision of MPharm students