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 Aleksandra Cavoski

Professor Aleksandra Cavoski

Professor of Environmental Law
College Director of Global Engagement
Deputy Director of the Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ)

Birmingham Law School

Aleksandra Cavoski is happy to supervise postgraduate research students interested in environmental and EU law. Aleksandra also welcomes proposals on the intersection between law and science and law and language, especially in the field of environmental law.

Potential students are invited to contact Dr Cavoski via email to discuss their research proposals prior to submitting official applications.

Current PhD students
• Yunxiang Shi - The effectiveness of Chinese policies on ...




Dr Emma ÄŒernis

Dr Emma ÄŒernis

Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology

School of Psychology

Dr Černis is open to co-supervising PhD research that falls within the areas of her expertise and research interests.

Please enquire by contacting the Postgraduate Research (PGR) Programme Administrator at the School of Psychology, or the Institute Operations Officer at the Institute of Mental Health.

Dr Michelangelo Certo

Dr Michelangelo Certo

Senior Research Scientist
BMSU Departmental Lead

Department of Inflammation and Ageing

  • Supervision of graduate students on their research projects.
  • Mentorship and guidance in experimental design, data analysis, and scientific writing.
  • Assisting students in the development of their theses and preparation for presentations.

Professor Jocelyne Cesari

Professor Jocelyne Cesari

Professor of Religion and Politics

Department of Theology and Religion

I would be interested in hearing from potential students who would like to work in contemporary global Islam, or issues around religion and politics, religion and democracy, religion and foreign, defence and security policy, particularly in the transatlantic and European context.

Dr Biman Chakraborty

Associate Professor

School of Mathematics

Biman supervises students in:

  • Multivariate Sign and Rank Based Methods
  • Multivariate Process Control
  • Classification and Clustering Using Multivariate Data Depths

Dr Swaroop Chakraborty

Dr Swaroop Chakraborty

NERC Independent Research Fellow

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

As a NERC Independent Research Fellow, Dr Chakraborty keen to supervise PhD students in interdisciplinary research areas that align with nanomaterials, environmental science, and bioengineering. His research focuses on developing safe and sustainable nanomaterials, understanding their biogeochemical transformations, and assessing their environmental and health impacts.

  • Below are the key research areas where he can supervise PhD projects:

    1. Safe and Sustainable by Design (SSbD) of Nanomaterials

    • Designing engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) ...

Dr Jennie Challinor

Dr Jennie Challinor

Teaching Fellow in Early Modern Literature

Department of English Literature

I am currently co-supervising Dominic Boden-Tebbutt’s PhD project, ‘Masochean Masochism and the development of female agency in Restoration Comedy’.

I welcome enquiries about supervising projects in Restoration and early modern literature.

Dr Felix Chan

Dr Felix Chan

Assistant Professor in Pharmacology

School of Health Sciences

Felix is interested in supervising research projects in the following areas:

  • Metabolism
  • Mitochondrial biology
  • Neurological disorders, particularly epilepsy
  • Neuropsychology
  • Rare diseases

Dr Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan

Dr Heng Choon (Oliver) Chan

Associate Professor of Criminology

Department of Social Policy, Sociology and Criminology

Research Topics of Interest

  • Sexual and Violent Offending
  • Stalking Behaviour
  • Juvenile Delinquency
  • Psycho-Criminology
  • Asian Criminology

Dr Lax Chan

Assistant Professor in Statistics

School of Mathematics

Dr Lax supervises students in functional data analysis, in particular small ball probability, theoretical properties and applications.

 

Dr YL Tracey Chan

Dr YL Tracey Chan

Honorary Senior Lecturer - Clinical Immunology Services
Consultant Haematologist, University Hospitals Birmingham

Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy

MSc Biosciences

Professor Joht Singh Chandan

Professor Joht Singh Chandan

Clinical Professor of Public Health
Health Inequalities Lead, Birmingham Health Partners
Honorary Public Health Consultant, NHS England

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Dr Chandan is happy to be contacted about potential PhD supervision suitability in the fields of violence epidemiology or health informatics.