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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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Lecturer
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Ziyun takes multi-disciplinary approach to study mechanics underlying lower limb musculoskeletal injury and disease. Students with interest in the following research topic are encouraged to contact Dr. Ziyun Ding (z.ding@bham.ac.uk) and seek funding opportunities.
Research topics
- Computational musculoskeletal modelling;
- Human anatomy;
- Medical imaging processing;
- Signal control and processing;
- Finite element modelling;
- Prosthesis and orthosis;
- Ergonomics analysis.
Senior Test Evaluation Methodologist
Department of Applied Health Sciences
Kostas Tryposkiadis - Statistical issues in assessing whether new biomarkers are fit for purpose
Associate Professor in Human Geography and Transportation Planning
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
I am accepting PhD applications in the areas of travel demand modelling and forecasting, behavioural change, electric, autonomous and Hydrogen mobility and sustainable mobility (including walking and cycling). The students with background in Civil Engineering, Mathematics and Statistics, and Data Science are particularly welcome to join my research team. I supervise both quantitative and qualitative research leading to better policies and societal impacts.
Current PhD Students:
Weijian (Raymond) Xu (1st ...
Professor of Control Systems Engineering
School of Engineering
Roger has supervised many students to successful conclusion of their PhD studies.
Usually specific opportunities are advertised on jobs.ac.uk and findaphd.com.
He is always open to discussions with potential future students and applications for PhD studies in his research areas. If nothing is advertised, please feel free to get in touch to discuss your interests and potential opportunities.
Lecturer in Geography
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Projects are normally linked to three broad themes - i) "unruly" urban environments such as derelict buildings, and unoccupied sites and what their physical, ecological and social effects are, and how these are entangled with each other, ii) managing landscape change for flood mitigation, including rewilding, nature based solutions and river restoration, iii) how plastic pollution interacts with earth system processes, such as transport by rivers, and how plastic becomes ...
Associate Professor in Nineteenth-Century Literature
Department of English Literature
I welcome applications for doctoral projects related to my research specialisms.
Director of the Shakespeare Institute; Professor of Shakespeare Studies
Shakespeare Institute
I supervise research students interested in: the performance and reception history of the Shakespeare canon, both within the Anglophone world and beyond; the work of the Royal Shakespeare Company; the history of amateur performance; Shakespeare鈥檚 afterlives.
Professor of Surface Engineering
Leader of Surface Engineering Research Group
School of Metallurgy and Materials
Hanshan Dong is a leading surface engineering expert in developing novel surface engineering technologies (such as S-phase surface engineering, ceramic conversion and active-screen plasma), surface engineering design and modelling, and characterisation of surface engineered materials (such as environmental nanoindentation). Professor Dong's research interests include:
Surface modification of biomedical materials (biosurface engineering)
Paraequilibrium plasma surface alloying of stainless steel, Co-Cr and Ni-based alloys
Ceramic conversion treatment of Ti-and Zr-based alloys (Ti ...
Senior Trial Manager
Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit
Lucy supervises PhD students:
- Health education and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C): A mixed methods inquiry about prevention in Birmingham, United Kingdom (Susan Waigwa).
- Understanding the factors that perpetuate maternal health morbidities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Applying the three phase delay model as a framework for the case of obstetric fistula in Zambia (Eniya Lufumpa).
Professor of Disability and Special Educational Needs
Co-director VICTAR
School of Education
Graeme Douglas has broad research interests in the social and educational inclusion of people with vision impairment. This specifically includes: the views and circumstances of people with vision impairment; education and vision impairment; various aspects of reading/information access and vision impairment; and research methods. Central to his work is a commitment to representing disabled people鈥檚 views and opinions.
Assistant Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
If you are interested in working in the area of tribology, and decarbonisation technologies in the transportation, manufacturing and textile industries, please get in touch. For more details, please contact o.doustdar@bham.ac.uk
PhD and MSc by Research applicants and visiting researchers are welcome in the following areas:
Tribology, Design, Indoor Air Quality, Environmental Pollutants Control in Textiles, Additive Manufacturing (3D Printer) and transportation (Low/Zero-carbon Fuels and Advanced Propulsion Systems)
Professor of Sustainable Polymer Chemistry
School of Chemistry
We are always looking to work with highly motivated and talented scientists. Specific funded opportunities will be advertised on the Dove Group webpages and on the jobs website (among other locations) when they are available.
Details of how to join the Dove group:
Postdoctoral Researchers
Opportunities that arise will be advertised through the group twitter account (@Dove_group) and on the Dove Research Group website front page as well as ...