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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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Associate Professor of Human Movement Analytics
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Dr Elliott is interested in supervising Masters and PhD students in the following areas:
- Early detection of osteoarthritis and other musculoskeletal conditions using objective measures of movement, physiology and other variables.
- Modelling and predicting health outcomes using smartphone/wearable based measures of physical activity, sleep and other variables.
- Technologies to support self-management of physiotherapy (inc. virtual/augmented realities, smartphone apps)
- Integration and standardisation of large human movement datasets.
- Investigating the role of ...

Professor of Economics
Director of Research - Department of Economics
Business School
Professor Elliott is available to supervise PhD students across a broad range of topics including international and development economics and environmental and energy economics. Interdisciplinary topics are encouraged and students will need to be familar with the manipulation of large data sets and econometric techniques and methods.

Associate Professor in Public Health
Director of Public Health Programme
Dubai Campus
I have supervised a number of PhD students on a wide range of public health topics. I welcome applications from PhD students in any of my current areas of interest:
1. Maternal health
2. Economics of non-communicable diseases
My previous PhD and MD students include:
• Robert Smyth (University of Limerick, awarded 2018). Addressing the Harms Related to Youth Substance Use: Treatment of Individuals and Population Focused Legislative Responses.
• ...

Associate Professor in Public Health
Director of Public Health Programme
Dubai Campus
I have supervised a number of PhD students on a wide range of public health topics. I welcome applications from PhD students in any of my current areas of interest:
1. Maternal health
2. Economics of non-communicable diseases
My previous PhD and MD students include:
• Robert Smyth (University of Limerick, awarded 2018). Addressing the Harms Related to Youth Substance Use: Treatment of Individuals and Population Focused Legislative Responses.
• ...

Professor of Science, Knowledge and Belief in Society
Director Research Institute for STEMM in Culture and Society (ISTEMMiCS)
Engineering and Physical Sciences
I am happy to supervise students on any aspects of the following areas:
Science and Technology in Society
Public Engagement with STEMM
International Science Communication/Public Engagement with STEMM
Public Perceptions of Science in Diverse Societies
Professor of Helioseismology
Engineering and Physical Sciences
- Supervision of research PhDs in asteroseismology and helioseismology

Barber Professor of Law
Birmingham Law School
Contract/Commercial law
Conflict of Laws
Arbitration
Comparative Law
International Trade and Finance
Current doctoral supervision
Professor Enonchong is currently supervising four doctoral students undertaking research in the following areas
Contractual Mechanisms for Reducing Risks in Long Term Oil and Gas Agreements
The Scope of the Liability of Arbitral Institutions towards the Disputing Parties
Judicial Review of International Arbitral Awards
Balancing the demands of procedural fairness and finality in ADR in ...

Associate Professor in Biostatistics
Department of Applied Health Sciences
Joie supervises several PhD students undertaking applied and methodological research on clinical prediction modelling projects with a focus on implementation of these tools in practice.
Joie would be interested in supervising research students on projects in the following areas of clinical prediction modelling with a mixture of methodological and applied themes:
- Evaluation (design, targeted validation, evidence thresholding, decision analytic methods)
- Implementation (design, practicalities, barriers, efficiency, communication)
- Impact (study design, metrics, ...

Research Fellow – Condition Monitoring and NDT
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
As an academic member of the BCRRE, Mani supports PhD and MSc projects that fall within his research area and expertise.
Associate Professor in Econometrics
The Department of Economics
Labour Econometrics
- Kay HUANG
- Cansu UNVER (2nd supervisor)
- Marios DEMETRIADES (2nd supervisor)

Assistant Professor in Combinatorics
School of Mathematics
Joshua is interested in supervising PhD students in Combinatorics. Please get in touch via email.

Associate Professor in Operations Management and Sustainability
School Director of Postgraduate Programmes UK, Dubai, Singapore
Department of Management
Operations and supply chain management
Sustainable supply chain management
Sustainable manufacturing and performance management
Supply chain innovation capabilities
Green ICT and supply chain
Competitive advantage and sustainable supply chain: resource-based view (RBV) perspective