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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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Birmingham Fellow
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Migration, asylum, immigration detention, deportation, families, Article 8 rights, gender, men and masculinity, time, bureaucracies, legal courts, hostile environment
Assistant Professor
School of Psychology
Doctoral Students
2024 - Polychronis Makris, Clinical Psychology Doctorate (ClinPsyD)
2024 - Jessica Hughes, ClinPsyD
2023 - Catrin Street-Maddox, Hilary Green Scholar (PhD
2022 - Rebecca Lee, Priestly PhD Scholar
2022 - Obajide Alademerin, ClinPsyD
Dr Griffiths is open to considering applications or expressions of interest from doctoral students, MRES, MSci, and Intercalated BMedSci students in areas related to her research interests. Students interested in working with Dr Griffiths should contact ...
Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
Department of Linguistics and Communication
I supervise PhD and MRes students working in the following areas:
Corpus-based approaches to the analysis of phraseology (e.g. pattern grammar, construction grammar)
Corpus-based discourse analysis
Corpus-based critical discourse analysis
Learner corpus analysis
Corpora in cognitive linguistics
Corpora in systemic-functional linguistics
Please get in touch if you are interested in working with me.
Emeritus Professor of Urban Education History
Director of the Voices of War & Peace Centre
School of Education
Ian is interested in the following research topics:
- material cultures of schooling;
- cultural diversity and race equality;
- anti-racist and refugee education;
- black history;
- museum and heritage education; the teaching of history.
He currently supervises a number of students including the following:
- Izzy Mohammed - Public archives, Representation and Integration in Post-War, Multicultural Urban Contexts: Birmingham and Manchester
- Alison Laitner - Discovering Childrens’ Voices and Experiences; Changes from family to institutional care ...
Professor in Biomaterials Science
Head of School
Director of the Healthcare Technologies Institute (HTI)
School of Chemical Engineering
Liam Grover鈥檚 research focuses on the development and characterisation of materials for the regeneration of diseased and damaged tissues, particularly bone and bone-interfacing tissues, but he has also published on the delivery of fibroblasts and keratinocytes for skin regeneration. Within this broader field, four of his principal areas of current research activity are:
Regenerating the hard-soft tissue interface: developing bone-to-bone ligament replacements using fibrin and ceramics; reinforcing ligament replacements
Polymer ...
Associate Professor in Modern History
Department of History
I am happy to discuss supervision of postgraduate research in the areas of German post-war social, economic and political history. Possible topics in this wide field can include Allied occupation policy; attitudes and politics of German social networks or interest groups (such as industrialists or refugees); or topics investigating economic and business matters.
I am currently supervising a PhD investigating German Trade Unions and their involvement in Jean Monnet鈥檚 Action ...
Associate Professor of Computational Chemistry
Birmingham Fellow
School of Chemistry
Please visit the CCC website for further information.
Professor of Financial Economics
Director of PhD Studies - Department of Economics
The Department of Economics
Alessandra Guariglia's research and supervision interests include:
How can Chinese firms experience extremely high growth rates, in spite of the malfunctioning of the Chinese financial system?
Is there evidence of investment misallocation in China owing to the inadequacy of the Chinese financial system?
Is there evidence of 'overinvestment' in China, thus threatening the Chinese economy? If so, which firms' characteristics are likely to be associated with this behaviour?
Is there ...
Research Fellow
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
- Co-supervisor for PhD students
- Assisting in students with both MEng and BEng projects
Associate Professor
Director of Healthcare Leadership
Health Services Management Centre
Steve supervises post-graduate dissertations on the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson (NHS Leadership Academy) programme. The range of topics covered ranges from specific service improvement methodology and methods to team and personal development in health sectors, both multi and uni- disciplinary.
Head of the School of Education and Professor of Autism Studies
Director of the Autism Centre for Education and Research
School of Education
Karen has supervised 10 PhD students to completion, and currently supervises 13 students, most of whom focus their research in autism education.
Current doctoral students
- Alexia Achtypi
- Lorna Bailey
- Julia Barnes
- Charlotte Brookes
- Ruth Clifford
- Keren Coney
- Elaine Davis-Kimble
- Helen Evans
- Brian Irvine
- Kathryn O'Mahoney
- Nicki Quarterman
- Barbara Sandland
- Lynda Smith
Programme Director, Applied Educational and Child Psychology Doctorate
Associate Professor Educational Psychology and PGR Lead for DISN
School of Education
Anthea has supervised numerous educational psychology doctoral research studies, and several PhD candidates, funded by:
- the Children’s Workforce Development Council
- the Department for Education
- the ESRC Midlands Doctoral Training Centre.
Recent supervised research has included the following:
- Perceptions of wellbeing in school in late adolescence.
- The use of mental health apps and wellbeing in late adolescence.
- Teacher attitudes to inclusion for learners with SEMH needs
- The practice and perceptions of ...