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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Dr Marietta Iacucci

Dr Marietta Iacucci

Honorary Associate Professor in Gastroenterology

Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy

Dr Iacucci supervised several postgraduate trainees at the University of Calgary, Canada.

If you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact Dr Marietta Iacucci directly, or for any general doctoral research enquiries, please email mds-gradschool@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

For a full list of available Doctoral Research opportunities, please visit our Doctoral Research programme listings.

Dr Fahad Ibrahim

Dr Fahad Ibrahim

Assistant Professor in Marketing

Department of Marketing

Research interests

  • Consumer research
  • Digital marketing
  • Service marketing
  • Strategic marketing and management
  • Employee relations
  • Occupational health and safety
  • Institutional theory

Dr Jan Idkowiak

Dr Jan Idkowiak

Clinical Associate Professor in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes
Honorary Consultant in Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science

Jan is interested in supervising medical students studying for intercalated degrees, as well as doctoral research students in the following areas:

  • Adrenal disorders in Paediatrics
  • Metabolic Dysfunction and Childhood Androgen Excess Conditions
  • Other aspects of Clinical Paediatric Endocrinology and Diabetes

If you are interested in studying any of these subject areas please contact Jan on the contact details above.

Dr Agnieszka Ignatowicz

Dr Agnieszka Ignatowicz

Assistant Professor in Health Research Methods

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Agnieszka has supervised two doctoral research students to completion and is currently supervising other.

Agnieszka is interested in supervising further doctoral research students who are planning to use qualitative methods within their research. Projects should focus on questions relating to her research interests. If you are interested, please contact Agnieszka directly, or for any general doctoral research enquiries, please email mds-gradschool@contacts.bham.ac.uk.

Professor Kate Ince

Professor Kate Ince

Professor of French and Visual Studies

Department of Modern Languages

I have supervised or co-supervised nine PhDs, two MAs by Research (40,000 word thesis) and numerous shorter Masters theses/dissertations to completion, on a range of topics in twentieth and twenty-first film, literary and theatre studies. As I move to Professor Emerita status in January 2025 I am still second supervising one PhD on French film (‘Anachronistic Heroes in French comedy cinema’), but am no longer allowed to lead-supervise new doctoral ...

Dr Sandra Ingelkofer

Dr Sandra Ingelkofer

Assistant Professor

Birmingham Law School

Sandra is happy to supervise postgraduate research students in any of the following areas:

German Constitutional Law
Comparative Constitutional Law
European Union Law

Potential research students are welcome to contact her by email to discuss their research proposals prior to submitting an official application.





Dr Alexandra Iordachescu

Dr Alexandra Iordachescu

PI and Teaching Fellow in Bioengineering

School of Chemical Engineering

Please contact Alexandra directly for collaborations and project supervision.

Professor Asif Iqbal

Professor Asif Iqbal

Professor of Inflammation Biology
Birmingham Fellow

Department of Cardiovascular Sciences

For any doctoral research enquiries, please email: A.J.Iqbal@bham.ac.uk 

Dr Louise Isham

Dr Louise Isham

Lecturer in Social Work

Department of Social Work and Social Care

Louise supervises PhD students with an interest in the following areas: domestic and sexual violence; care relationships and experiences in adulthood. 

 

Dr DoÄŸa Istanbulluoglu

Dr DoÄŸa Istanbulluoglu

Lecturer in Marketing

Department of Marketing

Doğa has the following research interests:

  • Online/Offline Consumer Behaviour
  • Complaining Behaviour
  • Complaint handling
  • Online/Offline Word-of-mouth
  • Anti-consumption / Boycott

Dr Jonathan (Jon) Ives

Honorary Senior Lecturer

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Jonathan is currently supervising two PhD students:

  • Derek Kyte (2011 – 2014; FT) The Methodological and Ethical Issues Associated with Health-Related Quality of Life Measurement in Clinical Trials
  • Bert Vanderhaegen (2013 - 2019; PT) A Critical Reflection upon the Nature, Limits and Impact of Empirical Ethics’

Former PhD students are:

  • Greg Moorlock (2009-2012; FT)  An empirically informed ethical analysis of directed and conditional cadaveric organ donation. Awarded in 2012.
  • Simon Jenkins ...