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 Mohd Hwaidi

Dr Mohd Hwaidi

Associate Professor
Director of LLM Programme (Dubai)

Birmingham Law School

Dr Hwaidi currently accepts PhD candidates in the following areas:
• Commercial law
• International trade law
• Law and technology
• Contract law/ tort law
• International finance and banking law
• Law and sociology
• Arbitration
• Maritime law
He has supervised PhD students in the areas of the law of blockchain, drafting arbitration clauses in commercial contracts, carriage of goods by sea and privacy law.










Dr Amer Tabbara

Dr Amer Tabbara

Assistant Professor of International Commercial Dispute Resolution

Birmingham Law School

• Private International Law (conflicts of law, conflicts of jurisdiction)
• International Commercial Arbitration
• International Investment Law and Arbitration
• Energy Law
• Law and Technology
• AI and Law






Professor Nelson Enonchong

Professor Nelson Enonchong

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 ...










Dr Peter Coe

Dr Peter Coe

Associate Professor
Director of Research Impact

Birmingham Law School

Dr Coe welcomes expressions of interest for prospective PhD students in his areas of interest, and the field of Media Law more broadly.

Dr Andreas Kokkinis

Dr Andreas Kokkinis

Associate Professor
Head of Postgraduate Research

Birmingham Law School

Dr Kokkinis is available to supervise doctoral researchers on corporate law, corporate governance, banking law and regulation and financial regulation. He has previously supervised research projects on shareholder activism, executive remuneration, banking regulatory architecture and the development of infrastructure through private sector involvement.

Dr Maureen Mapp

Dr Maureen Mapp

Associate Professor
Deputy Head of Education (Exams and Senior Tutor)

Birmingham Law School

Maureen is interested in supervising students on any of the following areas:
• Digital asset regulation
• African customary law in juridical settings
• Gender equality and sentencing
• Decolonising IP law





Professor Máiréad Enright

Professor Máiréad Enright

Professor of Feminist Legal Studies
Head of Research Impact

Birmingham Law School

I am willing to supervise research students in the following areas:

Gender, law and Religion, particularly from feminist or critical legal perspectives.
Politics of reproductive justice.
'Historical' institutional abuse.
Law, activism and social movements.
I am happy to answer email queries from prospective students before submission of an official proposal.





Dr Tara Lai Quinlan

Associate Professor in Law and Criminal Justice

Birmingham Law School

criminal law, criminal procedure, terrorism, counter-terrorism, police, disproportionality in the criminal justice system, stop and search, jury diversity

Dr Georgia Antonopoulou

Assistant Professor in Commercial Dispute Resolution
Co-Deputy Head of Education (Education Review)

Birmingham Law School

dispute resolution, private international law

John Tingle

John Tingle

Associate Professor

Birmingham Law School

National and Global Patient Safety
Clinical Negligence Litigation


Dr Chukwuma Okoli

Dr Chukwuma Okoli

Assistant Professor in Commercial Conflict of Laws

Birmingham Law School

Commercial Conflict of Laws and International Commercial Litigation

Professor Anthea Hucklesby

Professor Anthea Hucklesby

Professor of Criminal Justice

Birmingham Law School

Anthea has supervised research students in many aspects of criminal justice in the UK and internationally. She welcomes applications from UK and international students interested in any area of criminal justice including, but not limited to, electronic monitoring, pre-trial detention and bail, police powers, courts, prisons, community sentences, technologies and private and voluntary sector involvement in criminal justice.

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 ...