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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麻豆精选 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 Ryan Latimer

Dr Ryan Latimer

Associate Professor in Music

I am currently supervising postgraduate composers completing composition portfolios and dissertations. I would be happy to supervise students interested in instrumental/vocal composition and interdisciplinary collaboration.

Dr Anna Lavis

Dr Anna Lavis

Associate Professor in Medical Anthropology

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Anna is interested in supervising doctoral research in:

  • Social media, health and society
  • Lived experiences of mental ill-health and/or treatment interventions
  • Ethnographic explorations of mental health
  • Anorexia and/or other eating disorders, self-harm, suicidality, and psychosis 

Dr Iain Law

Dr Iain Law

Senior Lecturer in Philosophy

Department of Philosophy

Currently supervising PhD students working on: Natural Law approaches to ethics; competence and informed consent; self-deception and doxastic voluntarism.

Dr Stacey Law

Dr Stacey Law

Assistant Professor in Algebra

School of Mathematics

Stacey is offering PhD research projects in algebra, investigating aspects of the representation theory of finite groups, algebraic combinatorics and their connections.

Professor Cristina Lazzeroni

Professor Cristina Lazzeroni

Professor in Particle Physics

School of Physics and Astronomy

Postgraduate supervisor of Particle Physics students.

Professor Gregor C. Leckebusch

Professor Gregor C. Leckebusch

Professor of Meteorology and Climatology
UK Met Office Joint Chair

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Dr Leckebusch offers a wide range of postgraduate supervision, spanning from pure meteorological topics (eg, studies to extreme wind storms) to impact research (eg, trends of forest fire under future climate conditions) and welcomes applications from potential doctoral researchers in his areas of interest.

Professor Adam J. Ledger

Professor Adam J. Ledger

Professor of Theatre and Performance

Department of Drama and Theatre Arts

I have supervised in areas related to my research and teaching interests, and welcome enquiries, particularly from those wishing to explore directing and acting processes, theatre laboratory practice, and practice-based research in contemporary theatre-making.

Dr Mark Ledger

Dr Mark Ledger

Senior Lecturer in Ecology

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Mark Ledger鈥檚 research in freshwater systems encompasses community ecology, biodiversity and environmental change. His research group works at a range of spatial and temporal scales, utilising laboratory microcosms, field mesocosms and natural environmental gradients in real ecosystems. Their current research has four overlapping foci: disturbance ecology; food webs, species interactions, particularly plant-herbivore dynamics, and stressor effects on biodiversity and ecosystem function. Ongoing research includes:

Disturbance, biological legacies and community development ...

Professor Jonathan Lee

Professor Jonathan Lee

Professor of Memory Neuroscience

School of Psychology

If you are interested in working with Joathan, please contact him with your research interests.

Professor Mark Lee

Professor Mark Lee

Professor of Artificial Intelligence

School of Computer Science

  • Natural Language Processing

Professor Sabine Lee

Professor Sabine Lee

Professor in Modern History

Department of History

Listed below are the fields in which Sabine Lee is able to offer supervision of research postgraduates.

Children Born of War; Children and War
History of UN Peacekeeping
Conflict-related gender-based violence
Social consequences of war and conflict
20th century British history
20th century international relations
19th and 20th century history of science (particularly mathematics and physics)
20th German history










Professor Gary Leeke

Professor Gary Leeke

Professor of Chemical Engineering

School of Chemical Engineering

For PhD opportunities please contact Professor Gary Leeke.