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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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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 David Punt

Dr David Punt

Associate Professor

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

David has supervised the following research students to completion; Luluh Alabdulaali, Latifah Alazmi, Ahmad Alghamdi, Tim Bennett, Jin Min Kim, Chotica Laksanaphuk, Sybille Roschka, Matthew Taylor, David Sardar and Anabela Silva.

Current research students include Alaa Altamar, Ziyan Chen, Ioanna Giannakou and Fan Lui.

Prospective research students who wish to conduct research in his area of interest are encouraged to contact him informally prior to submitting an application.  Projects may ...

Professor William Purkis

Professor William Purkis

Professor of Medieval History
Head of School of History and Cultures

Department of History

I am currently supervising the following postgraduate research students and topics:

鈥 Serish Baseel (PhD Medieval History PT, co-supervised with Dr Christopher Markiewicz), 鈥楾he Muslim Persecution of Minorities: Understanding Medieval Arab Constructs of the 鈥淥ther鈥濃

鈥 Giles Connolly (PhD Medieval History FT, full Wolfson Scholarship, co-supervised with Dr Simon Yarrow), 鈥楩rom Living Memory to Recent Past: Recording Thomas Becket鈥檚 Life in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries鈥

鈥 James Kawalek (PhD ...





Dr Arnald Puy

Dr Arnald Puy

Associate Professor in Social and Environmental Uncertainties

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Arnald Puy鈥檚 research cuts across the Humanities and the Sciences and welcomes enquiries from students interested in developing interdisciplinary profiles. He is willing to supervise and mentor students in the following fields:

- Uncertainty and sensitivity analysis of mathematical models.
- Appraisal of uncertainties in global climate / water models.
- Traditional / indigenous knowledge on irrigation.
- The use of numbers in climate / water research or in any ...




Dr Anita Pye

Dr Anita Pye

Post-doctoral Research Fellow
Clinical Trials Co-ordinator

Department of Applied Health Sciences

PhD 2nd supervisor

Professor Jessica Pykett

Professor Jessica Pykett

Professor of Social and Political Geography

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Past and current students:

Fiona Clarke (ESRC 1+3) (2021-), 鈥淐ompassion, Performance, and Wellbeing in Female Athletes鈥 (with Prof Jennifer Cumming, SportExR)

Jessy Williams (ESRC 1+3) (2019-2024) 鈥淎 critical posthuman geography of digital youth mental health鈥 Partner: (anon) national youth mental health charity (with Prof Matthew Broome, Institute for Mental Health, and Prof Dominique Moran, GEES)

Alice Menzel (ESRC 1+3) (2018-2024) 鈥淭he emotional geographies of expectant fathering鈥 (with Prof Peter Kraftl, ...





Dr Katrien Pype

Dr Katrien Pype

Honorary Research Fellow

Department of African Studies and Anthropology

I welcome students who want to work on all facets of popular culture, technology and society interactions, gender and old age.


Find out more - our PhD African Studies  page has information about doctoral research at the University 麻豆精选.