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 Ellen Redling

Dr Ellen Redling

Lecturer

Department of Drama and Theatre Arts

I am interested in supervising postgraduate research in the following areas:

Contemporary socio-political theatre and performance (British and European)
Ancient Greek and Roman plays and their influence on British theatre
Medieval and Renaissance drama
Non-standard forms of contemporary drama and theatre
Drama and narration
Literary and cultural theory and networks
Ethics, theatre and performance
Beyond postmodernism
Intermediality and Interdisciplinarity
Physical theatre










Dr Merten Reglitz

Dr Merten Reglitz

Associate Professor of Philosophy

Department of Philosophy

I am happy to supervise students working on topics in global ethics, political philosophy, and normative approaches to the internet.

Professor Jonathan Reinarz

Professor Jonathan Reinarz

Director, Person-Centred Research

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Dr Reinarz is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:

The history of medical institutions, including hospitals, workhouses, dispensaries and medical schools since 1750
The history of health and illness in the English midlands
The history of patients’ experiences of health and illness over the last two centuries
Children’s health and illness, and institutional care since 1750
The history of the senses, and particularly the cultural history ...





Dr Catarina Rendeiro

Dr Catarina Rendeiro

Lecturer in Nutritional Sciences

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

  • Alessio Daniele (PhD)
  • Rosalind Bayham (PhD)
  • Sophie Richardson (PhD)
  • Samuel Weaver (PhD)
  • Bethany Skinner (PhD)
  • Maree Margolis (MRes)

Catarina welcomes postgraduate applications from self-funding UK, European, and overseas students for projects related to her research interests. If students are interested in doing a PhD and have identified a relevant scholarship, Catarina is happy work with the student on submitting a proposal. Students that are interested in doing short-term placements at ...

Dr Renate Reniers

Dr Renate Reniers

Lecturer in Psychiatry
In affiliation with the Institute for Mental Health and the Centre for Human Brain Health

Birmingham Medical School

Dr Reniers Supervises Doctoral students in areas related to her research interests and considers applications on a rolling basis. Students interested in working with Dr Reniers should contact her in first instance on r.l.e.p.reniers@bham.ac.uk. 

Dr Ameeta Retzer

Dr Ameeta Retzer

Associate Professor

Health Services Management Centre

Ameeta is interested in supervising doctoral research relating to applied health, outcomes research, population health, and equitable health research.

 

Dr Raoul Reulen

Dr Raoul Reulen

Senior Lecturer

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Dr Reulen is interested in supervising doctoral research on late physical effects in survivors of a cancer in childhood, teenage years or young adulthood.

Dr Daniel Reynolds

Dr Daniel Reynolds

Senior Lecturer in Byzantine History

Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies

Daniel has supervised and co-supervised a number of MA dissertations and doctoral theses. Past topics have included relics and ‘pilgrim souvenirs’ in the early medieval west, social care in the early Byzantine empire, the Justinianic plague and Middle Byzantine stucco. Daniel is currently supervising eight PhD theses on topics such as:

Armenian textile production
Burial practices in the Byzantine East
Byzantine stucco
Late Antique Graffiti
Pilgrimage to Jerusalem
Rural life ...






Dr Jim Reynolds

Dr Jim Reynolds

Assistant Professor in Ornithology and Animal Conservation

School of Biosciences

I have supervised seven PhD students to completion with the following thesis titles: 

- Is eggshell pigmentation a condition-dependent strategy? Implications for egg crypsis in Japanese quail. (2014)

- Breeding and population ecology of Sooty Terns on Ascension Island. (2014)

- The ecological and structural functions of avian eggshell pigmentation. (2013)

- Assessing the ecological significance of linkage and connectivity for avian populations in urban areas. (2013)

- The role ...

Dr John J Reynolds

Dr John J Reynolds

Research Fellow

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Dr John Reynolds has supervised summer students, and MRes and PhD students on projects focused on studying the link between the DNA damage response and human disease.

 

Dr Raymond Reynolds

Dr Raymond Reynolds

Senior Lecturer in Motor Control

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Dr Reynolds currently supervises three PhD students. Enquiries from prospective candidates are welcome at any time.

Dr Carolina Rezaval

Dr Carolina Rezaval

Associate Professor

School of Biosciences

PhD projects are offered in the general area of Behavioural Neurobiology using the fruit-fly Drosophila as a model organism. We study how the brain responds when there are conflicting options available, and how it chooses amongst them. By studying how the brain makes decisions at a genetic, cellular and circuit level, in an accessible experimental system, we aim to reveal fundamental principles underlying behavioural choices that might be present across ...