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 Sheeba Rosewilliam

Dr Sheeba Rosewilliam

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Lead
Lecturer

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Currently supervising postgraduate students in;  

  • Self-management for mobility following Stroke in the community.
  • Improving balance in elders using volunteers through faith-based institutions in the community.

Dr Carolyn Roskell

Dr Carolyn Roskell

Head of Teaching Innovation & Enhancement
Senior Lecturer in Physiotherapy & Programme Director MSc Physiotherapy (pre-registration)

School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences

Carolyn is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:

  • Patient-centred care
  • Professional identity
  • Professional development and educational interventions for healthcare practitioners

If you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact Carolyn on the contact details above, or for any general doctoral research enquiries, please email: dr@contacts.bham.ac.uk or call +44 (0)121 414 5005.

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Professor Jonathan Ross

Professor Jonathan Ross

Professor of Sexual Health and HIV

Institute of Microbiology and Infection

Supervisor for PhD projects at University 麻豆精选:

  • 2019-2024 - An exploration of the barriers and facilitators at the level of the service user and healthcare provider that influence health care utilisation after sexual violence.

Dr Amanda Eve Rossiter

Dr Amanda Eve Rossiter

Assistant Professor in Prokaryotic Infection Biology

Institute of Microbiology and Infection

Amanda is enthusiastic about speaking with students that have a passion for research and who would like to join the lab to study an MSc or PhD.

If you are interested in joining the group, please contact Amanda directly.

Dr John Round

Dr John Round

Senior Lecturer in Human Geography

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

John Round's research is concerned with the social and political geographies emerging from the collapse of the Soviet Union. He is particularly interested in the forms of individual/community coping strategies developed as a response to the economic marginalisation which has occurred across post-Soviet regions. He explores how such practices are spatially constructed, revealing unequal power dynamics in state-society relations and the role that corruption plays in everyday life.

Frank Rowbotham

Frank Rowbotham

Department of Management

Frank supervises students in the areas of operations, procurement and projects.

Professor Nick Rowbottom

Professor Nick Rowbottom

Professor of Accounting and Corporate Reporting

The Department of Accounting

Nick welcomes applications from those considering pursuing a PhD in the fields of management commentary, integrated reporting, 'sustainability' / ESG / CSR reporting and XBRL.

Professor Natalie Rowland (n茅e Ives)

Professor Natalie Rowland (n茅e Ives)

Professor of Clinical Trials and Statistics
BCTU Director of Statistics and Research Strategy

Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit

Natalie is interested in supervising doctoral researchers in the following general research areas:

  • Randomised controlled trials including pilot and feasibility trials
  • Clinical trial methodology
  • Methods to improve the design and efficiency of clinical trials

Professor Neil Rowson

Professor Neil Rowson

Emeritus Professor in Minerals Engineering

School of Chemical Engineering

For PhD opportunities, please contact Professor Neil Rowson.

Dr Partha Roy

Dr Partha Roy

Assistant Professor in Finance

The Department of Finance

Partha is interested in supervising postgraduate research students within the wider areas of corporate finance. He is keen on undertaking multi-disciplinary research exploring how various disciplines such as climate, sustainability, psychology, politics, and sociology affect and connect to various dimensions of corporate finance research. Postgraduate research topics may include but are not limited to:

  • Institutional Investors
  • ESG
  • Climate Finance
  • Corporate Investments and Risk-taking
  • Corporate Governance
  • Social and Political Issues in ...

Dr Alexander Royal

Associate Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

Alexander is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:

  • Cement-bentonite cut-off walls retarding solute migration
  • Subsurface interactions between water and soil with respect to geotechnical applications
  • The geotechnical factors impacting upon the successful use of trenchless technologies
  • Geohazards, with particular interest in the influence of damaged utilities on behavior of surrounding ground and the role of clay mineralogy on the behavior of the ground

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Mr Gavin Rudge

Mr Gavin Rudge

Research Fellow

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Master's in Public Health (MPH)