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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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Research Fellow
Department of Applied Health Sciences
Tommer is open to expressions of interest in postgraduate research which are related to any of his research interests.

Professor of Classics
Dean of Liberal Arts and Natural Sciences (2014-2018; 2019-)
Classics, Ancient History and Archaeology
I welcome proposals dealing with any of the following:
Latin literature and cultural identity (first centuries BCE/CE)
The city of Rome in ancient and modern literature and culture
Ancient ecological experience
Current and most recent postgraduates
Zoe Fox (co-supervised with Lloyd Jenkins and Kate Nicholls) — Understanding Demolitions in Augustan Rome in the comparative context of Rome in the 1920s and 1930s
Miriam Bay (co-supervised with David Hemsoll) – Cultivating ...

Senior Lecturer in Applied Linguistics
Head of Department for Linguistics and Communication
Department of Linguistics and Communication
I am keen to supervise postgraduate research on relations between language, politics and society, especially (but not exclusively) in recent British history.
Associate Professor in Philosophy
Department of Philosophy
I am happy to supervise postgraduate work in philosophy of mind, philosophy of psychology and cognitive science, and a range of areas in philosophy of science and epistemology.

Professor of Applied Mathematics
UKRI Future Leaders Fellow
School of Mathematics
Fabian is happy to supervise PhD students in any area of his research. All PhD projects may either focus on the development of mathematical methods, or they may be performed in close collaboration with leading experimentalists, for example, in biology, medicine or engineering.
Please refer to the PhD Opportunities list for more information, choosing F Spill as the supervisor for a list of currently available projects.
Contact Fabian if you ...

Associate Professor
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Welcome applications with research interests covering: Thermofluids, Fluid dynamics, 2D nanomaterials, solution-processed materials.

Associate Professor of Viral Immunology
Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy
Zania is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:
- How does chronic inflammation take hold and how can we restore liver tolerance?
- How does the immune system fight infection in tissues and why does it fail sometimes?
- How can we reduce mortality from liver injury and cancer, and how can we promote liver regeneration?
If you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact ...

Professor of Biomaterials
School of Metallurgy and Materials
Artemis has supervised to completion over 50 postgraduate students. Since 2017, Artemis supervised to completion 20 postgraduate students (8 PhD, 4 MRes and 10 MSc students) as the main supervisor.
PhD students (primary supervisor)
- Marc Bruggeman (transfer from MRes), Surface modification of UHMWPE for surface functionalisation with antimicrobial peptides Viva:31/05/2023
- Hanieh Ijakipour, Development of antimicrobial peptides (started January 2019, supported by NIHR SRMRC2). Viva: 26/05/2023
- Christos Softas, Development of composite ...

Professor in Cancer Genetics
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
Previously supervised to completion of 11 PhD projects. Currently involved in the supervision of 3 PhD projects:
- Defining genomic, pharmacological and microenvironmental contexts in which to target a protein hydroxylase
- Dissecting the role of the DNA damage response in leukaemogenesis in a zebrafish model of GATA2 deficiency
- Investigating novel epigenetic modifiers of PARP inhibition

Research Fellow in Visual Analytics and Decision Making
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
- MSc co-supervision planned for the 2015/16 academic year on the cn-cr course.

Professor of Physical Activity and Community Health
Community Health Lead - Centre of Urban Wellbeing
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
Since 2015, Professor Stathi has served as Lead Supervisor for 5 PhD students and Co-supervisor for 4 PhD students with a 100% completion success rate to date and served as Lead Supervisor for 3 MRes students. She currently supervises 2 doctoral students and welcomes applications from potential doctoral researchers in her areas of interest.
Students who are considering applying to the University Âé¶¹¾«Ñ¡ to work with Afroditi should contact ...

Professor of Physical Chemistry
Deputy Head of School
School of Chemistry
We are always looking to work with highly motivated and talented scientists. Specific funded opportunities will be advertised on the Stavros Group webpages and on the jobs website (among other locations) when they are available.
Details of how to join the Stavros group:
Postdoctoral researchers
Opportunities that arise will be advertised on the Stavros Research Group website as well as in prominent (inter) national advertisers such as the jobs website ...