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Professor of Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama
Deputy Director of Institute: Research
Shakespeare Institute
I have supervised doctorates on the publishers of Shakespeare’s first folio, Carolean stage warfare, Jonson in parts, eighteenth century Shakespeare editors, Coronation literature, warrior women, English translations of Moliere, and commonplace books amongst others. I welcome enquiries from graduate students on these, any of the subjects outlined above, and related 16-18th century topics.

Honorary Clinical Senior Lecturer and Consultant in Medical Oncology
Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy
Dr Steven has supervised doctoral students who have been awarded PhD or MD degrees and students studying on the MSc in oncology.
If you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact Dr Neil Steven directly, or for any general doctoral research enquiries, please email mds-gradschool@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
For a full list of available Doctoral Research opportunities, please visit our Doctoral Research programme listings.

Professor emeritus of Public Health
Department of Applied Health Sciences
Andrew has supervised PhDs in
- Horizon Scanning Methods
- Health Technology Diffusion
- The Prioritization of Health care
Andrew is happy to take on future PhD students in related areas such as the role of bodies like NICE.
If you are interested in studying any of these subject areas please contact Andrew directly, or
for any general doctoral research enquiries, please email mds-gradschool@contacts.bham.ac.uk

Lecturer in Geology
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Carl Stevenson’s principal research uses rock magnetic techniques to measure very weak or subtle mineral alignment fabrics in igneous rocks. He is a specialist in anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) analysis. This technique can be employed in a number of different settings and Dr Stevenson uses it to detect ‘frozen in’ evidence for magma flow in igneous intrusions from granite plutons to dykes and sills that form the roots of ...

Lecturer
Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering
Current / past:
- MSc – Sukhjit Pooni
- MSc (Research) – Russell Preece
- MRes – Zhenhe Zhang
- PhD – Zhenhe Zhang
Due to start:
- PhD – William Driscoll
- PhD – Zhe Chen
- PhD – Tao Wen
- PhD – Ahmadreza Faghih

Professor of Cancer Genetics
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
- Helen Mason (Ph.D): 2006-2011
- Natalie Forrester (Ph.D): 2007-2011
- Anoushka Thomas (Ph.D): 2008-2012
- Rakesh Patel (Ph.D): 2008-2012
- Edward Miller (Ph.D): 2007-2013 (Part time)
- Ellis Ryan (Ph.D): 2011-2015
- Rachel Mottram (Ph.D): 2015-2019
- Nafiseh Chalabi Hagkarim (Ph.D): 2015-2019
- Ellen Higgs (Ph.D): 2016-2019
- Satpal Jhujh (Ph.D): 2016-2020
- Laura Grange (Ph.D): 2018-2022
- Beth Woodward (MB-Ph.D) 2020-2024
If you are interested in studying any of these subject areas please contact Professor Stewart directly, or for any general ...

British Academy Postdoctoral Research Fellow
School of Education
Nick is currently co-supervisor for a PhD that examines students with classical academy backgrounds and their engagement with Shakespeare.

Professor of GP Education
Birmingham Medical School
Not currently supervising as recently back from secondment.

Lecturer in Science and Science Education
Welfare Officer
School of Education
Postgraduate responsibilities include: EdD (Learning and learning contexts); MRes, MPhil & PhD supervision.
Topics of current and recently completed doctoral studies include:
- Religion and Sexuality Education: A narrative study with Christian young men.
- Enhancing children’s perceptions of an engaging science education; examining the relationship between inquiry-based learning and students’ engagement with science
- Sex Education: Perceptions and experiences of Window of Hope Tutors in Ghanaian colleges of Education
- Critical Thinking in ...

Interdisciplinary Chair of Humanities and Human Rights
Department of English Literature
• Interdisciplinary Human Rights and Refugee Studies
• Modern, Contemporary, and Postcolonial literatures
• Hannah Arendt and Critical Theory

Associate Professor in Strategy and International Business
Programme Director DL MSc International Management
The Department of Strategy and International Business
Dr. Stoyanova welcomes the opportunity to supervise research students with a research interest in:
• Organizational change directed towards sustainability
• Developing dynamic capabilities for adaptation to sustainability challenges, including climate change and broader societal transformations
• Exploring strategic development and change during turbulent periods, such as financial and economic uncertainty
• Sustainable agriculture and the implementation of regenerative business models
• International entrepreneurship

Associate Professor
School of Metallurgy and Materials
- D Ranga Stick-Ball-Surface Interactions in Hockey
- C Slater Static and Dynamic Deformation of Carbon Fibre Composites in Golf Shafts
- J L Huang Modelling Porosity Formation in EBWd Titanium-based Alloys
- D Routledge Joining Process Optimisation for SMA-based Actuators
- A J Davis Novel Composite Structures for Watersports Equipment
- H Bayati Microstructural Features Contributing to Running Crack Arrest
- A Kundu Effects of Combined Thermal and Mechanical Processing on Bimodal Grain Development
- Xi Liu ...