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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Head of School of Medical Sciences
Director of PIONEER, the Health Data Hub in acute care
Consultant in Respiratory Medicine and General Internal Medicine, Birmingham Acute Care Research Group
School of Medical Sciences
- Professor Sapey has successfully supervised 12 PhDs, 2 MDs and 3 MRes to completion, including students from discovery scientist and clinical backgrounds.
- 2 current PhD studentships are in the write up phase of their thesis.
- 6 PhD studentships are on-going.
If you are interested in studying a PhD, MD or MRes with Professor Sapey, please visit her FindAPhD page.
Lecturer
Department of Management
Besides teaching Vaishali is involved in supervising MSc level dissertations. She is interested in examining and understanding features of Strategic HRM and International HRM
Associate Professor
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
- Coordination between RNAPII transcription and DNA replication
- Defining the transcription roles of BRCA1 and BRCA2
Professor of Marketing
Department of Marketing
Postgraduate MSc Marketing dissertation supervision
PhD supervision
MTC Manufacturing Futures Fellow
Department of Mechanical Engineering
If you are passionate about Sustainable Manufacturing, Circular Economy, Energy Efficiency, Life-cycle Environmental Impact Appraisal, Advanced Manufacturing or Cost Modelling and are looking for an exciting opportunity to contribute to impactful research, please feel free to get in touch. Shoaib welcomes motivated doctoral candidates who want to make a difference in shaping a more sustainable future for manufacturing.
Associate Professor
Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences
Dr Sarkar is interested in supervising Doctoral and Masters research students in the following areas:
- The role and regulation of autophagy in human embryonic stem cells and in differentiated adult cell types.
- The molecular mechanisms of mammalian autophagy in its role in cellular homeostasis, neurodegeneration, aging and metabolism.
- Mechanisms of cellular degeneration and proteostasis in disease-relevant human cell types derived from disease-specific induced pluripotent stem cells.
- Drug discovery in human ...
Allardyce Nicoll Chair in Drama
Head of Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
I am interested in supervising postgraduate research in any area of British theatre from 1940 to the present and in particular the work of dramatists. Other interests include the work of the Arts Council of Great Britain 1945-1994 and related issues of funding; British alternative / 'fringe' theatre and performance from 1968-1994; Shakespeare and contemporary appropriation of his work; the theatre, television and wireless drama of Samuel Beckett.
I have ...
Professor of Business Research Methods
Department of Management
Research methods, in particular participants selection, methods for understanding organizational relationships;
Human resource aspects of the management of change, in particular trust within and between organizations and organizational learning;
Small and medium sized enterprise (SME) success.
Interdisciplinary Professor of Modern Literature and Culture
Department of English Literature
Modern and contemporary futurology; modernism; literature and impressionism; Ford Madox Ford
Associate Professor in Heritage and History
Director, International Centre for Heritage
Department of History
I offer PhD supervision in several areas of heritage, public history and community archaeology, particularly related to the positive and negative impacts the past and its narratives has or can have on society and communities. I welcome collaborations with external partners. I am currently supervising PhDs including ones on heritage Sites and wellbeing (Amy Luck) Downs), sustainability of military museums (Brian Stoor).
Associate Professor in Social Work
Department of Social Work and Social Care
Jason is interested in supervising postgraduate students undertaking studies in the fields of social work, sociology and social policy, specifically in the areas of:
- Gender
- Sexuality
- Professional practice with LGBTQ+ people
- Social work education
Professor of Inflammation Research
Department of Inflammation and Ageing
Dagmar is currently supervising several PhD students working on basic disease mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis.
If you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact Professor Dagmar Scheel-Toellner 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.