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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Professor Shlomo Y. Tarba

Professor Shlomo Y. Tarba

Chair in Strategy and International Business

The Department of Strategy and International Business

Prof. Tarba has supervised a wide range of student dissertations from undergraduate to doctoral-level.

Dr Edward Tarte

Senior Lecturer
Deputy Head of Education

Department of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

Edward is interested in supervising research students in a number of areas of biomedical electrical engineering.

Dr Graham Taylor

Senior Lecturer in Tumour Immunology

Department of Immunology and Immunotherapy

Graham is happy to discuss opportunities to undertake research study in his laboratory, either in the areas described in his research biography or in other settings.

If you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact Dr Graham Taylor 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 ...

Dr Henry Taylor

Dr Henry Taylor

Associate Professor

Department of Philosophy

I welcome enquiries from anyone working in any area of metaphysics, philosophy of mind, or philosophy of cognitive science.

Professor Julie Taylor

Professor Julie Taylor

Head of School of Nursing & Midwifery
Professor of Child Protection

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Professor Taylor is happy to supervise doctoral research on:
• Child protection as a public health issue
• Children and young people's experiences of child protection
• 'Good enough' parenting
• Families with complex needs
• Disabled children and child protection
• Child maltreatment
• Child abuse and neglect
• Witchcraft related abuse and violence
• Welfare needs of children with albinism
• Theory in qualitative research











Professor Malcolm Taylor

Professor Malcolm Taylor

Emeritus Professor of Cancer Genetics

Department of Cancer and Genomic Sciences

Malcolm is interested in supervising doctoral students in the following areas

  • The role of the ATM gene in cancer development 
  • Identifying new defects in the cellular response to DNA damage

Dr Mary Taylor

Dr Mary Taylor

Senior Research Fellow

School of Metallurgy and Materials

Supervision of final year undergraduates and postgraduates in testing and laboratory techniques for sample preparation

Dr Scott Taylor

Dr Scott Taylor

Business School Director of External Engagement and Responsible Business
Academic Lead for Accreditations
Professor of Leadership & Organization Studies

Department of Management

  • Jennifer Davies, distributed leadership in the National Health Service
  • Isbahna Naz, gendered careers in banking
  • Hind Alsudays, gender pay gap
  • Andrew Maile, virtues and wisdom in leadership education
  • Dannielle Dorn, women working in technology

Dr Beck Taylor

Dr  Beck Taylor

Clinical Senior Lecturer
Honorary Consultant in Public Health

Department of Applied Health Sciences

Beck is available to supervise PhD students in areas related to her current research interests.

Dr Fideline Tchuenbou-Magaia

Dr Fideline Tchuenbou-Magaia

Research Fellow

School of Chemical Engineering

Dr Tchuenbou-Magaia provides supervision to a growing number of PhD and EngD students within the Micromanipulation Research Group

Professor John Tellam

Professor John Tellam

Professor of Hydrogeology

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

John Tellam’s current research interests focus on the quantification of surface-reacting solute transport and inorganic nanoparticle movement in ground waters. This work involves laboratory and field experimentation and modelling. Within the Water Sciences group, there are extensive facilities for this type of research, including an on-campus research borehole array.

Professor Tellam's most recent research projects have centred on: virus movement in ground waters; nanoparticle movement in ground waters; and applications ...

Professor Daniel A. Tennant

Professor Daniel A. Tennant

Professor of Biochemistry
Theme Lead (Metabolism) and Deputy Head of Department

Department of Metabolism and Systems Science

Dan Tennant is currently supervising doctoral students in projects investigating:

  • How cells modulate their metabolism in response to hypoxia
  • How tumour-associated genetic perturbations induce metabolic transformation

For any doctoral research enquiries, please see those associated with Professor Tennant on findaphd.com or email: d.tennant@bham.ac.uk

For a full list of available Doctoral Research opportunities, please visit our Doctoral Research programme listings.