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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Professor Nigel Wright

Professor Nigel Wright

Professor of Water and Environmental Engineering

Department of Civil Engineering

Nigel currently supervises students in urban flood resilience and urban wind power generation.  He is keen to supervise students in any of the areas listed under “research interests”.

 

Dr Dawei Wu

Dr Dawei Wu

Associate Professor in Mechanical Engineering

School of Engineering

Open PhD positions in the fields of fuel thermofluids, hydrogen/ammonia combustion, disruptive linear engine development, and AI-assisted hybrid powertrain design.

PhD scholarship is available based on academic merit.

  • Find a PhD - Hydrogen Integration for Accelerated Energy Transition
  • Find a PhD - Low carbon marine propulsion systems using hydrogen and hydrogen carrying fuels

Dr Rebecca Wynter

Dr Rebecca Wynter

Honorary Research Fellow

Department of Applied Health Sciences

  • PhD Supervisor, Department of Theology and Religion

Rebecca is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas of history:

  • Psychiatry, mental health, and mental health care
  • Burns and unintended injury
  • First World War medicine and medical humanitarianism
  • Quakers and other nonconformists in medicine and aid work
  • Neurosurgery and neurodiversity (particularly epilepsy)
  • Complaints and whistleblowing
  • Health in prisons and workhouses