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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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PhD Student
Department of Applied Health Sciences
- Dr Rachel Jordan
- Professor Peymane Adab
- Professor Sheila Greenfield
- Dr Alexandra Enocson
Honorary Senior Lecturer
Dissertation supervisor
International Development Department
Supervision of dissertations.

Associate Professor in Particle Physics
School of Physics and Astronomy
- PhD supervision on ATLAS top quark physics and heavy flavour physics

Professor of Particle Physics
School of Physics and Astronomy
- LHCb physics
- LHCb Geant4 simulation and tools
- MAPS-based digital electromagnetic calorimetry
- Calorimetry and physics studies for future e+e- colliders

Department of Applied Health Sciences
Applied statistics: experimental design, cluster trials, spatial statistics

Professor in Cardiovascular Sciences and Cellular Pharmacology
Head of the Birmingham Platelet Group
Department of Cardiovascular Sciences
Steve currently supervises 1 PhD student.
Steve currently has openings for self-funded PhD students in the areas of
(i) platelet surface receptors and their signalling pathways and
(ii) the role of platelets in inflammatory processes.
Please e-mail Professor Watson directly.

Associate Professor of Earth Sciences
Head of Education (GEES)
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Sebastian Watt has research interests in the following areas:
Tephrochronology and long-timescale volcanic eruption records
Volcanic edifice collapse, landslide processes and associated hazards
Feedbacks between volcanic construction/destruction and magmatic processes, and the influence of external (e.g. climatic) processes on volcanism.
Mafic and monogenetic arc volcanism
Environmental impacts of volcanic eruptions
The application of statistical methods to geological datasets
Those interested in postgraduate research are encouraged to contact Dr Watt via ...

Reader in French Studies
Head of Taught Postgraduate, LCAHM
Department of Modern Languages
I have supervised a number of postgraduate projects at both Masters and PhD level, including work on Balzac and adaptation, silent film, and translation and intertextuality. I am currently co-supervising several doctoral theses on topics ranging from representations of Caribbean identity in film to images of the family in French Occupation cinema.
I welcome enquiries from prospective postgraduate students, particularly those with interests in Balzac, Adaptation Studies, and nineteenth-century French ...

Emeritus Professor of History of Education
School of Education
Watts supervises MA students in the School of History and Cultures in the following areas:
- Women’s and gender history
- History of Education
- Unitarian and Quaker history
- Heritage and museum history 18th-20th centuries
If you are interesting in studying any of these subject areas please contact Malcolm Dick +44 (0) 121 415 8253
Lecturer
Department of Social Work and Social Care
Caroline’s research interests include:
- Social work supervision and professional practice
- Social worker retention and related workforce issues
- Child protection work

Professor of International Politics
Department of Political Science and International Studies
Mark currently supervises PhD students in the areas of Russian foreign policy, NATO, diplomatic mediation, German-Russian relations and global internet governance

Director of Bioinformatics, Phenome Centre Birmingham (PCB)
Centre for Environmental Research and Justice (CERJ)
School of Biosciences
Ralf currently supervises and co-supervises PhD students in the area of Bioinformatics and computational Metabolomics.
Students interested in working with Ralf on any of the above research areas should contact him directly at r.j.weber@bham.ac.uk