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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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Research Fellow in Water Sciences
Affiliate 麻豆精选 Institute for Sustainability and Climate Action
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
James is broadly interested in pressures and impacts within freshwater environments and how this can be sustainably managed. This spans 'blue sky' ecological studies through to very applied research working alongside industrial partners to help inform real-world solutions. Current topics that he is supervising includes quantifying national-scale ecological responses to river restoration practices and examining the global impacts of dams on riparian plant diversity. Further details on James' specific research expertise ...

Reader in Structural Biology
School of Biosciences
For a list of possible PhD projects offered by Dr White:
www.findaphd.com/search/customlink.asp?inst=birm-Biol&supersurname=White

Emeritus Professor of Urban Geography
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Professor Whitehand currently supervises 4 PhD students working on:
- Urban morphology and conservation
- Historical urban landscapes in Europe and China
- Conzenian urban morphology
- Urban morphogenesis and planning

Lecturer in Marketing
Programme Director BSc Business Management with Marketing
Department of Marketing
Chalisa Chintrakarn, PhD: The Motivations of Young Thai Women for Undergoing Cosmetic Surgery
Iris Hong-Bich Truong, PhD: Consumer agency in an AI-dominant marketplace - an exploration from the affordance lens

Senior Lecturer in Exercise Metabolism
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
The Tissue Crosstalk laboratory supports the following post-doc and post graduate researchers: -
Dr Alex Seabright – Wellcome Trust ISSF Accelerator Fellow
Dr Luke McIlvenna – Postdoctoral researcher
Hannah-Jade Parker – MRC-Versus Arthritis (CMAR) PhD student
Evie Angilheri – MSc Student
Benedict Sale – MSc Student
If you have an interest in the endocrinology and physiology of exercise, with particular respect to extracellular vesicles and have a potential funding source, ...

Senior Lecturer in Exercise Metabolism
School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences
The Tissue Crosstalk laboratory supports the following post-doc and post graduate researchers: -
Dr Alex Seabright – Wellcome Trust ISSF Accelerator Fellow
Dr Luke McIlvenna – Postdoctoral researcher
Hannah-Jade Parker – MRC-Versus Arthritis (CMAR) PhD student
Evie Angilheri – MSc Student
Benedict Sale – MSc Student
If you have an interest in the endocrinology and physiology of exercise, with particular respect to extracellular vesicles and have a potential funding source, ...

Associate Professor in the History of Warfare and Conflict
Department of History
I would welcome PhD proposals on the following topics: British colonial warfare (including war during the era of decolonisation), Counterinsurgency, and the British army 1815-1945.

Associate Professor
HeFI Fellow
Department of Modern Languages
I am interested in supervising theses dealing with narratives of (personal, gendered, professional, national) identities as well as on pedagogical aspects of teaching and learning, particularly the role of mindset and reflection in deep learning.
Associate Professor in Biomedical Ethics & Law
Birmingham Medical School
medical ethics, healthcare ethics, applied ethics

Senior Lecturer in climate science
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Martin Widmann is involved in the following funded research projects:
Transient GCM Simulations of the Mid-Holocene Climate and Comparison with Palaeoclimate Proxy Data (DEKLIM)
Southern Hemisphere Atmospheric Circulation (DEKLIM/Helmholtz Society)
Correction of Precipitation Simulated by General Circulation Models Using Model Output Statistics
Data Assimilation for Palaeoclimatic Applications (DEKLIM/Helmholtz Society)
Stability of Teleconnections and of Scale Relationships (DEKLIM)
Regional Climate Modelling for the European Alps (EU)
Dr Widmann welcomes enquiries from ...

Lecturer in Cancer Biology
School of Dentistry
Dr Wiench is interested in supervising doctoral research students in the following areas:
- Chromatin organization and DNA methylation in HPV-positive and HPV-negative head and neck cancers;
- The role of DNA hydroxymethylation in the functioning of distal regulatory elements;
- DNA demethylation therapies in head and neck cancers;
- Epigenetic silencing of nuclear receptor RARB in the onset of head and neck cancer
If you are interesting in studying any of these subject ...

Research Fellow
Department of Inflammation and Ageing
During her PhD and postdoctoral studies Dr. Wijesinghe has been involved in the supervision of:
- BSc (2)
- BMedSci (1)
- MRes (1)
- PhD-MIBTP project rotation (1)