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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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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.

Senior Lecturer
Department of Drama and Theatre Arts
I welcome enquires about research (including Practice as Research) into:
Performer training
Acting
Anton Chekhov
Russian and East European theatre
Contemporary Russian theatre writing
I am currently supervising 3 postgraduate projects:
The Impact of Theatre on the Neurodiverse Population - Vicki Taylor
‘To the subconscious by conscious means: towards a new pedagogy for the emotions in UK actor training’ David Jackson
Female physical comedy; challenges and ways forward –Maria Loizidou ...
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 ...

Professor in Psychology
School of Psychology
I am happy to talk to students about postgraduate supervision starting in fall 2020. I am currently part of supervisory teams for 5 students who are based at the University of Nottingham.