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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Dr Scott White

Dr Scott White

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

Professor Jeremy Whitehand

Professor Jeremy Whitehand

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

Dr Julie Whiteman

Dr Julie Whiteman

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

Dr Martin Whitham

Dr Martin Whitham

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, ...

Dr Martin Whitham

Dr Martin Whitham

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, ...

Dr Daniel Whittingham

Dr Daniel Whittingham

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.

Dr Ruth Whittle

Dr Ruth Whittle

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.

Dr Rose Whyman

Dr Rose Whyman

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 ...










Dr Dita Wickins-Drazilova

Associate Professor in Biomedical Ethics & Law

Birmingham Medical School

medical ethics, healthcare ethics, applied ethics

Dr Martin Widmann

Dr Martin Widmann

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 ...








Dr Malgorzata Wiench

Dr Malgorzata Wiench

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 Ed Wilding

Professor Ed Wilding

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.