Supervisors

Having the right supervision is an important part of your postgraduate research.

We ensure the supervisors you are allocated will cover your research specialism and offer a variety of skills and expertise to your project.

Find out about our staff members' interests and what areas they would be keen to supervise.

Find a supervisor

Our academic staff are listed by subject. Find an appropriate supervisor for your proposal by exploring the staff lists on our subject sites.

Criminology staff

Our wide research areas cover topics such as drugs, fraud, justice and reform, policing and violence.

Economics staff

Study with internationally recognised economics researchers, in areas covering macroeconomics, resource economics and development economics and policy.

Law staff

Explore our key research themes, including bioethics and medical law, international law, private and commercial law, and regulation and social justice.

Philosophy staff

Our Philosophy team have interests covering key areas of analytic philosophy, including metaphysics, the philosophy of mind, aesthetics, epistemology, and the history of analytic philosophy.

Politics staff

Complete your research training with one of the largest groupings of political scientists and international relations scholars in the UK.

Social Anthropology staff

Join researchers with expertise including conflict, economic change, poverty, inequality, sex, gender and identities, and the material world.

Social Statistics staff

Our Social Statistics team are keen to supervise research topics including data rights, work and employment, census and survey research and health inequalities.

Sociology staff

Study with world-leading researchers whose interests cover areas such as social divisions, cultural practices, census research and methodological innovations.