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    Research supervisors

    We have dedicated research supervisors across all three Faculties and you can view their biography, publications and research activities using the following profile link buttons below.

    Alternatively, you could visit our postgraduate research area (A-Z) for more information on the types of research we are interested in and the academics that supervise within those areas.

    If you are interested in working with a research supervisor, please ensure you review the application and entry criteria pages for guidance on next steps. Links can be found at the bottom of this page.

    Faculty of Natural Sciences (FNS)

    Dr Dmitry Kishkinev

    Dr Dmitry Kishkinev
    Lecturer in Animal Behaviour

    Dr Mirna Maarabouni

    Dr Mirna Maarabouni
    Senior Lecturer in Bioscience

    Dr Ella Maysami

    Dr Ella Maysami
    Lecturer in Neuroscience

    Dr Anja Winter

    Dr Anja Winter
    Lecturer in Biophysics/Biochemistry

    Dr David Watson

    Dr David Watson
    Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry

    Dr Simon Trent

    Dr Simon Trent
    Lecturer in Neuroscience

    Dr Dan Tonge

    Dr Dan Tonge
    Lecturer in Biosciences; Faculty PGR Director

    Dr Sarah Taylor

    Dr Sarah Taylor
    Lecturer in Ecology

    Dr Mark Skidmore

    Dr Mark Skidmore
    Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry

    Dr Annette Shrive

    Dr Annette Shrive
    Senior Lecturer

    Professor Helen Price

    Professor Helen Price
    Professor of Parasitology

    Dr Aikaterini Koskina

    Dr Aikaterini Koskina
    Senior Lecturer in HRM

    Dr Gabriella Legrenzi

    Dr Gabriella Legrenzi
    Associate Professor in Economics and Finance

    Expert in Oil and gas markets, fiscal policy, international finance, international macroeconomics.

    Professor Toby Bruce

    Professor Toby Bruce
    Professor of Insect Chemical Ecology

    Expert in Fall armyworm, food security, crop protection, biological pest control.

    Dr Anne Loweth

    Dr Anne Loweth
    Senior Lecturer in Biochemistry

    Dr Nawroz Kareem

    Dr Nawroz Kareem
    Lecturer in Biological Sciences

    Professor William Kirk

    Professor William Kirk
    Professor of Applied Entomology

    Professor Dave Hoole

    Professor Dave Hoole
    Professor of Fish Diseases

    Dr Stuart Jenkins

    Dr Stuart Jenkins
    Lecturer in Neuroscience

    Professor Trevor Greenhough

    Professor Trevor Greenhough
    Professor of Structural Biology

    Professor David Furness

    Professor David Furness
    Professor Emeritus of Cellular Neuroscience

    Dr Michael Evans

    Dr Michael Evans
    Honorary Fellow

    Dr Srabasti Chakravorty

    Dr Srabasti Chakravorty
    Lecturer

    Professor Julius Kaplunov

    Professor Julius Kaplunov
    Professor of Mathematics

    Professor Peter Andras

    Professor Peter Andras
    Head of School

    Professor Victor Shrira

    Professor Victor Shrira
    Professor of Mathematics

    Dr Alastair Channon

    Dr Alastair Channon
    Reader

    Computer Science
    Dr Charles Day

    Dr Charles Day
    Lecturer

    Computer Science
    Dr Bappaditya Mandal

    Dr Bappaditya Mandal
    Senior Lecturer (Computing)

    Computer Science
    Dr KP Lam

    Dr KP Lam
    Lecturer

    Computer Science
    Professor Ed de Quincey

    Professor Ed de Quincey
    Professor of Computer Science

    Dr Theocharis Kyriacou

    Dr Theocharis Kyriacou
    Reader in Computer Science

    Computer Science
    Dr Dan Lucas

    Dr Dan Lucas
    Lecturer

    Mathematics
    Dr Shailesh Naire

    Dr Shailesh Naire
    Senior Lecturer

    Mathematics
    Dr Danila Prikazchikov

    Dr Danila Prikazchikov
    Reader

    Mathematics
    Dr Goksel Misirli

    Dr Goksel Misirli
    Senior Lecturer

    Computer Science
    Dr Ludmila Prikazchikova

    Dr Ludmila Prikazchikova
    Lecturer

    Mathematics
    Dr Sandra I Woolley

    Dr Sandra I Woolley
    Reader

    Computer Science
    Dr Sergei Annenkov

    Dr Sergei Annenkov
    Lecturer in Mathematics

    Mathematics
    Dr Ralf Gertisser

    Dr Ralf Gertisser
    Reader in Mineralogy and Petrology

    Dr Sharon George

    Dr Sharon George
    Senior Lecturer

    Expert in Climate change, green technology, environmental sustainability, waste management, the impact of climate change on developing nations.

    Dr Ralf Halama

    Dr Ralf Halama
    Lecturer in Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology

    Dr Lisa Lau

    Dr Lisa Lau
    Senior Lecturer

    Professor Clare Holdsworth

    Professor Clare Holdsworth
    Head of School

    Dr Peter Knight

    Dr Peter Knight
    Reader in Geography

    Professor Deirdre McKay

    Professor Deirdre McKay
    Deirdre McKay, Professor of Sustainable Development School of Geography, Geology and the Environment Director, Postgraduate Taught Programmes, GGE Director, MA Human Geography and Sustainability Research Director, MSc Environmental Sustainability and Green Technology

    Expert in Plastic pollution, climate policy, climate change, developing countries/low- and middle-income countries.

    Dr Michael Montenari

    Dr Michael Montenari
    Lecturer in Palaeontology and Stratigraphy

    Dr Ian Oliver

    Dr Ian Oliver
    Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science School Internationalisation Director

    Professor Simon Pemberton

    Professor Simon Pemberton
    Professor of Human Geography; School Director of Research

    Dr Jamie Pringle

    Dr Jamie Pringle
    Reader in Forensic Geoscience

    Expert in Forensic science, geophysics.

    Dr Thomas Neligwa

    Dr Thomas Neligwa
    Lecturer

    Computer Science
    Professor Zoe Robinson

    Professor Zoe Robinson
    Professor of Sustainability Science

    Director of the Institute for Sustainable Futures

    Expert in Sustainability, education, green technology, climate change.

    Dr Chris Adams

    Dr Chris Adams
    Lecturer in Neuroscience

    Dr Ray Amith

    Dr Ray Amith
    Lecturer in Biomedical Science

    Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS)

    Dr Nick Bentley

    Dr Nick Bentley
    Senior Lecturer in English Literature

    Professor David Amigoni

    Professor David Amigoni
    Director of the Keele Institute for Social Inclusion, Professor of Victorian Literature

    Professor Susan Bruce

    Professor Susan Bruce
    Professor of English

    Dr Rebecca Bowler

    Dr Rebecca Bowler
    Senior Lecturer in Twentieth-Century English Literature

    Professor Timothy Lustig

    Professor Timothy Lustig
    Director of the Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences

    Dr David McWilliam

    Dr David McWilliam
    Lecturer in Film Studies and English Literature

    Professor Ceri Morgan

    Professor Ceri Morgan
    Professor of Place-writing and Geohumanities

    Professor Nicholas Seager

    Professor Nicholas Seager
    Head of the School of Humanities, Professor of English

    Dr James Peacock

    Dr James Peacock
    Reader in American Literature

    Director of the David Bruce Centre for the Study of the Americas
    Dr James Sheard

    Dr James Sheard
    Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing, Programme Director of Creative Writing

    Dr Jonathon Shears

    Dr Jonathon Shears
    Reader in English Literature

    Dr Neil Archer

    Dr Neil Archer
    Senior Lecturer in Film Programme Director for Film Studies

    Professor Oliver Harris

    Professor Oliver Harris
    Professor of American Literature

    Dr David McWilliam

    Dr David McWilliam
    Lecturer in Film Studies

    Dr Kathleen Cushing

    Dr Kathleen Cushing
    Reader in Medieval History

    Dr Ben Anderson

    Dr Ben Anderson
    Senior Lecturer in Environmental History

    Dr Ian Atherton

    Dr Ian Atherton
    Senior Lecturer in Early Modern History

    Dr Rachel Bright

    Dr Rachel Bright
    Senior Lecturer in Modern History

    Dr David Ballantyne

    Dr David Ballantyne
    Lecturer in American History, Programme Director for Liberal Arts

    Professor Anthony Kauders

    Professor Anthony Kauders
    Professor of Modern History

    Dr Kristen Brill

    Dr Kristen Brill
    Senior Lecturer in American History; Programme Director for History

    Dr Jon Parker

    Dr Jon Parker
    Senior Lecturer in Politics

    Expert in US Politics, the US justice system, US domestic policy, the Presidency, American elections.

    Dr Shalini Sharma

    Dr Shalini Sharma
    Senior Lecturer in Modern History

    Dr Nigel Tringham

    Dr Nigel Tringham
    Victoria History of Staffordshire

    Dr Siobhan Talbott

    Dr Siobhan Talbott
    Reader in Early Modern History

    Professor Alannah Tomkins

    Professor Alannah Tomkins
    Professor of Early Modern History

    Dr Nick Bentley

    Dr Nick Bentley
    Senior Lecturer in English

    Dr Siobhan Holohan

    Dr Siobhan Holohan
    Senior Lecturer

    Dr Jane Parish

    Dr Jane Parish
    Senior Lecturer

    Professor Elizabeth Poole

    Professor Elizabeth Poole
    Professor of Media and Communications

    Dr Fiorella Montero-Diaz

    Dr Fiorella Montero-Diaz
    Senior Lecturer in Ethnomusicology, Deputy Director of the David Bruce Centre for the Study of the Americas

    Dr Alena Audzeyeva

    Dr Alena Audzeyeva
    Senior Lecturer

    Dr Thanamas Kungwal

    Dr Thanamas Kungwal
    Lecturer in Accounting

    Dr Akrum Helfaya

    Dr Akrum Helfaya
    Associate Professor

    Dr Paul Forrester

    Dr Paul Forrester
    Senior Lecturer in Enterprise

    Dr Christopher Tsoukis

    Dr Christopher Tsoukis
    Senior Lecturer in Economics

    Dr Shirley Geyi Xu

    Dr Shirley Geyi Xu
    Lecturer in Accounting

    Dr Xuebing (Jack) Cao

    Dr Xuebing (Jack) Cao
    Senior Lecturer and Head of the Marketing, Management and Organisation Group

    Dr Deborah Kerfoot

    Dr Deborah Kerfoot
    Lecturer

    Dr Teresa Oultram

    Dr Teresa Oultram
    School Deputy Director

    Dr Colin Rigby

    Dr Colin Rigby
    Reader and CPD Lead

    Dr Fabienne Emmerich

    Dr Fabienne Emmerich
    Senior Lecturer

    Dr Shiva Sikdar

    Dr Shiva Sikdar
    Senior Lecturer

    Dr Carola Weissmeyer

    Dr Carola Weissmeyer
    Lecturer in HRM and Industrial Relations, and KBS Student Experience and Advancement Lead (SEAL)

    Dr Jonathan Hughes

    Dr Jonathan Hughes
    Senior Lecturer

    Professor Michael Haley

    Professor Michael Haley
    Professor of Property Law

    Dr Jane Krishnadas

    Dr Jane Krishnadas
    Senior Lecturer

    Expert in Legal aid, family law, justice system, protection for women in the law, supporting vulnerable communities.

    Dr Laura Pritchard-Jones

    Dr Laura Pritchard-Jones
    Programme Director, MA Safeguarding Adults: Law, Policy, and Practice

    Professor Yossi Nehushtan

    Professor Yossi Nehushtan
    Professor of Law and Philosophy

    Professor Anthony Wrigley

    Professor Anthony Wrigley
    Professor of Ethics

    Dr Lara McMurtry

    Dr Lara McMurtry
    Reader in Law

    Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FMHS)

    Professor Paul Horrocks

    Professor Paul Horrocks
    Professor of Molecular Parasitology

    Dr Fraser Philp

    Dr Fraser Philp
    Programme Director Rehabilitation and Exercise Science

    Dr John Digan

    Dr John Digan
    Lecturer in Adult Nursing

    Professor Julie Green

    Professor Julie Green
    Head of School, School of Nursing and Midwifery

    Dr Kate Lillie

    Dr Kate Lillie
    Lecturer in Adult Nursing

    Professor Katie Maddock

    Professor Katie Maddock
    Head of School

    Professor Neil Telling

    Professor Neil Telling
    School Research Director, Professor of Biomedical NanoPhysics

    Professor Simon White

    Professor Simon White
    Director of Postgraduate Education, Professor of Pharmacy Practice

    Ruoli Chen

    Ruoli Chen
    Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacology

    Dr Anthony Curtis

    Dr Anthony Curtis
    Senior Lecturer in Organic and Medicinal Chemistry and School Postgraduate Research Lead

    Dr Martin Frisher

    Dr Martin Frisher
    Reader in Health Services Research

    Dr Vinoj George

    Dr Vinoj George
    Lecturer in Stem Cell Biology & Regenerative Medicine

    Dr Jan-Herman Kuiper

    Dr Jan-Herman Kuiper
    Senior Lecturer in Biomechanics

    • Keele University / The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital
    • +44 (0)1691 404581
    • j.h.kuiper@keele.ac.uk
    Dr David Morgan

    Dr David Morgan
    Reader in Pharmaceutical Sciences & Technology

    Dr David Mottershead

    Dr David Mottershead
    Lecturer in Biochemistry & Cell Biology

    Professor Peter Ogrodnik

    Professor Peter Ogrodnik
    Senior Lecturer Medical Devices Design

    Dr Patricia Ragazzon

    Dr Patricia Ragazzon
    Senior Lecturer in Pharmaceutical Sciences

    Dr Alan Richardson

    Dr Alan Richardson
    Reader in Pharmacology

    Dr Abigail Roberts

    Dr Abigail Roberts
    Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering

    Professor Josep Sulé-Suso

    Professor Josep Sulé-Suso
    Associate Specialist and Professor in Oncology, University Hospital of North Midlands; Keele University.

    Dr Jessica Thompson

    Dr Jessica Thompson
    Lecturer in Clinical and Professional Practice

    Dr Rebecca Hayley Venables

    Dr Rebecca Hayley Venables
    Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy

    Dr Carolyn Voisey

    Dr Carolyn Voisey
    Lecturer in Physiology

    Professor Karina Wright

    Professor Karina Wright
    Professor in Orthopaedics and Tissue Engineering

    Professor Ying Yang

    Professor Ying Yang
    Professor in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering

    Professor Divya Maitreyi Chari

    Professor Divya Maitreyi Chari
    Professor of Neural Tissue Engineering

    Dr Heidi Fuller

    Dr Heidi Fuller
    Faculty Dean of Education , Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and Senior Lecturer in Medical Science

    Dr Monte Gates

    Dr Monte Gates
    Senior Lecturer in Medicine & Neuroscience

    Dr Alan Harper

    Dr Alan Harper
    Lecturer in Bioscience

    Dr Sarah R Hart

    Dr Sarah R Hart
    Senior Lecturer in Bioscience

    Dr Pensee Wu

    Dr Pensee Wu
    Senior Lecturer, Honorary Consultant Obstetrician and Subspecialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine

    Dr Chris Duff

    Dr Chris Duff
    Pre-registration Clinical Biochemist

    Professor Anthony A Fryer

    Professor Anthony A Fryer
    Professor of Clinical Biochemistry

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    What is a research degree?

    Find out about the types of research degrees available

    Entry requirements

    Academic and non-academic criteria

    How to apply

    Advice and important information to help with your application

    Fee information

    Costings for all research degrees