Finding a supervisor
We offer a wide range of expertise to support your postgraduate research, and we'll help you find the supervisor that's right for you
The Graduate College requires you to contact and secure a potential research supervisor before you make your application with us. The following information will help you with this process.*
There are multiple ways to find a supervisor. We recommend the following:
- Searching for your area or topic of interest on ResearchSpace, our staff research respository
- Looking at our research centres and groups
- Exploring staff in our interest areas or via their staff profiles
*Please note this does not apply to MA Taught degrees, where you can apply via the usual route on the course page.
Research areas
Our research specialisms are divided by our respective schools. We have listed below the main contacts for each subject area and any relevant research groups or centres.
You are also welcome to contact specific staff members directly if you already have a name in mind.
Bath School of Art, Film and Media and Bath School of Design
Postgraduate contacts for both schools can be directed to Michele Whiting, Higher Degrees Tutor for Art and Design (m.whiting@bathspa.ac.uk).
Additional contacts for each subject are also listed below.
Bath School of Art, Film and Media
- Conor Wilson, Art Subject Coordinator for Postgraduate Programmes - c.wilson@bathspa.ac.uk
- Steve Dutton, Director of the Art Research Centre - s.dutton@bathspa.ac.uk
- Suman Ghosh, Subject Leader for Film and Media - s.ghosh@bathspa.ac.uk
- Please also see the related Centre for Media Research
Bath School of Design
- Hilary French - h.french@bathspa.ac.uk
Bath Business School
Key subject areas and contacts are listed in detail on the School's research degrees page.
Please see also the following related research centres:
School of Education
If you are interested in pursuing a research degree within the field of Education, please contact Charlotte Chadderton, leader for postgraduate programmes, c.chadderton@bathspa.ac.uk.
You may also be interested in the following related research centres and groups:
- REaCH - Research in Early Childhood
- CREiC - Centre for Equity, Inclusion, and Community
- CRSTLE - Centre for Research in Scientific and Technological Learning and Education
- Education and Social Justice research group
School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities
The School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities is Bath Spa's focal point for teaching and research in English Literature, History and Heritage, Politics, Religions, Philosophy and Ethics, Publishing and Environmental Humanities.
If you can't find what you need below, please contact Sarah Morton, Director of Postgraduate programmes, or Alison Hems, Head of the School of Humanities.
Creative Writing
- Tracy Brain, subject leader for Creative Writing - t.brain@bathspa.ac.uk
Please see also the following related research centres and groups:
English Literature
- Faith Binckes, Programme Coordinator, Postgraduate English Literature - f.binckes@bathspa.ac.uk
Please see also the following related research centres:
Environmental Humanities
- Kate Rigby, Programme coordinator, Postgraduate Environmental Humanities and Director of the Research Centre for Environmental Humanities - k.rigby@bathspa.ac.uk
Please see also the following related research centres:
History, Heritage, and Politics
- Alison Hems, Head of the School of Humanities and Subject lead for History and Heritage - a.hems@bathspa.ac.uk
Please see also the following related research centres:
Publishing
- Katharine Reeve, subject leader for Publishing - k.reeve@bathspa.ac.uk
Please see also the following related research centres:
Religions, Philosophy and Ethics
- Paul Reid-Bowen, subject leader for Religions, Philosophies and Ethics - p.reid-bowen@bathspa.ac.uk
Bath School of Music and Performing Arts
Key subject areas and contacts are listed in detail on the School's Research Degrees page.
School of Sciences
The School of Sciences investigates pressing issues and challenges in areas from creative social justice and environmental sustainability, to health and wellbeing for individuals groups and populations at local, national and global levels.
If you can't find a specialist in your area of interest, please contact the Head of the School of Sciences, Rebecca McGuire-Snieckus, r.mcguire-snieckus@bathspa.ac.uk.
Biology and Environment
- Ian Thornhill, Lecturer and Programme lead for Environmental Management, i.thornhill@bathspa.ac.uk
- Samantha Lane, Subject leader for Biology, s.lane@bathspa.ac.uk
Geography
- Heather Winlow, subject leader for Geography, h.winlow@bathspa.ac.uk
Please see also the following related research group:
Psychology
- Dawn Albertson, subject leader for Psychology, d.albertson@bathspa.ac.uk
Please see also the following related research centre:
Sociology and Criminology
- Paul Gavin, Subject leader for Criminology and Sociology, p.gavin@bathspa.ac.uk