PhD Advisors at University of Cambridge 剑桥大学 UK
Quick answer: University of Cambridge in the UK has 1462 faculty profiles in phd-match’s database, of which 168 currently show active PhD hiring signals (as of 2026-10-19). phd-match covers 174 universities across the US, the UK, Australia, China, Hong Kong, Canada, and Singapore, not just one country.
Research-focused faculty at University of Cambridge, listed for PhD / Master's applicants. Find professors whose research matches your interests, and check hiring signals before you reach out.
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Professors at University of Cambridge with active hiring signals for PhD students — reach out if your research matches.
Anna Alexandrova
Professor in Philosophy of Science · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Philosophy of social science; values and objectivity in science; evidence-based policy; methodology of modeling; philosophy of economics and of psychology; explanation; well-being in ethics and political philosophy; measurement and quantification; mental health; expertise and aut…
Clare Pettitt
Professor · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ I am always very happy to hear from potential graduate students, and I encourage anybody who might be interested in working with me to get in touch early in the application process.
My research is focused on the long nineteenth century. I consider the nineteenth century to be still with us and around us and my current work investigates the origins of the linked phenomena of structural racism, climate change, and nationalism. I am currently finishing a trilog…
Dr Philippa Carter
University Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine and Health before 1800 · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Early understandings of mental and physical illness; bodies and embodiment; mind/body relations; disability and visible difference; disease categorisation and diagnosis; the boundaries between natural philosophy, magic, and religion; sciences of the psyche.
Dr Zaib un Nisa Aziz
Assistant Professor of Modern South Asian History · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I welcome inquiries from prospective students interested in the study of colonial and postcolonial South Asia, the Modern British Empire and especially welcome projects concerned with global intellectual history, the history of capital and labour, and histories of nationalism, decolonization, and in…
My current book project Nations Ascendant: The Global Struggle Against Empire and The Making of Our World (under advanced contract with Yale University Press), is based on my doctoral work and presents a new history of the rise of national self-determination in the twentieth cent…
Emily Senior
Associate Professor · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ I welcome interest from potential doctoral students working on eighteenth-century and Romantic literatures; Caribbean and Atlantic literatures; the relationships between literature, science and medicine; environmental humanities; literatures of slavery and the afterlives of empire to the present day…
My research interests are in eighteenth-century and Romantic writing and colonial cultures, with a focus on Caribbean and Atlantic literature, visual culture and the life sciences. My interests are driven by two overarching aims: to forge alternate genealogies and critical framew…
Hasok Chang
Hans Rausing Professor of History and Philosophy of Science · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
History and philosophy of chemistry and physics from the 18th century onward; philosophy of scientific practice; other topics in the philosophy of science, including realism, pluralism, pragmatism, measurement, and evidence.
Lorenza Antonucci
Associate Professor in Sociology · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Precarity, Financial insecurity, Work insecurity, Job quality, Platform work, Political sociology, Populism, Voting and non-voting, Welfare state changes, Labour market policies, Comparative research, Digital methods, Mixed methods, Social status, Sociology of risk
Mary Augusta Brazelton
Professor of Global Studies of Science, Technology and Medicine · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Global studies of science, technology and medicine; history of medicine and the life sciences in modern China; history of transportation technologies in the twentieth century; history of international and global health.
Patrick Baert
Professor of Social Theory · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Politics and Inequality; Theory and Culture; Social and political theory; Artificial Intelligence; Media; Culture and Politics; Intellectuals; Public Intellectuals; Intellectual History
Philip Knox
Associate Professor in Medieval English Literature · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Current and past PhD students have purused research that explores a range of English, Latin and French texts, and addressing topics including animal studies, law and literature, queer and transgender theory. Get in touch if you want to talk about working together on a PhD project.
My research looks at later medieval English and mainland European literature. A key interest is the thirteenth-century French poem The Romance of the Rose, and how it was read in medieval England. I've written a book about this, called The 'Romance of the Rose' and the Making of …
Priyamvada Gopal
Professor of Postcolonial Studies · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ For 2026 PhD and Postdoctoral Applicants: I regret that due to the recurrence of malicious and time-wasting communications sent to it, my email address is not public. If you are sending a proposal for graduate study, please email it to the Graduate Office or the Faculty directly, and it will be forw…
My present interests are in the literatures, politics, and cultures of empire, colonialism and decolonisation. I have related interests in the novel, South Asian literature, and postcolonial cultures. Published work includes Literary Radicalism in India: Gender, Nation and the Tr…
Professor Sam Barrett
Professor of Early Medieval Music · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Early medieval music, Latin song, notation, transmission, performance, jazz and related genres of popular music
Ronita Bardhan
Professor of Sustainable Built Environment & Health · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students, Available to supervise masters students
Her research is at the intersection of the built environment, climate change, and health, positioning buildings and neighbourhoods as critical levers for precision population health. She advances data driven precision prevention through context specific and gender sensitive built…
Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert
Head of Group · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Adriane Esquivel-Muelbert if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research.
Global change impact on forests, biodiversity, ecosystem services, tree species composition, forest dynamics, tree acclimation via epigenetics, drone and AI techniques for tree mortality, inclusive and fair science
Ahmed Warsame
Head of Group · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Dr Ahmed Warsame if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research.
Legume crop resilience and quality, molecular genetics, genomics, high-throughput analytical approaches, drought tolerance, nutritional and end-use quality of legumes
Alecia-Jane Twigger
Dr · University of Cambridge
⭐ The Cambridge Lactation Lab is accepting enquiries from prospective interns, undergraduate students, postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
Cambridge Lactation Lab: Modelling human lactation to support long-term health. Understanding how human lactation works, identifying innovative strategies to improve breastfeeding, particularly in women with low supply, to enhance the long-term health outcomes of women and childr…
Alex Webb
Head of Circadian Signal Transduction Group · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Professor Alex Webb if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research.
Circadian clocks, plant physiology, wheat flowering time, EARLY FLOWERING 3 gene, mathematical modeling of circadian rhythms
Assef Ashraf
Associate Professor in the Eastern Islamic Lands and Persian-Speaking World · University of Cambridge
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Iranian History, Persianate History, Comparative empires, Intellectual History and the History of Political Thought
Beverley Glover
Professor of Botany · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Professor Beverley Glover if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research.
Understanding how petal surfaces impact pollinator behaviour and pollination; how cell shape and texture influence the way pollinators interact with the flower; genetic pathways that regulate overall cell shape on the petal; iridescent surfaces and their effect on bee vision and …
David Belin
Professor of Behavioural Neuroscience · University of Cambridge
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Available to supervise masters students
Behaviour, Neural Systems, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, Environmental Manipulations
Dr Jessica Berenbeim
University Lecturer, Faculty of English; Fellow, Jesus College · University of Cambridge
⭐ For the MPhil in English Studies, I teach a specialist seminar called 'Archaeologies of Reading', and I co-teach the Material Texts Research Frameworks Seminar. I also teach topics in palaeography and codicology for the Textual and Related Studies course. For both the MPhil and the PhD, I supervise …
The principal themes of my research are: interdisciplinary and global medieval studies, museums and archives, the visual cultures of reading and writing, and the philosophy of history. My central concern is the power inherent in representation of the past, wherever it is manifest…
Dr Mahbod Ghaffari
University Associate Professor in Persian Language, Linguistics and Culture · University of Cambridge
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Available to supervise masters students
Persian Language and Linguistics, Methodology and Applied Linguistics, Corpus Linguistics, AI and Technology in Language Teaching, Iranian Cinema and Culture, Modern Persian Literature
Dr Noga Ganany
University Associate Professor in the Study of Late Imperial China · University of Cambridge
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students, Available to supervise masters students
Chinese history, Premodern Chinese literature, Religious practice in China, Print culture and history of the book, Travel and pilgrimage, And popular culture. I am particularly interested in the interplay between literature and religion in late-imperial China (primarily during th…
Dr Paul Anderson
Associate Professor Middle Eastern Studies · University of Cambridge
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Economic liberalisation in authoritarian contexts; Syrian Jews and Armenians, minoritisation and citizenship in Syria; Trade networks connecting China and the Middle East; Skills and subjectivities underpinning projects of transregional connectivity; Temporalities of urgency and …
Jeongmin Choi
Royal Society University Research Fellow · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Dr Jeongmin Choi if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research. Vacancies and PhDs: /node/9091
How beneficial microbes shape plant resilience to various environmental stresses; environmental factors influencing arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; improving crop resilience with arbuscular mycorrhizal symbiosis; mechanisms of stress tolerance; genetic factors enhancing toleran…
John Carr
Professor · University of Cambridge
⭐ Prospective postgraduate students are required to apply through the University's Applicant Portal. For information on how to apply, including course entry requirements, deadlines and application fees, visit the Postgraduate Admissions website. For a list of current available PhD projects, please vis…
Plant defence against pathogens, particularly viruses; defensive signalling mediated by salicylic acid, jasmonic acid and other signals; RNA silencing in antiviral defence and plant defensive signal transduction; how viruses evade, exploit and manipulate host plant defensive syst…
Lida Derevnina
Head of Group · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Dr Lida Derevnina if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research.
Plant immune receptor networks, NLR-triggered immunity, crop disease resistance, plant parasitic nematodes, effector biology
Natasha Yelina
Dr · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Dr Natasha Yelina if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research.
Crop breeding technologies, meiosis, recombination, legume crops, temperature stress adaptation
Neha Bhatia
Research Group Leader · University of Cambridge
⭐ If you're interested in investigating the mechanistic basis of the function of the plant hormone cytokinin (CK) in plant development using Arabidopsis thaliana as model, and would like to discuss the positions or opportunities to collaborate, please get in touch with Neha Bhatia via email.
Cytokinin signalling, Plant hormone regulation, Plant developmental biology, Leaf development
Nicola Patron
Head of Group · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Dr Nicola Patron if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research.
We use engineering approaches to understand biological complexity and advance plant biotechnology. Our research is focused on understanding how quantitative plant phenotypes emerge from network functions and exploring and utilising metabolic diversity. Our long-term goals are to …
Ritwick Sawarkar
Faculty · University of Cambridge
⭐ The Sawarkar Group is accepting enquiries from prospective interns, undergraduate students, postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers.
Chromatin control of environmental stress response. Cells respond to environmental stress by mounting an adaptive stress response in order to survive stressful conditions. Transcriptional control is a major regulatory layer that determines the strength, the duration and persisten…
Susanne Bornelöv
Group Leader · University of Cambridge
⭐ We are recruiting! Please find more details about joining us here.
Computational genomics and gene regulation. Gene regulation is a fundamental aspect of life, in which cells control when and to what extent specific genes are activated to produce a protein. This process is tightly controlled using both transcriptional and posttranscriptional mec…
Thorsten Boroviak
Asst. Prof. in Mammalian Embryogenesis and Reproduction, Department of Physiology, Development and N · University of Cambridge
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Embryo implantation, gastrulation and organogenesis
Uta Paszkowski
Professor · University of Cambridge
⭐ Contact Head of Group Professor Uta Paszkowski if you're interested in joining the group or finding out more about the group's research.
Molecular mechanisms underlying the formation and functioning of arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) symbioses in rice and maize; rhizosphere communication; symbiotic phosphate acquisition; arbuscule development and turnover.
Vean Al-Saka
Leverhulme Early Career Fellow; Associate Lecturer · University of Cambridge
⭐ Available to supervise masters students
Semitic languages, especially Aramaic and Arabic, with interests spanning descriptive, theoretical, comparative and historical linguistics. Morphology, syntax, morphosyntax, agreement and nominal licensing. Documenting endangered languages and preserving the cultural heritage of …
Aaron Koller
Regius Professor of Hebrew · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students; Available for consultancy
Semitic languages, Levantine archaeology, Northwest Semitic, Second Temple Judaism, Rabbinic Literature, Medieval biblical interpretation, Manuscript studies
Alan Blackwell
Professor of Interdisciplinary Design · School of Technology
⭐ I welcome enquiries. Please start by reading my advice on how to explain your specific research interests.
computational arts, critical design and novel representations of computation
Alexander Marr
Professor of Renaissance and Early Modern Art · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ *not currently accepting PhD students
Current research: A monograph with the working title Matter and Imagination in Northern Renaissance Art, treating knots, liquidity, and polishing in artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Urs Graf, Niklaus Manuel, and Ludger tom Ring the Younger; Velazquez and the hunt; Manet and emulat…
Alexis Litvine
Senior Researcher, The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure (CAMPOP) · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I supervise students on all areas of French/European economic and social history, the history of temporality and spatiality, and the history and political economy of industrialisation in Europe, and quantitative economic history.
Anyone interested in using occupational data for French economic hist…
My research has several distinctive strands.
I work on comparative economic history
- European commercial and economic integration during the second half of the nineteenth century
- Occupational structure and economic performance in the long run
- Living standards during the In…
Alyce Mahon
Professor of Modern and Contemporary Art · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Professor Mahon is not considering MPhil or PhD students until the Academic Year 2026-27.
Modern and Contemporary Art History and Theory; Surrealism; feminist art; queer-feminist art; photography; film; exhibition practice
Amit Agrawal
University Associate Professor in Optical Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ We are looking for motivated undergraduate, postgraduate students and researchers to join our group.
Our research interest spans the areas of nanophotonics, semiconductors, nonlinear optics, ultrafast optics and quantum optics. My group works at the intersection between nanophotonics and quantum information science, harnessing foundational active and passive photonic technologie…
Amy Milton
University Professor · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students; Available for consultancy
associative learning, memory reconsolidation, RDoC, OCD, reconsolidation, behaviour, post-traumatic stress disorder, adrenaline, memory, neuroscience, Addiction, glutamate
Andreas Stylianides
Professor of Mathematics Education · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Stylianides would welcome informal contact from prospective PhD/EdD students on any of the research topics mentioned above or other related topics in mathematics education.
All within mathematics education: mathematical reasoning, proving, problem solving, problem posing; classroom-based interventions; teachers' mathematical knowledge and beliefs; generative AI; task design and implementation; design experiment methodology.
Andrew Balmford
Professor of Conservation Science · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
My research focuses on how to reconcile biodiversity conservation with meeting human food needs and other land-demanding activities; the costs and benefits of retaining intact ecosystems; and identifying what works in conservation.
Andrew Marsham
Professor of Classical Arabic Studies · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Early and mediaeval Islamic history; Transregional history; Arabic historiography; Middle Eastern history; Umayyad Caliphate; Abbasid Caliphate; Comparative history; Medieval History
Andy Neely
Professor of Manufacturing Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ Open to supervising PhDs on the following topics: AI and its application in manufacturing and service businesses; Servitization and new manufacturing business models; Operations strategy and performance; Design and deployment of key performance indicators; Data asset management and data valuation.
Performance measurement and management; business intelligence and analytics; service design and innovation; servitisation of manufacturing. Service design and innovation, big data and analytics.
Ann Copestake
Professor of Computational Linguistics · School of Technology
⭐ I am on sabbatical and that I am not taking on students or interns. I have no vacancies for postdocs.
Natural Language Processing (NLP) / Computational Linguistics (a branch of AI), mostly in formal representation issues, compositional and lexical semantics and natural language generation. Also original developer of the LKB system. Worked on a variety of application areas includi…
Anna Berman
Professor of Nineteenth-Century Russian Literature and Culture · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Prof Berman welcomes inquiries from potential MPhil and PhD students interested in topics relevant to her research.
Nineteenth-century novel, Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Nadezhda Khvoshchinskaya, kinship, family history, siblings, the family novel, nineteenth-century Russian women prose writers, science and literature, operatic adaptations of literary classics.
Anne Ferguson-Smith
Arthur Balfour Professor of Genetics · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Genomic imprinting is an epigenetic mechanism causing genes to be expressed depending on their parental origin. Our research investigates the mechanism and evolution of genomic imprinting and the function of imprinted genes in development and disease. Part of this programme consi…
Barak Kushner
Professor of East Asian History · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students, Available to supervise masters students
Kushner is interested in investigating how Japan's modern interactions with its neighbors in East Asia has formed the region over the last two centuries. He is particularly keen on researching modern Japanese social, political and military history, wars of the modern era, empire …
Benjamin Kantor
Assistant Professor of Hebrew and the Jews of the Mediaeval Middle East · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Dr Kantor welcomes inquiries from prospective MPhil and PhD students who are interested in the areas of pre-modern Hebrew philology and linguistics, Judaeo-Arabic, Semitic languages and comparative Semitic linguistics, Jewish translations of the Bible (into Judaeo-Arabic, Greek, etc.), and other rel…
Biblical Hebrew, Medieval (and Late Antique) Hebrew Reading/Vocalisation Traditions, Medieval Hebrew and Arabic Grammarians, Judaeo-Arabic, Medieval Arabic Bible Translation, Comparative Semitic Philology, Greek of Judaea-Palestine, Jewish Translations of the Bible into Greek (e.…
Bettina Varwig
Professor of Music History; Director of Studies, Emmanuel College · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available for consultancy
musical affect and expression; the history of the body, the senses and the emotions; practices of musical listening and performance; the music of J. S. Bach; reception and historiography, in particular Bach reception in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries; interdisciplinary …
Bill Nicholl
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Bill is currently not taking on any PhD or EdD students.
Creativity: systems and socio-cultural perspectives; Problem-based learning; Design thinking and Design pedagogy; empathy; Pupil voice
Blanka Grzegorczyk
Senior Teaching Associate · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Blanka welcomes applications from graduate students interested in working on any topics broadly relating to her research interests.
postcolonialism and intersectionality (including intersections of postcolonialism and ecocriticism, feminism, and posthumanism); literary and cultural theory; social and environmental justice, the arts, literature and education; children’s and young adult literature and culture; …
Burigede Liu
Granta Design Associate Professor in Mechanics and Materials · School of Technology
⭐ Fully funded PhD studentship for data-driven and physics informed learning of multi-scale mechanics. Liu's group is looking for highly motivated and talented PhD candidates to work on the exciting field of data-driven and physics-informed learning of multi scale mechanics. A fully funded PhD student…
Dr Liu's research interest includes data-driven mechanics; uncertainty quantification of materials; micro-mechanics of metals, composites and mechanical meta-materials as well as function space learning method.
Campbell McLachlan
Professor of International Dispute Resolution · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ He is accepting applications from PhD students in public and private international law and international dispute resolution.
His research focuses on public and private international law and international arbitration.
Caroline van Eck
Professor of Art History · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ For the academic year 2024-5 Van Eck will welcome MPhil and PhD applications on classical reception, French art, architecture and interior design from 1750 to 1900, as well as topics related to her camouflage research.
Her main research interests are art and art theory of the eighteenth century and early nineteenth century; classical reception; the anthropology of art; and camouflage and mimicry as ways of thinking about human art.
Cesare Hall
Professor of Aerothermal Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ PhD positions
New propulsion system configurations have the potential to deliver significant reductions in aircraft emissions and fuel consumption. However, there are numerous technical challenges to their development. My research is aimed at overcoming the challenges that involve turbomachine…
Claire Hughes
Professor of Developmental Psychology · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students
Claire has conducted a number of in-depth longitudinal studies (funded principally by the ESRC) to investigate the origins and consequences of young children's socio-cognitive skills. In the longest of these studies, Claire and her team tracked a socially diverse sample of toddle…
Daniel Moulin
University Associate Professor in Philosophy & World Religions (Education) · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I have limited availability to supervise PhD students with a strong background in Philosophy or Religious Studies on topics closely aligned with my own research.
The Philosophy of Education, Religious Studies, Spiritual Development, Moral Education
David Aldridge
Prof David Aldridge, Dawson Professor of Zoology, St. Catharine's College, Head of Aquatic Ecology Group · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ I am always open to taking on new members of the team, including M.Phil. students, Ph.D. students, PostDocs and other research visitors.
My work focuses on applied freshwater ecology, with a particular emphasis on bivalve molluscs. My particular interests are the conservation of rare species and threatened ecosystems, the biology and control of invasive species, and the use of biological processes to develop susta…
David Trippett
Professor of Music · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ I welcome applications from potential PhD students in these areas.
Nineteenth-Century Music, Richard Wagner, Franz Liszt, European intellectual history, Posthumanism / transhumanism, Music in Digital Culture
Devon Curtis
Associate Professor of Politics and International Studies · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Peace and security; Power-sharing; International intervention; Peacebuilding and conflict resolution; Transitional governance; Humanitarianism; Post-conflict ‘reconstruction’ and development; Rebel movements in Africa; The United Nations; The African Union; Contemporary politics …
Donal Cooper
Professor of Italian and Mediterranean Art · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Dr Cooper welcomes applications from research students interested in the art and architecture of Southern Europe between ca. 1200 and ca. 1550.
Sacred art and architecture in Italy from the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries, with particular emphasis on the patronage of the Franciscans; Latin artistic patronage in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially in Dalmatia, Crete and other former territories of the Venetian Stato d…
Dr Ahmad Elabbar
Assistant Professor in Philosophy of Science and Technology · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Values in science, political philosophy, ethics, bioethics, advisory ethics, social epistemology, philosophy of climate science
Dr Harriet Fagerberg
Assistant Professor (Hatton Lecturer) in Philosophy of Life Sciences · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
biological function, its relation to pathology and disease, and its manifestation in the brain
Dr Rosanna Dent
Lipton Lecturer in Recent History of Science, Medicine and Technology · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
history of science and medicine, Latin American history, Indigenous studies, feminist science and technology studies
Dror Weil
University Associate Professor in History of Early Modern Asia (East Asia and the Islamicate world) · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I welcome inquiries from prospective graduate students interested in the history of the East Asia and the Islamicate World - from the late medieval to the 19th century, and in particular, those who wish to study cross-cultural movements of knowledge, texts, objects and people. I also welcome applica…
I am a historian of pre-modern Asia, with a particular interest in scientific and other textual exchanges between the Islamicate world and China; cultural, intellectual and social histories of Late Imperial China; histories of medicine and science in Asia; and, histories of the b…
Dániel Margócsy
Professor in the History of Science, Technology and Medicine · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
History of early modern science, medicine and technology, global and colonial histories of science, commerce and science, the history of the book, visual studies of science, animal studies, Eastern and Western Europe, Southeast Asia.
Edoardo Borgomeo
University Associate Professor in Water Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ Currently not available to supervise new PhD students
Sustainable water resources management and planning
Climate change adaptation
Water policy in low- and middle-income countries
Elizabeth Rawlinson-Mills
University Assistant Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I welcome enquiries from prospective doctoral students in the following areas: Aspects of secondary English education; Poetry (in teaching and learning and in the world); Literature society and popular cultures.
Poetry and education; Literature, society and popular culture; Colonial/postcolonial studies; War literature
Elliott (Shangzhe) Wu
University Assistant Professor in Machine Intelligence · School of Technology
⭐ PhD Applicants: Please apply to the PhD in Engineering program by the funding deadline—typically in early December for entry the following fall. You will be able to indicate whether you wish to be considered for various scholarships in the application form. Once indicated, you will be automatically …
Elliott's research lies at the intersection of 3D computer vision, computer graphics, and machine learning, with applications across various domains such as controllable generative media, embodied AI, and biology. His primary goal is to develop efficient and robust data-driven me…
Eva Hartmann
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I have some capacity left to take new students starting in 2026. Please note that I will not reply to emails containing PhD/Visiting Researcher applications which have little to do with my research interests or show little knowledge of/engagement with my work. I would be delighted to supervise PhD s…
My research interrelates educational research sociology and international studies in ways that are informed by my own educational background. I graduated in Sociology and hold a doctorate in Political Science/International Relations. A sociological account of education rejects an…
Flavia Mancini
University Assistant Professor in Innovative Computational Methods · School of Technology
⭐ We are seeking a postdoc and a research assistant in computational neuroscience.
The human nervous system is the most sophisticated information-processing system we know, yet we still understand remarkably little about the principles that govern how it computes, learns and adapts.
My research combines engineering, computer science and neuroscience to uncover…
Garth N. Wells
Hibbitt Professor of Solid Mechanics · School of Technology
⭐ Two funded PhD studentships, starting in October 2025, are available on modelling, simulation and high-performance computing with application to hydrogen-powered aero-engines. In collaboration with Rolls-Royce. See the opportunities page.
Professor Wells’ research interests include computational mechanics, solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, geophysics, scientific computing, mathematical software and numerical analysis.
George Cantwell
University Assistant Professor in Innovative Computational Methods · School of Technology
⭐ If you are interested in studying for a PhD at the University of Cambridge in networks, complex systems, or statistical inference, please feel free to contact me before applying.
network science, complex systems, and statistical inference
Gopal S P Madabhushi
Professor of Civil Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ Prof Madabhushi is interested in taking research students who are keen on earthquake geotechnical engineering area, foundations for offshore systems and biomechanics.
Professor Madabhushi’s research focuses on earthquake risk mitigation of geotechnical and structural systems. His research has led to a better understanding of the response of these systems under extreme earthquake loading and soil liquefaction. He has participated in many post-e…
Gordon Harold
Professor of Education · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Gordon is currently not able to receive PhD applications or responding to enquiries on future PhD applications.
Examining the role of family relationship dynamics as a factor underlying differences in child and adolescent mental health outcomes and development (e.g., academic attainment), understanding the interplay between genetic factors and family relationship experiences and young peop…
Gosia Marschall
University Assistant Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Gosia welcomes applications from students interested in research areas of Teacher Professional Learning and Development (which includes but is not limited to theories of learning teacher professional development educational dialogue teacher self-efficacy teacher identity teacher decision-making agen…
Teacher Professional Learning and Development, Teacher Education, Theories of Professional Learning, Teacher Self-efficacy and Teacher Identity, Teacher Decision Making, Affect in Teacher Education, Affect in Mathematics Education, Mathematics Education
Grace Ese-osa Idahosa
Assistant Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Dr. Idahosa is currently accepting PhD applications for 2025/2026 entry. PhD applicants are expected to have completed (or be in the process of completing) an MPhil in Education, Sociology or Politics at the time of PhD application. Dr. Idahosa will consider all PhD applicants whose research proposa…
Structure Culture and Agency; Higher Education Transformation and Decolonisation; Body Politics; Feminist Theory; Intersectionality; Qualitative Methods
Graham Denyer Willis
Professor of Global Politics and Society · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Development, freedom and unfreedom, race, governance, everyday political contestation, violence and informality, ethnographic inquiry, Latin America
Graham McShane
University Associate Professor · School of Technology
⭐ Research opportunities may be available for the projects listed above. Contact Graham McShane for further information.
Dr McShane's research interests include:
- Mechanics of materials
- Light-weight materials: sandwich structures, lattice materials, polymers, composites, aerogels
- Dynamic behaviour of materials: blast and impact resistance, deformation and failure
- Multi-scale modelling of mat…
Greg Davis
University Associate Professor · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students; Available for consultancy
visual cognition, consciousness, attention, visual search
Haira Gandolfi
University Assistant Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Haira would welcome informal contact from prospective PhD students on the following research areas: Science Education: particularly the links with social justice, social-political dimensions, nature of science, socio-scientific issues (and, more broadly, with History and Sociology of Science). Decol…
Science Education: Decolonial Curriculum; Nature of Science; Socio-scientific issues and emergencies. Science and Technology Studies: Decolonial perspectives on History Philosophy and Sociology of Science; Global History and Sociology of Science. Teacher Education: Radical and Cr…
Heather Machado
Group Leader - Principal Investigator · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ We welcome inquiries from interested scientists at any level.
Our lab studies the somatic evolution of the adaptive immune system to address crucial questions in cancer immunology and immune ageing. In cancer, we seek to elucidate the timing and dynamics of the immune response to tumours, how chronic inflammation remodels the immune system …
Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan
Professor of Law · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Dear prospective PhD students with an interest in research on International, European, UK IP, trade and investment Law, and/or related private ordering, as well as interfaces between (International) Law, Technology and the Anthropocene: The Faculty welcomes applications to undertake doctoral researc…
My research, teaching and expert advice focuses on International and European Intellectual Property (IP) protection and development issues, World Trade and Investment Law; as well as on interfaces among different legal regimes and private orders in international law. In this cont…
Hongxiang Fan
Assistant Professor (Lecturer) · School of Technology
⭐ For Part III/Mphil Project and Ph.D. opportunities, please contact me through email (visit my homepage for details). Welcome to inquire about Ph.D. and MRes opportunities!
machine learning hardware systems, design automation, and heterogeneous computing
Howard Baylis
Professor in Cell Signalling Biology · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
We am aim to understand how signalling within and between cells is used to regulate the physiology and development of animals. We have a particular focus of the role of ion channels.
My current focus is on the role of pentameric ligand gated ion channels in the nervous system of…
Hugh Hunt
Professor of Engineering Dynamics and Vibration · School of Technology
⭐ Post-Doctoral and Graduate Research Opportunities
Prof Hunt's research interests include:
- SPICE - Stratospheric Particle Injection for Climate Engineering
- Pipe-in-Pipe model for ground vibration from railways PiP
- Failure of wind-turbine gearboxes: A dynamic model to predict the occurrence of skidding in wind-turbine bearin…
Iman Tavakkolnia
Assistant Professor in Electrical Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ I am currently seeking highly qualified PhD candidates and post-doctoral researchers with relevant background to join my research group.
I focus on Optical Wireless Communication (OWC) to enhance our understanding of the energy efficiency of existing and emerging telecommunication systems, thereby supporting global sustainable development goals. My research intersects communication theory, advanced materials, sign…
Ioannis Brilakis
Laing O'Rourke Professor of Civil and Information Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ Funded research positions for prospective graduate students and post-doctoral fellows are available here: https://cit.eng.cam.ac.uk/prospective-researchers
Prof Brilakis' research interests lie broadly in the field of construction engineering with a focus on construction automation and information technologies. This includes generating and updating building and infrastructure digital twins; sensing and data collection for civil infr…
Isabelle Higgins
Teaching Associate in Sociology (Media, Culture and Sociological Theory) · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise masters students
Media and Cultural Sociology, Social Theory, Sociology of Race and Racism, Digital sociology, Reflexive Sociology
Jan Maciejowski
Professor · School of Technology
⭐ I am not accepting any new PhD students, since I am now retired.
Professor Maciejowski’s main interest is in the control of dynamic systems using real-time optimisation. The framework used is model predictive control (MPC). Algorithmic developments are being pursued such as ‘Multiplexed MPC’ for fast computation with multi-input systems, and ‘…
Jeremy Yallop
Associate Professor · School of Technology
⭐ Enquiries from potential MPhil and PhD students are welcome. My MPhil/Part III project proposals can be found here (local access only). The departmental website has some information about PhD applications.
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Jillian Lauer
University Assistant Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Dr. Lauer is accepting PhD applications for 2026/2027 entry. PhD applicants are expected to have completed (or be in the process of completing) an MPhil in psychology at the time of PhD application. Dr. Lauer will consider all PhD applicants whose research proposals align with the CUDL Lab's current…
A Meta-Analytic Investigation of the Development of Gender Differences in Maths Attitudes; Cross-Cultural Similarities and Differences in Spatial and Mathematical Reasoning; The Origins of Intersectional Stereotypes about Competence & Warmth; The Development & Consequences of Chi…
Joe Sutliff Sanders
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Joe welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral students on any topics broadly concerning children's literature in particular the following areas: Texts combining words and images especially picturebooks comics and graphic novels; Animation; Nonfiction; Classic girls' fiction; Speculative literatur…
Animation; Children’s nonfiction; Comic books and graphic novels; Gender; Speculative literatures (fantasy science fiction horror dystopia); Libraries and librarianship
John Biggins
Professor of Soft-Matter Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ Currently recruiting PhD students, in theory, computation or experiment. Strong UK students have a very good chance of securing an EPSRC studentship, and international students can apply for University scholarships. Email Dr John Biggins for more details.
Soft solids are found throughout biology and engineering - we eat them, sleep on them and are made out of them. Familiar examples include rubber, jelly, sponge, muscle and skin. I am interested in the mechanics of these materials: how do they deform, contort and fail? The hallma…
John Orr
Professor of Structural Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ Professor Orr is currently accepting PhD applications
Dr Orr's teaching and research are closely linked to sustainable construction, and improving construction sector productivity. He works in concrete structures, creating new methods for analysis, optimisation, and automation in construction.
Jon Simons
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students; Available for consultancy
My research investigates the cognitive and brain mechanisms responsible for the subjective experience of remembering, and how we use mental experiences to make sense of the world. This work involves inter-relating cognitive hypotheses with evidence from functional neuroimaging of…
Karen Forbes
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Karen welcomes enquiries from prospective doctoral students interested in topics related to her current and recent research projects (see above) and is typically able to take on one (or occasionally two) new doctoral student(s) each year. If you are a prospective doctoral applicant, in advance of ge…
Language learning strategies; Multilingualism and identity; English as an additional language learners in UK schools; School-level language policies
Kate Plaisted-Grant
University Senior Lecturer · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students
perception, social cognition, attention, learning, memory and attentional processing in autism and normal development, autism, vision
Kathleen Liddell
Professor of Intellectual Property and Medical Law; Director Centre for Law, Medicine and Life Sciences; Chair of the Part IB Examiners · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Expressions of interest to undertake research in these areas at Cambridge are welcomed. Twelve months lead time is recommended.
My research focuses on biotechnology and bio-information, with the aim of understanding and improving the legal frameworks that govern this field. This task has taken on special significance over the last two decades as advances in biotechnology, medicine, and information technol…
Kathryn Moeller
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I will be accepting applications for doctoral students with a strong background in critical social theories to start their studies in October 2026. You are welcome to email me prior to applying. I will attempt to respond to these emails, but please note that I will not review or give input on projec…
Political economy of education and international development
Katie Seaborn
Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Technology (CST) · School of Technology
⭐ Dr. Seaborn is seeking Master's students for an October 2026 start and both Master's and Ph.D. students for an October 2027 start. The Aspirational Computing Lab website provides essential details for applicants and potential collaborators at all levels. Interested parties are strongly encouraged to…
Human-computer interaction and critical computing; Human-robot interaction and social robotics; Human-agent interaction, especially conversational user interfaces and voice-based agents; Social justice in design, including bias and fairness, diversity and intersectional design, a…
Laura Moretti
Professor of Early Modern Japanese Literature and Culture · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students; Available to supervise masters students
Popular literature and culture, Visual culture (including ukiyo-e prints), Graphic narratives, Game studies, Adaptation, Canon-making, Intervisuality, Playfulness, Humour, Metafiction, Didactic prose
Lee de Wit
Associate Professor · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students
Experimental psychology, cognitive neuroscience, political psychology, polarization, computational social science
Linda Fisher
Professor of Languages Education · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I receive a high volume of requests for research supervision. Prospective PhD students are encouraged to consider the research themes outlined above before making contact. If I have not responded within two weeks, please accept my thanks for your interest but I will unable to take your proposal forw…
Multilingualism, multilingual identity, metaphor in relation to belief formation and change, creativity in language learning, language learning motivation, language teacher education, sociocultural approaches in relation to the above, policy in relation to the above
Luca Sapienza
University Associate Professor in Quantum Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ We are always looking for self-motivated, enthusiastic undergraduate and postgraduate students and postdoctoral researchers to join our group!
Dr Luca Sapienza is leading the Integrated Quantum Photonics research group whose activities focus on the fundamental understanding of quantum optics effects on a chip, the development of quantum and nano-photonic devices integrating single-photon emitters, and the study of quant…
Lucy Cheke
Professor of Experimental Psychology, Director of Studies for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, Sidney Sussex College · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students
Memory Development, Memory in Obesity, Memory in long COVID, Cognition in AI
Mark Girolami
Sir Kirby Laing Professor of Civil Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ There are always many opportunities to join a vibrant research team at either the undergraduate, postgraduate or doctoral levels. If you are curiosity led, ambitious, driven, and passionate about research then I am always enthusiastic to speak with you. Or even better come and speak to the team of p…
My publication list can be obtained from Google Scholar and broader activity at the Alan Turing Insititute
Computational Statistics, Mathematical Statistical Methodology, Bayesian Statistical Methodology, Statistical Approaches to Numerical Methods, Applications of Probabilistic,…
Mark Winterbottom
Professor of Education Deputy Head of Faculty · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Mark would welcome informal contact from prospective PhD students on the following research topics: Physical characteristics of the classroom environment and impact on learning; Teacher education; Science education, in and outside the classroom; Inquiry-based learning.
Mark's research interests are in science and biology education, both inside and outside the classroom, heritage education, inquiry-based education, teacher education, and classroom environment (with a current focus on air quality as part of the TAPAS network and CO-TRACE and SAMH…
Matteo Zallio
Assistant Professor in Design · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ For research enquiries, and PhD scholarships, please contact Dr. Matteo Zallio at mz461@cam.ac.uk
Inclusive design, artificial intelligence, human-computer interaction, architecture, ethical development of emerging technologies, human-responsive environments, neurodesign, phygital and spatial experience design, ethical and inclusive AI, design thinking and research translatio…
Michael Bickle
Professor of Tectonics · School of the Physical Sciences
⭐ A fully funded EPSRC project with CASE Partner Shell is still available: Stabilising CO2: Multiphase flow in heterogeneous porous media. Supervisors: Jerome Neufeld (BPI) (DAMTP) (Earth Sciences) and Mike Bickle (Earth Sciences). Heterogeneities within porous aquifers are present at a wide range of …
My research combines field based, petrological and geochemical research projects with physical modelling in order to understand better the important processes which control global evolution. Most of the research has been related to tectonic processes within the solid Earth but mo…
Michael Boemo
Principal Investigator, Dr · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ We are always interested in enquiries from prospective students and postdocs; candidates are encouraged to visit our lab webpage at www.boemogroup.org for further information.
DNA replication and repair, replication stress, computational biology, mathematical modelling, AI models for genomic sequencing, cancer diagnostics, simulation and verification, programming languages for biological systems
Michal Gath-Morad
Assistant Professor (BArch, MSc, PhD) · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
architecture, cognitive science, and neuroscience; spatial configuration shapes cognition, affect, stress regulation, and team performance; behavioural experiments, psychophysiological measures, computational modelling, and BIM-based simulation; evidence-based and adaptive design…
Michelle Ellefson
Professor of Cognitive Science · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Prof Ellefson is not considering PhD applications for 2026-27 entry.
Executive functions, Task switching, Causal reasoning, Scientific reasoning, Science education, Educational neuroscience, Applications of cognitive science/neuroscience to improved educational practice
Mirjana Bozic
University Associate Professor · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students; Available for consultancy
speech comprehension, brain imaging, bilingualism, neurobiology of language
Niamh Gallagher
University Associate Professor of Modern British and Irish History · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I am currently on leave as the recipient of a UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship working on a new project called Ireland and the 'ends' of the British Empire, 1886 to the present. I will be taking on a small number of new MPhil and PhD students while on leave, but I will not be taking any more MPhil stu…
Late nineteenth and twentieth century political, social and cultural history; empires and anticolonialism; nations and nationalism; the impact of war on society; the Irish in the British World; transnational, imperial and comparative histories; the history of immigrants and minor…
Nicola S. Clayton
Professor of Comparative Cognition · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students
cognitive development; comparative cognition in animals
Nikolaos Kateris
University Assistant Professor in Energy · School of Technology
⭐ Currently accepting PhD applications. PhD positions are subject to funding.
Nikolaos Kateris's research is in the area of thermodynamics at the molecular scale, with applications in propulsion, energy and nanomaterials. Research themes include multiphase detonation; battery thermal runaway; carbon nanoparticles and aerosols.
Noella Binda Niati
Assistant Professor of Education · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Dr Niati is currently accepting PhD and EdD applications in the areas of youth engagement, nonformal educative spaces, sociopolitical inequalities, hip-hop pedagogy, critical development discourses, (reverse) migration, decoloniality and mixed methods
Comparative & International Education; Hip-Hop Pedagogy; Critical Qualitative Inquiry, Mixed Methods Research; Development Studies; African Studies; Youth engagement nonformal educative spaces and sociopolitical inequalities in west and central Africa; language; (reverse) migrati…
Ole Mattis Nielsen
Embedded Researcher (BOSE) · School of Technology
⭐ I am open to supervising Part IIB (4th year) projects of type (b) within my areas of expertise.
Active noise reduction and audio reproduction in wearables
Active noise reduction in systems with nonlinear dynamics (automobiles)
Audio reproduction in rooms
Ole Paulsen
Professor · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
The primary interest of my group is the relationship between network oscillations and synaptic plasticity. Network oscillations naturally organise spike timing conducive to spike timing-dependent plasticity (STDP), a strong candidate for a mechanism involved in neural development…
Oscar Branson
Associate Professor · School of the Physical Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Paul Bays
Professor of Computation and Cognition · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students; Available for consultancy
visual cognition, Bayesian modelling, Uncertainty, memory, visual perception
Paul Ramchandani
LEGO Professor of Play in Education, Development & Learning · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I will be supervising PhD students in the fields of play research and early child mental health
Play in Children's Learning and Development; Early intervention to promote positive child mental health; Parental playfullness and play in the early years
Paul Warde
Professor of Environmental History · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I would welcome research students interested in the environmental and economic history of early modern and industrializing Europe, especially Ireland, Britain, and Scandinavia; agricultural history; on energy history; and the history of environmental thought. Please note that I do not (and am not ab…
I work on environmental, economic and social history. My interests focus on natural resource use and its role in shaping working lives, communities, societies and economic development. Current research work focuses on the economy, relations with the landscape and the experience o…
Per Ola Kristensson
Professor in Interactive Systems Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ My research group is always open to new enthusiastic PhD students and post-doctoral scholars. A range of PhD projects are available. If you are interested then please do not hesitate to contact me. Support for post-doctoral scholars is available via a number of fellowship schemes. Again, please cont…
I focus on understanding how to design interactive systems that enable people to be more creative, expressive and satisfied in their daily lives. I build systems that amplifiy people's ability to efficiently interact with computer systems.
Research areas:
- Intelligent interacti…
Phung Dao
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ PhD supervision: I welcome prospective doctoral students that intend to work on the following research themes/areas: Learner engagement; Classroom second language acquisition; Computer-Mediated Communication (CMC): Synchronous online language learning and teaching; Peer interaction; Task-Based Langu…
My research interests are situated in the general area of applied linguistics more specifically second language (L2) acquisition and technology for L2 learning and teaching. My current research focus is to investigate how learner engagement in peer interaction (both face-to-face …
Pietro Liò
Professor of Computational Biology · School of Technology
⭐ I am happy to receive enquiries for PhD applications.
My research interest focuses on developing Artificial Intelligence and Computational Biology models to understand diseases complexity and address personalised and precision medicine. Current focus is on Graph Neural Network modeling to build predictive models based on the integra…
Professor James Campbell
Professor of Architecture and Construction History · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Professor Campbell welcomes applications from any potential research students interested in researching any aspect of the history of building construction or the history of library design from all parts of the world. Unless they already hold a relevant research degree (an MPhil, not an MArch), succe…
Construction history; seventeenth- and eighteenth-century architecture (particularly Wren, Hawksmoor and Soane); the history and development of libraries; the history and development of water infrastructure and its outward display in fountains
Professor Marta Halina
Professor of Philosophy of Science · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
General philosophy of science (experimentation, explanation, modelling), philosophy of psychology and cognitive science (comparative cognition, nonhuman animal cognition and communication, cognitive ethology, artificial intelligence, embodied and distributed cognition), philosoph…
Professor Stephen John
Hatton Professor in the Philosophy of Public Health · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
philosophy of science, applied ethics, social epistemology, and political philosophy; public health policy and climate science; chance, certainty, categorisation and causation; value-laden science; ethics and epistemology in public health policy (vaccination and cancer screening)
Qixiang Cheng
University Associate Professor in Photonic Devices and Systems · School of Technology
⭐ Ph.D. candidates on related topics are actively sought after and please contact Dr. Cheng for further details.
developing system-wide photonic integrated circuits for optical communication, sensing, and optical computing applications, exploiting a number of photonic integration platforms
Ramit Debnath
Associate Professor of AI and Sustainability · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students, Available to supervise masters students
Human-in-the-loop AI for sustainability, Computational social sciences for the environment, Complex system design and decision-making, Social tipping points, Energy, Environment, Climate justice
Rebecca Lawson
Professor of Neuroscience and Computational Psychiatry · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Takes PhD students
Perception and decision making, Pharmacology, Computational neuroscience, Neuropsychiatric disorders, Neuroimaging, Neurodevelopment, Eye-tracking
Ricardo Garcia-Mayoral
Professor of Fluid Mechanics · School of Technology
⭐ Prof. Garcia-Mayoral is taking PhD students - funding opportunities available.
The research of Prof. Garcia-Mayoral focuses on wall turbulence, and in particular on the use of non-conventional surfaces to modify and control turbulent flows. A key application of flow control through surface manipulations is the reduction of drag in vehicles –moving through a…
Ricardo Sabates
Professor of Education & International Development · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Ricardo would welcome informal contact from prospective PhD students on areas to do with his research.
Outcomes of education: health and social participation; Inequalities in access and learning; Quantitative methods; Economics of education
Richard Causton
Professor in Composition, Degree Committee Secretary · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Riikka Hofmann
Professor of the Learning Sciences · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I will consider PhD and EdD applications in the areas of professional learning, professional change, organisational learning, dialogue and learning, medical education, clinical and educational leadership. My group has doctoral students from a range past studies and professions, and from different pa…
Professional learning and change in educational and healthcare settings; Interaction and dialogue in educational and professional settings; Learning to lead in Medicine; Pedagogic innovation and equity in education; Sociocultural psychology and cultural-historical activity theory
Robbie Duschinsky
Professor of Social Science and Health · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Professor Duschinsky is accepting PhD students on projects relating to the mental health of children and families, and the integration of children's health and social care services.
Theory and Culture Robbie’s research interests concern child and family mental health, the integration of health and social care for children and families, and the use of qualitative methods within primary care research. He also has interests in the sociology of gender and in soc…
Robert Asher
Associate Professor and Curator, University Museum of Zoology · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Mammal Evolution and Morphology
Robert Dorschel
Assistant Professor in Digital Sociology · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students. Available to supervise masters students. Robert is available to supervise MPhil and PhD students working in the following research areas: digital sociology, social class, cultural sociology, economic sociology, labour studies, subjectivity studies, science a…
Digital sociology, Social class, Cultural sociology, Economic sociology, Labour, Subjectivity, Science and technology studies, Classical and contemporary social theory
Ros McLellan
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I will not be admitting any new doctoral students in 2026.
Student wellbeing, Achievement motivation, Mathematics anxiety, Teacher learning in relation to motivation / similar topics, Self-efficacy, Gender and achievement
Rupert Wegerif
Professor of Education · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I am unable to take on new students.
Digital Education Futures; Dialogic theory of education; Dialogic approaches to teaching and learning with ICT; Applying a dialogic model of reason in education; Computer Supported Collaborative Learning; Educational design for collective intelligence
Samuel Brockington
Professor of Evolution · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Our research is both comparative and integrative, combining systematics, morphology, development, molecular genetics, and physiology. The major theme that unites these different approaches is phylogeny, which we use to reconstruct the evolutionary history of organisms and molecul…
Sara Hennessy
Professor of Educational Dialogue and Pedagogical Inquiry · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ FROM 2024 ONWARDS, I AM AFRAID THAT I CAN NO LONGER ACCEPT ANY APPLICATIONS FOR DOCTORAL STUDY. Further approaches cannot be acknowledged - sorry. APPLICATIONS TO HOST OR SUPERVISE VISITING STUDENTS, POSTDOCS or SCHOLARS OUTSIDE HER CURRENT NETWORK CANNOT BE CONSIDERED, FOR CAPACITY REASONS - APOLOG…
Her research is executed across high- and low-income country contexts and has 3 main strands: (a) Analysing classroom dialogue across subject areas and in contexts with and without technology. (b) Pedagogy related to educational uses of digital technology from a sociocultural per…
Saransh Sharma
University Assistant Professor in Bioelectronic Systems · School of Technology
⭐ Please email Dr. Sharma (ss3442@cam.ac.uk) for questions regarding research opportunities.
Dr Saransh Sharma’s research lies at the intersection of electrical and biomedical engineering, with a focus on the design of highly miniaturised and ultra-low-power bioelectronic systems for healthcare applications. His laboratory develops custom CMOS integrated circuits and sys…
Sebastian Pattinson
University Associate Professor in Manufacturing Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ If you are interested in either a Ph.D. or postdoctoral position please get in touch!
Manufacturing AI, Additive Manufacturing, Medical Devices, Robotics.
Shreyas Mandre
University Associate Professor in Fluid Structure Interaction · School of Technology
⭐ Should you be interested in working with me (as a student or as a postdoctoral researcher), do not hesitate to write to me. I usually post an openings on this page, and on my LinkedIn profile, so do follow that if you are interested.
My research spans continuum mechanics, biomechanics and applied mathematics, with applications to biology and engineering. See my personal website for more details. Should you be interested in working with me (as a student or as a postdoctoral researcher), do not hesitate to writ…
Simon Godsill
Professor · School of Technology
⭐ Post-doctoral positions available, including multi-frequency segmentation of SAR imagery.
Professor Godsill's research interests include:
**Bayesian Computational Methods for Signal Processing - ** Underpinning much of the above applications work is the Bayesian paradigm and associated algorithms for inference about the parameters and structure of complex systems. In…
Sofia Nivarti
Associate Professor of Architecture · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Dr Nivarti welcomes applications from prospective graduate students, including PhD students, interested in any aspect of the history, theory and/or criticism of modern architecture, broadly understood.
Modern architecture, Aalto scholar, critical analysis of the architecture, urbanism, design and thought of Finnish modernists Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto and their associates, histories and theories of modern architecture, Indigenous architectures, architectural criticism, archi…
Sonia Ilie
Professor of Education · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ My doctoral supervision capacity for an October 2027 start will be limited to maximum two new full-time doctoral students, or the equivalent part-time. Please reach out to me by email if you are interested in pursuing a PhD with me from 2027. To this email you must attach a brief research proposal (…
Education access and learning inequalities; Fair access, widening participation, and outcomes in higher education; Evaluations of educational programmes and interventions; Quantitative methods in education
Stanley Bill
Professor of Polish Studies · School of Arts and Humanities
⭐ Professor Bill welcomes inquiries from potential MPhil and PhD students with research plans relevant to his interests.
Polish literature, culture, and politics; populism and civil society in Poland; postcolonial theory in the Polish context; legacies of Polish Romanticism; works of Czesław Miłosz, Bruno Schulz, and Fyodor Dostoevsky
Tabitha V.P. Millett
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I am seeking PhD students who have special interests in: The artist teacher, fine art/visual art practice as research in education and arts based research.
Art and Design Education
Tawfique Hasan
Professor of NanoEngineering · School of Technology
⭐ PhD Positions: Please contact Prof Hasan for opportunities. Group website: https://www.nanoengineering.eng.cam.ac.uk
Tawfique Hasan is a Professor of NanoEngineering at the Cambridge Graphene Centre, Cambridge University Engineering Department and leads the group. Prof Hasan gained his PhD in Electrical Engineering from the University of Cambridge in 2009. He also has an MEng. in Analog Microel…
Tim Lewens
Professor of Philosophy of Science · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Philosophy of biology, philosophy of science, philosophical bioethics
Tim Minshall
Professor · School of Technology
⭐ Research opportunities: Topics related to open innovation, technology investment and incubation, university-industry collaborations, engineering education.
Dr Minshall's research interests include:
Open innovation
University-industry collaborations
Technology business investment and incubation
Engineering education
Digital Fabrication / 3D printing
Tim Wilkinson
Professor of Photonic Engineering · School of Technology
⭐ We are always looking for new PhD applicants in any of the areas you see on the CMMPE web pages.
Prof. Wilkinson has had a long term research interest into the applications of liquid crystal (LC) devices, holograms and related photonic applications. One breakthrough made recently was in algorithms which lead to the commercialisation of holographic projectors. This has lead…
Timothy Jones
Professor of Computer Architecture and Compilation · School of Technology
⭐ PhD positions for 2027. I'm currently accepting applicants to start a PhD with me in October 2027 and will likely take on one or two students. Consider applying through CASCADE to meet the challenges we've posed for future microprocessors and systems. Please see my notes on PhD applications as well …
extracting the many different forms of parallelism from applications (e.g. thread-level, data-level, memory-level) to increase performance and address energy-efficiency and reliability challenges within compilers, binary translators and microarchitectures. I'm increasingly lookin…
Timothy O'Leary
Professor of Information Engineering and Neuroscience · School of Technology
⭐ Please contact me if you are interested in a PhD or postdoctoral project.
Theoretical Systems Neuroscience
Computational modelling of excitable cells and networks
Brain-Machine Interfaces
Biological data analysis and statistical modelling
Neuromorphic computing and control
Tyler Denmead
University Associate Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I welcome doctoral students whose scholarship focuses on ‘race’ and racism in education from a critical and interdisciplinary perspective. I also welcome applications from students who are working on critical debates in arts and humanities education.
No research summary on file — use the link to visit this professor’s homepage.
Wenda Li
Lecturer in Hybrid AI · School of Technology
⭐ fully funded positions for international students are available
Machine learning for theorem proving, interactive theorem proving, verified symbolic computing, and mechanised mathematics.
William Amos
Professor of Evolutionary Genetics · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Available to supervise doctoral students
Mammal Evolution and Morphology; use of genetic markers to elucidate population structure and breeding behaviour; evolutionary rate and population size; Neanderthal introgression; genetic analysis of mink; fungi and particularly porcini, Boletus edulis; Detecting climate-linked s…
Wyn Evans
Professor of Astrophysics · School of the Physical Sciences
⭐ Prospective graduate students are invited to email me to discuss possible Ph.D. projects. Recent students have worked on galactic structure and substructure, gravitational lensing and microlensing, the Gaia data releases, variable stars, theoretical galactic dynamics and machine learning. I am curre…
Galactic structure and dynamics. The bar, disk and halo of the Milky Way galaxy. The M31 galaxy and the Local Group. The dark matter problem and astroparticle physics. Extremely dark matter dominated objects such as the dwarf spheroidal and dwarf irregular galaxies of the Local G…
Yoann Potiron
Associate Professor of Economics · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I am looking for Ph.D exchange students or postdoc students. Please contact me by email if you are interested.
Econometrics, Finance, High Frequency Data, Market Microstructure Noise, Limit Order Book
Yucheng Yang
Assistant Professor · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ My coauthors and I are hiring research assistants in deep learning and macro/finance. Please email me your CV with a brief statement of your interests and skills.
Macroeconomics, Finance, and Machine Learning
Zoe Jaques
Professor of Children's Literature · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ Zoe welcomes contact from prospective PhD students on any topics broadly concerning children’s literature, in particular in the following areas: Animal studies, Animation, Ecocriticism and nature studies, Literary theory, Fantasy, Illustration, Posthumanism.
Intersections of children’s literature and philosophy (in particular animal studies ecocriticism and posthumanism); Children’s film and adaptation (Disney studies in particular); Visualising childhood; History of the book
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Jenny Gibson
Professor of Neurodiversity & Developmental Psychology · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
⭐ I aim to admit only ONE PhD student to join the Play and Communication Lab research group in October 2026. I will consider applications from candidates who wish to conduct research that aligns with a neurodiversity-affirming ethos. I will prioritise applicants who can demonstrate how their proposed …
The PacLab team investigates human development, flourishing and neurodiversity. We also conduct research about specific neurodivergent groups, specialising in autism and developmental language disorder. Our work is rooted in developmental psychology and we have many interdiscipli…
Simon Baron-Cohen
Professor of Developmental Psychopathology · School of the Biological Sciences
⭐ Professor Baron-Cohen is interested in taking PhD students. Potential applicants should apply via the <a class="external-link" href="http://www.psychiatry.cam.ac.uk/students/prospective/prospective-graduates/grad-how-to-apply/" target="_self" title="">Department of Psychiatry</a>.
sex differences and empathy, social Neuroscience, psychiatry, neuroendocrine, autism
Aled Davies
Assistant Professor in Modern British History · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
In the widest sense, my research is concerned with a very large question, which is relevant not just to historians of modern Britain, but to the history of the world as a whole in this period. That question is how, and why, the broadly ‘social democratic’ model of managed capital…
Alex Houen
Professor of Modern Literature and Critical Theory · School of Arts and Humanities
Currently, my main research project is a monograph entitled 'Poets' Novels: from Inner Voice to Social Affect.' The book focuses on a wide range of 20th- and 21st-century poets' novels -- novels by writers who began their careers as poets or are primarily known for being poets. M…
Alex da Costa
Professor of Medieval Literature and Early Print · School of Arts and Humanities
In general my research revolves around late medieval religious and early Reformation literature, especially the ways in which these texts speak to political and pastoral concerns. I am currently working on a new book about 'The Creation of Evangelical Readers' which explores the …
Alexander Almy-Hall
Custodian · School of Arts and Humanities
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Ali Bonner
Associate Professor in Celtic History of the Medieval Period · School of Arts and Humanities
Pelagius and the manuscript transmission of his writings, along with ascetic literature of the fourth and fifth centuries generally and its manuscript transmission.
Amira K. Bennison
Professor in the History and Culture of the Maghrib · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
The pre-modern history and culture of the Maghrib and the Islamic Iberian Peninsula (al-Andalus); Islamic material culture and urbanism in the western Mediterranean; the encounter with modernity in nineteenth-century North Africa
Amy Morris
Dr · School of Arts and Humanities
Transatlantic and American literature 1600-1800. Publications include a book on American puritan poetry and articles on early American lyric with a particular focus on the work of Edward Taylor. I've written on colonial responses to mastodon teeth, commonplace books, Algonquian-E…
Andrew Arsan
Professor of Arab and Global History · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Arab world, cultural, political, and intellectual history; European imperialism in the Middle East and North Africa; diaspora and the transregional movement of people.
Andrew Zurcher
Dr · School of Arts and Humanities
I work on sixteenth- and seventeenth-century English literature, with a particular focus on the works of Edmund Spenser, Philip Sidney, and William Shakespeare. My research to date has emphasised early modern legal history, Elizabethan colonial and military activity in Ireland, t…
Anne Stillman
Dr · School of Arts and Humanities
Voice; verse form; lyric; performance; the possibility of poetic drama, especially Samuel Beckett and Shakespeare. The intersections between philosophy and poetry. Translation. French verse. Lyric poetry and the city (tentatively titled): urban pastoral (Wordsworth, Baudelaire, T…
Anne Toner
Dr · School of Arts and Humanities
My research focuses on literary style, mainly in eighteenth and nineteenth-century fiction and I am especially interested in the depiction of speech and thought in novels of this period. I have worked on Jane Austen's writing in this regard and my current research is concerned wi…
Anthony Bale
Professor of Medieval & Renaissance English (1954) · School of Arts and Humanities
I research later medieval English literature and culture. My early work focussed on Christian-Jewish relations, popular religion, and the history of antisemitism, followed by studies of the poetry of John Lydgate, the cult of St Edmund of East Anglia, and medieval histories of em…
Arthur Asseraf
Associate Professor in the History of France and the Francophone World · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
My research started out with an interest in colonialism in Algeria. My first book, Electric News in Colonial Algeria, looked at the transformation of news circulation. I showed how the intensification of media produced a colonial society that was more divided rather than more con…
Ben Guy
Assistant Professor in Celtic · School of Arts and Humanities
Medieval Welsh language and literature; medieval historical writing, especially genealogies, chronicles and origin legends; early Insular history, especially relating to Anglo-Welsh interaction; Welsh manuscripts; Celtic philology, especially the development of Old and Middle Wel…
Beth Bailey
Pitt Professor of American History and Institutions (1944) · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Military, War, and Society in the Recent United States, and the History of Gender and Sexuality in the 20th Century United States.
Bonnie Lander Johnson
College Associate Professor · School of Arts and Humanities
Shakespeare, early modern literature, history of science and religion, chastity, blood, botanical culture, popular belief, Catholic literary revival, women's writing, theology and literature, creative non-fiction, fiction
Brendan Gillott
Dr · School of Arts and Humanities
My major interests are in poetry and poetics, and in literary theory. More specifically: modernist poetics; intermedia; the 'long poem'; Dada; Black Mountain poetry; the British Poetry Revival; FLUXUS; writing by composers, and the relation between poetry and music. I am currentl…
Brittany Schorn
Dr · School of Arts and Humanities
Old Norse Language and Literature; Old English Language and Literature
Caroline Bassett
Professor of Digital Humanities · School of Arts and Humanities
Digital Media, computational humanities, AI and the transformation of knowlege cultures, technology and social power, science fiction, utopian thinking, critical theories of the digital, AI lit, AI and Writing. Feminist thinking on technology and the political. Theorizing media h…
Caroline Burt
College Lecturer · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Dr Burt's research to date has focused on the reigns of Edward I (1272-1307) and Edward II (1307-27) and on English governance during that period. She is particularly interested in ideas about governance and the practical implementation of royal authority and policy within Englan…
Caroline Gonda
Dr · School of Arts and Humanities
Eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century prose fiction; feminism and gender; history of sexuality; sensibility; domestic fiction. Lesbian literature, theory and criticism
Celia Donert
Professor of Contemporary European History · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
My research focuses on the history of contemporary Europe, particularly Central Europe, communism and state socialism, nationalism and internationalism, human rights, and gender.
Chana Morgenstern
Associate Professor in Postcolonial and Middle Eastern Literature · School of Arts and Humanities
Middle Eastern literatures; Arabic Literature; Palestinian literature; Hebrew and Jewish Literatures; Comparative literature; Anticolonial literatures and cultures; Global South Marxisms; Commitment literature; Literature and social movements; Aesthetics and politics; Intellectua…
Christopher Briggs
Professor of Medieval British Economic and Social History · School of Humanities and Social Sciences
My research addresses a number of questions relating to society, economy, and the law in England and Europe during the later middle ages (1200-1500). My doctoral research was on the history of credit in the rural economy in fourteenth-century England, and in 2009 my book on this…
Christopher Burlinson
Senior College Lecturer · School of Arts and Humanities
Sixteenth and seventeenth-century literature, especially poetry, and textual editing. One aspect of my current research involves the ways in which poetry was written and transmitted in Oxford University in the mid-seventeenth century. At the moment I'm particularly, though not ex…
Christopher Tilmouth
Associate Professor · School of Arts and Humanities
Late sixteenth to late eighteenth-century English literature; relations between literature and philosophy (epistemology, ethics, political thought, philosophies of the emotions), and between literature and intellectual history more widely; early modern physiology and its place in…
Christopher Warnes
Professor · School of Arts and Humanities
African literature; postcolonial studies; the novel; digital culture.
Clair Wills
King Edward VII Professor of English Literature · School of Arts and Humanities
Irish literature and history; twentieth and twenty-first century poetry, fiction and memoir; gender and sexuality; migration; embodiment.
Claire Wilkinson
Assistant Professor of English · School of Arts and Humanities
eighteenth- and nineteenth-century literature and culture; economics and literature 1688–1850; political economy; Marxism
Clare Walker Gore
College Assistant Professor and Director of Studies in English · School of Arts and Humanities
My current project examines life writing by and about female novelists in the Victorian period, including Elizabeth Gaskell, Margaret Oliphant, Charlotte Yonge, Harriet Martineau, George Eliot and Eliza Lynn Linton. I am particularly interested in how women novelists 'plot' their…
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