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We are committed to interdisciplinary research that can make a real difference to society and people’s lives by informing policy, changing practice, and challenging perceptions. Current research strengths in the department are:

• Language learning and teaching
• Working, relating, and adapting across cultures
• Language teacher education and development
• Professional and workplace communication
• Language structure, variation and change

Full details of our research interestsLink opens in a new window are listed on the Applied Linguistics web pagesLink opens in a new window.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance

Identifying a suitable supervisor is an important first step in applying for a research degree. We encourage prospective applicants to explore our staff profiles and contact potential supervisors to discuss their research interests and develop their proposal.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

If you are applying for the degree of MPhil/PhD, you need to submit a research proposal with the form. The proposal should indicate your intended research area and outline a plan for the work to be undertaken.

You should justify the planned research by reference both to the literature and your interests or intentions. You should indicate possible research methods and also include a bibliography. The proposal should normally be at least 1500 words long.

If you have completed an MA degree, you may be asked to submit a copy of your dissertation or some course work completed during the programme.

• Media and Creative Industries
• Management and Creativity
• Intellectual Property and the Creative Economy
• Digital Cultural and Digital Love
• Global Media Industries and Policies
• Creative Enterprise and Cultural Work
• Arts, Media and Sustainable Development
• The Value of Culture and Cultural Taste
• Cities, Spaces and National Identities
• Museums and Galleries Sector
• Transnational Screen Media
• Media Policy and the Environment

Full details of our research interests are listed on the Centre for Culture and Media Policy StudiesLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window website.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.Link opens in a new window

Find your supervisor using the links below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

For students interested in the PhD by Media and Communication route, see our Staff Research DirectoryLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window, where you can search by research area. Additional supervision areas can be found through the Centre for Interdisciplinary MethodologiesLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window.

You can also read our general University guidance on finding a supervisorLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window.

Application procedure

• Step one: In the first instance, you must identify a member of staff whose research interests and expertise are within the general area your proposed project intends to explore, and who you think would be in a good position to act as your supervisor. Please familiarise yourself with the work of the member of staff who you think would be the most suitable supervisor for you.
• Step two: Please make contact with your desired supervisor to introduce yourself and to send a short summary of your intended project. If the prospective supervisor is interested in pursuing your application further, you will be asked to submit a fully developed research proposal, a CV and a cover letter. More information on what these documents need to contain can be found below.
• Step three: If your prospective supervisor thinks your project shows real potential and that you are a strong candidate, you will be invited to Warwick to discuss the details of your project with your prospective supervisor and another member of staff. Depending on your performance, you might be informally offered a place and invited to submit a formal, online application to the University. Please do not fill in the online application form before this stage.

Please note that a PhD is a significant commitment of time and resources, both for you and your prospective supervisor. A face-to-face meeting is therefore an important step in ensuring a good match between candidate and supervisor, and we will therefore normally expect you to be available to come to Warwick for an interview as part of the application process.

The research proposal and cover letter

If you are invited to submit a full informal proposal, please make sure your documentation meets the following requirements:

The research proposal should articulate your research questions and proposed methodology; it should contain a brief literature review and position your project within your chosen area of the broader cultural policy field. Your proposal should be no longer than 1500 words.

Your cover letter should contain a statement as to why you think the Centre is the ideal place for you to conduct your research, and how your project will contribute to developing the research areas already cultivated by Centre staff.

CIM is a well-established research centre, and the PhD programmes are at the core of its culture.

Research is focused on the following main research areas:

• Interdisciplinary Methodologies
• Digital Sociology
• Digital Media and Culture
• Software Studies
• Data Visualisation
• Science and Technology Studies
• Environmental Humanities

Full details of our research interests are listed on the CIM web pagesLink opens in a new window.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.Link opens in a new window

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Detailed sets of supervision topics can be found in academic's profile pagesLink opens in a new window. Try to identify a potential supervisor, and make contact with them before submitting your application. If you require assistance identifying which member of staff is best placed to supervise your proposed research, please feel free to contact our Director of Postgraduate Research Studies n.calvillo@warwick.ac.uk.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new window

The research proposal is the most important element of your PhD application. You need to submit a fully specified research proposal when you apply. This is your statement about why your project is interesting, how you will carry it out, and what academic debates and social problems your work addresses.

We look for a robust research proposal of around 2,000 words, although this is only a guideline. It has to convince us that your topic is feasible and that we have the right expertise to supervise it. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests, not on the word count.

Find out more about our research proposal requirements on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

Research themes for this PhD can include:

• Lifelong learning in any context including workplace, community, and formal education, plus informal learning in the family or elsewhere
• Lifelong learning at any age including childhood, young adulthood, mid-life, and/or later years
• Lifelong learning as it relates to career development work, coaching, counselling, early childhood practice, psychotherapy, social work, and/or social policy
• Theories of learning
• Professional and vocational education
• Popular and radical education
• Issues of culture, class, gender, ethnicity, age, sexual identity, and/or disability
• Access to learning, retention, and drop-out
• Transitions, learner identity, and career development
• Transformative learning
• Motivations to learning

The above is not an exclusive list of research areas and you are free to propose additional topics or themes: Research proposal guidance.

We provide this named PhD route covering a range of professional and academic areas linked to lifelong learning. This results in a PhD with the named route 'Adult Education and Lifelong Learning' on the University transcript. If you prefer to follow a PhD without a named route, there are also strong links between this PhD and our Open Professional Studies Route PhD (P-X3S1). So this option can be pursued. You can discuss the choice of route with the Director of Graduate Studies.

Please hover above the names listed below for a quick overview then click to view the full profile.

• Dr Anil Awesti Link opens in a new window
• Professor Will Curtis Link opens in a new window
• Dr Alan Dolan Link opens in a new window
• Dr Gill Figerio
• Dr Steve Gascoigne Link opens in a new window
• Dr Phil Goss Link opens in a new window
• Dr John Gough Link opens in a new window
• Professor Ruth Hewston Link opens in a new window
• Dr Nalita James Link opens in a new window
• Dr Charlotte Jones Link opens in a new window
• Dr Tania Lyden Link opens in a new window
• Dr Phil McCashLink opens in a new window

Applicants are encouraged to contact their potential supervisor. The most important aspect is the nature of your project and its potential for supervision in our department.

You are asked to view your intended supervisor's profile and read their work. Please think about what might make your proposed PhD attractive to your supervisor, and customise the proposal accordingly.

• How does your project relate to your intended supervisor's work?
• How might your project enhance, advance, or develop it?
• Could you take it in a different direction?
• What kind of methods and approaches are likely to appeal to your potential supervisor?

We receive a large number of proposals every year and only have capacity for proposals that are carefully tailored to our specific areas of expertise.

The University's Find a Supervisor Guidance

When putting together your research proposal please:

• Provide an overview of your research question, explaining why it is of academic and or practical importance
• Outline the main objectives of your research, providing details of two or three key aspects
• Indicate the importance of previous related research and how your own research question might make a useful contribution to the area
• Briefly state the main research techniques (interviews, case studies, modelling, literature review, etc.) you might use
• Indicate your suggested literature and/or data collection procedures, indicating sources and any possible difficulties
• Explain the techniques you intend to use
• Add an outline timeline of activities

Areas for PhD supervision:

• History of the Book and Reading Practices
• Religious Art, Polemics, Thought, and Literature
• The Classical Tradition (including neo-Latin and vernacular cultures; Plato; Aristotle)
• The History of Ideas (especially science and medicine, ethics and politics)
• Shakespeare and early modern drama
• Theatre and Performance (especially in England)
• Gender, Society and Power
• Court and Civic Culture
• Renaissance Learned Culture (including humanist circles, academies, universities)
• Popular Culture
• Visual Culture and Debates on the Arts
• Venetian Economy, Art and Culture
• Travel, Colonialism and the New World

Full details of our research interests are listed on the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance web pagesLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our Centre for the Study of the Renaissance Staff DirectoryLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window to see our staff and their current research interests.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window

The Centre is accepting expressions of interest from students wishing to pursue a postgraduate course in Renaissance Studies at Warwick.

Students are able to explore various avenues for funding, depending on the course they are choosing and other criteria. Applicants are encouraged to investigate opportunities on our webpagesLink opens in a new window, check the deadlines carefully, and communicate early on with the Director of Graduate Studies Dr. Aysu Dincer Hadjianastasis (A.Dincer@warwick.ac.uk) about their intentions, so that the strongest possible funding proposal may be prepared.

The Director of Graduate Studies will also be able to advise on any specific research proposal requirements.

The Department offers expertise in a wide range of research areas, including:

• Ancient economies
• Ancient medicine
• Ancient rhetoric
• Ancient sexuality and gender
• Archaeology of the Roman provinces (Syria, Sicily and North Africa, Greece)
• Ceramics and craft
• Classical Reception
• Epigraphy
• Geography and space in Greek and Latin literature
• Greek and Roman art, visual and material culture
• Greek historiography
• Greek literature, especially lyric poetry
• Greek political history
• Greek religion and Greek sanctuaries
• Greek social and cultural history
• Greek theatre
• Latin literature (Republican and Imperial poetry and prose)
• Numismatics
• Race and ethnicity in the Greco-Roman world
• Roman cultural history
• Roman imperial history
• Roman philosophy
• Theoretical approaches to classical literature

Full details of our research interests are listed on the Classics and Ancient History web pagesLink opens in a new window.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidanceLink opens in a new window.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our Classics and Ancient History Staff Directory where you will be able to search by research area.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new window

If you are applying for a research degree (MA by Research, MPhil, PhD), you need to provide an outline of the chosen research topic. This should be about 500 words and should outline the following:

• What area of research you intend to undertake and why (with reference to the most important relevant bibliography)
• How you propose to conduct the research
• What background in the subject you already have and any skills you will need to develop further (e.g., language training)

Established ground-breakers and highly talented early-career researchers unite to deliver internationally excellent and world-class research across the chemical sciences with 100% of our research judged world-leading or internationally excellent by REF 2021.

Through close collaboration with the wider STEM community, our fundamental chemistry challenges the frontiers of knowledge for tomorrow whilst impactful research tackles the issues of today. Ambitious entrepreneurism and effective routes to real-world applications ensure benefits to academia, industry, and society.

With ongoing investment into state-of-the art research and education facilities and infrastructure, we sit firmly at the forefront of science globally, both now and in the future as we grow to meet the rising demands for flexible, world-class innovation.

Our current research groupings include:

• Chemical, Structural and Synthetic Biology
• Computational and Theoretical Chemistry
• Energy Materials
• Measurement and Analytical
• Polymers
• Synthesis and Catalysis

You can find out more information about each grouping on our website.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance to help guide you in articulating your research question.

You can use the link below and discuss with prospective supervisors the area you would like to research.

Explore our Chemistry Staff Directory where you will be able to filter by:

• Research Grouping
• Research Specialism
• Global Challenge

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

A list of current funded opportunities is also available on our website.

If you are applying for a research degree, please let us know on the form what area of research you are interested in and/or which research groups you would like to join. It is not necessary to submit a research proposal at this stage. You can work on that together with your chosen supervisor.

Please make sure you state your research area and any academics you would like to work with in the first paragraph of the additional information/reason for study section. We shall distribute your application, once received, to the members of staff you have listed. If you do not name any academics then we will not be able to process your application any further.

Please feel free to contact any of the academic staff listed on our directory pages to discuss potential project areas.

The current research themes include:

• Computational pathology & computational oncology
• Synthetic and computational biology
• Computational neuroscience
• AI/ML for multimodal biomedical data integration
• Clinical decision support and health data science
• Responsible and trustworthy AI for biomedical applications

Full details on our current research is available on the Computer Science website.Link opens in a new window

Before you make a formal application, your proposal is emailed to a potential supervisor for their consideration. You may not be considered for a research degree if you do not have (and we could not identify) an academic willing to supervise your research.

For this programme, your primary supervisor must be from the Department of Computer Science. At least one co-supervisor will also be chosen from outside the department.

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Students are encouraged to contact the department directly before submitting a proposal.

Research degree applications are highly competitive and we receive many more applications than we can accept. This means it is important to make your application as strong as possible.

We therefore ask that you write a research proposal with a clear vision of what you are looking to achieve and that your proposal aligns with a potential supervisor research interests.

We also advise that, before you make a formal application, you email your proposal to a potential supervisor for their consideration. You may not be considered for a research degree if you do not have (and we could not identify) an academic willing to supervise your research.

The Department of History at Warwick has particular strengths in the history of the early modern and modern periods. Our Faculty have expertise in subjects across the world, and we host a number of specialist Research Centres (in Global History and Culture, the History of Medicine, Science and Technology, the Early Modern and Eighteenth Century, and European History) facilitating new research by students and scholars.

The Department has an outstanding reputation for pioneering practitioners of social, cultural, early modern, European, Latin American and medical history, and has more recently been at the forefront of developing the methodologies of the new global history. Inspired by an expansive and inclusive vision of historical research, our historians' work is multi-disciplinary and draws on environmental, literary, visual and material sources spanning the globe across five centuries.

Warwick’s History Department features a host of exceptional historians and has an outstanding national and international reputation. You can search our academic staff by their areas of expertise.

Our historians highlight global and innovative perspectives on traditional themes and share an enthusiasm for history beyond the confines of academia. Their research and teaching reflects a cutting-edge take on established historical fields and ideas. They are prepared to take an unconventional view. This willingness to look beyond the conventional boundaries of the discipline makes for a distinctive learning environment at Warwick.

The Department’s commitment to supporting research that is internationally field-leading, innovative, and engaged is underpinned by the belief that understanding the past helps to shape the present and the future.

Research within the Department follows three key guiding principles: rendering visible people, objects, themes, institutions and processes whose histories have been neglected, misunderstood or under-valued; achieving engagement and impact for our findings, within academia, museums and archives and beyond; and internationalism, in terms of the scope of research, the composition of the Department, and our approach to collaboration.

If you are intellectually curious, and prepared for your investigations to take you into unexpected territories, you will be at home in Warwick’s Department of History.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

Find your potential supervisor using the link below and contact them to discuss what you would like to research.

View our History Staff Directory where you will be able to explore the areas of expertise, research centres and research networks within the department. If you need additional guidance please email us.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

For the application, we would expect a detailed research proposal of approximately 2,000 words (excluding footnotes and bibliography).

This should give:

• an overview of your research questions and why they are important;
• how these build on, challenge or supplement with existing research;
• the methodology you plan to adopt; and
• the sources you might use.

Please add a short bibliography of key relevant works. Please upload all this as a single supporting document in Word or PDF document.

See more details about the application procedure on our website.

Philosophy at Warwick is recognised for our support of diverse philosophical traditions, including both analytic and continental philosophy. We have particular strengths in:

• Philosophy of Mind, Action, and Epistemology
• Philosophy of the Arts and Aesthetics
• Moral, Political and Legal Philosophy
• Post-Kantian European Philosophy
• Mathematical Logic and Computation.

Please see our Philosophy 'How to Apply' web page for guidance on completing your application form.

When you make your application, you will need to submit a detailed research proposal in support of your application. This needs to be a convincing proposal which is sufficiently rigorous, and of sufficient quality to demonstrate that you are ready to begin independent research at PhD level. Typical proposals are 2,000 to 3,000 words long; however, this is only a guideline. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests.

We understand that this is a provisional statement of your research. We expect that your research will develop as you carry it out and as you read further into your area of study. It is likely that your supervisor will suggest changes or developments to your research during the course of your study, but you should treat the proposal as an opportunity to show that you have begun to explore an important area of study and that you have a question, or questions, that challenge and develop that area. It is also necessary to demonstrate that you can express your ideas in clear and precise English.

For further details and guidance please see our webpages.

Condensed Matter Physics including:

• Surface and Interface Science
• Thin Films
• Semiconductors
• Analytical Science
• Microscopy
• Nanoscience
• Two Dimensional Materials
• Medical Physics
• Bio-Physics
• Superconductivity and Magnetism
• Ultrafast and Terahertz Photonics, Ferroelectrics and Crystallography
• Multi-Ferroics
• Ultrasonics
• Magnetic X-Ray Scattering
• Magnetic Resonance
• Solid State NMR
• EPR
• Diamond
• Quantum Phenomena

Theoretical Physics including:

• Quantum Information Theory
• Disordered Quantum Systems
• Electronic Structure Theory
• Molecular Simulation
• High-performance Computing
• Complexity Science
• Soft Matter

Elementary Particle Physics including:

• ATLAS
• Detector Development
• LHCb and other B Physics
• Neutrino Physics
• T2K

Astronomy and Astrophysics including:

• Binary Star Evolution
• Extra-Solar Planets
• Gamma- Ray Bursts
• High-speed Astrophysics
• 3D radiation-hydrodynamical simulations

Fusion, Space and Astrophysics including:

• Magnetic and Inertial Fusion Power
• Space Physics
• Solar Physics
• Magnetohydrodynamic Wave Dynamics

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As part of your electronic application, under "Purpose of Study, Research Proposal" you can indicate which research groups, topics and/or supervisors most interest you. A detailed proposal is not needed.

Find out more about our research interests, expertise and facilities on our websiteLink opens in a new window

Areas for PhD supervision

By research groups:

• International Political Economy
• International Relations and Security
• Comparative Politics and Democratisation
• Political Theory
• Environmental Politics and Climate Change

By theme:

• Development
• Gender
• Race
• Cyber Security
• Climate Change
• Intelligence
• Justice
• Democratic Theory
• US/EU/UK Foreign Policy
• East Asia
• South Asia
• Europe
• Africa
• Middle East
• Latin America
• US
• Democratisation
• Elections
• Political Institutions
• Environmental Policy
• Ethics
• International Finance
• Global Governance
• Trade
• Borders and Migration
• Terrorism and Counter-terrorism
• War Studies
• Conflict studies
• Peace keeping
• Secret Intelligence
• Critical Security Studies
• Religion

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our Politics and International Studies Staff Directory where you will be able to filter by research cluster, region or topic.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

The research proposal is arguably the most important element of your PhD application. You need to submit a fully specified research proposal when you submit your application form.

While we fully acknowledge that your project will evolve as you conduct your research, you must submit a convincing proposal, worked up in full, which is sufficiently rigorous and of sufficient quality before you will be allowed entry onto our programme.

The type of robust research proposal that is required to attract supervisory commitment and an offer will address the points outlined in our Department Guidance.

Typical proposals are 2,000-3,000 words long; however, this is only a guideline. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests, not on the word count.

Find out more about our research proposal requirements on our website.

Behavioural Science

• Economic and consumer psychology; judgement, risk and decision-making
• Psychology and the law
• Computational modelling of human behaviour
• Big Data and Network Science in Psychology
• Attention, visual processing and emotional processing
• Economics, income inequality, and behavioural political science

Language and Learning

• Reading; word recognition
• Computational approaches to language processing
• Historical language change
• Structure of the lexicon across life-span
• Big Data research on language
• Language and gesture development in infants and children
• Second language learning
• Language learning and change
• Gesture and non-verbal communication in adults and children
• Development of social cognition
• Animal (e.g., orangutangs, chimpanzees, birds) communication and cognition
• Language evolution
• Sleep and language learning
• Language development and socio-economic status
• The role of prediction in language processing and learning
• The role of surprise and curiosity in second language learning
• Experimental approaches to the study of turn-taking and dialogue
• Pre-linguistic communication
• Intervention to support language development

Lifespan Health and Wellbeing

• Longitudinal epidemiology
• Resilience and protection after preterm birth
• Experimental psychology and clinical studies, with common interests in the factors that determine and/or the mechanisms that underlie healthy living
• Child and adolescent development and mental and physical ageing
• Mental health, sleep and pain
• Disaster recovery
• Culture, relationships, beliefs, personality, and well-being

Full details of our research interests are listed on the Psychology web pagesLink opens in a new window.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidanceLink opens in a new window.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our Psychology Research Directory where you will be able to filter by research group.

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We look for a robust (structured) research proposal of no more than 2,000 words. It has to convince us that your topic is important and feasible and that you have the right experience and skills to deliver the project.

The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular proposed supervisor’s research interests. You may insert a maximum of 3 figures and add an end-of proposal reference list to support your proposal.

For further details and guidance please see our webpagesLink opens in a new window.

Research within our department covers a broad span of the discipline and is organised into five clusters:

• Race, Ethnicity & Migration
• Violence & Social Justice
• Feminism, Gender & Sexuality
• Just Eco-Geo-Political Futures
• Technology, Economy & Society

The Department hosts the Social Theory Centre and the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender.

We have considerable expertise in areas such as:

• Gender and sexuality studies
• Social and cultural theory
• Race and racism
• Migration
• Ethnicity
• (Post-)Colonialism
• Violence and conflict studies
• Critical criminology
• Work and employment
• Political sociology
• Markets and capitalism
• Media
• Health
• Emotion
• Education
• Religion
• Family
• Methodologies

Full details of our research interests are listed on the Sociology web pagesLink opens in a new window.

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Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

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The research proposal is the most important element of your PhD application. You need to submit a fully specified research proposal when you apply. This is your statement about why your project is interesting, how you will carry it out, and what academic debates and social problems your work addresses. It's your chance to show us how you think and what kind of sociologist you are.

We look for a robust research proposal of around 2,000-3,000 words, although this is only a guideline. It has to convince us that your topic is feasible and that we have the right expertise to supervise it. The emphasis will be on the quality of the proposal and whether or not it fits with a particular supervisor’s research interests, not on the word count.

Warwick Statistics Department is one of the largest and most energetic research environments in the UK. It boasts many internationally recognised researchers eager to engage new bright students and collaborators so that they can contribute to their programmes of investigation.

Research within the department can be conveniently divided into five areas, which are somewhat distinct but present a lot of synergies:

• Probability
• Mathematical Finance
• Computational Statistics and Machine Learning
• Statistical Methodology and Theory
• Applied Statistics

Applicants are not expected to identify a PhD supervisor before applying.

You are expected to join the Centre for Doctoral Training in Statistics which commences with two terms of taught modules. Once you are embedded in the department and have seen the range of opportunities on offer, you will choose your first-year project with a project supervisor. Usually, this will naturally lead on to a PhD project with the same supervisor and you will commence your PhD project work in earnest at the start of year two.

An exception to this rule occurs when the PhD is funded by a competitive scholarship that requires a supervisor to be identified and a project to be developed at the time of application. In this case we recommend that you provide a list of 2-4 potential supervisors as part of your personal statement. It will help to look carefully through the list of active research interests in the Department. The admissions tutors may match you with a supervisor, based on the areas of interest in your personal statement, to support you in the development of a project proposal for the scholarship application.

A research proposal is not needed. Students are strongly encouraged to review the department's guidance and contact the department directly before applying.

99% of the Department's research was rated world-leading (4*) or internationally excellent (3*) in the 2021 Research Excellence Framework (REF), placing the Department second in the UK.

Areas for PhD supervision 

We have active research groups in:

• Applied Economics
• Economic History
• Development Economics
• Data Science
• Economic Theory
• Econometrics
• Education
• Industrial Economics
• International Economics
• Labour Economics
• Macroeconomics
• Political Economy
• Public Economics
• Experimental and Behavioural Economics Modules

Please do not write to members of faculty regarding supervision or entry to the PhD, as we do not recruit PhD students in this way.

All of our PhD students must either complete the MRes Economics at Warwick or demonstrate they have completed a two-year MRes at another institution (with a syllabus closely matching that taught at Warwick) and achieved excellent results.

A research proposal is not necessary at the stage of application; all successful applicants enrol in the MRes degree first, but you can upload a statement of purpose if you wish.

You will also be asked to include the following in your application:

• Personal Statement which communicates your interest and/ or CV
• Your degree transcript(s), including details of any modules you have yet to complete
• English language certificate (if applicable)
• Two academic references
• Your GRE score (if you have one): This should be uploaded as a pdf document to your portal after you have submitted your application

We are interested in hearing from people who are thinking of pursuing a PhD in areas of our expertise:

Learning

• Special educational needs and disability (including intellectual disabilities and autism)
• School-based mental health and wellbeing (including intellectual disabilities and autism)
• Early years’ development and education
• Philosophy of mind and thought
• Educational leadership and development

Cultures

• Drama and theatre education
• Creative and arts-based learning
• Sociology of arts and religion
• Modern Islamic pedagogies

Society

• Education inequalities and social justice
• Sociologies of childhood and fatherhood
• Early intervention
• Families, family relationships, family adjustment, and parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities
• Education policy
• Feminist and gender pedagogy
• Higher education
• International development
• Inclusive and participatory research and practice

Full details of our research interests are listed on the Education Studies webpages.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

It is advisable to locate a potential supervisor using the link below and to discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

We have over 20 full-time academic staff members with many research strengths who could be your supervisors. Explore our Staff Research Directory where you will be able to filter by research interests. Co-supervision with other departments may be possible.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

For admission to the Department of Education Studies research degree programme, the proposal should be approximately 2,000 words (excluding the references list), and no longer than this.

Note that there may well be changes and developments to the proposal if you gain entry to the department and begin your study. You will not be held rigidly to the proposal – however, we want to see that you are able to conceive of a doctoral research project as part of the application review process.

For more details on what we look for in a research proposal please see our webpages.

Our research is interdisciplinary and comparative. We have particular strengths in American studies, eighteenth and nineteenth-century studies, environmental humanities and ecocriticism, gender studies, the literary and cultural history of the medieval and early modern period, performance studies, poetics, postcolonial studies, and world literature.

Our major research groups include the Critical Theory Network, Feminist Dissent, the Centre for Ecopoetics, Poetry at Warwick, and the Warwick Research Collective (WReC).

We also work closely with the Centre for the Study of the Renaissance; the Centre for Research into Philosophy, Literature, and the Arts; the Early Modern and Eighteenth-Century Centre; the Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies; the Critical South Asia Group; and the Centre for the Study of Women and Gender.

We particularly welcome research applications in the following research areasLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

You can ask any academic from our department to be your supervisor. See our staff pagesLink opens in a new window for more details and to see whose research interestsLink opens in a new window align with yours.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new window

Students should compose a statement of up to 500 words about their proposed area of study. This should situate a topic within a particular chronological, conceptual or thematic area, and should make specific reference to bodies of theoretical knowledge, texts, or authors which will be studied.

You should also locate the topic within current critical work in this area, perhaps citing a few recent secondary works which have interested, inspired or provoked you. Given the space constraints, we do not require a bibliography or full citations. This is not the place for a personal statement about your past career or future aspirations.

We recognise, of course, that all projects change and evolve during the process of study, and that it is difficult to define a project in advance of carrying it out. However, it is very important, when assessing applications, for us to have a clear idea of your project and your current thinking.

Candidates are encouraged to contact a potential supervisor and seek their support before submitting their application. You can search for a prospective supervisor on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

In addition to a supervisor or supervisors, accepted students will be assigned a personal tutor (who offers academic and pastoral support) from amongst the academic staff of the Department. Students may have a co-supervisor from within or outside the Department, where appropriate.

The Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies at University of Warwick is a highly regarded research department, with expertise across a broad spectrum of specialisms. We ranked in the top 10 in the UK in the most recent Research Excellence Framework. See our major research groupings on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

• Film and Television Aesthetics, History and Theory
• Classical and Contemporary Hollywood Cinema
• European Cinema (especially British, Italian, French and Spanish)
• British and US Television
• Documentary Film and Television
• Silent Cinema
• Feminist Film and Television Theory, History and Criticism
• World Cinema
• Queer Film Cultures
• Film and Philosophy
• Experimental Film and Video
• Film and Television Genre
• Film and Modernity
• Film Technology and Innovation
• Cities and Landscapes in Film and Television
• Critical Studies of the Archive
• Transnational Cinemas
• Screen Ethics
• Ecocinema

The Department of Film and Television Studies is the home of The Centre for Television HistoriesLink opens in a new window. There are often opportunities for graduate students to be involved in associated activities.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

We currently have 17 full-time members of staffLink opens in a new window with many research strengths who could be your supervisors.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new window

To ascertain if a project can be supervised by one of our staff members in Film and Television Studies, we kindly ask prospective applicants to send the following:

• A research proposal of around 2,000 words containing title, research aims and questions, methodology, scope of the project, and an indicative bibliography.
• Your most updated CV.
• A sample of your best writing on film and/or television (a chapter from your Master’s dissertation, for example).

Much of the research on this programme is currently organised around the following clusters:

Climate resilience and socio-environmental justice

This cluster draws on Warwick’s expertise in areas such as complex systems modelling, geographic information, and critical research on environmental justice, enabling students to investigate transformations of human-environment interactions towards resilience to climate change and environmental risks.

Sustainable urbanisation, health and wellbeing

This cluster concentrates on research for transforming urban human-environment interactions, investigating the interlinkages between the built environment, human behaviour and health and wellbeing outcomes.

Sustainable economies and the food-water-energy nexus

This cluster draws on Warwick’s research excellence in sustainable materials, critical data studies, business strategy and food supply systems, in order to enable students to study transformations to the food-water-energy nexus towards sustainable economic and financial relationships.

We also welcome and encourage research proposals in global sustainable development which are outside the above clusters.

Examples of current PGR projects include:

• Sustainable diets and child health, incorporating policy and how policy impacts health inequalities
• Women empowerment and ecotourism
• Measuring the economic, social, and environmental impacts of altering the supply chains of critical raw materials for electric vehicle batteries
• Political ecology configurations of alternative finance enabling the renewable energy transition process in the Global South
• Life experience of Chinese millennial migrants in the UK

Find out more about our current PhD students’ research projects.

Please visit our PhD supervisors web page to identify people with your range of interests. Once you have identified an appropriate supervisor, please initiate a dialogue to discuss whether your proposal falls within their area of expertise and if they have the capacity to supervise you.

In order to consider supervising you, they will need a brief outline of your research proposal, a copy of your CV and any relevant transcripts, so please ensure these are sent directly to them. Once supervision is agreed, your application should name the lead supervisor.

Find out more about how to apply via our Global Sustainable Development web page.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

Examples of current research interests of the department’s academics include: 

• European Medieval (including British) 

• Renaissance and Early Modern Art, Architecture and Material Culture 

• British Art and Architecture from the 18th to 21st Centuries 

• Colonial Art and Empire 

• Exhibition and Display 

• Sex, Sexuality and Gender 

• Environmentalism and Ecology 

• Video and Performance Art 

• Russian, Soviet and Eastern European Art 

• Modern and Contemporary Architecture and Urbanism 

• Craft and Design 

• Art of the Global South (Africa, South Asia, Latin America) 

• Environmental humanities 

• Art and politics 

Please establish whether the department will be able to supervise and support your research. You will probably already have in mind a member of staff who works in your field as a potential supervisor. However, if you are unsure whether our department has the necessary expertise to supervise your project you should: 

• Check our staff research pages 

Contact our Director of Graduate Studies, Otto Saumarez-Smith, who will be very happy to advise on whether we can support your research and, if so, will put you in touch with a potential supervisor.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor. 

Candidates must have sufficient knowledge of their intended thesis topic to be able to provide a detailed research proposal (2000 words in length) as part of their application.

The proposal should outline the key research questions to be addressed and the provisional scope and structure of the project. This will enable us to assess your preparedness for PGR study and whether we shall be able to supervise your research. 

The Institute for Employment Research (IER) is an interdisciplinary institute. It brings together a breadth of expertise from a variety of disciplines, including economics; statistics; geography; social and public policy; sociology; education; organisational behaviour; and industrial relations.

Methodologically, researchers at IER employ a range of quantitative and qualitative methods, including but not limited to surveys; big data; large data sets; focus groups; and interviews.

Current strengths in IER are:

• Job quality; fair, decent and good work
• Education; training and skills
• Future of work; digitalisation and automation
• Equality, diversity and inclusion in the labour market
• Welfare, work and public policy
• Labour market assessment and forecasting
• Employment relations and employer behaviour

More information about IER's research areas.

For further information about individual research expertise and interests please our supervisors page.

IER’ doctoral students are supervised by academic researchers with significant experience of undertaking research and expertise in the topic area.

Visit Potential IER PhD Supervisors to find out more about potential supervisors and explore the subjects and techniques they would be interested in supervising.

You can read our general University research proposal guidance.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

We accept applications that fall within IER’s areas of research. You should send your application including your CV (indicating your research training and/or experience), transcripts, cover letter and an outline research proposal to ierphd@warwick.ac.uk, mentioning any potential IER supervisors that you have identified.

More information on the application process can be found on our application pages.

Please note that your proposal should follow the proposal guidelines.

Thirteen research clusters:

• Arts, Culture and Law
• Comparative Law and Culture
• Contract, Business and Commercial Law
• Development and Human Rights
• Empirical Approaches
• Family Law
• Gender and the Law
• Gen AI
• Governance and Regulation
• International and European Law
• Law and Humanities
• Legal Theory
• Migration

Research Centres

Our research clusters feed into our interdisciplinary and interdepartmental research centres including:

• Centre for Constitutions in Context
• Centre for Global Health Law
• Centre for Human Rights in Practice
• Centre for Law, Regulation and Governance of the Global Economy
• Centre for Operational Police Research
• Creative Learning for Justice
• Criminal Justice Centre
• International Justice Arts Network
• The Centre for Critical Legal Studies
• The Centre for Ethics, Law and Public Affairs

Contributing to events run by our specialist research centres will enable you to network and work alongside leading scholars from all over the world.

The Law School's research is rooted in the twin themes of law in context and the international character of law.

Explore our research areas on our Law web pages

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our School of Law Staff DirectoryLink opens in a new window where you will be able see the academic interests and expertise of our staff.

You are welcome to contact our staff directly to see if they can provide any advice on your proposed research, but will still need to submit an application and meet the selection criteria set by the University before any offer is made.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new window

You should make contact with a potential supervisor before submitting your application.

You will be required to submit a Research Proposal with your application. This should be 2000-2500 words (MPhil or PhD) or 1000-1500 words (LLM by Research), and contain the following:

• Proposed research title and rationale, and a working hypothesis or research questions
• Research methodology, including any proposed field work
• Survey of the relevant literature and a clear expression of the originality of the proposed work
• List of publications (where appropriate) and research experience

Find out more about our research proposal requirements on our websiteLink opens in a new window.

Overarching research themes

Our organisational structure connects our research with our study programmes to ensure quality research-led teaching.

We have six Research Clusters shaping our framework, they are:

• Built Environment & Sustainability
• Biomedical & Biotechnology
• Electrical Power & Control
• Fluids & Thermal
• Measurement, Devices & Materials
• Predictive Modelling

Discipline streams

Built Environment & Sustainability

Our researchers work on a broad range of issues underpinning the construction and environmental sectors at both national and international levels. Combining computational modelling with practical experimentation, we tackle issues directly associated with the many challenges posed by the Climate Emergency and linked to UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Biomedical & Biotechnology

The Biomedical clusters cover problems in fundamental research of humans, human systems and healthcare. Interspersed with various applied projects around the design, development and deployment of assistive technologies and rehabilitation techniques.

Electrical Power & Control

The Electrical Power & Control conducts internationally leading research and drives for cutting-edge technology development in tackling the great challenges in power generation, energy conversion, distribution, transmission and efficient use of energy.

Fluids & Thermal

The diverse range of fluid flows in nature and technology spans scales (from atmospheric to the nanoscale), phenomena (from cavitation to combustion), constituents (from granular to rarefied), biology (from pulmonary air to microvascular blood) and engineering applications (from turbulent-drag reduction to explosion hazard detection).

Measurement, Devices & Materials

Materials is one of our fastest-growing areas of research. Here we focus on a wide range of applications, including photovoltaics, batteries, optoelectronics, power electronics, and modulation of terahertz radiation. As well, precision in measurements plays a fundamental role in all areas.

Predictive Modelling

This area involves using mathematical models and simulations to analyse complex systems across fields. Key applications of modelling include material science, computational chemistry, quantum devices, nanotechnology and energy conservation and generation.

Explore our research areas on our Engineering web pagesLink opens in a new window.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our Engineering Academic Staff DirectoryLink opens in a new window where you will be able to filter by your disciplinary interest.

Please note our Modelling of Heterogenous Systems PhD offers a range of research projects. A research proposal is not required. Instead, you should nominate one to three projects that you are interested in, in order of preference.

Learn more about our groups and projectsLink opens in a new window.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisorLink opens in a new window.

• School of Engineering ScholarshipsLink opens in a new window
• Research VacanciesLink opens in a new window
• Live chatsLink opens in a new window

An important part of your PhD application is the research proposal. We want to know what your research interests are so that we may direct your application to potential supervisors. The proposal does not need to be long, but the quality should be high and no more than 2-3 pages should be sufficient.

Ideally, your proposal should address the points below - however, as long as we get a clear idea of your research interests then we can consider your application. Ensure that your research interests match those in the School of EngineeringLink opens in a new window, or contact us for clarification of research areas.

• Outline the main objectives of your research, providing details of two or three key aspects.
• State your target audience for this project.
• Explain what the main outcomes of the project are that you would want to see.
• Outline what methods/approaches you intend to use to achieve the aims of your project.
• Indicate your suggested data collection procedures, including sources and any possible difficulties.
• Explain any analytical techniques you intend to use for your research.

Avoid:

• Broad research areas which would be unmanageable as a PhD topic or that have no relevance to University of Warwick research areas.
• Vague descriptions of your research interests.

• Cells & Development
• Environment & Ecology
• Microbiology & Infectious Disease
• Neuroscience
• Plant & Agricultural Biosciences
• Quantitative, Systems & Engineering Biology

Full details of our research interests are listed on the School of Life Sciences websiteLink opens in a new window.

You can identify potential supervisors in the area(s) that are of interest you via the Research pages on the School of Life Sciences website. The academic staff in the School welcome enquiries from potential research students, so you are advised to contact them directly. Highlight your interest in their research area and explain that you would like to discuss possible research projects with them. It will also be useful to detail how you plan to fund your studies.

For further information, see How to ApplyLink opens in a new window.

A research proposal is a document explaining what you would like to research.

MSc by Research

You will develop a research proposal in consultation with a potential supervisor and this can be submitted after your application.

PhD

If you are applying for an advertised project, you will not be required to submit a research proposal as the broad aims and objectives of your PhD will already be defined. When applying for an advertised project, you will need to clearly list the title of the project on your application.

If you are not applying for an advertised project, you will be required to develop a research proposal in consultation with a potential supervisor.

The School of Modern Languages and Cultures is one of the UK's leading sites of research in French, German, Hispanic, Italian and Translation and Transcultural Studies, and our expertise ranges from the Early Modern period to the present. 82% of our research outputs and 100% of our research environment in the REF2021 exercise were judged to be world-leading or internationally excellent. We welcome applications from prospective PGR students wishing to work in the following areas:

• The literary and visual culture of any of our four principal language areas, including post-colonial areas and perspectives
• The history, politics, theory or philosophy of our four principal language areas
• The study and practice of translation between English and any one of French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese and Arabic
• Translation technologies

Please note that we do not accept proposals from students wishing to work on second language acquisition or language learning.

Full details of our research interestsLink opens in a new window are listed on the School of Modern Languages and Cultures website.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our School of Modern Languages and Cultures Research DirectoryLink opens in a new window where you will be able to filter by your chronological, geographical, linguistic and disciplinary interests.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisorLink opens in a new window.

It is up to applicants to identify an area of possible study which interests them and which is achievable within three full-time or five part-time years of MPhil/PhD study (or one full-time / two-part-time years of study for the MA by research).

Students should submit a statement of around 500 words outlining their proposed area of study. This should situate a topic within a particular thematic or chronological area, and should make specific references to authors, texts, events, regions, intellectual configurations, or cultural practices(whichever are most relevant).

We recognise, of course, that all projects change and evolve during the actual processes of researching and writing up, and that it is difficult to define a project in advance of carrying it out. However, it is very important, when assessing applications, for us to have a clear idea of your project, not least to enable us to ensure that a suitable supervisor is available.

See our tips on writing a PhD proposalLink opens in a new window.

Research in the department is transnational, collaborative and interdisciplinary and is focused on the following main - but overlapping - research themes:

• Ethics, Politics, Praxis
• Cities, Places, Environments (Identities)
• Memories, Histories, Futures
• Theory, Aesthetics and the Popular
• Creative Industries and the Value of Culture

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

You should start by checking whether your proposal fits in with our areas of expertise on our researchLink opens in a new window and peopleLink opens in a new window pages.

Then please fill in a research degree inquiry form for theatre and performance studies available on theatre and performance studies postgraduate webpage.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new window

Please contact the Department directly before applying.

For some guidance, please see the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies webpagesLink opens in a new window.

Current areas of research expertise are:

• Slavery and empire in the 18th and 19th centuries
• Caribbean maritime worlds and networks
• White identities
• Caribbean writing in French and Spanish
• Postcolonial Caribbean texts
• Pre-1900 English Caribbean literatures
• Women's writing and feminist theory
• Disaster law and culture
• Slavery and law
• The Haitian Revolution
• Postcolonial studies
• World literature, literary and cultural theory
• Gender and slavery
• Enslaved runaways and maroons

Students will be supervised by faculty members with expertise in these areas.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies is comprised of a number of academics from different University departments, and students undertaking Caribbean dissertations are supervised by these academics.

Explore our Academic Staff page for more information about our staff and their research interests.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

Please contact The Yesu Persaud Centre for Caribbean Studies for specific research proposal requirements.

Our vision is to develop cutting-edge research that leads debate and deepens our understanding on the practice of business and management.

Research is undertaken in partnership with policy and practice, to ensure both relevance and practical application. Our desire to respond and contribute to varied societal issues, provides a vibrant and creative environment for research to flourish.

Our research strengths include:

• Accounting
• Behavioural Science
• Entrepreneurship and Innovation
• Finance
• Information Systems and Management
• Marketing
• Operations
• Organisation and Human Resource Management
• Strategy and International Business.

Throughout the PhD element of your programme you will be advised by one or two supervisors with appropriate research expertise and interests. Your supervisors will be nominated when you reach the end of the MRes element of your programme. Please do not contact potential supervisors when completing your application, as we do not recruit PhD students in this way.

Initial applications to the Business School PhD programmes do not require submission of a research proposal.

The mathematics department covers a wide range of research areas in mathematics and its applications.

You may also wish to explore the research interest of current Warwick academics.

The 'Find A Supervisor' link below will allow you to explore the research interests of academics within the department. Please include in your application the names of potential supervisors, with interests aligned with yours, or people you would like to work with.

The mathematics department, unlike some other departments, does not require students to make any arrangements with any potential supervisors before applying, though of course you are welcome to contact them directly and discuss your interests and any potential projects they may offer.

Mathematics staff directory

Find a supervisor

Warwick academics can supervise thesis research in a wide range of topics in mathematics and its applications.

The mathematics department covers a wide range of research areas in mathematics and its applications.

 
Research proposal guidance

In many cases, applicants have not settled on a specific area or project and have rather broad interests. If that is the case, this document can be used to describe your interests, your background on those areas, and what attracts you to those topics for example. This will help in assessing your application and help us determine potential supervisors and projects that you might be interested in.

Find out more about writing a research proposal.

Full details of our research interestsLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window are listed on the Warwick Medical School website. Read more about our research strategy, research centres and research programmes.

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.

Find your supervisor using the link below and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

Explore our Warwick Medical School List of Approved SupervisorsLink opens in a new windowLink opens in a new window to where you will be able to search by research interests.

You should initially approach a suitable Academic Advisor (supervisor) from this list to discuss their work and to see if they would be willing to provide guidance on the presentation of the proposed Thesis for submission.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new window

All students are required to submit a Purpose of Study statement of not more than 1,000 words showing:

• Why you want to do a research degree
• Your area of interest
• What you think are the most important research questions in your area
• Some indication of how you might go about answering one of those questions

Areas for PhD supervision include:

• Historical fiction
• Memoir
• Screenwriting
• Hybrid writing
• Poetry
• Creative nonfiction
• Contemporary literature and cultural studies
• Adaptation
• Genre fiction
• Translation history and philosophy
• Translation methodology, practice and sociology
• Stylistic approaches to translation

Find your supervisor and discuss with them the area you'd like to research.

It is recommended that you approach your preferred supervisor before submitting your application. Our supervisors include Tim Leach, Maureen Freely, David Morley, Gonzalo C. Garcia, Nell Stevens, Lucy Brydon, Dragan Todorovic and Jodie Kim. We welcome interdisciplinary projects and will try to arrange co-supervision beyond the Writing Programme where it is desirable and possible to do so.

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.

You should prepare a succinct 500-word proposal in the first instance, indicating:

• What you intend to write (e.g., novel, screenplay, poetry collection)
• Which research questions you intend to explore
• What the relationship is between your work and current literary practice
• How the critical component of your thesis will relate to the practice element
• A sample of creative work (5,000 – 10,000 words of prose or 20 – 25 single-spaced pages of poetry) should accompany all applications and
• should be in the genre proposed for PhD study.

See our guidance on writing a proposal for the PhD in Literary Practice (Creative Writing).Link opens in a new window

Research is at the heart of WMG. With many innovative research areas we offer a range of research degree topics so you can pursue your interests and passions. Our projects have strong links with leaders in global industry, meaning your research will be directly applicable to solve the challenges facing organisations today.

WMGs research areas:

• Automation Systems
• Additive Layer Manufacturing
• Advanced Manufacturing Processes and Systems
• Battery Systems
• Battery Materials and Cells
• Cyber Security
• Data and Visualisation
• Energy Systems Applications
• Intelligent Vehicles
• Metrology and 3D Imaging
• Nanocomposites
• Polymers and Composites
• Power Electronics, Machines and Drives
• Steels, Light Alloys and Ceramics
• Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing
• Supply Chains
• Additive Manufacturing 
• Advanced Manufacturing Processes and System 
• Automation Systems 
• Battery Materials and Cells 
• Battery Systems 
• Connected and Cooperative Autonomous Systems
• Connectivity and Communications Technology 
• Cyber Security 
• Data Science 
• Energy Applications 
• Engineering Materials and Assembly 
• Healthcare Technologies 
• Human Factors 
• Intelligent Vehicle Sensors 
• Laser Beam Welding 
• Metrology and 3D Imaging 
• Nanocomposites 
• Polymers and Composites 
• Power Electronics, Machines and Drives 
• Steels Processing  
• Supply Chains 
• Sustainable Materials and Manufacturing 
• Safe Autonomy 
• Visualisation

 Full details of our research interests are listed on the WMG web pagesLink opens in a new window

You can also read our general University research proposal guidance.Link opens in a new window

Find out more about our research areasLink opens in a new window and take a look at our current vacanciesLink opens in a new window to see the opportunities we currently have and their supervisors.

We also welcome informal enquiries, giving you the opportunity to discuss projects with supervisors to help you decide if it’s right for you.

Use the following links to find out more about our research groups and academics to contact if you are interested in a particular research area or complete our enquiry formLink opens in a new window.

• WMG ResearchLink opens in a new window
• WMG Research Degree programmesLink opens in a new window

You can also see our general University guidance about finding a supervisor.Link opens in a new window

Please seek advice from a potential supervisor or WMG's Research Degrees Director, Professor Kurt Debattista (wmgresearchdegrees@warwick.ac.ukLink opens in a new window).