We offer a wide range of expertise to support your postgraduate research. Start here to find the right research supervisor for you.

If you want to develop your own research, you'll need to find an academic who is willing to supervise you. You'll need to contact and secure a potential research supervisor before you make your application with us.

You don't need a supervisor if you apply for our University-led programmes, as you'll be assigned a supervisory team.

How to find a research supervisor

We recommend you explore:

Research by School of Study

We also have subject-specific research pages:

If you can't find a research supervisor who specialises in your chosen topic, please contact the relevant Higher Degrees Tutor for assistance.

Higher Degrees Tutors support research students, their supervisors, and postgraduate research activity. They link you with your supervisor, School and the Graduate College. In addition to your supervisor, they're your first point of contact if you experience any issues with your studies.

School of study Higher Degrees tutor
Art, Film and Media

Dr Conor Wilson (Art)
c.wilson3@bathspa.ac.uk 

Dr Charlie Tweed (Film and Media)
c.tweed@bathspa.ac.uk

Business Dr Ben Davies
b.davies2@bathspa.ac.uk
Design

Professor James Newman
j.newman@bathspa.ac.uk 

Education

Darren Garside
d.garside@bathspa.ac.uk

Dr Kendra McMahon
k.mcmahon@bathspa.ac.uk 

Music and Performing Arts Dr Roger Apfelbaum
r.apfelbaum@bathspa.ac.uk 
Sciences Dr Luke Roach
l.roach@bathspa.ac.uk 
Writing, Publishing and the Humanities

Professor Tracy Brain
t.brain@bathspa.ac.uk

Bath School of Art, Film and Media

Key subject areas and contacts are listed in detail on the School's Research page.

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Bath School of Design

If you're interested in pursuing a research degree within the field of Design, please contact our Higher Degrees Tutors:

Bath Business School

Contacts for each subject area are listed below. Please also see the related research centre, CLEPP - Centre for Leadership, Ethics, and Professional Practice.

School of Education

If you are interested in pursuing a research degree within the field of Education, please contact Dr Kendra McMahon, School of Education PhD/Research Student Leader, k.mcmahon@bathspa.ac.uk.

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School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities

The School of Writing, Publishing and the Humanities is Bath Spa's focal point for teaching and research in Creative Writing, English Literature, History and Heritage, Politics, Religions, Philosophy and Ethics, Publishing and Environmental Humanities.

If you can't find what you need below, please contact Sarah Morton, Director of Postgraduate programmes, or Alison Hems, Head of the School of Humanities.  

Creative Writing

Please see also the following related research centres and groups: 

English Literature

Please see also the following related research centres: 

Environmental Humanities

Please see the following related research centres: 

History, Heritage, and Politics

Please see also the following related research centres: 

Publishing

Please see the following related research centre: 

Religions, Philosophy and Ethics

Bath School of Music and Performing Arts

Key subject areas and contacts are listed in detail on the School's Research Degrees page.

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School of Sciences

If you're interested in pursuing a research degree within the field of Science, please contact our Higher Degrees Tutor for Sciences, Luke Roach: l.roach@bathspa.ac.uk

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