Finding a Research Supervisor
The first step in the process of applying for a research program in the Faculty of Life and Social Sciences is to secure a supervisory team for your research project.
Your supervisory team will consist of a coordinating supervisor and an associate supervisor.
You can find an overview of the research activities and research interests of staff within the Faculty of Life and Social Sciences, listed by discipline, below.
Once you have found a staff member with research interests aligned with your own, you are invited to contact them to discuss your proposed thesis.
Once contact has been made with a potential supervisor, who has interest and availability to supervise your proposed research, you are welcome to make a formal application.
Faculty of Life and Social Sciences Research Disciplines
- AnthropologySociology and Anthropology
- Applied StatisticsApplied Statistics
- Bioactive CompoundsBioactive Compounds
- BiostatisticsBiostatistics
- Cell BiologyCell Biology and Neurosciences
- ChemistryChemistry
- CommunicationsMedia, Digital Media and Games
- Cultural InquiryPhilosophy and Cultural Inquiry
- Data MiningData Mining
- Digital MediaMedia, Digital Media and Games
- Environmental SciencePublic Health and Environmental Science
- GamesMedia, Digital Media and Games
- HistoryPolitics and History
- HousingUrban Studies
- InteractivityMedia, Digital Media and Games
- JournalismJournalism
- Mathematics / EducationMathematics / Education
- MediaMedia, Digital Media and Games
- MicrobiologyMicrobiology, parasitology and virology
- Molecular BiologyMolecular Biology and Plant Genetics
- NanomaterialsPolymers and nanomaterials
- NeuroscienceNeuroscience
- NeurosciencesCell Biology and Neurosciences
- ParasitologyMicrobiology, parasitology and virology
- PharmacologyPharmacology
- PhilosophyPhilosophy and Cultural Inquiry
- Plant GeneticsMolecular Biology and Plant Genetics
- PoliticsPolitics and History
- PolymersPolymers and nanomaterials
- Psychology - Chronic IllnessChronic Illness Psychology
- Psychology - ClinicalClinical Psychology
- Psychology - CognitiveCognitive Psychology
- Psychology - CounsellingCounselling Psychology
- Psychology - DevelopmentalDevelopmental Psychology
- Psychology - FamilyFamily Psychology
- Psychology - ForensicForensic Psychology
- Psychology - NeuroscienceNeuroscience
- Psychology - PharmacologyPharmacology
- Psychology - Psychological MeasurementPsychological Measurement
- Psychology - SocialSocial Psychology
- Psychology - SportsSports Psychology
- Public HealthPublic Health and Environmental Science
- SociologySociology and Anthropology
- Statistics - AppliedApplied Statistics
- Statistics - BiostatisticsBiostatistics
- Statistics - Data MiningData Mining
- Statistics - Mathematics / EducationMathematics / Education
- Statistics - Statistical ComputingStatistical Computing
- Statistics - Statistical ModellingStatistical Modelling
- Urban StudiesUrban Studies
- VirologyMicrobiology, parasitology and virology