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Option 1

This has the highest chance of success.

Contact two individual potential supervisors (one for the project, one for a placement (usually term 2 placement), and negotiate with them what you will do before applying.

A list of the department's main research groups can be found hereLink opens in a new window

The complete list of academic staff can be found hereLink opens in a new window

To find out a staff member's research interest, follow the link to their homepage.

Normally, these will be two different individuals, but if a specific academic justification is given, one placement supervisor can be the same as the project supervisor.

First, contact a potential project supervisor. The project supervisor must be an academic member of staff. Your email should contain a rough project outline: no methodological details, just something that is specific enough that an academic can decide whether it could be developed into a worthwhile project, and if so, whether they are willing to supervise such a project.

Even if the person you contact first might not be able to supervise you, they might at least be able to point you towards an alternative supervisor in the department.

Next, contact a potential placement supervisor to ask if they currently have placement capacity in their lab in term 2 and would be able and willing to supervise you.

This approach has by far the highest chance of resulting in an offer.

Option 2

This has a fair chance of success.

Only contact a potential project supervisor - but not a placement supervisor - and negotiate with them what your project will be before applying.

In this case, the Personal Statement will describe only the project, not the placements.

Please see Option 1 for the links to our academics and their research interests, and instructions on how to contact a potential supervisor.

The Department will then take into account the availability of appropriate complementary placements in considering your application, and will select your placements (if suitable supervision is available.

Option 3

This has a low chance of success.

Give a broader statement of the range of your potential interests without having contacted any potential supervisors directly.

Note that individual potential supervisors must not be named if they have not agreed supervision.

The Department will then take into account the availability of relevant supervision in considering your application, and will select your placements and project, provided that suitable supervision is available.

This approach has the lowest chance of resulting in an offer because it requires three academics to agree 'blind' to the supervision of an unknown person.