We welcome enquiries from prospective applicants who are interested in becoming a PhD student. Use the filters to browse our lecturers and professors to find out more information about their research interests, publications and the areas in which they’re keen to supervise PhD students.

If you have any questions about applying for a PhD you can email our team on graduateschool@cumbria.ac.uk

Karam Al Mandil

Dr Karam Al Mandil, PhD

  • Senior Lecturer in Marketing PG Programme Leader - MSc International Management & MBA (Lancaster)
  • Business
Kenneth Appiah PhD, ACIM

Dr Kenneth Appiah, PhD

  • Lecturer in International Marketing / Innovation and Entrepreneurship/ Global Business
  • Business
Ross Armstrong

Dr Ross Armstrong, PhD

  • Associate Professor in Musculoskeletal and Population Health Programme Lead Master of Research
  • Health and Wellbeing
Dr Elizabeth A. Bates

Dr Elizabeth Bates, PhD

  • Associate Professor in Family Violence and Abuse and Principal Lecturer in Psychology and Psychological Therapies
  • Health and Wellbeing
Dr Elaine Bidmead

Dr Elaine Bidmead, PhD

  • NIHR NENC ARC Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Research in Health & Society (CRiHS)
  • Health and Wellbeing
Dr Penny Bradshaw

Dr Penny Bradshaw, PhD

  • Associate Professor of English Literature; Programme Lead for MA Literature, Romanticism, and the English Lake District; Theme Lead for Cultural Landscapes within CNPPA.
  • Media Arts
Kate Dixon

Kate Dixon

  • Head of Student Recruit & Portfolio Development
Lindy Hatfield

Dr Lindy Hatfield, PhD

  • Senior Lecturer in Nursing Programme Leader Practice Development Sub-Ethics Committee Chairperson Coach for Personal and Professional Development Level 7 Dissertation Module Lead Senior Fellow HEA
  • Health and Wellbeing
Tim Heap

Tim Heap

  • Senior Lecturer in Tourism Management
  • Business
Dr Claire D. S. Holt

Dr Claire Holt, PhD

  • Senior Lecturer in Forestry and Conservation Programme Lead for BSc(Hons) Forest Management and BSc(Hons) Forestry (Top Up)
  • Forestry
Erica Lewis

Erica Lewis, PhD

  • Senior Lecturer in Leadership & Social Enterprise Programme Leader Undergraduate Business & Management
  • Business
Jamie Mcphie

Dr Jamie Mcphie, PhD

  • Associate Professor of Environmental Humanities and Social Science; Course Leader MA Outdoor and Experiential Learning
  • Outdoor Studies
Lula Mecinska

Dr Lula Mecinska, PhD

  • Programme Leader MSc Criminology, Risk and Safeguarding Senior Lecturer in Criminology and Policing
  • Social Science
Dr Gill Notman

Dr Gill Notman, PhD

  • Senior lecturer in Conservation Science Programme Director BSc (Hons) Animal Conservation Science, BSc (Hons) Marine & Freshwater Conservation and BSc (Hons) Ecology & Wildlife Conservation
  • Science
Mark Seed

Dr Mark Seed

  • Lecturer in Primary PGCE Initial Teacher Education
  • Education