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biomedical instrumentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 20 biomedical instrumentation PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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PhD in Engineering: Mechanical Biomarker Discovery for Next-Generation Biomedical Diagnostics

Mechanical properties are emerging as powerful biomarkers of health and disease. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Tassieri, Dr N Perry-Hauser
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Integrated Quantum Sensing Systems Based on Optically Pumped Magnetometers for Biomagnetic and Magnetic Imaging Applications

Optically Pumped Magnetometers (OPMs) are rapidly emerging as one of the most promising quantum sensing technologies for detecting ultra-weak magnetic fields with femtotesla-level sensitivity. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Gao.W.B Gao
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum Sensing for Healthcare: Using Single Spins for Early Disease Detection

Project overview. What if we could detect disease using a sensor so small that it can probe biological processes at the molecular scale?. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Cristian Bonato
 15 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Joint PhD Scholarship: Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Project: Predictive Modelling of Football Ball Parameters and Injury Risk during Head Contact Events

Applications are invited for a PhD scholarship on the Joint PhD programme between Sheffield Hallam University and La Trobe University, Australia. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr K Mills, Dr L Foster
 23 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Building the Foundations for Precision Biomarkers of Brain Health: Linking Retinal Microvascular Structure, Blood Flow and Imaging Measurements

Background. Major neurological disorders, including dementia and cerebrovascular disease, create an urgent need for accessible biomarkers that enable earlier diagnosis, improved risk stratification, and more personalised care. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr D Fairhurst, Dr T MacGillivray, Dr J H J Thijssen
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantum sensors for host–pathogen interaction: measuring phagosomal pH during immune evasion by intracellular bacteria (S3.5-MPS-Cadby)

A fully funded PhD opportunity to participate in the world-leading research undertaken by the EPSRC Doctoral Landscape Award at the University of Sheffield. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Cadby, Dr J Tyler
 13 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[School of Engineering PhD Scholarships] Artificial Intelligence and Multiscale Data Fusion for Infrared and Mass Spectrometry Imaging of Disease

Recent advances in chemical imaging are transforming our ability to investigate the molecular composition of complex biological systems. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof P Gardner, Prof N Lockyer, Prof HY Yin
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Assessment of phototherapy with model organism Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Project Overview. Saccharomyces cerevisiae is extensively used as model organism and is well understood from a sequencing perspective so up-regulation or down-regulation of gene expression is tractable. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Cell signaling pathology of human ciliopathies

This project aims to elucidate the cell signaling pathology of selected human ciliopathies. Ciliopathies are disorders caused by dysfunctional cilia, which are organelles involved in cellular signaling, cell fate decisions and motility. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr MB Bosáková
 30 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Decoding protein aggregation in neurodegenerative diseases using advanced mass spectrometry methods

Project Description. Neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), frontotemporal dementia (FTD), and Parkinson's disease (PD) are characterised by the misfolding and aggregation of proteins into toxic assemblies that damage neurons. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Calabrese, Prof F. Sobott, Prof S E Radford
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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[FSE PhD President's Doctoral Scholarship] Molecular Quantum Sensors for High-Resolution Immunomagnetic Mapping of Cancer Cells

How precisely can we map molecular markers on a cancer cell? This question is important because the behaviour of cancer cells depends not only on which biomarkers they express and at what levels, but also on where those molecules are located within the cells and how that changes their distribution within their local environment. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr A Keerthi, Dr K Batta, Dr B Jones
 18 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Laser-based fabrication of microfluidic devices for clinical diagnostic testing

The project explores the development of microfluidics-based sensors or diagnostic devices that are affordable, user-friendly and provide and effective testing strategy (widely-adopted during COVID-19 for informed decision-making) for rapid testing at the point-of-care which could include a hospital bedside or a care/nursing home, or in an ambulance or at home. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C Sones
 30 September 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Chaperone-Mimicking Nanomaterials for Protein Stabilization

  Research Group: Physical Sciences of Biological Systems
This fully funded 3.5-year PhD project focuses on the synthesis of customized, flexible molecularly imprinted polymer nanoparticles (nanoMIPs) engineered to function as artificial chaperones. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof NT Turner, Dr T Craggs
 15 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(EPSRC DTP) Predicting pathological myopia through retinal imaging

This PhD project explores the intersection of advanced retinal imaging and artificial intelligence to improve prediction of ocular disease progression. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr H Radakrishnan, Dr KH Hampson, Dr A Harish
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Reconstructing Cellular Architecture in 3D: Integrated Nanoscale Imaging of Organelles, Molecules and Tissue Structure

The objective of this project is to develop and apply novel high-resolution quantitative imaging approaches capable of mapping the organelles and structures that constitute cells in three dimensions and within their physiological tissue context. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr F Pichaud, Dr S Simoncelli
 1 December 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)