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health technology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 205 health technology PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Nanostructured Biosensors for monitoring cardiac health

British Heart Foundation (BHF) estimates about 7.6 million individuals in the UK to suffer from  . cardiovascular diseases, with ~160,000 associated deaths. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr S Govindarajan
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Simulation-Based Imaging: A Powerful Tool for Improving Cardiovascular Patient Treatment

Imagine faster, clearer MRI scans that can accurately map blood flow in the heart and blood vessels. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Aristokleous, Dr CC Conway
 13 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Advancing Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy in Children: Development of Age-appropriate Formulations Adaptable for Point-of-care Manufacturing by 3D Printing

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in children, such as heart failure, hypertension, and arrhythmias, require chronic treatment with drugs having potentially complicated physicochemical properties. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr GM Khalid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Advancing therapeutic options in surgical site infections and wound care: Engineering multi-drug eluting medical devices

Background. Despite improvements in aseptic procedures and antimicrobial prophylaxis, surgical site infections (SSIs) continue to be a major cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality globally. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr GM Khalid
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Human Robot Interaction and Agentic AI for Assistive Living (RDF26/SE/CS/BAILLIE)

Approximately one million people in the UK live with dementia, and the risk rises sharply after the age of 80. Dementia is one of the most urgent challenges in health and computing research, and Robotics and AI is beginning to transform how we respond to it. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof L B Baillie
 14 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Implementing AI‑Enabled Wearable Technologies for Symptom Prediction in Parkinson’s Disease: A PD‑LIFE Project

  Research Group: Intelligent Systems
OPEN FOR UK AND REPUBLIC OF IRELAND STUDENTS ONLY. . Applications are invited by Ulster University for a PhD in Parkinson’s disease research as part of a cohort of nine linked PhD studentship positions across Ireland in the exciting PD-LIFE project. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Connolly, Prof J Condell
 3 July 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (European/UK Students Only)
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Dye Release Self-Lubricating Bearings for Reduced Waste and Inspections

Join our diverse and inclusive team to transform the future of aviation as part of the UK’s EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) in Net Zero Aviation. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr SH Hutt, Prof RO Pullin, Dr A Clarke, Dr P Prokopovich
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Understanding the Electric Field in Electrical Stimulation for Biomedical Applications

Project overview. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) is a treatment that applies small electrical charges to a muscle that has become paralysed or weakened, due to damage in the brain or spinal cord. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Machine learning for affective manipulation in music brain computer interfaces

At the University of Reading, we have created one of the first music brain computer interfaces (BCI). Read more
 Supervisor: Prof S Nasuto
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Assessing neurotoxicity of insecticides using patterns of brain activity

Project Overview. This work furthers our understanding of how chemicals can cause toxicity in the brain, with an efficient approach to screen compounds for neuroactivity and distinguish between compound effects on firing, bursting, and connectivity patterns. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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What is the role of steroid hormones made in the brain?

Project Overview. Many behaviours differ between the sexes and this is often controlled by hormones. In our laboratory, we explore how hormones regulate behaviours that differ between the sexes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr N Vasudevan, Prof P G Knight
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Using CRISPR to study the molecular mechanisms of thrombosis and haemostasis

Project Overview. Platelets are the small cells in the blood whose job it is to prevent bleeding. Under normal conditions, when they encounter a damaged blood vessel they become activated and form a thrombus. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr C.E. Hughes
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Understanding the role of rodent niche in dissemination of pathogens and antimicrobial resistance

Project Overview. Rats and mice are one of the most prolific and widespread wildlife species. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr S Gweon, Dr A Buckle
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The roles of obesity, metabolic syndrome and diabetes in cardiovascular and thrombotic disease: why is the risk so high?

Project Overview: . The risk of heart attack or stroke (thrombosis) is elevated in obesity and in people with metabolic syndrome or type 2 diabetes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr C.E. Hughes, Prof J M Gibbins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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The regulation of platelet function - towards new strategies to prevent thrombosis

Project Overview. Platelets perform a pivotal role in the regulation of haemostasis, a physiological response to injury that prevents excessive bleeding. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J M Gibbins
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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