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German Research, MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with Stuttgart/Sorbonne or Humboldt University

King’s College London
Faculty of Arts & Humanities

REF rankings 2014. The Modern Languages departments are ranked 9th in the REF's power rankings which take into account the quantity and quality of research activity, and performed well in terms of impact with 100% of their research rated as having an outstanding (4*) or considerable reach and significance.

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Can we predict osteoarthritis? Investigating its genetic risk after knee joint injury

University of Oxford
Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology

Dr F Watt, Prof T Vincent

Application Deadline: 11 January 2019

Osteoarthritis (OA) affects 9 million people in the UK and is the main reason for costly total joint replacement. Knee OA is the commonest form, but we still have much to understand about its initiation.

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Philosophy Research, MPhil/MPhilStud/PhD, option of joint PhD with NUS

King’s College London
Faculty of Arts & Humanities

About Philosophy Research, MPhil/MPhilStud/PhD. REF rankings 2014.

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The role of long non coding RNA in the pathology of osteoarthritis joint disease

University of Birmingham
Institute of Inflammation and Ageing

Dr S Jones, Prof J Lord

Applications accepted all year round

This project will focus on determining the role of “long non coding RNA” in osteoarthritis (OA). OA is a painful joint condition and a leading causes of disability in the world.

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Cardiovascular health in patients with inflammatory joint diseases: a genetic approach to understanding excess mortality

University of Manchester
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Dr J Bowes, Prof A Barton

Applications accepted all year round

Patients with chronic inflammatory joint diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis, have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) which is the major contributory factor to the observed early mortality in these patient groups.

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Neuronal and biomechanical mechanisms underlying the control and plasticity of aimed limb movements

University of Leicester
Department of Neuroscience, Psychology and Behaviour

Dr T Matheson, Dr S Ott

Applications accepted all year round

Most animal movements are driven by muscle contractions controlled by the nervous system, but there is now considerable evidence that passive forces, originating in muscles, tendons or other tissues, interact with active forces to generate limb movements in both vertebrates and invertebrates (Page et al.

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Validation of a micro-finite-element model for contact-induced stresses at bone joints

University of Sheffield
Department of Mechanical Engineering

Dr P Bhattacharya

Application Deadline: 30 January 2019

Are you a bright, enthusiastic and self-motivated student interested in a PhD in biomechanics? A position is now available at the Integrated Musculo-Skeletal Biomechanics (IMSB) group in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Sheffield.

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Music Research, MPhil/PhD, option of joint PhD with HKU

King’s College London
Faculty of Arts & Humanities

About Music Research, MPhil/PhD. REF rankings 2014. 100% of deparartment's research has been rated as having an outstanding (4*) and considerable impact (3*).

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Pathophysiological characterization of novel biomarkers and development of tests for diagnosis and monitoring osteoarthritis

University of Bristol
Faculty of Health Sciences

Dr M Sharif

Applications accepted all year round

Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic diseases affecting the adult population. Currently, definitive diagnosis of OA is usually made using plain x-rays at relatively advanced stages of the disease when there is irreparable damage to the joint(s).

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Aberdeen - Curtin Alliance - two fully funded joint PhD scholarships in Health Economics available for 2019 entry

Aberdeen University

Aberdeen - Curtin Alliance -two fully funded joint PhD scholarships in Health Economics available for 2019 entry. Global Universities, Global impact.

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