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medical image processing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 23 medical image processing PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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Medical AI: From 3D Imaging and Vision-Language Models to Surgical Robotics and Clinical Agents

  Research Group: Digital Healthcare and Medical Imaging Research Group
Applications are welcome from prospective PhD students, research master students, and visiting scholars who are interested in developing advanced artificial intelligence methods for healthcare. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr L Z Zhang, Prof JL Lima
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Graph-based techniques for image processing

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof B Martin, Prof M. C. Romano
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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EASTBIO: Enhancing Consistency in Extracting Brain Imaging Phenotypes from Clinical Images: Addressing Acquisition Variability and Generating Normative Data

  Research Group: Row Fogo Centre for Research into Ageing and The Brain, Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences, Institute for Neuroscience and Cardiovascular Research
This 4-year PhD project is part of a competition funded by EASTBIO BBSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP). Detailed guidance on the application process, and the EASTBIO Application and Reference Forms can be found at How to Apply | Biology. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Valdes Hernandez, Dr S Cox
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Quantifying and Correcting the Effects of Ocular Ageing on Optical Coherence Tomography

Project Description. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) provides detailed 3D imaging of the eye’s retina. OCT imaging is crucial to understanding the structure of the retina, and for diagnosing blinding diseases like glaucoma and macular degeneration. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Denniss, Dr NM McLoughlin, Prof ZH Huang
 6 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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PHD COMPUTER SCIENCE AND SOFTWARE ENGINEERING

The PhD in Computer Science and Software Engineering develops your understanding of the research process and your ability to analyse and constructively augment a particular research area. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  China PhD Programme
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Leveraging expert knowledge for medical image segmentation

  Research Group: Biomedical Imaging Algorithms group, Department of Cybernetics
Despite recent advances, deep learning methods for medical image segmentation can be hampered by limited availability of expertly labeled data. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof J Kybic
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Multimodal Learning for Human-Centered Healthcare: Motion Understanding and Medical Imaging

Project summary and focus. The project aims to develop multimodal machine learning methods for advanced healthcare data analysis. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr QM Men
 28 February 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Agentic computational imaging for the democratisation of MRI in medicine

The BASP Laboratory at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, led by Professor Yves Wiaux, invites applications for a fully funded PhD to develop next-generation image reconstruction algorithms leveraging deep learning and Agentic AI to enable diagnostic-quality imaging with low-field MRI, contributing to the democratisation of medical imaging worldwide. Read more
 Supervisor: Prof Yves Wiaux
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Low Complexity Models for Computer Vision Applications

These projects are open to students worldwide, but have no funding attached. Therefore, the successful applicant will be expected to fund tuition fees at the relevant level (home or international) and any applicable additional research costs. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Korhonen, Dr D Yi
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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(MRC NW-DMS) Reliable Multimodal Agentic AI for Cardiovascular Disease Diagnosis and Risk Prediction

  Research Group: Division of Informatics, Imaging and Data Sciences
Diagnosing cardiovascular disease and predicting future health risks require doctors to combine heart scans, electrocardiograms (ECGs), blood tests and medical records. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Duan, Prof S Ananiadou, Dr Chris Miller
 27 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Deep equilibrium machine learning models for the efficient reconstruction of X-ray tomographic images

Supervisory team. Professor Thomas Blumensath and Dr Richard Boardman. About the project. In this project you will develop advanced machine learning tools to convert real X-ray measurement data into artefact free 3D images. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr T Blumensath
 29 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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(EPSRC DTP) Causal Modelling of Cardiac Dose, Tissue Recovery and Survival in Thoracic Reirradiation

Radiotherapy is used to treat many cancers and plays a key role in cancer care. As patients live longer, increasing numbers require a second course of radiotherapy because their cancer recurs or a new cancer develops in a previously treated area. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr E Vasquez Osorio, Dr H Guo, Dr A McWilliam, Dr KB Banfill, Dr PHdCA da Costa Avelar
 16 November 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA - Eliminating Silent Failures in Precision Medicine: An Uncertainty-Aware Imaging Framework for Equitable Patient Stratification in Neurovascular Disease Validated Using Multi-omic Data and a National Imaging Databank

Background. Cerebral small vessel disease (SVD) is a major driver of cognitive decline and stroke underlying senescence and a myriad of neurodegenerative diseases, yet targeting the right therapeutic strategy to the right patient to slow the progress of the disease remains a critical challenge. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Valdes Hernandez, Prof M Bernabeu, Dr S Harris
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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Precision Medicine DLA – Precision Retinal Biomarkers for Inherited Retinal Diseases (PR-BIRD)

Background. Inherited Retinal Dystrophies (IRDs) are the leading cause of blindness in children and adults of working age1, affecting thousands of individuals across the UK. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr RM Megaw, Dr T MacGillivray, Dr CS Stanton
 11 January 2027  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)
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From Imaging Atlases to Computational Models: Understanding Lymphatic Dysfunction in Breast Cancer-Related Lymphoedema

  Research Group: Cancer Imaging Group
About the Project. Breast cancer treatment can disrupt lymphatic drainage, resulting in lymphatic dysfunction and, in some individuals, breast cancer-related lymphoedema (BCRL), a chronic condition characterised by swelling of the upper limb. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr HR Reynolds
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding