stroke PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 44 stroke PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Stroke in South Asian populations

Royal Holloway, University of London School of Biological Sciences

Stroke is the third leading cause of death and the commonest cause of disability. The World Health Organisation estimates that by 2050 around 80% of the entire world’s burden of stroke will be in India and China. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Sharma

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Technology-Enriched Intensive Aphasia Rehabilitation – Development and evaluation of an integrated approach to speech and language therapy and physiotherapy for stoke survivors with aphasia.

University of Strathclyde School of Psychological Sciences and Health

Technology-Enriched Intensive Rehabilitation | University of Strathclyde. The project seeks to improve rehabilitation for stroke survivors with aphasia by integrating language intervention into physiotherapy exercise routines in the state-of-the art stroke rehabilitation centre at Strathclyde University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A K Kuschmann, Dr A Kerr

17 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Psychosocial and cognitive predictors of long-term outcome of stroke survivors and their carers

Anglia Ruskin University ARU School of Psychology and Sport Science

Research Group: Centre for Mind and Behaviour

Research Group. Centre for Mind and Behaviour. Proposed supervisory team. Dr Sharon Geva. Dr Debora Antoniotti de Vasconcelos e Sa. Read more

Supervisor: Dr SG Geva

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Reaction of brain barriers to hemorrhagic stroke

Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine

Affiliation. Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine. Study program. PhD program Biomedical Sciences. Specialization. Cell and Tissue Morphology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr PS Solár

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Characterising gait dysfunction during free-living to tailor rehabilitation prescription and response to treatment

University of Strathclyde Department of Biomedical Engineering

Our multi-disciplinary rehabilitation research group (Biomedical Engineering Dept.) is pioneering a technology enriched approach to rehabilitation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr A Kerr, Dr C C Childs

30 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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MUSIC-AF: Personalised music interventions to reduce arrhythmia recurrence after rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation

University of Liverpool Department of Music

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common cardiac arrhythmia characterized by irregular and often rapid electrical activity in the atria of the heart due to a disruption to the normal coordinated contractions1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr EC Coutinho, Dr A Shantsila, Prof GYH Lip

30 September 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Robotic Exoskeletons Controlled by Brain-Computer Interfaces

University of Bath Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering

Brain-computer interfaces (BCIs) can establish the direct pathway between human brain and external devices. BCIs can be used for motor rehabilitation for stroke patients, which may enable the patients perform independent training and therapy actives in combination with exoskeletons. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Zhang

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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PhD student position in the “Gut-Brain Axis” research field (m/f/d)

University Hospital of Munich Institute for Stroke and Dementia Research

The Hospital of the University of Munich, Germany, is one of the largest and most competitive university hospitals in Germany and Europe. Read more

Supervisor: Dr CB Benakis

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Exploring Sensorimotor Function and Developing Rehabilitation Strategies using Experimental and Computational Approaches

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

In collaboration with a multidisciplinary team consisting of biologists, clinicians, engineers, mathematicians, and computational biologists and startups around the globe, we aim to decipher the organizational principles of sensorimotor function in mammals. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Chakrabarty

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Optimising functional independence across the life and healthspan using neurostimulation

University of Leeds Faculty of Biological Sciences

Neuroplasticity is integral to recovery and maintenance of functional independence as we age, and even more crucial in individuals with developmental disorders such as Cerebral Palsy and those with injuries to their brain and/or central nervous system (Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, MS). Read more

Supervisors: Dr S.L. Astill, Dr I Delis, Dr R M Ichiyama

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Multimodal Control of Prosthetic Limbs/Paralysed Muscles

University of Sheffield Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

This project aims to enhance the quality of life of patients with amputees, spinal cord injury, stroke and brain injury by developing advanced control strategies for artificial limbs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr M Arvaneh

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Modelling brain function using HiP-CT Synchrotron Imaging (Fully Funded PhD)

University College London Department of Mechanical Engineering

Lead supervisors: Dr Liwei Guo, Dr Claire Walsh and Prof. Peter Lee. Eligibility: Open to UK students and international students. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Guo, Dr C Walsh, Prof P Lee

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Developing therapies targeting inflammation and dysfunctional matrix biology in neurological and ocular disease

University of Birmingham School of Biomedical Sciences

We are seeking talented, motivated students with a passion for research in inflammation and matrix biology in the eye and brain to join our team co-led by Dr Lisa Hill https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/clinical-sciences/hill-lisa.aspx and Dr Hannah Botfield https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/staff/profiles/inflammation-ageing/botfield-hannah.aspx. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H B Botfield , Dr L Hill

Year round applications PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Using human pluripotent stem cell-based models to study glia-associated biology in neurological diseases

Masaryk University Faculty of Medicine

Affiliation. Masaryk University, Faculty of Medicine. Study program. Ph.D. program Biomedical Sciences. Specialization. Cell and Tissue Morphology. Read more

Supervisor: Dr DB Bohačiaková

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Health PhD

University of Bath Department for Health

As a PhD student in the Department for Health at Bath you will have the opportunity to undertake original, in-depth research under expert supervision working in one of the top rated research Universities in the UK. Read more

Self-Funded PhD Students Only Social Sciences Research Programme

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We have 44 stroke PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

stroke PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 44 stroke PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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