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125th Anniversary Scholarships for Black British Researchers - Transforming the development and use of diagnostics to optimise and accelerate clinical care pathways

University of Birmingham Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy

Background and rationale. In vitro diagnostics (IVDs) are tests that can detect disease, conditions, and infections; IVD results are central to 70% of all clinical and treatment decisions. Read more

Supervisors: Prof AGR Richter, Dr J Heaney

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

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Advancing Diagnostic Radiology through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning [SELF-FUNDED STUDENTS ONLY]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Visual Computing

Often, the efficacy of disease treatments relies heavily on the accurate interpretation of radiological imaging by medical professionals. Read more

Supervisors: Dr HL Liu, Dr P Corcoran, Dr W Zhou

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

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Advancing Diagnostic Radiology through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

Research Group: Visual Computing

Often, the efficacy of disease treatments relies heavily on the accurate interpretation of radiological imaging by medical professionals. Read more

Supervisors: Dr HL Liu, Dr P Corcoran, Dr W Zhou

6 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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Clinical Significance and Diagnostic Accuracy of Special Tests in Rotator Cuff Related Shoulder Pain

University of Worcester Research School

Special tests are typically used to assist in the diagnostic process by implicating specific tissue structures that are either dysfunctional, pathological, or lack structural integrity, confirming the findings from the physical assessment and providing a tentative diagnosis (Magee, 2014). Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Papadopoulos

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

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Autonomous Small Scale Stirring Devices to Enable Rapid Medical Diagnosis

University of Sheffield Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering

The reliance of modern healthcare on rapid medical diagnostic devices is very clear. for example lateral flow tests are a key part of the response to Covid-19. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Ebbens

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

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Laser-based fabrication of medical diagnostic devices in paper

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

The focus of our group’s research is the development of user-friendly sensors or devices for affordable and rapid clinical diagnostic testing at the point-of-care (POC) of a patient, i.e., at their hospital bedside or in a care/nursing home, or in ambulance or at home. Read more

Supervisor: Dr C Sones

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

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Modelling the Impact of Diagnostic Pathways in Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease - University of Swansea (part of Health Data Research UK’s Big Data for Complex Disease Driver Programme)

Health Data Research UK Big Data for Complex Diseases (BDCD)

HDR UK is funding six PhDs with leading UK universities and research organisations. This brand-new programme offers the chance to carry out a doctoral research project at the leading edge of health data science. Read more

Supervisor: Prof RO Owen

Year round applications PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Born Slippy: Understanding the tribological mechanisms of fertility treatments and their impact on conception

University of Birmingham Department of Mechanical Engineering

Infertility affects 186M women in the developed world, with approximately 55M attributed to tubal patency - this is a big problem! Hysterosalpingography or HSG is a diagnostic procedure that is also an effective treatment for tubal problems. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Stead, Dr A Hajiyavand, Prof K Dearn

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

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Leveraging novel automated diagnostic pathways with augmented precision medicine approaches for the early detection and risk stratification of liver disease

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Liver disease represents one of the fastest-growing causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. The principle aetiological variants are contained within the new nomenclature of steatotic liver disease (SLD). Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Brennan, Prof J F Dillon, Dr M Al-Khairalla

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

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Developing improved diagnostic tests for vitamin B12 (WARREN_Q24CASE)

University of East Anglia Norwich Medical School

Primary supervisor - Professor Martin Warren . Secondary supervisor - Dr Paul Kroon (QIB) . This PhD opportunity is ideal for graduates in biochemistry or biomedical science with a keen interest in protein science and its application in developing new diagnostic tests and assays. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Warren

9 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Developing improved diagnostic tests for vitamin B12 (WARREN_Q24CASE)

Quadram Institute Bioscience Graduate Programme

This PhD opportunity is ideal for graduates in biochemistry or biomedical science with a keen interest in protein science and its application in developing new diagnostic tests and assays. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Warren

9 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Ultrahigh resolution endoscopy for cancer diagnosis - (ENG 1686)

University of Nottingham Faculty of Engineering

Vision. We are seeking a PhD student that is motivated to engineer a new optical diagnostic technology that will ease the burden of diagnosing cancer in the world. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S La Cavera

Year round applications PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Developing digital tools to improve screening for autism: Identifying diagnostic markers based on facial and bodily movements

University of Birmingham School of Psychology

The Centre for National Training and Research Excellence in Understanding behaviour (CENTRE-UB) is inviting applications for a Doctoral Studentship in association with our collaborative partner Healios to start in October 2024. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Cook

16 May 2024 PhD Research Project Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

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NIHR Leeds BRC: An interferon diagnostic to inform early detection and prevention strategies in Ana positive CTDs

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Type I interferons (IFN) play a role in a wide range of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs), and strong evidence suggests that measurement of IFN activity could have clinical value, although testing has not progressed into clinical settings. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Del Galdo, Dr R Ross

26 May 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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The epigenomic, transcriptional and diagnostic architecture of neurodevelopmental disorders caused by exposure to maternal infection

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

A fundamental unknown in understanding mechanisms of disease, and therefore improving therapy, is how stressors experienced during critical developmental periods influence the genesis or ‘programming’ of adult disease (Estes & McAllister 2016). Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Hager, Dr M Harte, Dr J Glazier

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

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