University of York, Department of Electronic Engineering Biomedical Engineering PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The human brain is one of the most complex systems known to man. It consists of vast numbers of interacting units (called neurones) that communicate with each other using sequences of pulses (called spike trains).

Electronic switching of peptide self-assembly: new approaches for directing nanofabrication.

University of York
Department of Electronic Engineering

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Nanoscience

Dr S D Johnson

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

Biomolecular recognition is considered one of the most promising approaches for high-throughput nanofabrication. For example, the ability of proteins, peptides or DNA to assemble spontaneously into complex and well-defined 3D structures has been exploited for fabricating a range of nano-structured materials and devices.

Hybrid molecular electronic devices: developing a hybrid molecular-electronic technology to store and process information

University of York
Department of Electronic Engineering

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Nanoscience

Dr S D Johnson

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

The interest in biomolecules as materials for computation stems originally from the massively-parallel information processing that can be achieved using combinatorial molecules.

Intelligent Robot for Prostate Cancer Treatment

University of York
Department of Electronic Engineering

Prof Z Tse, Prof A M Tyrrell

Application Deadline: 31 January 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

The Medical Robotics Lab at the University of York has career opportunities in the area of Medical Robotics and Medical Mechatronics.

Machine Learning for classifying and characterising living cell cultures

University of York
Department of Electronic Engineering

Research Group: Intelligent Systems and Nanoscience

Prof S Smith

Applications accepted all year round

Funding Type

PhD Type

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project does not have funding attached. You will need to have your own means of paying fees and living costs and / or seek separate funding from student finance, charities or trusts.

In collaboration with the Department of Biology at the University of York and the Department of Computer Science at the University of Sheffield, programmable agent-based computational models have been developed to help interpret how populations of cells arise and repair from individual cell:cell interactions.

Minimally Invasive Robot for Spinal Therapeutic Treatment

University of York
Department of Electronic Engineering

Prof Z Tse, Prof A M Tyrrell

Application Deadline: 31 January 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

The Medical Robotics Lab at the University of York has career opportunities in the area of Medical Robotics and Medical Mechatronics.

Smart Medical Device for Minimally Invasive Cancer Treatment

University of York
Department of Electronic Engineering

Prof Z Tse, Prof A M Tyrrell

Application Deadline: 31 January 2020

Funding Type

PhD Type

Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide)

PhD Research Projects are advertised opportunities to examine a pre-defined topic or answer a stated research question. Some projects may also provide scope for you to propose your own ideas and approaches.

This project has funding attached, subject to eligibility criteria. Applications for the project are welcome from all suitably qualified candidates, but its funding may be restricted to a limited set of nationalities. You should check the project and department details for more information.

The Medical Robotics Lab at the University of York has career opportunities in the area of Medical Robotics and Medical Mechatronics.