Glasgow Caledonian University PhD Projects, Programs & Scholarships

Ref. SHLS20037 Roberts. Exercise and physical activity are important in preventing and managing long term conditions. Walking time and standing time have been shown to be reduced in patients with severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Read more

SHLS20047. Chronic wound treatment costs >£5.3 billion per year and is a burden to patients; thus there is an imperative to develop new therapies. Read more

Ref. SHLS20023 Spencer. Background. By 2050, 10 million premature deaths could occur annually as the result of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). An important route of AMR into the environment is via the sewerage network where key control points are the wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs). Read more

Reference. SHLS20069. Background. Recently the composition of the bacterial species that reside in specific areas – the microbiome has been implicated in many long term health conditions. Read more

Reference Number. Please refer to SCEBE-20-026-YZSF. Project Details. Resilience is our ability to recover after exposure to significant adversity, e.g., the covid-19 pandemic. Read more

Reference number. SCEBE-20-023-CHSF. Background. It is recognised that advanced robotics will have an increasingly important part to play in the competitive future of Railway Maintenance and operations, and this work builds on the previous successful published work at GCU. Read more

Project Reference Number. SCEBE-20-025-SNSF. Background. There are many image modalities such as conventional imaging, Ultrasound (US), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Computed Tomography (CT) that are routinely utilised by the clinicians to determine the presence and nature of a disease. Read more

Reference Number. Please refer to SCEBE-20-024-CHSF. Background. This project seeks to build on existing work related to the indoor person tracking on the basis of an advanced electronics prototype using a form of indoor GPS. Read more

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Reference. SHLS20065. Background. Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) is a common blood cancer in adults; with its incidence increasing with age, AML cases are predicted to double by 2030. Read more

Reference. SHLS20042. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a microvascular consequence of diabetes mellitus (both Type 1 and Type 2) affecting more than a third of diabetics (affecting an estimated 100million people worldwide). Read more

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Reference number. SCEBE/21SF/021/SN. Aim and Scope. Asset monitoring and tracking in a large healthcare facility is of paramount importance for accurate and real-time information so that the availability of the critical assets can be ensured at the right time and right place to support healthcare delivery. Read more

Reference number. SCEBE/21SF/020/DM. Background. Read more