Computer Science (cancer) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Experimental and computational Cancer PhD: Overcoming osteosarcoma chemoresistance by characterizing and targeting cellular quiescence

University College London UCL Cancer Institute

Cancer is the leading cause of death in children and the second in young adults in England and Wales. Sarcomas, tumours that originate from connective tissues (bone, muscle, fat), account for around 15% of childhood cancers. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Secrier, Dr L Cottone

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

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AI-based Identification of New Drug Targets for Personalised Oncology

Queen Mary University of London Digital Environment Research Institute

A fully funded PhD Studentship is available to work with Professor Francesca Ciccarelli, Lead of the Centre for Cancer Genomics and Computational Biology, Bart's Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University of London. Read more

Supervisor: Prof F Ciccarelli

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

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Combining CRISPR-screens and AI to Identify Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Target Cancer-Stroma Interactions

Queen Mary University of London Digital Environment Research Institute

A fully funded PhD Studentship is available to work with Dr Angus Cameron, Reader in Cell Signalling and Tumour Cell Biology, Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University London, Dr Otto Morris, Senior Biological Data Scientist at Exscientia, and Professor Pedro Cutillas, Professor of Cell Signalling and Proteomics, QMUL, Barts Cancer Institute at Queen Mary University London. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Cameron

6 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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Repurposing and enriching cardiovascular risk prediction model to identify people at risk of cancer – UCL (part of Health Data Research UK’s Big Data for Complex Disease Driver Programme)

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

Risk-stratified management of cardiovascular disease (CVD), where people without established disease receive preventative interventions and monitoring based on their 10-years predicted risk, has been highly successful to ensure healthcare resources are allocated to those most likely to benefit. Read more

Supervisor: Dr FS Schmidt

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

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Understanding the cardiotoxic effects of anti-cancer therapies; a multidisciplinary approach

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

There are >18 million new cancer patients worldwide every year, of which >2 million are women with breast cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P R Dash, Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto, Prof N Derakhshan

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

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Interpretable machine learning to identify biomarkers from multi-omics data of human cancer

The University of Manchester Department of Computer Science

This project aims to address the critical field of cancer research, a leading cause of death globally. Read more

Supervisor: Dr H Zhou

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

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Integration of transactional and Ecological Momentary Assessment data for cancer risk factor prediction

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Shopping history records, collected via purchases tracked on loyalty cards, can provide a new perspective on lifestyle choices and behaviours and how these relate to health outcomes such as cancer. Read more

Supervisors: Dr AS Skatova, Dr A Skinner, Prof T Gaunt, Prof R Martin

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

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Unlocking Precision Medicine: Advanced Survival Analysis Tools for Cancer Biomarker Validation

Sheffield Hallam University Computing and Informatics

The Industry and Innovation Research Institute (I2Ri) draws on talents, expertise and facilities across Sheffield Hallam University. Read more

Supervisors: Dr LQ Quayle, Dr KH Harris, Dr NC Cross

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

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Early-Stage Cancer Detection with Lightweight and Robust Machine Learning [SELF-FUNDED STUDENTS ONLY]

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

This PhD project addresses the challenge of early-stage cancer detection. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are transforming medical diagnosis, such as cancer detection. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Langbein, Dr J Wu, Dr K Sidorov, Dr A Abdelmoty

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

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Early-Stage Cancer Detection with Lightweight and Robust Machine Learning

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Computer Science & Informatics

This PhD project addresses the challenge of early-stage cancer detection. Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) are transforming medical diagnosis, such as cancer detection. Read more

Supervisors: Dr F Langbein, Dr J Wu, Dr K Sidorov, Dr A Abdelmoty

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

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Cancer Epigenetics project

University of Otago Department of Pathology

Broad Project Summary: Cancer is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Epigenetic changes are now recognised as a hallmark feature of cancer, but our understanding of factors that are responsible for tumour spread still remains limited. Read more

Supervisor: Assoc Prof A Chatterjee

Year round applications PhD Research Project Awaiting Funding Decision/Possible External Funding

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PhD studentship in Population Health Sciences: Developing machine learning models for integration of molecular and clinical data

Newcastle University Population Health Sciences Institute

Award summary . 100% tuition fees (paid at home rate) and a minimum annual stipend of £19,237 (2024/2025) with support for research costs. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Nsengimana

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: Multimodal predictive modelling of outcome in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Worldwide, cancer of the upper (oesophagus, stomach) and lower gastrointestinal (colon and rectum) tract is newly diagnosed in 3.6 million patients every year and 2.2 million patients die from this disease every year. Read more

Supervisors: Dr H Grabsch, Dr N West, Dr D Magee

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

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Toxic effects of breast cancer treatment on the heart: using artificial intelligence to predict the potential for heart failure

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Sciences

Project Overview. . Breast cancer is the most common cancer worldwide with ~15% of cases caused by a single gene, HER2. These women are treated with an antibody therapy (e.g. Read more

Supervisors: Prof A Clerk, Prof W Holderbaum, Prof S Nasuto

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

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We have 37 Computer Science (cancer) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Computer Science (cancer) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 37 Computer Science (cancer) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Experimental and computational Cancer PhD: Overcoming osteosarcoma chemoresistance by characterizing and targeting cellular quiescence

AI-based Identification of New Drug Targets for Personalised Oncology

Combining CRISPR-screens and AI to Identify Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Target Cancer-Stroma Interactions

Ultrahigh resolution endoscopy for cancer diagnosis - (ENG 1686)

Repurposing and enriching cardiovascular risk prediction model to identify people at risk of cancer – UCL (part of Health Data Research UK’s Big Data for Complex Disease Driver Programme)

Understanding the cardiotoxic effects of anti-cancer therapies; a multidisciplinary approach

Interpretable machine learning to identify biomarkers from multi-omics data of human cancer

Integration of transactional and Ecological Momentary Assessment data for cancer risk factor prediction

Unlocking Precision Medicine: Advanced Survival Analysis Tools for Cancer Biomarker Validation

Early-Stage Cancer Detection with Lightweight and Robust Machine Learning [SELF-FUNDED STUDENTS ONLY]

Early-Stage Cancer Detection with Lightweight and Robust Machine Learning

Cancer Epigenetics project

PhD studentship in Population Health Sciences: Developing machine learning models for integration of molecular and clinical data

NIHR Leeds BRC: Multimodal predictive modelling of outcome in patients with gastrointestinal cancer

Toxic effects of breast cancer treatment on the heart: using artificial intelligence to predict the potential for heart failure

We have 37 Computer Science (cancer) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Computer Science (cancer) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 37 Computer Science (cancer) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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