University of Bristol Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 40 University of Bristol Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Epilepsy and the ageing brain

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Our ability to remember ‘where I put my car keys today’ instead of ‘where I put them yesterday’ depends on a computational process called pattern separation. Read more

Supervisor: Dr D Atan

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

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Developing tailored solutions to under-recruiting randomised controlled trials: a mixed-methods investigation

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Randomised controlled trials (RCTs) drive evidence-based medicine, but they can be resource-intensive and challenging to conduct. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Rooshenas

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Metabolomic characterisation of adiposity across the life course

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

There is evidence that adiposity, measured by body mass index (BMI), causally influences a range of health outcomes, but little understanding of the mechanisms driving BMI effects. Read more

Supervisor: Dr L Corbin

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Updating the background characteristics and risk factors associated with Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to inform risk-reduction messages and help target vulnerable families

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Our team has been instrumental in reducing the number of cot deaths (SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) in England & Wales by 90% over the last three decades.[1] The remaining 2-300 unexpected infant deaths per year show a marked inequality, largely coming from socio-economically deprived communities. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Blair

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Using machine learning for the analysis of themes from the narrative on factors related to child deaths from child death review records

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

The National Child Mortality Database (NCMD) (https://www.ncmd.info/about/) national data collection and analysis system is the first of its kind anywhere in the world. Read more

Supervisor: Prof K Luyt

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Widening participation in economic evaluations alongside randomised controlled trials: developing resource-use questionnaires for underserved populations

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

When conducting a trial-based economic evaluation to assess the cost-effectiveness of a new treatment or drug, it is necessary to measure both the benefits (such as quality of life) and the costs associated with delivering the intervention[1]. Read more

Supervisor: Dr J Thorn

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4-year PhD Studentship: Using supermarket loyalty cards data to study dietary patterns associated with known risk factors for cancer

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

The incidence of early-onset cancer has surged by nearly 80% since 1990, with high and middle-income countries, including the UK, experiencing the most significant increase. Read more

Supervisor: Prof R Martin

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4-year PhD Studentship: Osseointegrative and antimicrobial surfaces for dental implant with designed micro/nano-topographies

University of Bristol Bristol Dental School

The use of dental implants has become a common treatment for the replacement of missing or damaged teeth. It is estimated that 10% of the world’s population will need a dental implant in their lifetime. Read more

Supervisors: Prof B Su, Dr J Armstrong, Dr A Nobbs

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4-year PhD Studentship: A novel, bacterial quorum sensor-infused nanocarrier drug delivery system to tackle antimicrobial resistant fungi

University of Bristol Bristol Dental School

Healthcare associated infections (HAI) remain an unresolved clinical issue that significantly impacts patients’ lives and global economies. Read more

Supervisors: Dr N Bandara, Dr A Nobbs

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Estimating the global cancer burden due to low levels of physical activity

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Around 40% of all cancers are thought to be avoidable by modification of lifestyle factors. Obesity has been found to be a risk factor for several cancers and was estimated to have caused around 3.6% of all new cancers which occurred in 2012. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Lewis, Prof R Martin, Dr R Pulsford, Prof R Jago, Dr FB Bray

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

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Prospectively mapping the development of liver disease amongst young adults. Who is developing it early and why?

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Historically, cirrhosis (irreversible liver scarring), often due to alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD) and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), presents in the 5th and 6th decade. Read more

Supervisors: Dr KA Abeysekera, Prof M Hickman, Prof N Timpson

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The genetics of human scarring – cross-cutting approaches to the understanding of human wound repair.

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Repair of adult tissues involves a complex interplay of several key cell lineages and inevitably leads to formation of a fibrotic collagenous scar. Read more

Supervisors: Prof N Timpson, Prof P Martin

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Identifying DNA methylation signatures of prostate cancer progression and mortality among patients with clinically confirmed, localised disease at baseline in a large prospective clinical trial

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Prostate Cancer (PCa) is a leading cause of male mortality, with 336,000 deaths worldwide each year (1). Although most PCa cases are indolent, slow-growing, and tend not to progress, a subset of PCa cases are more aggressive and will progress to metastases, treatment resistance and death. Read more

Supervisors: Dr P Yousefi, Prof R Martin, Dr M Suderman, Dr A Lane, Dr SM Merriel

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An investigation of the causal relationship and genetic overlap between sleep traits and physical and mental health using Mendelian randomization

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Sleep has long been known to play a role in physical and mental wellbeing and sleep disruption has been observed to co-occur with a number of health conditions including. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Lewis, Dr MR Renteria, Dr HJ Jones

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Identifying causal risk factors for disease progression

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Rationale. Typical epidemiological studies aim to identify causal risk factors for onset of disease by comparing diseased cases with disease free controls. Read more

Supervisors: Dr L Paternoster, Prof G Davey-Smith, Dr A Hartley

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We have 40 University of Bristol Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

University of Bristol Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 40 University of Bristol Other PhD Research Projects PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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