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Simulation-based training for improving surgical performance and patient safety in minimally invasive surgery (MIS).

Minimally invasive surgery including laparoscopic and robotic surgery has increased annually since its introduction, especially in general surgery. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Tang

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

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Developing a novel Health Psychology intervention to increase uptake of Awake Surgery

University of Reading School of Psychology & Clinical Language Sciences

Outpatient surgical procedures have traditionally been carried out in the United Kingdom under General Anaesthetic. However, such a choice of anaesthesia comes with additional risks for patients, especially those with co-morbidities. Read more

Supervisor: Dr K Finlay

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

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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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Full scholarship at EPSRC CDT in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention

King’s College London Department of Surgical & Interventional Engineering

Surgery is recognised as an “indivisible, indispensable part of health care” but the NHS struggles to meet its rising demand. Read more

Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide) EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training

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Developing statistical approaches to analyse and report reinterventions in children who have heart surgery for national benchmarking and quality improvement.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust GOSH BRC Applied Child Health Informatics Theme (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Congenital heart disease (CHD). CHD affects approximately 5600 live-born children annually in England and Wales and is the commonest cause of infant death due to congenital anomalies in the United Kingdom (UK). Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Ridout, Prof K Brown

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

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Developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based self-training platform for laparoscopic surgery.

University of Dundee School of Medicine

Various research throughout the years have been devoted to exploring different and more effective ways of training for laparoscopy, within the conventional frameworks of using box trainers and virtual reality simulators. Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Tang

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

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Multimodal Artificial Intelligence for the Detection and stratification of Necrotising Enterocolitis in premature born infants (MAIDNEC)

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust GOSH BRC Applied Child Health Informatics Theme (Non-Clinical) PhD Studentships

Necrotising Enterocolitis (NEC) is a severe gastrointestinal inflammatory condition affecting neonates, most commonly premature infants although up to 25% is observed among full-term babies1. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Eaton, Dr E Mazomenos

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

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PhD Studentship: Safer innovation

University College London Division of Surgery & Interventional Science

About us. The UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science (DSIS) is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment where clinicians, scientists, engineers, and allied health professionals are constantly striving for innovative approaches to treatment and evaluation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Jani, Dr S Quaife, Dr M Wilson, Dr S Harris

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

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PhD Studentship: Safer innovation

University College London Division of Surgery & Interventional Science

About us. The UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science (DSIS) is a collaborative and cross-disciplinary environment where clinicians, scientists, engineers, and allied health professionals are constantly striving for innovative approaches to treatment and evaluation. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Jani, Dr S Quaife, Dr M Wilson, Dr S Harris

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

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The Importance of Muscle Stem Cells: Implications for Muscle Repair in Inflammation and Trauma

University of Nottingham School of Medicine

Skeletal muscle possesses a remarkable capacity for adaptation and repair, processes essential in the maintenance of skeletal muscle health. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Joanisse, Prof P Greenhaff, Dr JM Mallinson, Dr C Deane

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

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Pectin supplementation to reduce gut and systemic inflammation and improve liver, muscle and gastrointestinal outcomes

University of Nottingham School of Medicine

A quarter of the world's population has metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, (which used to be known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease). Read more

Supervisors: Prof G Aithal, Dr J Grove, Dr KR Rollins, Prof AMV Valdes

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

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Investigating the role of ethnicity and inflammation in intramural hematoma to understand disease progression and guide future treatment avenues

University of Liverpool Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology

Intramural hematoma (IMH) is a life-threatening aortic disease. It involves bleeding within the medial layer of the aortic wall. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Madine, Dr HL Wright, Dr R Akhtar, Mr M Field, Dr VS Sorokin

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

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Oncology: Evaluating Photodynamic Therapy in colorectal cancer using patient-derived organoids

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the 3rd most common cancer worldwide. Surgery is first line treatment and often in adjunct with chemotherapy. Read more

Supervisors: Dr I Knot, Prof D Jayne

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

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PhD Studentship in Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI of the spine

University College London Division of Surgery & Interventional Science

A 3-year PhD Studentship is available at the UCL Division of Surgery and Interventional Science, within the Research Department of Orthopaedics and Musculoskeletal Science based at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) and in collaboration with Cleveland Clinic London (CCL). Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Di Laura

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

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PhD Studentship: Safer Scoring: Application of mixed methods evaluation to understand ward strain

University College London Division of Surgery & Interventional Science

We seek an outstanding early career researcher or clinician to be appointed to a 3-year PhD studentship to collaborate on a series of projects using mixed methods to explore aspects of patient safety related to effective management of acute deterioration (acute illness) across whole wards/departments, hospitals and patient pathways. Read more

Supervisors: Prof C Vindrola, Dr D Smith, Dr J Welch, Dr K Kohler

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

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We have 25 Other (surgery) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Other (surgery) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 Other (surgery) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Simulation-based training for improving surgical performance and patient safety in minimally invasive surgery (MIS).

Developing a novel Health Psychology intervention to increase uptake of Awake Surgery

Epilepsy and the ageing brain

Full scholarship at EPSRC CDT in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention

Developing statistical approaches to analyse and report reinterventions in children who have heart surgery for national benchmarking and quality improvement.

Developing an Artificial Intelligence (AI)-based self-training platform for laparoscopic surgery.

Multimodal Artificial Intelligence for the Detection and stratification of Necrotising Enterocolitis in premature born infants (MAIDNEC)

PhD Studentship: Safer innovation

PhD Studentship: Safer innovation

The Importance of Muscle Stem Cells: Implications for Muscle Repair in Inflammation and Trauma

Pectin supplementation to reduce gut and systemic inflammation and improve liver, muscle and gastrointestinal outcomes

Investigating the role of ethnicity and inflammation in intramural hematoma to understand disease progression and guide future treatment avenues

Oncology: Evaluating Photodynamic Therapy in colorectal cancer using patient-derived organoids

PhD Studentship in Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging MRI of the spine

PhD Studentship: Safer Scoring: Application of mixed methods evaluation to understand ward strain

We have 25 Other (surgery) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Other (surgery) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 25 Other (surgery) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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