Data Analysis (trials) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 14 Data Analysis (trials) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

NIHR Leeds BRC: Methods to improve research recruitment prediction in complex trials: improved learning from pilot or early phase work

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Recruitment to research studies can be challenging and it is recognised that site level barriers can be unique, widespread and varied with no universal solution. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Stocken, Mr N Corrigan, Miss J Croft

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

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Synthesizing evidence on different outcome scales: development of mapping methods for continuous outcome data in meta-analysis

University of Bristol Bristol Medical School

Evidence synthesis techniques are used to combine data from multiple medical trials to compare different treatment options for the same condition. Read more

Supervisor: Prof J Higgins

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

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

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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

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

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Assessing the consistency assumption underlying network meta-analysis in systematic reviews

University of Liverpool Faculty of Health and Life Science

Systematic reviews of trial evidence are often carried out to summarise and compare the effectiveness of treatments for a specific disease. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Donegan

1 October 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Controlled Synthesis of Virtual Patient Populations with Multimodal Representation Learning

The University of Manchester Department of Computer Science

This project invites PhD candidates who are interested in developing generative models that can deal with complex multimodal patient data, contributing to safer, better and faster innovations of medical products via in-silico trials. Read more

Supervisors: Dr T Mu, Prof AF Frangi

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

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(BRC) Biomarker adaptive designs in the presence of uncertainty

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The key precepts of precision medicine are that a) levels of response to a healthcare intervention vary between individuals, b) that this response heterogeneity… Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Kirkham, Mr M Parkes, Prof MH Buch

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

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Full exploitation of amyloid PET-MR data for dementia research

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Simultaneous PET-MR data acquisition using amyloid radiotracers has utility for future clinical studies such as the development of novel therapeutic interventions for dementia. Read more

Supervisors: Dr M Asselin, Dr J Matthews, Dr L Parkes

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: Network meta-analysis methods for assessment of complex interventions in the early phase setting

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

Rehabilitation aims to enhance and restore functioning and quality of life and treatment interventions can be multiple and varied, for example, medication, physiotherapy, nutrition, life style interventions, devices. Read more

Supervisors: Prof D Stocken, Mr N Corrigan, Dr R Walwyn

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

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NIHR Leeds BRC: Incorporating patient and health care preferences early in the innovation pathway to inform technology development

University of Leeds Faculty of Medicine and Health

The resources and time required to move from early biomedical research to clinical trials can be substantial. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Meads, Dr P Cocco

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

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Determining the biological basis of observed clinical outcomes in juvenile idiopathic arthritis using genetics and multiomics

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic inflammatory arthritis affecting children and young people with an age of disease onset less than 16 years of age. Read more

Supervisors: Dr J Bowes, Dr J Humphreys

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

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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

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

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Drug repurposing for the treatment of aspergillosis

The University of Manchester Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

The mould Aspergillus fumigatus was classified by the WHO as a critical priority pathogen in 2022. It causes a spectrum of invasive, allergic and chronic disease. Read more

Supervisors: Dr CK Kosmidis, Prof D Ashcroft, Dr M Bottery, Dr M Bromley

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

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Underwater single-photon depth imaging

Heriot-Watt University Institute of Photonics and Quantum Sciences (IPaQS)

This PhD project aims to investigate novel single-photon detector arrays for underwater single-photon depth imaging. The successful candidate will investigate different single-photon technologies to obtain three-dimensional images in several underwater environments. Read more

Supervisor: Dr A Maccarone

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

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We have 14 Data Analysis (trials) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Data Analysis (trials) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 14 Data Analysis (trials) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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