Neuroscience (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 58 Neuroscience (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

15 Fully Funded PhD Scholarships in Engineering, Informatics and Cognitive Science

Outstanding applicants are invited to apply to our range of 15 fully funded scholarships. For September 2024 entry, these scholarships are in the fields of Engineering, Informatics, and Cognitive Science. Read more

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Emotional response to immersive audio in live music performance

University of York School of Physics, Engineering and Technology

This project is a collaboration between University of York and L-Acoustics as part of CoStar LiveLab. It will address the challenges of understanding the impact of different listening environments, contexts and technical setups and sound formats on listeners. Read more

Supervisors: Prof H Daffern, Prof G Kearney

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

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Engineering human tissue in vitro: development, characterisation, and application

Durham University Department of Biosciences

Tissues in the human body have a defined structure in that their growth and differentiation have developed in specific ways to create a cellular architecture… Read more

Supervisor: Prof S Przyborski

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

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Fully funded PhD position opening in the Intelligent Systems and Networks Group

Imperial College London Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering

We are seeking a PhD candidate to join us at Imperial College London. Read more

Supervisors: Dr D Akarca, Prof D Goodman

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

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Development of Novel Miniaturized Device Technologies for Point-of-Need Diagnostics

University of Birmingham School of Biomedical Sciences

A PhD Studentship is available for a suitably qualified candidate to conduct research leading to the award of a PhD degree in the fields of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Read more

Supervisor: Prof P Goldberg Oppenheimer

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

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New Drugs for Brain Tumours: A Locoregional Implant Brain Tumours

University of Bradford Faculty of Life Sciences

Research Group: Medicines Development and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Next-generation temozolomide derivatives for the treatment of high-grade glioma have been developed at the University of Bradford. Read more

Supervisors: Dr R Wheelhouse, Prof A Paradkar, Dr S Shnyder

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

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3D printing spinal cords

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. This project offers an exciting opportunity to use hydrogels and 3D printing to engineer a segment of the spinal cord, which could be further developed into a transplant for patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). Read more

Supervisor: Dr E Delivopoulos

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

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Engineering extracellular vesicles/exosomes for the treatment of ocular disease

Cardiff University Cardiff School of Optometry & Vision Sciences

Extracellular vesicles, also referred to as exosomes, are membrane‐bound particles containing huge numbers of proteins as well as genetic material in the form of RNA (mRNA and miRNA). Read more

Supervisor: Dr B Mead

5 August 2024 PhD Research Project Self-Funded PhD Students Only

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Help hearing impaired listeners to understand speech better by audio-visual integration in wearable devices

University of Southampton Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences

Supervisory Team. Stefan Bleeck, David Simpson. Project description. Wearable assistive hearing devices have improved our daily lives over the past two decades. Read more

Supervisor: Dr S. Bleeck

22 August 2024 PhD Research Project Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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Fractional order modelling of neurons

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. Fractional order calculus (integro-differential equations that are of non-integral order) is an emerging methodology with wide applications across all areas of Physics and Engineering. Read more

Supervisors: Dr S Hadjiloucas, Dr E Delivopoulos

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

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EPSRC Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) scholarship - Can MIND networks derived from brain MRI shed fresh light on perinatal development?

King’s College London Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine

Brain connectivity is central to neurodevelopment and later cognition and mental health (Morgan et al., BP:CNNI 2018). We recently proposed a new method to construct structural brain networks from MRI data, called Morphometric Inverse Divergence (MIND). Read more

Supervisor: Dr S Morgan

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

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PhD Scholarship Opportunity: novel technologies for vision restoration

University of Melbourne Physics

We are looking for 1-2 highly motivated, passionate, and competitive candidate for fully funded PhD positions in developing exciting technologies for vision restoration. Read more

Supervisor: Dr W Tong

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

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Deriving functional neurons from hIPSCs

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Neuronal networks grown on petri dishes encode information as electrical activity. This activity is dictated by their underlying structural and functional connectivity. Read more

Supervisors: Dr E Delivopoulos, Dr F Tamagnini

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

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Quality assessment for light-field imaging

Kingston University Faculty of Engineering, Computing and the Environment

Among the recent media modalities enabling better immersive viewing experiences for the end-users, light field (LF) imaging is emerging. Read more

Supervisor: Prof M Martini

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

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Understanding how electrical communication can regulate metabolic cycles in bacteria biofilms

University of Reading Department of Biomedical Engineering

Project Overview. A biofilm is a robust form of bacteria colony resistant to antibiotics. They have significant impacts on a multitude of industries impacting health and industrial processes such as in food production and water security. Read more

Supervisors: Dr Y Hayashi, Dr G Barrett

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

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We have 58 Neuroscience (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

Neuroscience (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 58 Neuroscience (engineering) PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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