This project seeks to design and develop a small device which will fit comfortably behind the lower eyelid in order to soak up a small volume of tears such that the biomarkers contained in tears – including some of the thousands or proteins in the human tear film – can be easily removed and analysed. Read more

Supervisors: Prof P Morgan, Prof J Gough

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

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Harms to children and young people in the UK due to health service delays in management of eye/vision conditions.

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

Childhood visual impairment is uncommon in industrialised countries, with the all-cause prevalence in the UK of 2 per 1000 and a cumulative incidence (‘life time risk by age 16 years’) of 5.9 (5.3-6.5) per 10000 (1). Read more

Supervisors: Prof J Rahi, Dr A Solebo

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

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MSc By Research: Unravelling the mechanisms controlling anterior eye development

Aberdeen University School of Medicine, Medical Sciences & Nutrition

The MSc by Research programme at the University of Aberdeen is for students interested in a research-intensive master's degree. It is designed specifically to enhance your skills for a PhD or research career. Read more

Supervisors: Prof L Erskine, Prof N Vargesson

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

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