Subject areas:
Biomedical Engineering, Physics, Engineering, Computer Science, Mathematics, and/or equivalent training.
Funding type:
Stipend.
Bench Fees / Research Training & Support Grant.
Tuition fee.
Fully funded EPSRC CDT PhD studentship in the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences to start 1 October 2024. This studentship is co-funded by Siemens Healthineers.
Award details
Continuum robots are becoming more and more relevant in the medical domain and several concepts and products are already available in the market. Such robots have been so diffused in the research domain to the point that clinical applicability is being investigated in procedures involving substitution of catheter-based end-effectors with continuum robots. However, questions remain on the benefits and drawbacks of substituting some manual procedures through robot assisted ones. Specifically, there is a further need to investigate the impact of forces and torques applied by continuum robots to the anatomy and their relations to manual procedures. This project focuses on investigating what forces are applied by expert clinicians on manual catheter-based procedures to understand how future continuum robots should be designed to incorporate empirical data from such investigations.
Award value
This studentship is fully funded for 4 years. This includes tuition fees, stipend and generous project consumables.
Stipend: Students will receive a tax-free stipend at the UKRI rate of £23,237 (AY 2024/25) per year as a living allowance.
Research Training Support Grant (RTSG): A generous project allowance will be provided for research consumables and for attending UK and international conferences.
Tuition fees: Home
Eligibility criteria
School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Sciences
Postgraduate research
Bachelor's degree with 2:1 honours in Applied Mathematics / Mathematics, Biochemistry, Biology, Biomedical Engineering or another engineering-related discipline, Biomedical Sciences, Chemistry, Computer Science, Medicine, Physics
A 2:2 degree may be considered only where applicants also offer a Master's degree with Merit or above.
Preference will be given to candidates with a background conducive to multidisciplinary research and preferably programming skills.
We welcome eligible applicants from any personal background, who are pleased to join diverse and friendly research groups.
For information on our English language requirements and whether you need to complete an English language test, please see our English Language requirements page.
Application Residency
Candidates who meet the eligibility requirements for Home Fee status will be eligible to apply for this project. Home students will be eligible for a full UKRI award, including fees and stipend, if they satisfy the UKRI criteria below, including residency requirements. To be classed as a Home student, candidates must meet the following criteria:
- be a UK National (meeting residency requirements), or
- have settled status, or
- have pre-settled status (meeting residency requirements), or
- have indefinite leave to remain or enter.
Application process
Please submit an application for the Biomedical Engineering and Imaging Science Research MPhil/PhD (Full-time) programme using the King’s Apply system. Please include the following with your application:
- A PDF copy of your CV should be uploaded to the Employment History section.
- A 500-word personal statement outlining your motivation for undertaking postgraduate research should be uploaded to the Supporting statement section.
- Funding information: Please choose Option 5 “I am applying for a funding award or scholarship administered by King’s College London” and under “Award Scheme Code or Name” enter BMEIS_CDT AE-PSI. Failing to include this code might result in you not being considered for this funding.
Application Deadlines:
Friday 9 August 2024 (applications can be closed earlier if a suitable candidate is found).
Selection process
Shortlisted candidates will be invited to attend a formal interview in the w/c 26 August 2024.
Contact Details:
Please email: SIE-PHD@kcl.ac.uk
Name of the Funding Provider: EPSRC CDT in Advanced Engineering for Personalised Surgery & Intervention.
https://www.kcl.ac.uk/bmeis/postgraduate/postgraduate-research