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PhD Programme in Bioengineering, Imperial College London
The Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College has fully funded PhD studentships available to start in October 2012. Thirteen fully funded PhD studentships were available in 2011, and we expect to award at least as many this year. The PhD Programme in Bioengineering provides interdisciplinary training at the interface between technology and biomedicine, delivered through an in-depth research project supplemented by specific training modules in computational and experimental methods.
Research areas The Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College is the leading department of bioengineering in the UK and attracts outstanding students and researchers from around the world. Research in the Department is highly interdisciplinary and involves collaborations with many other Imperial College departments as well as leading London hospitals and other international centres of research. The Department's research interests lie within the following broad themes:
• Biomechanics
• Biomedical imaging and medical information systems
• Implants and regenerative medicine
• Biomedical devices, sensors and circuits
• Cellular, molecular and synthetic bioengineering
• Neurotechnology
Please consult http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bioengineering/research for further details.
Studentships may be supervised by any member of academic staff in the Department of Bioengineering; applicants should discuss their proposed research topic with potential supervisor(s) prior to application. Eligibility and funding Applicants should have, or expect to obtain, a good 2:1 or 1st class degree (or equivalent) in engineering, any of the physical sciences, mathematics, biological sciences, physiology or medicine. Studentships cover home/EU fees and bursary for three or more years and are open to UK and EU candidates, as well as overseas candidates who are able to pay the difference between home and overseas fees. Two of the studentships available are fully funded overseas studentships for Chinese students through the China Scholarship Council, including maintenance, fees, and travel expenses.
Application process
1. visit the research and academic staff pages of the Bioengineering website to identify topics of interest and appropriate supervisors:
2. contact your chosen supervisor(s) directly, to devise or discuss potential projects
3. make your official application via the Imperial College online application system:
4. your supervisor will contact you to arrange for an interview
Deadline To be considered, you must have been successfully interviewed and ensure that we have received all application documents including references by 31st January 2012 (16th January 2012 for overseas candidates). You should contact your chosen supervisor well before the deadline to ensure that they have sufficient time to review your application and arrange an interview.
Candidates who do not meet this deadline will be considered for the PhD programme but not for Departmental funding.
Please visit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bioengineering/courses/phd for further information on the PhD programme.
Why study Bioengineering at Imperial College London?
Imperial College London was ranked 3rd in Europe and 8th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011. The Department of Bioengineering achieved excellent results in both the 2001 and 2008 Research Assessment Exercises, confirming our position as the leading Department of Bioengineering in the UK.
We are committed to the personal development of each PhD student. This ethos has led to very high levels of PhD student satisfaction, as can be seen here: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bioengine.../phd/pres_2011.
In addition to schemes administered by the Department of Bioengineering, there are several College-wide schemes that have traditionally supported students coming to the Department of Bioengineering, such as the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bhfcre).
The Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College has fully funded PhD studentships available to start in October 2012. Thirteen fully funded PhD studentships were available in 2011, and we expect to award at least as many this year. The PhD Programme in Bioengineering provides interdisciplinary training at the interface between technology and biomedicine, delivered through an in-depth research project supplemented by specific training modules in computational and experimental methods.
Research areas The Department of Bioengineering at Imperial College is the leading department of bioengineering in the UK and attracts outstanding students and researchers from around the world. Research in the Department is highly interdisciplinary and involves collaborations with many other Imperial College departments as well as leading London hospitals and other international centres of research. The Department's research interests lie within the following broad themes:
• Biomechanics
• Biomedical imaging and medical information systems
• Implants and regenerative medicine
• Biomedical devices, sensors and circuits
• Cellular, molecular and synthetic bioengineering
• Neurotechnology
Please consult http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bioengineering/research for further details.
Studentships may be supervised by any member of academic staff in the Department of Bioengineering; applicants should discuss their proposed research topic with potential supervisor(s) prior to application. Eligibility and funding Applicants should have, or expect to obtain, a good 2:1 or 1st class degree (or equivalent) in engineering, any of the physical sciences, mathematics, biological sciences, physiology or medicine. Studentships cover home/EU fees and bursary for three or more years and are open to UK and EU candidates, as well as overseas candidates who are able to pay the difference between home and overseas fees. Two of the studentships available are fully funded overseas studentships for Chinese students through the China Scholarship Council, including maintenance, fees, and travel expenses.
Application process
1. visit the research and academic staff pages of the Bioengineering website to identify topics of interest and appropriate supervisors:
2. contact your chosen supervisor(s) directly, to devise or discuss potential projects
3. make your official application via the Imperial College online application system:
4. your supervisor will contact you to arrange for an interview
Deadline To be considered, you must have been successfully interviewed and ensure that we have received all application documents including references by 31st January 2012 (16th January 2012 for overseas candidates). You should contact your chosen supervisor well before the deadline to ensure that they have sufficient time to review your application and arrange an interview.
Candidates who do not meet this deadline will be considered for the PhD programme but not for Departmental funding.
Please visit http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bioengineering/courses/phd for further information on the PhD programme.
Why study Bioengineering at Imperial College London?
Imperial College London was ranked 3rd in Europe and 8th in the world in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2011. The Department of Bioengineering achieved excellent results in both the 2001 and 2008 Research Assessment Exercises, confirming our position as the leading Department of Bioengineering in the UK.
We are committed to the personal development of each PhD student. This ethos has led to very high levels of PhD student satisfaction, as can be seen here: http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bioengine.../phd/pres_2011.
In addition to schemes administered by the Department of Bioengineering, there are several College-wide schemes that have traditionally supported students coming to the Department of Bioengineering, such as the British Heart Foundation Centre of Research Excellence (http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/bhfcre).