| Qualifications |
Duration |
Start dates |
Application period |
| PhD |
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years |
February and October |
January to April |
Qualifications
PhD |
Duration
Full time: 3–4 years
Part time: 6–8 years |
Start dates
February and October |
Application period
January to April |
The Electronics and BioEngineering Group's research is geared towards using technology for improving quality of life, creating a sustainable future and impacting society. The research spans a diversity of areas and is divided into broad themes: telecommunications, nanoelectronics and microsystems, bioelectronics and bio-inspired technologies. We work closely with colleagues from various groups and international partners to develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing the world today.
Our research interests include:
- Design and development of spintronic nanodevices for non-volatile memory/logic and sensor applications.
- Nanodevices for bio-inspired electronics DNA biosensors for healthcare applications
- Diabetes technology/micro-biosensors and management
- Diagnostics and personalised medicine technology and applications
- Telecommunications and signal processing
- Robot perception and computer vision for tracking and activity understanding
- Sensor fusion in resource constrained devices
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in an engineering, physics or related subject. If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.
Potential research projects
If you are interested in undertaking a PhD in any area related to the topics above, please get in touch with one of the listed supervisors. You can find out more about the research interests of each academic by clicking on their profile link.
Before submitting an application, you will need to do some background reading around your topic and develop a research proposal. We can provide assistance with identifying funding sources and occasionally offer funded PhD projects.
We welcome mature students and we are open to applications for part-time and full-time study.
Current/recent research projects
- Evolutionary adaptive self-learning machine vision
- A heterosynaptic spiking neural system for the development of Autonomous agents
- Multilevel hypernetworks in team robotics
- Comparison of sensor performance for autonomous vehicles
- Active vision for object recognition in mobile robots
Potential supervisors
Fees and funding
| UK fee |
International fee |
| Full time: £4,786 per year |
Full time: £15,698 per year |
| Part time: £2,393 per year |
Part time: £7,849 per year |
Some of our research students are funded via the Open-Oxford-Cambridge AHRC Doctoral Training Partnership; others are self-funded.
For detailed information about fees and funding, visit Fees and studentships.
To see current funded studentship vacancies across all research areas, see Current studentships.
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