Robotics, Medical Devices, Materials Science Queen Mary University of London in United Kingdom

PhD opportunity at the University of Bristol in bio-inspired robotic systems for investigating biological signalling and adaptive behaviour . This project develops bioinspired soft robotic systems as embodied platforms for studying how living systems coordinate responses through physical interaction, sensing, control, and information transfer. The research sits at the intersection of robotics , mechanical engineering , biophysics , cybernetics , materials science , and computational modelling . ...

Fully funded PhD/DPhil studentships are available in biomaterials for advanced therapeutics , biosensing , and soft robotics at the University of Oxford . The lab is described as a dynamic, multidisciplinary, and highly collaborative environment focused on high-impact research at the cutting edge of disease diagnostics , therapeutics, and soft robotics. These opportunities are aimed at exceptionally talented and motivated students with outstanding academic records and strong hands-on research ex...

UCL is advertising a fully funded PhD studentship in medical robotics , human-robot interaction , soft robotics , and women’s health . The project focuses on how people interact with medical robots designed for use at home and in other non-traditional settings, using SoftCerv , a soft robot for speculum-free cervical screening and imaging. Students will work on a combination of fieldwork with patient and community groups , robot user interface design , prototyping , and user evaluation . The pos...

Funded PhD opportunity at Cranfield University in collaboration with UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and supported by EPSRC . The project is titled Robotic Additive Manufacturing for Remote In-situ Repair of Vertical Tungsten Plasma-facing Tiles in Tokamaks and sits at the intersection of robotics , mechanical engineering , materials science , manufacturing engineering , and fusion energy . The research will investigate wire-based directed energy deposition, including arc, laser, and hybrid a...

PhD opportunity in AI, robotics, biofabrication, bioprinting, regenerative medicine , and biosensing through the CDT-D2AIR Studentships programme. This 4-year PhD is jointly offered by Heriot-Watt University and The University of Edinburgh . The project will pioneer 5D biofabrication using an AI-governed, multi-axis robotic bioprinting platform. The research combines real-time SERS biosensing with an AI control layer to dynamically tune smart bioinks and adaptive hydrogels during and after print...