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PhD Studentship in Artificial Intelligence for Eliciting Patient Histories UCL in United Kingdom
Degree Level
PhD
Field of study
Computer Science
Funding
Available
Deadline
Dec 21, 2026
Country
United Kingdom
University
UCL
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About this position
This 3.5-year PhD studentship at University College London is based in the Institute of Health Informatics and is supervised by Professor Paul Taylor. The project, AI for Eliciting Patient Histories, examines how artificial intelligence can be integrated into patient consultations to improve interaction between clinicians and patients.
The research focuses on two major forms of technology transforming consultations: AI scribes, which record and transcribe consultations and generate summaries for clinical review, and conversational agents or chatbots, which can elicit information directly from patients. The project will use insights from the literature on conventional clinical encounters, history-taking, and shared decision-making to inform the design of conversational agents.
The successful candidate will also develop and test AI-based methods for analysing and assessing transcribed consultations. This includes exploring consultation characteristics and investigating how factors such as age and gender may shape interaction patterns and outcomes. The studentship is positioned within a collaborative environment that brings together an AI start-up, healthcare-focused AI researchers, and clinicians involved in communication-skills teaching for future doctors.
The award offers research training in a vibrant academic setting and includes an expectation of contributing to teaching within the Institute of Health Informatics during the PhD.
Funding details
Available
What's required
Applicants should hold, or expect to obtain, an upper second-class Bachelor’s degree and a Master’s degree, or equivalent work experience, in a relevant discipline, or possess an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Applicants from outside the UK may apply, but if they are not eligible for Home fee status they must fund the difference between Home and overseas tuition fees.
How to apply
Send a current CV including contact details of two professional referees and a one-page A4 cover letter to Professor Paul Taylor at [email protected]. Applications should be submitted by email.
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Research Interests
Artificial Intelligence
Health Communication
Medical Science
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