PhD, Master’s & Postdoc Opportunities in Digital Health in United Kingdom

Positions in digital health in united kingdom

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Universities with open positions in digital health in the United Kingdom include University of Bristol, King's College London and University of Edinburgh.

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University of Bristol

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The University of Bristol is recruiting a Research Fellow in Climate Change and Health for a fixed three-year, full-time position in the School of Geographical Sciences. The role works across the University and with the Cabot Institute for the Environment, the Elizabeth Blackwell Institute for Health, and the Jean Golding Institute for Data Science. Applicants are welcome from across climate change and health, with particular interest in research applying data science and artificial intelligence...

Computer Science
Data Science
Environmental Science
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4 days ago

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King's College London

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King’s College London is recruiting a full-time Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience. The post will support CATAPULTS, an NIHR i4i-funded feasibility randomised controlled trial evaluating RECOGNeyes, an eye-tracking cognitive training intervention designed to improve attention in children with ADHD. The successful candidate will coordinate trial activities across King’s College London, the University of Notting...

Psychology
Randomized Controlled Trial
Adolescent Psychology
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4 days ago

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University of Edinburgh

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Global Health PhD and MScR at the University of Edinburgh — postgraduate research opportunities in global health, epidemiology, public health, population health, infectious disease, health inequalities, e-health/tele-medicine, migration and minority ethnic health, sexual and reproductive health, and related interdisciplinary areas. The programme is based in the School of Population Health Sciences and the Usher Institute , with research links across the Centre for Global Health , Centre for Popu...

Epidemiology
Biology
Telemedicine
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1 week ago

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Mamunur Rashid

University of Birmingham

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A fully funded PhD opportunity is available in the Birmingham AI & Digital Health and Care Group at the University of Birmingham via the MIBTP program. The project, SleeplessAI , sits at the intersection of artificial intelligence , digital health , bioinformatics , and electronic health records (EHRs) . The research aims to discover latent sleep signatures and use them to improve cardiometabolic risk prediction , including conditions such as Type 2 Diabetes . A major focus is addressing health ...

Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Information Technology
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1 week ago

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University of Southampton

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PhD opportunity at the University of Southampton in Unifying distributional and distribution-free uncertainty quantification for trustworthy medical decisions . This project sits at the intersection of machine learning , uncertainty quantification , statistics , and medical science . The research aims to combine distributional approaches (such as hierarchical models) with distribution-free approaches (such as conformal prediction) to better understand and control uncertainty in high-stakes clini...

Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Medical Imaging
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1 week ago

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Benjamin Perry

University of Birmingham

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PhD fellowship opportunity in personalised prevention for psychosis , focusing on how to move from predicting physical health risks to identifying which preventive treatments will help each person most. The project is supervised by Benjamin Perry (University of Birmingham) alongside Joie Ensor , Marco Bardus , and Amedeo Minichino , and is offered through the Wellcome-funded Midlands+ Mental Health & Neuroscience PhD Programme for Healthcare Professionals . Research themes include psychosis , ca...

Data Science
Epidemiology
Psychology
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1 week ago

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University of Ulster

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PhD opportunity in Computing at Ulster University on Managing Cognitive Fatigue using Passive Sensing and Adaptive Interventions . This project sits at the intersection of machine learning , digital health , wearable technology , and passive sensing . The successful PhD researcher will investigate how everyday data from smartphones and wearables—such as heart rate variability, movement, and touchscreen patterns—can be used to detect cognitive fatigue in real time. The research aims to develop in...

Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Information Technology
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3 weeks ago

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University of Ulster

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PhD scholarships in AI, Digital Health, and Bioinformatics are available at Ulster University (School of Computing), UK. The projects sit within the Belfast Region City Deal Centre for Digital Healthcare Technology and focus on topics such as passive sensing, adaptive interventions for cognitive fatigue, vision-language reasoning for context-aware activity assistance, AI-enabled unobtrusive sensing for frailty monitoring and fall prevention, and secure AI for healthcare digital twins. Research t...

Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Information Technology
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3 weeks ago

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Rashid Kamal

University of Ulster

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Ulster University is advertising a fully funded PhD opportunity in the School of Computing on Secure AI for Healthcare Digital Twins . The project sits at the intersection of computer science , cybersecurity , artificial intelligence , digital health , and medical science . It focuses on privacy-preserving federated learning, secure synthetic data generation, and adversarial machine learning for healthcare applications such as personalized medicine and remote patient monitoring. This PhD aims to...

Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Information Technology
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3 weeks ago

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University of Cambridge

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PhD opportunity at the University of Cambridge in the Department of Clinical Neurosciences on Fluid Biomarkers of Inflammation in Frontotemporal Dementia . This project focuses on neuroscience , neurology , neuroinflammation , frontotemporal dementia , and related neurodegenerative disorders, with additional relevance to Alzheimer’s disease , biomarkers , proteomics , neuroimaging , and clinical data analysis. The research aims to characterise inflammation signatures in blood and CSF from people...

Neurology
Biology
Neuroimaging
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2 months ago

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Imperial College London

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Funded PhD opportunity at Imperial College London in cardiovascular proteomics, blood proteins, biomarker discovery, bioinformatics, epidemiology, and medical statistics. The project is titled Using Blood Proteins to Improve the Understanding and Treatment of Heart Disease and is hosted by the School of Public Health at Imperial College London, with supervision from Professor Manuel Mayr and Professor Ioanna Tzoulaki. The research combines mass spectrometry-based proteomics with affinity-based p...

Epidemiology
Biomedical Engineering
Biostatistics
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1 month ago

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Canterbury Christ Church University

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Medicine, Health and Social Care PhD Scholarship at Canterbury Christ Church University in the United Kingdom. This is a funded PhD programme for students worldwide, focused on public health in a global context . The research theme invites proposals on global public health challenges or local population health issues, especially work exploring health policies, health systems, health services , and complex interventions within communities. Projects should also align with the Applied Research Coll...

Nursing
Sociology
Medicine
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3 weeks ago

Living costs in United Kingdom

Estimated costs in United Kingdom.

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United Kingdom

University Accommodation

On-campus student housing per year

£5.1k

$6,500/yr

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Clothing

Basic clothing and seasonal needs per year

£948

$1,200/yr

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Books & Academic Supplies

Textbooks, stationery, and academic materials per year

£474

$600/yr

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Utilities & Connectivity

Electricity, water, internet, and mobile per year

£758

$960/yr

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Estimates based on university averages and Numbeo

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University of Leeds

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Human-robot Interaction

Automotive Engineering

Autonomous Vehicle

Convolutional Neural Network

Traffic Safety

Professor of Health Psychology

The University of Manchester

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Research Interests

Health Communication

Health Economics

Diabetology

Breast Cancer

Clinical Risk

Full Professor (Personal Chair) in Digital Health and Data Science

University of Edinburgh

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Research Interests

Neuropsychology

Neurology

Physiological Monitoring

Neurodegenerative Disease

Digital Health

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The University of Manchester

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Research Interests

Health Communication

Ergonomics

Digital Health

Chronic Pain

Wearable Technology

Professor of Clinical Psychology

The University of Manchester

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Research Interests

Psychiatry

Clinical Psychology

Cyberpsychology

Digital Health

Psychotherapy

University of Ulster

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Research Interests

Health Communication

Psychiatry

Digital Health

Digital Intervention

Emotional Health

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Do I need to contact a supervisor before applying for a PhD position?
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Is GRE required for master’s or PhD applications abroad?
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Do funded PhD positions usually cover tuition and living expenses?
Yes. Most funded PhD roles include tuition coverage plus a monthly stipend, but details vary by country and lab.
Are publications required to apply for PhD or postdoc positions?
Not always required for PhD, but strongly recommended. For postdoc roles, publications are usually expected.
Will I need to pay a tuition deposit for master’s admission?
In many countries yes — especially for taught master’s programs — but funded PhD positions typically do not require deposits.

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