PhD Opportunities in Digital Health in United Kingdom

Phd Positions in digital health in united kingdom

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Universities with open PhD positions in digital health in the United Kingdom include University of Edinburgh, University of Birmingham and University of Southampton.

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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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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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Edge Hill University

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PhD Opportunity | Serious Games, Digital Health & HCI A doctoral project is available through the NIHR ARC North West Coast (ARC NWC) Doctoral Research Programme , hosted at Edge Hill University . The project, Project 17: Seeing the Whole System , explores how a browser-based serious game could help people living with multiple long-term conditions , their households, and health and care services better understand the wider impact of service-navigation decisions. This opportunity is especially re...

Computer Science
Psychology
Information Technology
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1 month ago

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Ashim Chakraborty

Anglia Ruskin University

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Call for a fully funded PhD studentship in Adaptive AI to Reduce Neurodivergent Inequalities at Anglia Ruskin University (Cambridge campus), supported by UKRI-ESRC through CAM-DTP and delivered in partnership with klip Global . The project explores how neuroinclusive AI can improve access to health, care, and employment pathways for neurodivergent adults. This is a strong fit for applicants interested in Artificial Intelligence , Machine Learning , Generative AI , data science , digital health ,...

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Psychology
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Behnaz Sohani

Loughborough University

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Loughborough University is advertising two self-funded PhD opportunities in the Intelligent Automation Centre under the supervision of Behnaz Sohani (Assistant Professor / Lecturer in Robotics and Automation). Project 1: Intelligent Cardiovascular Digital Twin and Adaptive Control for Clinical and Sport Applications focuses on AI-driven physiological modelling, adaptive cardiovascular digital twins, data-informed health intelligence systems, nonlinear dynamical modelling, machine learning, and a...

Computer Science
Machine Learning
Biomedical Engineering
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4 months ago

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Christopher Tape

UCL Cancer Institute

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Christopher Tape, Professor of Cell Communication at the UCL Cancer Institute, is recruiting a PhD student for a four-year project starting in January 2027 (flexible). The project asks whether all regions of a tumour are equally capable of adapting to treatment. The research focuses on colorectal cancer cell plasticity, including transitions from a fast-growing, chemotherapy-sensitive state to a wound-healing, drug-resistant state, and how the tumour microenvironment shapes these changes. The st...

Computer Science
Biomedical Engineering
Cancer Biology
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1 month ago

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University College London

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The London Interdisciplinary Biosciences Consortium (LIDo) is advertising fully funded PhD studentships for September 2027, with opportunities across its DTP and iCASE routes. The programme focuses on bioscience and biotechnology , with strong interdisciplinary training in computer science , artificial intelligence , machine learning , data science , mathematical modelling , statistics , and related quantitative methods. Projects span biological, physical, chemical, engineering, and computationa...

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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

Covid-19

Reader in Inclusive Digital Design

Loughborough University

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Ergonomics

Interior Design

Digital Inclusion

Brazilian Studies

Gear Design

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Professor at Bristol Medical School

University of Bristol

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Research Interests

Health Communication

Clinical Psychology

Person-centered Care

Participatory Action Research

Digital Health

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The University of Manchester

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United Kingdom

Research Interests

Health Communication

Ergonomics

Digital Health

Chronic Pain

Wearable Technology

Professor of Clinical Psychology

The University of Manchester

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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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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.
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In many countries yes — especially for taught master’s programs — but funded PhD positions typically do not require deposits.

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