The Royal Society has identified neural interfaces as a key transformative technology for the near future. Wearable technologies for sensing signals such as EEG, eye movements and sensory evoked neural responses are going to be a fundamental part of that. The ears are the natural structures on which to house these, as the pinna provides support, it is close to the brain, and is oriented in-line with the eyes to measure the corneo-retinal electrical dipole directly for eye movements, and can also measure sound-induced neural activity.
Applications are invited for a 3-year PhD studentship starting in October 2021 in the Primary Care Unit of the Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge. The student will join the Prevention Group https://www.phpc.cam.ac.uk/pcu/research/research-groups/prevention-group/ and will be supervised by Dr Juliet Usher-Smith.
The Oliver Gatty PhD Studentship for full-time study and research training in the fields of Biophysical and Colloid Science is open to graduates in the broad area of biophysics. The Studentship is tenable for up to four years, commencing on 1st October 2021.
Candidates should identify a supervisor and agree on a proposed course of research before making an application. A list of Department websites and courses can be found through the Postgraduate Admissions website, https://www.postgraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/
The Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, invites applications for two fully-funded Marie Sklodowska-Curie PhD studentship/Early Stage Researcher (MSC-ESR) Fellowship positions starting in October 2021 as part of the Horizon 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Innovative Training Network "PlaCe: Training the next generation of archaeological scientists: Interdisciplinary studies of pre-modern Plasters and Ceramics from the eastern Mediterranean".
Two PhD positions (ESR6 & ESR7) are open in Cambridge as part of the EINST4INE consortium https://www.einst4ine.eu. The PhD students will study the adoption of digital technologies (Augmented/Virtual Reality/Artificial Intelligence) in strategic planning for technology emergence.
Dr John Biggins (supervisor) and Prof Mark Warner FRS (co-supervisor) are searching for a talented theorist with interests in mechanics and geometry to work on the design of soft liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) machines. The studentship is part of a new Marie Sklodowska-Curie training network called storm-bots, which will encompass 13 students across Europe working on the design and creation soft LCE machines.
This is a four-year (1+3 MRes/PhD) studentship funded through the Cambridge EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Resilience in a Changing World (FIBE2 CDT). The FIBE2 CDT aims to develop the next generation of infrastructure professionals who can create, shape and deliver the national vision for UK infrastructure.
The project is funded in collaboration with AVEVA, a Global Leader in Industrial Software that deliver solutions and expertise to optimize engineering, operations and performance supporting the evolution of the industries.
This is a four-year (1+3 MRes/PhD) studentship funded through the Cambridge EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Future Infrastructure and Built Environment: Resilience in a Changing World (FIBE2 CDT). The FIBE2 CDT aims to develop the next generation of infrastructure professionals who can create, shape and deliver the national vision for UK infrastructure.
