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Development of advanced scintillation materials for next generation radiation dosimetry and health monitoring
Detecting X-ray radiation by the scintillation light is one of the oldest techniques on record, yet it remains one of the most useful dosimetry methods.This PhD will focus on devel...
Narrating loss - the relation between museums, difficult heritage and nationalism
Under the phrase "Never again!" dealing with past suffering is often prescribed as an instrument to tackle nationalist and right-wing developments within liberal...
Design and 3D-Printing of Biomaterials for Cardiovascular Applications
The proposed research project aims to explore the vast potential of replicating the intricate nature of cardiovascular tissues through the design and additive manufacturing (3D pri...
How do GluD1 glutamate receptors in the hippocampal CA2 region control social behaviours and related mental health conditions?
The CA2 region of the hippocampus is key for everyday social behaviours, and deficits in CA2 function are associated with autism, schizophrenia and loss of social interaction. A pa...
PhD projects to be confirmed on completion of the training year.
MIBTP students undertake a period of training during their first year. This includes compulsory taught modules in statistics, programming, data analysis, AI and mini research proje...
Quantum-enabled networked radar sensing
Networked radars face many difficulties including synchronisation issues and high close-in phase noise. When the radar is phase noise limited, greater signal returns are required f...
Decarbonised Brick-facade project
The UK housebuilding sector is grappling with a myriad of critical challenges that threatens to undermine efforts to address the nation's housing deficit of 4.3million homes,...
Theatricality of the Authoritarian State: Analyzing Performative State Violence in Post-Revolutionary Iran
This research analyzes intersections of performance and politics, to understand the mechanics of state violence in Iran from the 1979 Iranian Revolution to the present. Drawing on...
The role of bacterial membrane potential in tuberculosis persistence and regrowth.
Importance: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), is the highest cause of mortality by a single infectious agent and kills 1.5 million people annually. Tre...
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Concentration Phenomena in Nonlinear PDEs and Elasto-plasticity Theory
Numerous important open problems in Analysis, from such diverse areas as the compensated compactness theory of PDEs, the shape optimization of elastic materials, or the transport o...
The Double Empathy Problem and Autism: A developmental perspective
One of the defining characteristics of Autism is a persistent difficulty in social communication and interaction. These difficulties have a profound effect on autistic peoples'...
The Contribution of Mitochondrial Dysfunction to Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's Disease (AD) likely manifests through a combination of genetic inheritance and environmental factors. Currently, the biggest risk factor for developing AD is age....
Software Engineering Stakeholder AI Update Tool
According to [McKinsey][0], [BCG][1], [KPMG][2] and [Bain & Company][3], the risk of failure for a digital transformation project is between 70-95%. Further to this, the Pr...
Past Futures: Regenerated Protein Fibres in the Archive
The textile industry plays an undeniable role in the climate crisis; from overconsumption of fashion combined with limited environmentally friendly manufacturing methods and regene...
Socio-economic and ecological impacts of UK marine heatwaves under climate change (5021)
Project descriptionRecord-breaking sea surface temperatures were observed around the UK in Summer 2023, and recent research has shown that the number of marine heatwaves globally h...
Development of an enhanced framework for arterial remodelling following percutaneous coronary intervention
The standard treatment for coronary artery disease is the percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), using a balloon and a drug-eluting stent (DES). One of the major complications f...
An investigation of the neural basis of changes in tactile acuity during healthy ageing and its impact on emotional wellbeing.
Doctoral Training Partnerships: a range of postgraduate training is funded by the Research Councils.For information on current funding routes, see the common terminology at https:/...
Modelling the effect of decarbonisation on national electricity grid stability
The UK Government has committed to decarbonise all sectors of the UK economy by 2050, to reach this goal not only will the existing 11.5% of UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from...
rotor-stator interactions through bearings
Ball bearings and roller bearings play crucial roles in most rotating machines. Their design and selection involves a complex mix of considerations including component life under n...