PhD topics for research students

Find below a list of currently available self-funded PhD topics.

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AI-Driven Multimodal Biomedical Data Fusion
Technological advances in biomedicine now enable the collection of high-dimensional, heterogeneous data across multiple platforms, including imaging, genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics and clinic...

Yongmin Li
Doreen Lau

Self Funded

Developing Machine Learning (ML) Models for Contextually Appropriate Alt Text Generation and Evaluation
Alternative text (alt text) plays a vital role in web accessibility, providing descriptions of images for screen reader users, especially those who are blind or visually impaired. However, current mac...

Fotios Spyridonis
Damon Daylamani-Zad

Self Funded

PhD project in human augmentation through artificial intelligence (AI)
We are offering a self-funded PhD position with our Department of Computer Science at Brunel University London, focusing on integrating AI into human augmentation. This research project aims to explor...

Fotios Spyridonis
Yongmin Li

Self Funded

Innovative Healthcare and Health Policy
The future of healthcare demands transformative solutions integrating AI, workforce optimization, and business innovation to enhance health policy effectiveness. This PhD project explores how AI-drive...

Catia Nicodemo

Self Funded

Comparative Health Policy Analysis: Tackling the Economic Burden of Aging Populations and Chronic Diseases
The global rise in aging populations and chronic diseases poses unprecedented economic and healthcare challenges. This PhD project conducts a cross-national comparison of health policies to evaluate t...

Catia Nicodemo

Self Funded

Optimizing Healthcare Systems: Business Strategies for Cost Efficiency and Sustainable Management
The rising cost of healthcare demands innovative business and management solutions to enhance efficiency without compromising quality. This PhD project explores how strategic healthcare management, da...

Catia Nicodemo

Self Funded

AI Companionship and the Future of Human Connection
The “AI Futures: Companionship, Connection, and Careers” project investigates how artificial intelligence—particularly in the form of companion technologies—is reshaping emotional, social, and profess...

Ming-Yao Jen

Self Funded

Entrepreneurship for Coastal Resilience: “Blue” Entrepreneurship Education to Revitalise UK Coastal Communities
This proposed PhD project investigates how entrepreneurship education can be designed and implemented to support the revitalisation of UK coastal communities. It aims to develop a place-based framewor...

Carolin Decker-Lange

Self Funded

Ocean Impact Start-ups – Ocean Health and Sustainable Entrepreneurship
The global ocean, a vast and vital ecosystem, faces unprecedented threats from climate change, pollution, and overexploitation. As a result, there is a growing need for innovative solutions to address...

Carolin Decker-Lange

Self Funded

Sustainability in the Global Shipbuilding Industry
The global shipbuilding industry plays a crucial role in international trade and economic growth. However, it also contributes significantly to environmental pollution, resource depletion, and social ...

Carolin Decker-Lange

Self Funded