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We offer flexible modes of study designed to fit with your needs. Our PhD is available for study on a full-time basis over three years and part-time over four to six years.

Both full-time and part-time variants are available for study in Reading, or at a distance for students who live outside the UK.

Explore our PhD opportunities

Our division within the School of Biological Sciences offers PhD degrees in biomedical engineering, cybernetics and electronic engineering. 

Our research covers topics such as healthcare and rehabilitation technologies, systems neuroscience and neural engineering, human-machine interaction, sensors, and instrumentation for biological measurement.

Learn more about our research and research themes

Our research centres offer excellent opportunities for interdisciplinary training:

• The houses a research-dedicated MRI scanner and MRI-compatible TMS, EEG/ERP, and thermal stimulator for use in pain research.
• The Institute for Cardiovascular and Metabolic Research incorporates human imaging facilities and advanced microscopy suites purpose-built for biomedical research.
• The undertakes a range of research in areas such as cardiometabolic health, brain health, and food processing.

You’ll have access to our:

• electrophysiology laboratory
• range of virtual reality and haptic interfaces
• optically pumped far-infrared laser
• terahertz spectrometer
• cardiovascular imaging facility, which houses a human imaging suite
• , a facility that enables research at the interface of engineering, neuroscience and cognition (including culturing of biological neurons and brain-computer interfaces).

Training is an intrinsic part of your development as a researcher. As part of your PhD study, you will benefit from a programme of relevant training, and have access to specialist modules agreed between you and your supervisor/s as well as attending a programme of transferable skills organised by .

You will have access to expert training on the .

Depending on the respective funder for your PhD, further training via attendance at advanced courses, meetings and workshops may also form part of your PhD programme.

There are opportunities for participation on established research projects run by our experienced staff.

Doctoral study offers you opportunities to make exciting new discoveries in your chosen field of interest. Our PhD degrees equip you with the skills, knowledge, and experience to become an independent researcher. You could go on to work in academia, government and the private and public sectors in the UK and abroad.