Medical Physics and Bioengineering UCL

Overview

Establish your expertise and pioneer life-saving new technologies as a member of the UCL Department of Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering.

Your work will bridge the gap between physics, engineering, clinical sciences and computing, harnessing the latest research from the department’s different research groups to tackle real-world medical issues.

You will progress towards becoming an expert in your chosen field, guided and mentored by a supervisor chosen from over 100 clinical and non-clinical scientists across UCL.

You will also get opportunities to work closely with the NHS, through the department’s partnership with the UCLH NHS Trust, assisting healthcare professionals to find important uses for new technologies.

As a UCL doctoral candidate, you’ll help to shape a supportive, collaborative and inclusive research culture, where talent and hard work are properly rewarded and the research community is celebrated, in line with the aims of our 10-year Research Culture Roadmap.

Research

UCL Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering is a global leader in research and education. We foster close collaborations with clinicians, practitioners and scientists in major teaching hospitals. Our researchers are at the forefront of healthcare engineering, and our research students learn about the latest innovations from leading experts in the field. Research in our department falls primarily into the following domain areas:

• Biomedical optics
• Biomedical ultrasound
• Computing, digital image processing
• Continence and skin technology
• Functional electrical stimulation
• Implanted devices
• Laser and endoscopic surgery
• Magnetic resonance imaging and spectroscopy
• Medical imaging including 3D graphics
• Neurophysiology including electrical impedance tomography
• Physiological sensing
• Radiation physics