Training the next generation of medical imaging experts
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ART x SCIENCE at Great Exhibition Road Festival 2021
CDT student Marica Muffoletto collaborated with postgraduate students from the Royal College of Art (RCA) as part of ART x SCIENCE, an exhibition connecting audiences with cutting-edge biomedical engineering research in the Science Museum, as part of the Great...
ART x SCIENCE 2020
In 2020, the EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Smart Medical Imaging (CDT in Smart Medical Imaging) and the Royal College of Art (RCA) presented ARTxSCIENCE.co.uk, an online exhibition exploring cutting edge research in medical imaging. Created in collaboration...
A Day in the Life of a PhD Student
My name is Faysal and I am a second year PhD student at the Centre for Doctoral Training in Smart Medical Imaging at King’s College London and Imperial College London. The aim of my PhD project, supervised by Prof Mark Green (King’s College London) and Dr James Wilton-Ely (Imperial College London), is to develop nanomaterials for use as imaging probes, which can be detected outside of the body to aid with disease diagnoses, thereby preventing the need to undergo surgery.
Join our Application Clinic on 30 March!
Having reopened our recruitment for the 2021/22 academic year, we are pleased to announce that we are holding a virtual application clinic between 4pm-5pm GMT on 30 March, where CDT staff and students will be on hand to answer prospective applicants’ questions about the application process, including those concerning filling out the application form.
CDT in Smart Medical Imaging: Change in Leadership Announcement
Following several years under the outstanding leadership of Professor Julia Schnabel, we are pleased to announce the appointment of our new Director, Professor Alistair Young. Professor Schnabel served as Director of the first Centre for Doctoral Training in Medical...
Applying to the CDT – Advice by Current Students
Are you interested in applying for a world-class, multidisciplinary PhD at the Centre for Doctoral Training in Smart Medical Imaging? In the lead-up to our first application deadline on 18 January, we asked current students to share their top tips and advice about two...
Join us at our Open Event on 26 November
Join us for an online information session to find out about the PhD opportunities on offer from September 2021 at the School of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King's College London, with a particular focus on studentships at our CDT and the Centre for...
CDT Career Talk Series: students gain exclusive insight from industry leaders and entrepreneurs
In the autumn of 2020, we hosted the first events of the CDT’s Career Talk Series, a new feature in our calendars in the 2020/21 academic year. The events provided an exclusive opportunity for attendees to engage with leaders in the biomedical sector. The series...
Unique PhD Opportunities
Cohort Approach
Our students enter their programme as a cohort and maintain contact with each other throughout their research projects. They come from a variety of academic backgrounds, including engineering, chemistry, biology, mathematics, computer science, biochemistry and physics.
WORLD-LEADING Research
Through our research, we look to build smart new technologies into the entire medical imaging process. PhD projects are directed towards at least one our smart medical imaging themes: AI-enabled imaging, Smart imaging probes, Emerging imaging and Affordable imaging.
Industry PARTNERSHIP
Our CDT was designed and is managed with the help of our industry partners. There are many ways for companies to engage with us, including research project sponsorship, Industrial Board membership, student placement opportunities, mentoring provision and more.
About Us
Students per cohort from a range of STEM backgrounds
academic supervisors from 19 departments
clinical champions supervising students
HOSPITALS (NHS FOUNDATION TRUSTS) involved
£1m+
Industry Funding committed
Research Opportunities
AI-Enabled Imaging E
Smart Imaging Probes E
Emerging Imaging E
Affordable Imaging E
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PHD Opportunities – school of Biomedical Engineering & Imaging Sciences, King’s college london
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5th floor, Becket House,
1 Lambeth Palace Road,
London SE1 7EU