Projects
MRes students work on their research project throughout the year. You can apply for one of the projects listed below, or contact your preferred supervisor to discuss a different project.
You must name at least one potential supervisor in your personal statement when you apply.
Applications will be considered in three rounds; to ensure your preferred project is available, we encourage you to apply by the Round 1 deadline. If you are applying in a later round, some projects may have already been allocated so please consider including a second or third choice project in your application.
Visit our How do I apply? page for full details of the application process including deadlines.
Projects available for 2023-24
Click a title for a full description of the project. This list is being updated and more projects will be added soon.
| Supervisor | Title | Type | Theme |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darryl Overby & Simon Schultz | Brain-on-Chip: A Novel Explant Perfusion Model for ex vivo Study of Brain Tissue Function | Lab-based | Biomechanics and mechanobiology;Biomedical sensing diagnostics and imaging |
|
David Labonte |
We do research on a range of topics in animal biomechanics and evolutionary robotics. Both lab and desk-based experiments are available. Evolutionary Biomechanics Group – Science at the intersection between physics and biology |
Both |
Biomechanics and mechanobiology;Computational and theoretical modelling;Neurotechnology and robotics |
| Holger Krapp & Huai-Ti Lin | Neural mechanisms of integrated visual information in dragonfly |
Lab-based |
Computational and theoretical modelling;Neurotechnology and robotics |
| Kambiz Alavian (Brain Sciences), Andrew Shevchuk (Metabolism, Digestion & Reproduction) |
Understanding the role of mitochondrial metabolic efficiency in synaptic transmission and plasticity |
Lab based |
Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging, Image acquisition & signal processing, Microscopy |
|
Mengxing Tang |
Tissue motion correction for Super-Resolution Ultrasound microvascular imaging |
Desk based |
Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging, Computational & theoretical modelling |
|
Mengxing Tang |
Improvement of 4D ultrasound imaging with a Matrix transducer Array |
Lab based |
Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging |
|
Simon Schultz |
Graph theoretic analysis of memory encoding and recall, with applications to dementia |
Desk based |
Computational & theoretical modelling, Neurotechnology & robotics |
|
Simon Schultz |
Imaging at cellular resolution deep into living tissue using three-photon microscopy |
Lab based |
Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging, Neurotechnology & robotics |
|
Simon Schultz |
Mapping amyloid plaques in whole brains using serial section two photon tomography |
Lab based |
Neurotechnology and robotics |
|
Simon Schultz |
Lab based |
Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging |
|
|
Simon Schultz |
Tracking changes in brain organoid spontaneous activity over maturation |
Lab based |
Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging, Neurotechnology & robotics |
|
Sophie Morse |
Can focused ultrasound stimulate astrocytes in our brain? |
Lab based |
Neurotechnology & robotics |
|
Sophie Morse |
Can focused ultrasound stimulate the activity of the brain’s innate immune cells? |
Lab based |
Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging, Molecular & cellular bioengineering, Neurotechnology & robotics |
|
Sophie Morse, James Choi |
Do immune cells enter the brain when delivering drugs across the blood-brain barrier with focused ultrasound? NB Any immunology knowledge, tissue sectioning, immunohistochemical staining, or fluorescence microscopy experience would be useful but not necessary. |
Lab based |
Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging, Molecular & cellular bioengineering |
|
Sophie Morse, Periklis Pantazis |
Non-invasive manipulation and imaging of the brain’s immune system. NB applicants should be willing to work in an interdisciplinary-environment and open to learn new technologies. |
Lab based |
Biomechanics & mechanobiology, Biomedical sensing diagnostics & imaging, Molecular & cellular bioengineering, Neurotechnology & robotics |