PhD in Oncological Engineering

Approximately 2 million people are living with cancer in the UK and this number is set to rise to 3.2M. A significant complication of late stage cancer is metastases or secondary tumours caused by tumour cells spreading to different locations in the body./nThe PhD project aims to mitigate the effects of cancer weakening bone through insertion of a novel device using keyhole surgery. The project is aligned with the EPSRC funded Programme Grant, Oncological Engineering, focusing on secondary cancer (metastases) in the bone, principally of the spine. The PhD project will focus on novel implant development and testing of the device using cadaveric and surrogate tissues./nFunding: The PhD project is funded through a University of Birmingham, School of Engineering PhD scholarship which provides maintenance at the standard PhD rate and is available for 3.5 years.