Qualification Type: | PhD |
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Location: | Exeter |
Funding for: | UK Students |
Funding amount: | £18,622 per annum |
Hours: | Full Time |
Placed On: | 8th March 2024 |
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Closes: | 2nd April 2024 |
Reference: | 5071 |
Supervisors
Dr Genevieve Williams (primary supervisory)
Dr William Young (primary supervisor)
Prof. Sallie Lamb (senior supervisor)
*Please note that supervision will not be limited to persons named.
Project description:
Falls can be devastating at any point in life, but especially in later life when they are more likely to result in serious injury. Falls are more common in later life as balance and mobility can become less adaptable.
These PhD studentships will offer the opportunity to join a world-leading falls prevention research team on a prestigious European Advanced Grant project called STEPPING OUT, led by Prof. Sallie Lamb and working with experimental psychologists, biomechanists, physiotherapists and mathematicians within the National Institute of Health and Care Research Exeter Biomedical Research Centre (NIHR Exeter BRC). The successful studentships will also be part of the Dunhill Medical Trust Doctoral Training Programme for Ageing Research, providing additional opportunities for training and development. The projects will be focused on understanding and identifying high risk situations (behaviours and intentions) that can lead to falls, and the strategies (cognitive and motor responses) that older people can implement to correct or avoid those situations (and hence avoid falls). We will use the findings to develop a new generation of fall prevention interventions. The study involves collaboration with the University of Heidelberg and Bologna. The base will be the University of Exeter.
We anticipate that the PhD content will lead to a career in academia, public sector or industries to improve movement through the application and development of Virtual Reality or sensor feedback technologies.
As such, we are looking to recruit up to two PhD candidates with a keen interest in human movement science.
We are seeking candidates with a strong academic background and specialist skills and interest in:
The aims of these PhDs will be to:-
This studentship will provide the opportunity to work with world-leading researchers and have access to state-of-the-art facilities. The University of Exeter is committed to developing and nurturing a diverse and rich pipeline of talented researchers by equipping them with the knowledge and skills to excel and contribute significantly to the local and national economy via the delivery of high-quality and impactful translational research. Expertise will be harnessed from across the institution to deliver the best possible training and career development opportunities.
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