PhD Studentship Rule-based Clinical Decision System Supporting Parkinson’s Decision-Making

Award Summary

100% (Home) fees covered and a minimum tax-free annual living allowance £19, 237 (2024-25 UKRI rate).

Overview

Healthcare decision-making is a complex and important process. It is relevant to have a tool that helps with accurate and crucial decisions based on clinical data. Each stage has a vital decision to be made depending on other stages’ decisions. Thus, a clinical decision support system (CDSS) model based on a data mining approach becomes a leading solution. 

Clinical decision support systems (CDSSs) have been recommended for their potential to reduce medical errors and influence the quality and safety of health care. 

The PhD project will develop and design a medical platform to assist clinicians in their clinical reasoning in their treatment of Parkinson’s disease. The system uses multi-modal data from multiple sources to support and enhance clinical decision making. 

We invite applicants interested in: Decision Support, Machine Learning, Health, Wellbeing and Care, Human-Computer Interaction. We encourage a problem solving, analytical approach, and excitement to work in the intersection of Mathematics, Computing and Medical Sciences. 

About Us: The 'Brain and Movement (BAM) Research Group' are based at the Clinical Ageing Research Unit (CARU), a translational clinical research facility jointly run and managed by Newcastle University and Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, and also at The Catalyst. 

Number Of Awards

1

Start Date

September 2024

Award Duration

4 years

Application Closing Date

1st August 2024

Sponsor

Newcastle University (FMS)

Supervisors

Professor Camille Carroll and Dr Precious Onyeachu

Eligibility Criteria

You must have, or expect to gain, a minimum 2:1 Honours degree or international equivalent in a subject relevant to the proposed PhD project (usually Mathematics and Statistics or Computer Science, but please get in touch if you think your qualification may be relevant). Enthusiasm for research, the ability to think and work independently, excellent analytical skills and strong verbal and written communication skills are also essential requirements. Ideal applicants would have strong mathematical and computing skills and have some proficiency working with programming languages and data-base modelling. 

The studentship covers fees at the Home rate. However, international/EU applicants will be considered. Successful international/EU candidates will be required to make up the difference between home fees and international fees. 

English Language requirements: IELTS 6.5 overall, with 5.5 or more in each sub-skill. 

How To Apply

You must apply through the University’s Application Portal: https://applyto.newcastle.ac.uk/ 

In ‘Course choice’ tab, put ‘Postgraduate Research’ in 'Type of Study', ‘Full Time’ in ‘Mode of Study’, ‘2024’ in ‘Year of Entry’, code ‘8440F’ in ‘Course Title’, blank in ‘Research Area’. Press ‘Search’, select ‘PhD Translational and Clinical Research (FT)’, and save selection. 

Either upload a document or write into ‘Personal Statement’. Put code ‘TC100’ in ‘Studentship/Partnership Reference’. 

When prompted for a research proposal, select ‘Write Proposal’. Type in the title of the research project from this advert. A research proposal is not required. 

You can also upload a covering letter and CV, stating how your interests and experience relate to the project. 

Degree transcripts/certificates and, if English is not your first language, a copy of your English language qualification if completed must be uploaded. 

Contact Details

Camille Carol or Precious Onyeachu

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